Marjorie Davis receives Golden Heart Award. The Committee is now accepting nominations. The Deadline for nominations is Friday, January 18, 2013. Photo: J & J Photo Imaging
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Nassau, Bahamas - On Saturday February 19th,
2012 at the Annual Heart Ball held at Sheraton Nassau, a well known
educator, Girl Guides supporter, Zonta Club member and model citizen
became the recipient of the 2
011 Lady Sassoon Golden Heart Award. Miss Marjorie
W.T. Davis O.B.E was nominated for this award by people who felt she
should be honoured, while she is living, for her selfless efforts to
improve the lives of others. Miss Davis was not the only nominee and
felt honored to be selected from a very worthy pool of nominees.
According to R E Barnes, “The nomination of Miss Davis stood out as
a reflection of what we look for in a Golden Heart Award winner. The
award is presented to a person who gives of themselves, selflessly for
the betterment of their fellow man”.
In
an interview with Ms. Davis she said, “I am grateful
to have received the award. Everyone should think of the importance
of doing good for one’s neighbor. It’s important to train young
people to start young. I started as a girl guides. I made a promise
and continue to live it. Girl guides teaches you to work together, leadership
and helps to build character. Everyone should have an attitude to do
as much as they can, for as many as they can, for as long as they can”.
It’s that time of year again
and there is a call for nomination for The Lady Sassoon Golden Heart
Award.
It is also a time give gifts to those special people
in our lives. Often times, one would wish that others saw the inner
beauty in the persons we value and privately applaud. Well, you
now have an opportunity to recognize someone special who has given selflessly
of themselves, not because they were asked to, but because they desire
to see a better life for others.
Each year The Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart
Foundation offers The Lady Sassoon Golden Heart Award at the Annual
Heart Ball. This award has been presented since 1968. The Lady Sassoon
Golden Heart Award was initiated by The Heart Foundation to applaud
and give recognition to individuals who have selflessly given of themselves
to promote human welfare and dignity, thus making life better for their
fellow men. In addition to Miss Davis, the most recent winners of The
Lady Sassoon Golden Heart Award include Lady Camille Barnett, Mr. Lowell
Mortimer, Ms. Mary Profilo and Dr. Donald Gerace. These persons were
all chosen from a pool of worthy candidates, to be the winners of this
award.
As the year 2013
fast approaches, interested persons are invited
to submit a nomination, to be accompanied by a letter or statement explaining
why the person recommended should receive the award. Nominations are
to be submitted to:
The Golden Heart Award Committee
P. O. Box N-8189
Nassau, The Bahamas
Alternatively, submissions
can be hand
delivered to Grosham Property, Cable Beach. This
is the office site for The Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation.
The 2012 Lady Sassoon Golden Heart Award will be
presented at the
49th Annual Heart Ball scheduled to be held
on Saturday, February 16, 2013. This event
promises to be an evening of elegance,
laughter, fun, prizes, and a hearty good time. Additionally,
guests can look forward to an exciting cocktail reception, a tasty meal,
and lots of prizes and surprises. There will be fabulous table prizes,
raffle prizes and auction items.
The Deadline for nominations EXTENDED to February 1st
, 2013.
For more information
on The Annual Heart Ball or The Lady Sassoon Golden
Heart Award please visit sassoonheartfoundation.org or call 327-0806.