Currently at the Memorial & Museum
2011 International Reflections of Hope Award to
Honor President Bush and Family
March 01, 2011
The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum today announced it will honor President and Mrs. George W. Bush and family with the 2011 Reflections of Hope Award. Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, daughters of President George W. Bush, will be in Oklahoma City on April 20, 2011, to receive the award on behalf of their family.
From their years in the White House to efforts today, the Bush family has been focused on improving the welfare of others by tackling international humanitarian challenges. While President Bush dedicated his efforts to spreading freedom and democracy, Mrs. Bush used her background in education to simultaneously advocate for women’s rights in the Middle East. The Bush daughters continue this legacy through their work to enact meaningful change on a global scale.
“We are humbled to be selected for an award that holds such great personal meaning coming from an institution that is closely tied to overcoming terrorism,” said Bush and Hager in a statement. “In one of their first official visits outside of Washington after the inauguration, our parents came to Oklahoma City to dedicate the opening of the Museum and all of the hope it inspires. Little did we know that in a few months, we would face terror again on American soil. Since that time, the Memorial & Museum has evolved not only as a powerful healer of a community, but as a national role model. Its example motivates us even more to pursue professions that can make a difference in people’s lives.”
For more information or to reserve a seat or a table for the awards dinner go to ReflectionsofHopeAward.org.
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