On 23 February, 2012 former President Bill Clinton hosted a benefit in his private office in New York to honour the lasting legacy of Nelson Mandela. The event marked the launch of a Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory initiative to promote the Mandela legacy globally in the years ahead.
Supporters from South Africa, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Nigeria joined former President Clinton, Minister Tokyo Sexwale and Foundation CEO Achmat Dangor to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela.
We are most grateful to former President Clinton for this signal honor.
We also thank our major sponsors the Norton Rose Group, Chartis and Mr Recep Özkan, Chairman of Everglobe Partners LLC, for their support, as well as all others generously contributing to the reception’s success and the donations to the Centre of Memory that followed.
Mr Bal Das and Valerie Demont from New York at the function in New York
Mr Jonathan Pollock and Tea Zegarac-Pollock from New York at the function in New York
Mr James Bateson form London at the function in New York
Mr Mark Gallogy from New York at the function in New York
Mr Jay Jacobs and his daughter Jessica Jacobs from New York at the function in New York
Mr Steve Pfeiffer from Washington, D.C. at the function in New York
Minister Sexwale and former President Clinton show the donors their bracelets at the function in New York
Mr David Sonnenberg from Wellington, South Africa at the function in New York
Ms Gay McDougall from New York at the function in New York
Amb Don Gips from Pretoria at the function in New York
CG George Monyemangene with President Clinton at the function in New York
Mr Kevin Naidoo & Mr Ramesh Nuti from New Jersey at the function in New York
Nicholas & Susi Walsh from New York at the function in New York
Mr Sbu Gule from Johannesburg at the function in New York
Ms Traci Otey Blunt from Maryland at the function in New York
Barry and Dolly Segal from New Jersey at the function in New York
Amb Baso Sangqu and Bukiwe Beatrice Sangqu at the function in New York
Amb Delano Lewis from Mesilla, New Mexico at the function in New York
(from left) Jacob Felländer of Stockholm, event co-sponsor Recep Özkan of New York, Haldun Yavas, and chef Marcus Samuelsson at the function in New York
Our warm thanks for their generous gifts go to
Mr James Bateson
Mr Bal Gopal Das
Mr Francisco D'Souza
Mr Mark T Gallogly
Ms Cristian Goodhart
Mr Jay S. Jacobs
Mr Robert Johnson
Mr Edmund Lee
Mr George Logothesis
Mr Pedro Martinez-Fraga
Dr Ivan Marx
Mr Recep Ӧzkan
Mr Stephen Pfeiffer
Mr Jonathan Pollock
Mr and Mrs Barry Segal
Mr Nicholas Walsh
We are grateful to Cadence Communications for their support of the organisation of the event.