The Seventh Annual Turquoise Chalice Award and Benefit Dinner

September 25th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
at the Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town

Honoring Marian Wright Edelman

New Mexico Conference of Churches Board President Steve Wiard introduced Marian Wright Edelman at the event.

Lt. Governor Diane Denish was our Honorary Chairman and gave the evening a warm New Mexico feeling.

The youth of NewChild Productions' Performing and Media Arts Academy gave a wonderful performance in honor of Dr. Edelman.

We're so pleased to have had such a great group of NMCC supporters attend the 2009 Turquoise Chalice Award and Benefit Dinner!

Marian Wright Edelman Advocate for children and founder of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), Dr. Edelman is also a recipient of the Presidential Freedom Award. She has passionately represented disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children and families. Dr. Edelman’s latest best selling book is The Sea is So Wide and My Boat is So Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation.