In Rivne, local residents noticed the famous American millionaire and philanthropist Howard Buffett. His appearance at the McDonald's fast food restaurant aroused considerable interest and became a topic of discussion on social networks. As it turned out, Buffett's visit to Rivne was connected with his participation in the all-Ukrainian agricultural conference VICTORY HARVEST, which was held in the city the other day, writes WomanEL.
The conference brought together more than 400 farmers from all over Ukraine. The event brought together representatives of the government, business and charitable organizations to discuss the current problems of Ukrainian farmers. Howard Buffett, founder of the Victory Harvest Foundation and a major philanthropist, was among the honored guests of the conference.
Howard Buffett attended an agricultural conference in Rivne, where he met with Ukrainian farmers. Source: rivnenews.com.ua
The millionaire's visit was reported by MP Dmytro Solomchuk, who had lunch with him at McDonald's. In his post, Solomchuk called Buffett a “friend of Ukraine” and emphasized the importance of his support for Ukrainian farmers and war-affected communities.
Together with farmers from all over Ukraine, we discuss the current problems of small and medium-sized farmers and agricultural producers! We are glad to welcome to the hall our patron, friend, man with a capital letter, reliable partner of Ukraine – Howard Buffett! Representatives of the government, non-governmental, corporate and charitable organizations are joining the discussion panels today, Solomchuk wrote.
Howard Buffett attended an agricultural conference in Rivne, where he met with Ukrainian farmers. Source: facebook.com/d.solomchuk
Howard Buffett is the son of the legendary investor Warren Buffett, a photographer, writer and farmer. His foundation, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, has been actively supporting Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, allocating more than $200 million for humanitarian aid and infrastructure restoration. In particular, it recently financed the restoration of the Kharkiv printing house “Faktor-Druk”.
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