Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 15 September 2005 — Page 27

The Muncie Times • September 15, 2005 • Page 27

Africare Dinner to honor Colin Powell next month

WASHINGTON, D.C.The annual Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner will be held Oct. 13, in Washington, D.C. The Africare Bishop Walker Dinner is held each year in honor of the late John T. Walker, the first African American Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., and long-time chairman of Africare. First held in October 1990, the Africare Bishop Walker Dinner is now the largest, most prestigious annual event for Africa in the United States. Each year, the Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner brings together more than 2,000 people. Those attending usually include African heads of state, ministers of commerce and foreign affairs, leaders from the

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African Union and the United Nations, U.S. government leaders, diplomats, corporate executives, leaders of national organizations and private individuals. These are people who share one focus: They care about Africa. This is the largest annual event for Africa in theUnited States, with proceeds supporting the work of Africare. The dinner is a top multicultural affair aswell, embracing all races and a wide array of culturesand nationalities from around the world. This year's Africare Bishop Walker Dinner will celebrate Africare's founding 35 years ago with its first project in the West African nation of Niger. Also at this year's event, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L.

Powell will receive the 2005 Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award. For information about purchasing tickets or serving on the committee to raise funds for the Dinner, contact the Africare Bishop Walker Dinner Office at (202) 328-5364 or [email protected]. Africare is a leader in aid to Africa as well as the oldest and largest AfricanAmerican organization specializing in African aid. Over its 35-year history, Africare has delivered more than $450 million in assistance-—repre-senting over 2,000 projects and millions of beneficiaries—to 35 countries Africa-wide. Today, Africare's 150plus programs reach families and communities in 25 nations in every region

of Sub-Saharan Africa. The dinner also honors outstanding humanitariansthrough the presentation of Africare's Bishop John T.Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award. Past Bishop Walker Humanitarian Award Recipients are: *Sen. Richard G. Lugar and Rep. Donald M. Payne ("honoring bipartisan Congressional engagement withAfrica") 2004 *Bill and Melinda Gates 2003 *Harry Belafonte 2002 *Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. 2001 *James D. Wolfensohn 2000 * Graca Machel 1999 * Andrew Young 1998 * Dorothy I. Height 1997 *Former President Jimmy

Carter 1996 *The late Rev. Leon H. Sullivan 1995 *Then South African President Nelson R. Mandela 1994 *The Honorable Sargent Shriver 1993 *Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu 1992 For information about the event, please contact: Africare Attention: 2005 Dinner Office440 R Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 200011935 USA Dinner office telephone: (202) 328-5364 Dinner office fax: (202) 387-1034 Dinner office e-mail address: dinner @ africare.org

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