By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba | Executive Director
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Board and Staff at New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation, I am very pleased to report to you that your generous support and goodwill, which have made it possible for us to do the work we do, has been recognized internationally and honored by no other individual but His Holiness the Dalai Lama. From February 21-23, 2014, we were invited to San Francisco to receive the Unsung Heroes Award for service to humanity.
The event, called Unsung Heroes of Compassion 2014, was held at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco before a jam-packed ballroom with 700 guests, and broadcast through a live webcast to more than 900 screens around the world. Nominees were gathered by Dick and Ann Grace of Grace Family Vineyards and the Grace Foundation, and organized by a new nonprofit called Wisdom in Action. It was the fourth Unsung Heroes of Compassion celebration; previous ceremonies were held in 2001, 2005 and 2009. The Unsung Heroes of Compassion Award is not about celebrity but about humanity and the compassion. It is about service to our fellow human beings and the millions of people in the world without resources that struggle day-in and day-out just to survive. The event was co-hosted by Dick Grace, actor Peter Coyote, Father Greg Boyle, American Indian Elder Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim and Zen priest Furyu Schroeder. “The joy in the room was iridescent,” Grace said.
The Dalai Lama spoke for approximately 20 minutes before greeting each honouree. He spoke about the progress and the challenges that he sees in the world, and praised Grace for creating an organization that brings such dedicated individuals to wider attention. “The reality is,” he said, “that we are social animals and each of us depends on the community within which we live. It’s as if we are all part of one body, so what happens to others affects us, too. We have to take care of each other.”
We dedicate this Award to each one of you. We appreciate and honour you for trusting us with your resources to help make a positive difference in our country. You are the real Heroes.
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