Congratulations to Nevine Yassa, President of the Rotary Club of Scarborough, Chair of Rotary District 7070's Peace and Conflict Prevention Committee, Chair of Rotary District 7070's Peace Symposium (held this year as a LIVE broadcast from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada), and representative to the Rotary International Inter-Country Committee. This prestigious award was resented to Nevine, by Past Rotary International President Wilf Wilkinson, for her efforts to promote a culture of peace in our District, in Ontario, in Canada and throughout the world.
The Wilf Wilkinson Peace Award was inaugurated following Wilf’s year as President of Rotary International (2007-2008). It was commissioned to honour him for his specific efforts in supporting the fourth object of Rotary, namely the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace. Past winners include the late Jack Layton, War Child, and The Canadian Centre for Refugee and Immigrant Health Care.
