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Dr. Lilieth Nelson, Immediate Past President, BPW St.
Andrew, Jamaica, West Indies

First, I want to thank you Madam President, Katherine Winans, and
Members of BPW Downtown Sacramento, valued Twin Club of BPW
St. Andrew, Jamaica. I am honoured to have been invited as one of

your special “Dignitaries”. If previous commitments did not intervene, I
would surely have travelled to Sacramento to share in the celebration
of your Club’s 105 years.

Kudos to you and all who served since 1919, so that your Club could

sustain its impact for 105 years. We, who feel like your “little sister
Club” of only 50 years old, salute you and congratulate you on
attaining this milestone with such a colourful tapestry of achievements

over the years.

We are proud of you and assure you that we look forward to
collaborating with you on Joint Blogs, aimed at sharing ideas and
perspectives on issues of mutual concern; Joint Meetings where we
get to know each other as we exchange views and formulate plans for
actions which will have positive impacts on the lives of women and

men in our societies; and dare I hope?!!.. A Face-to-Face meeting of
our members as soon as possible.

Congratulations and enjoy your celebration. My consciousness is
right there with you at the Old Spaghetti Factory, so have a sip with
me.

Lilieth H. Nelson, PhD