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Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake: FunTimes Magazine Shero Award 2017
“I said to The Lord that if you ever put me in a position like the one I’m in now, please use me to effect change in and around the world. I’m always looking for opportunities to make lives better, constantly reaching back. If I succeed then they succeed.”
Dr. Azubuike Ezeife
“As a Physician, having empathy, patience and keen interest in your patients’ welfare may be more important than being exceptionally smart, which is not to say that you can dispense with intelligence”.
Andy Wetherill
“With humility and gratitude yet excited to receive this award. I see this as an opportunity to further increase my network and capacity to engage with people, groups, and organization who share a similar mission to expand food production and enhance food security, using agriculture as a platform”.