Morris County Native Being Honored at Drew University

A Morris County woman who founded the BlinkNow Foundation will be awarded with a Peacebuilder Award at Drew University next month.

Maggie Doyne, 28, of Mendham, created the BlinkNow Foundation to serve women and children in post-civil war Nepal. She was recently named a CNN Hero and is now being honored with the Peacebuilder Award by Drew University’s Center on Religion, Culture and Conflict. Her foundation, BlinkNow, has opened a home for Nepalese orphans, a school that serves 350 students, a medical and counseling clinic and a women’s center, according to Drew University.

Following the devastating earthquake in Nepal on April 25, Doyne posted on Facebook through her BlinkNow Foundation page informing people that she and the women and children being helped by the foundation were safe in Surkhet, Nepal.

Additionally, the Drew University CRCC will also be presenting an award to the Arava Institute of Environmental Students, being accepted by executive director David Lehrer. Chris Rodriguez, director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, will be the keynote speaker at the gala.

The event will take place at a private home in Mendham on Monday, May 11, at 6 p.m. For more information visit the Drew University event page.

(Pictured: Maggie Doyne and Top Molla. Photo Courtesy BlinkNow.)