Wednesday, November 27, 2013

U2 frontman Bono sings at Buffett family wedding

U2 frontman Bono sings at Buffett family wedding
U2 frontman Bono sings at Omaha wedding reception for Warren Buffett's granddaughter
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Family connections helped one Omaha couple sign up U2 frontman Bono as their wedding singer last weekend.

Bono took the microphone and sang "Stand By Me" at the reception for billionaire Warren Buffett's granddaughter, Emily Greenberg.

The Omaha World-Herald first reported the Friday night performance before 285 wedding guests. Buffett and his three children, Susie, Howard and Peter, all attended.

The Buffetts and Bono have become close while working on similar philanthropic causes. Susie Buffett serves on the board of the DATA charity Bono co-founded in 2002 to focus on Debt, AIDS, Trade and Africa.

Bono
Bono was a director at the Debt AIDS Trade Africa, is a co-founder for the ONE Campaign, and an advisory board member for the Earth Institute.

Note: Susan A. Buffett was a director at the Debt AIDS Trade Africa, is a director at the ONE Campaign, and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.
Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign, and Warren E. Buffett’s son.
Warren E. Buffett is Susan A. Buffett & Howard G. Buffett’s father, a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank), and an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
George Soros is an advisory board member for the Earth Institute, the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Urban Institute (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
Ted Turner is the co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the chairman for the United Nations Foundation, and the founder of CNN.
United Nations Foundation is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michelle Obama is an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
L. John Doerr is a director at the ONE Campaign, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign, the New York (NY) mayor, the founder of Bloomberg LP, was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, and Kevin Sheekey was his deputy & political strategist.
Kevin Sheekey was the deputy & political strategist for Michael R. Bloomberg, the deputy mayor for New York (NY), is the division chairman for Bloomberg LP, and a director for the ONE Campaign.
Debt AIDS Trade Africa was a merged organization with the ONE Campaign.
Bono was a director at the Debt AIDS Trade Africa, is a co-founder for the ONE Campaign, and an advisory board member for the Earth Institute.

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