Luminary Awards

Valerie Pringle and Hamlin Grange are the Masters of Ceremonies. We all have to stand for the playing of the vice regal salute for the entrance of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Then Amoy sings the national anthem, official greetings, introductory remarks, acknowledgements then dinner. Lance and the group stretch out playing some cooking jazz numbers. Then the live auction of a Mercedes-Benz C250 4matic, Dinner Chair address, Vice Chancellor Awards, a vocal performance by singers Shawna-Gae Turner and Rory Frankson pictured below with me.

Then the student acknowledgement, then the Luminary Award presented to Harry Belafonte and  the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia The Honourable Mayann E. Francis by the Pro Vice Chancellor. Harry Belafonte spoke to the audience via the internet on large screens on both sides of the stage. Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu also sent his best regards via a taped message. Then we all played the finale. Quite an evening. It was about midnight when the musicians began to pack up. "Day light come and I want to go home."