On frank lin in washington about the relationship between Benjamin Franklin and george washington. Watch book tv this week and every weekend here on cspan2. Robert and eileen are here with us today. She recently retired as director of corporate social innovations and president of thef caterpillr foundation. With philanthropic arm of this manufacturing giant, caterpillar inc. In addition to the 30 year career holding various leadership positions at the company, she recently helped transfer form the foundation into one of the worlds most influential corporatel foundations and launch a collaborative platform that together stronger a catalyst for prosperity, unites businesses, nonprofits, government, and citizens to combine their strength to alleviate povertys for millions of people worldwide. Please give a warm savannah welcome to michele sullivan. [applause]. Michele thank you so much and and thank you so much to this fabulous event. And savannah, my first time here i absolutely love it
Of its collaborative impact platform known as together stronger. I catalyst for shared prosperity unites businesses, nonprofits, government and citizens to combineti this strength to alleviate poverty for millions of people p worldwide. Please give a warm savannah welcome to michele sullivan. [applause] thank you so much. Thank you to savanna book festival for the fabulous event. My first time here, i absolutely love it. Ill definitely return. I also love the weather. When i left home yesterday, it was minus eight in illinois. I deeply appreciate the 60 some degrees weather today. [laughter] i also thank you for your time today. Take it home and treated like its everybody else. Thats advice that my parents said five decades ago. The day i was born. This is after he discovered i had a type of dwarfism which a few years later, they found out was a very rare type of dwarfism. I like to think my parents would have done that anyway, take me home and treat me like everybody else but the affi
Impact platform known as together stronger. A catalyst for shared prosperity that unites businesses, nonprofits, government and citizens to combine their strength to alleviate poverty for millions of people worldwide. Please give a warm welcome to michelle sullivan. [applause] thank you so much. Thank you to savanna book festival for the fabulous event. My first time here, i absolutely love it. Ill definitely return. I also love the weather. When i left home yesterday, it was minus eight in illinois. I deeply appreciate the 60 some degrees weather today. [laughter] i also thank you for your time today. Take it home and treated like its everybody else. Thats advice that my parents said five decades ago. The day i was born. This is after he discovered i had a type of dwarfism which a few years later, they found out was a very rare type of dwarfism. I like to think my parents would have done that anyway, take me home and treat me like everybody else but the affirmation is always nice. You
Good afternoon and welcome to the final presentation of the day. Im happy to welcome you to the 13th annual savanna book festival. Presented by georgia power, bob, david and nancy and the philip and nancy be foundation. They are especially grateful to jack, our sponsors for this beautiful venue. Quick housekeeping notes that youve probably heard multiple times today, first, signing copies of her book immediately following her presentation. Please turn off your cell phones so they dont disrupt the presentation. We also ask that you not use flash photography. Later, as you ask at the venue, he will seek volunteers with yellow buckets and they will happily take your donations to the savanna book festival. Please help us to continue sharing the love of books with the public. Well have the opportunity for questions and answers at the end of the talk. Please come to the microphone at the center aisle to ask your question. Michelle solomon is with us today, courtesy of jim and christina and r
Together stronger. A catalyst for shared prosperity that unites businesses, nonprofits, government and citizens to combine their strength to alleviate poverty for millions of people worldwide. Please give a warm welcome to michelle sullivan. [applause] thank you so much. Thank you to savanna book festival for the fabulous event. My first time here, i absolutely love it. Ill definitely return. I also love the weather. When i left home yesterday, it was minus eight in illinois. I deeply appreciate the 60 some degrees weather today. [laughter] i also thank you for your time today. Take it home and treated like its everybody else. Thats advice that my parents said five decades ago. The day i was born. This is after he discovered i had a type of dwarfism which a few years later, they found out was a very rare type of dwarfism. I like to think my parents would have done that anyway, take me home and treat me like everybody else but the affirmation is always nice. You may not think that was a