PROGRAM PREVIEW
April 1, 2020
"Preparing for the Coronavirus
- Then and Now"
William Henry "Bill" Gates, III
Business Magnate, Software Developer,
Investor, and Philanthropist
Bill Gates needs no introduction and certainly not to a Rotary Club. Gates is known for founding and building the overwhelmingly successful Microsoft Corporation which placed him among the wealthiest people in the world. In 2000, he and his wife, Melinda, founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and through the Foundation, they have donated generously to many, many charitable endeavors including Rotary's work to eradicate polio.
Some would say the idea of having Bill Gates as the speaker for a meeting of the Rotary Club of Beaumont is an impossible dream. However, the beauty of the Internet is that almost anything is possible! On Wednesday, April 1, Bill Gates will be the speaker at the Club's meeting, and that's not an April Fool's joke! We will post two very interesting video presentations made by Bill Gates regarding the health crisis affecting the world.
Set aside the time on Wednesday to "attend" your Rotary meeting!
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Club weekly "in person" meetings are cancelled.
The Board of Directors cancelled the Club's weekly meetings to reduce the possibility of exposure of our members and guests to COVID-19 and to mitigate the spread of the disease in Beaumont. Weekly "in person" meetings will resume when the ban on social gatherings is lifted by state and local officials.
The Board of Directors will continue to meet monthly online. If you would like to participate in one of the online meetings, phone Jacque Chapman for more information.
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