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Event on 5th Anniversary of COVID - Sharing Lessons Learned
Atlanta author Amy Comeau offers message of hope in a meet & greet on Thursday March 16 honoring millions of lives impacted by COVID

Marking the 5th anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta author Amy Comeau offers a message of hope with her book, “Every Storm Runs Out of Rain.” This award-winning book, recipient of the 2024 Goody Business Book Award for Leadership-Inspiration, shares Comeau's personal diary entries and leadership lessons learned while guiding her team at Emory Healthcare as Vice-President through the global crisis, beautifully illustrating the pandemic's lasting impact on the world.
COVID Stats: The WHO reports that since the pandemic began five years ago, 7,089,979 people across the globe have died from COVID-19 (1.2 million cumulative deaths in the United States). More than 3,400 of those in the last 28 days -- the majority in the United States.
To commemorate this anniversary, we invite you to a meet-and-greet with Amy on Thursday, March 13th, at 6:15 PM at Hothouse Atlanta (621 North Avenue, Suite C-200, Atlanta)
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Event Highlights:
- Meet& Greet: Meet Amy Comeau, get your book signed, purchase copies, and discuss potential speaking engagements.
- Author Remarks: At 6:15 PM, Amy will deliver brief remarks, including a book reading and reflections on the pandemic.
- Pandemic Silver Linings: Guests can share their own "Pandemic Silver Lining" on custom post its.
- Light Refreshments: Enjoy cookies, savory snacks, water, and bubbly to raise a toast to recognize the millions of lives lost, more than millions of the lives impacted, as well as gratitude for the known and unknown front-line workers, lessons learned and gratitude for our pandemic silver linings.