BRIDGE OF PEACE CONCLUDES AWARDS CEREMONY

This year, on December 11, the 11th Athena International Award luncheon was presented by the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada (WCCNV), at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. WCCNV is a premier women's organization in the state of Nevada, and the Las Vegas Chapter of WFWP has been an active member of WCCNV since 2012. Mr. John Huck and Ms. Olivia Fierro, local Fox News anchors, acted as emcees for this event.

Awards were presented in different categories, including the Athena Leadership Award, the Young Professional Leader Award, the Organizational Leadership Award, the Minority Lifetime Achievement Award, and Women in Entertainment and Media Awards.

This year, Mrs. June Beland, the president of WCCNV, invited WFWP Las Vegas to present the Bridge of Peace Ceremony, our signature project, as the core and finale to this very prestigious event. The award recipients and the finalists crossed the Bridge. Before the bridge crossing, Ms. Monica Lenoir, a member of WCCNV and a newly joined member of Women's Federation for World Peace, introduced WFWP with an impassioned speech. Because of her introduction of WFWP, some attendees came to her afterward and expressed interest in WFWP's work with the United Nations and its international projects. Ms. Kimberly Miller, the daughter of Mrs. Donna Miller, who was a panelist at WFWP's 22nd Assembly this year, contributed with her angelic voice during the Bridge crossing as she sang "You Raise Me Up."

The beauty and grace of the Bridge of Peace Ceremony brought a bright spirit of understanding and reconciliation to the luncheon.

You can see an interview with Ms. Kimberly Miller and Ms. Monica Lenoir at the top of this article.