At the 50th Anniversary Gala dinner and awards ceremony held at the Hilton Barbados on Sat, 10 Mar 2012, Past District Governor David Edwards, who is also a Past President of The Rotary Club of Barbados was presented with the Service Above Self Award by the President of Rotary International, Dr Kalyan Banerjee.
The Service Above Self Award is Rotary's highest honour for individual Rotarians, recognizing those who have displayed exemplary humanitarian service with a focus on active involvement in helping others through Rotary. It is bestowed annually upon no more than 150 of the top Rotarians within the worldwide community of more than 1.2 million Rotarians.

In the photo above, PDG David (left) receives the award plaque from Pres Banerjee (centre) while Barry Rassin (right), past Director of Rotary International looks on. In the background is David's Partner-in-Service Donna, and their family.