May 12
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Beautiful music beautiful ladies.
What a day! best plenary session ever great speakers followed by a very busy afternoon in the House of Friendship and to complete the day a reception for Bequest Society members. Photos below cannot do the day justice.
Antipoverty crusader Hugh Evans, cofounder and CEO of the Global Poverty Project. Great speech and what a wonderful ambassador for Australia.
Microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, commended Rotarians for their work in developing microcredit loans for the poor. One of the best presentations that I have ever had the privilege to hear.
Angelique Kidjo, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist , said the world has many health issues for which there are no solutions, but added that “the most frustrating are the ones for which we have a solution and not enough is being done.”
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- The Stage
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- RI President Kalyan Banerjee
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- Anti poverty crusader Hugh Evans, cofounder and CEO of the Global Poverty Project
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- Angelique Kidjo, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist
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- Muhammad Yunus the Grameen Bank
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- RI Foundation Trustee Mike McGovern and PDG Joan Firkins both of RFFA
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- RI President Kalyan Banerjee
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- Such beauty and beautiful music
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- Bequest Society Members
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- The Jubilee ball room foyer
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- Past President Bill Boyd Chair of the Rotary Foundation
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- Water water water
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- Wonderful volunteers keep us cool at the bus station
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- The buses that take us to and from the Impact centre
