UN Women for Peace Gala

I have to thank my good friend Danielle Yango for thinking of me when she heard the UN Women for Peace organization was in a bind. With just 10 days until their event, the group of Ambassadors' wives remembered that their event planner wouldn't be able to manage the event on-site because the date had been changed and presented a conflict for her. So for the past week, I've been getting up to speed on this effort and organizing the silent auction items, volunteers and run-of-show.

The 2009 UN Women for Peace Gala includes two award presentations by the Secretary General to the UN, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, and his wife, the Patron of the organization, to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams and Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan. Proceeds go towards scholarships for woman interested in attending the University of Peace in Costa Rica.

This is the second annual event for this new organization that was born out of the UN Delegation's Women Club. The committee is enthusiastic; attendance has increased 300% in the last week and silent auction items include a 4 night trip to Iceland, including a designer jacket, custom-made there. For more information or to attend, contact me!