International Rescue Committee

Freedom Award Dinner

Each year the International Rescue Committee holds its Freedom Award Dinner in New York to raise funds to carry out our vital humanitarian mission. The Freedom Award was first bestowed in 1957 and is presented to individuals for their contributions to the cause of refugees and human freedom. The list of those who have received the Freedom Award reveals the remarkable ability of an individual to shape history and create change for a better world.

Recipients of the Freedom Award

SAVE THE DATE

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009

for the

2009 FREEDOM AWARD DINNER
NEW VISIONS/NEW VOICES

Master of Ceremonies: Tom Brokaw

Reception at 6:30p Dinner at 7:30pm

Warldorf=Astoria Hotel
New York City

IRC's 2009 Freedom Award Dinner focuses on the strength of women and girls.
The strength to survive.
The strength to create solutions to long-term problems.
The strength to rebuild lives and enrich communities.
The strength to be visionary.
The strength to support and affect change in people’s lives.
The strength to create, express, inspire.