THE 2009 BISHOP WALKER MEMORIAL DINNER

Combating Malaria in Africa

Acclaimed musician and  humanitarian, John Legend. to receive 2009 Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award.

The Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner, in memory of Bishop John T. Walker, is the nation's largest annual fund raising event for Africa.  Bishop Walker was Africare's longtime Board chairman and the first African-American Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC, who distinguished himself as an exemplar of peace, justice and interracial harmony.

This year’s event will highlight Africare’s work of Combating Malaria in Africa. Each year, nearly a million people around the world die because of malaria, 90% of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africare works tirelessly throughout the continent to fight this disease, which can be so easily prevented and treated. Africare’s work combating malaria enables children, pregnant mothers, and many members of the communities in which we work to lead healthier, safer lives.

Each year, the Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award is presented at the Dinner to an outstanding citizen who has dedicated himself or herself to improving the quality of life for the people of Africa. The 2009 Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award will be presented to acclaimed musician and  humanitarian, John Legend. Mr. Legend has worked tirelessly to end poverty in Africa through his “Show Me Campaign.” He has also worked with college students around the country to raise awareness of the effects of poverty in Africa, providing ways for students and others  to get involved through his Poverty Action Tour. His selection underscores the important voice that a new generation brings to all of our efforts.

The Dinner is attended by more than 2,000 international, government and corporate leaders.  Since the first Bishop Walker Dinner in 1990, honorees have included Africa’s first elected female Head of State, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia;  former U.S. Presidents, George W. Bush, William J. Clinton and Jimmy Carter; former South African President, Nelson Mandela; government officials such as former Secretary of State, Colin Powell; and former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young; as well as notable activists such as Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Dr. Dorothy Height, and philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates.

We look forward to welcoming you at this year’s Dinner.  If you would like to purchase tickets online, you can do so by clicking the link below. Your participation will make a difference in so many lives.

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2009 Dinner Snapshop

EVENT:        The 2009 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner

DATE:           Tuesday, November 3 2009

TIME:            Receptions 6:00 pm (VIP Reception and General Reception)
                      Dinner and program: 7:00 pm

PLACE:        Hilton Washington Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC  20009

For additional information, please visit the Africare Website at www.africare.org or contact us at tel.
202-328-5322, e-mail ajackson@africare.org

 

 

(Updated, June 22, 2009)