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Shared Interest to Host 18th Annual Awards Dinner Honoring
South Africa’s Finance Minister
Merck & Co., Inc. to receive Corporate Award; Karen and
Phillip Berry recognized for forging partnerships
WHAT: Shared Interest, a New York-based social investment
fund, will honor Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, South African
Minister of Finance, for advancing South Africa’s economic
development at its 18th Anniversary Awards Dinner on April
23 at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Merck & Co., Inc.
will receive the Corporate Award for its commitment to
building healthy communities in Africa. Karen and Phillip
Berry, longtime supporters of Shared Interest, will be
recognized for forging partnerships to expand opportunity in
South Africa
At the black-tie awards dinner, Shared Interest will
celebrate the launch the Next Generation Campaign, which
aims to expand access to capital and capacity development to
South Africa’s marginalized communities and enterprises and
other Southern African countries.
The evening performance will feature Somi, a soulful world
music singer whose songs are riding high on South Africa’s
music charts. This year’s major corporate sponsors are BET
International, Destination Southern Africa, Deutsche Bank,
The Nielsen Company, Prudential, Rabin Martin, South African
Airways, South African Tourism, Trillium Asset Management
LLC and Walden Asset Management.
Shared Interest’s mission is to mobilize the resources for
Southern Africa's economically disenfranchised communities
to sustain themselves and build equitable nations. Since
Shared Interest began in 1994, its loan guarantees and
technical support have benefited more than two million black
South Africans – the majority of them women. Shared Interest
has never lost a cent of its investors’ interest or
principal.
For ticket information, visit
www.sharedinterest.org or call Michael Stokes at
COMPASS Events at 212-843-5750 or email
sharedinterest@compass-events.com
WHEN: Monday, April
23, 2012 - 6:30 – 9:30PM
WHERE: Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway at 36th St., New York City
HONORARY CHAIRS: Former Mayor David and Mrs. Joyce Dinkins |
South African Consul
General and Mrs. George Monyemangene | South African H.E.
Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool and Ms.
Rosieda Shabodien | South African H.E. Ambassador and
Mrs. Baso Sangqu
HOST COMMITTEE:
Alan Altschuler | Penny Andrews | Michael Armstrong | Sharon
Davison | Peggy Dulany | Danny Glover | Deborah Lieberman |
Sarah Leshner | Don Lowery | Vincent and Anne A. Mai | Marco
Masotti | Pamela Palanque North | Diane Stevens | Susan L.
Taylor and Khephra Burns
DINNER CO-CHAIRS: Sylvia and Byron Lewis, Founder and CEO of
UniWorld Group
ABOUT Shared Interest: Shared Interest, a leading New
York-based social investment fund, envisions a just and
vibrant South African economy that eliminates disparities
and upholds the basic human rights enshrined in the
constitution - a South African society that serves as a
model of economic justice. The organization’s work in South
Africa is conducted in conjunction with its partner, the
Pretoria-based Thembani International Guarantee Fund. For
more information, please visit
www.sharedinterest.org .
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