On April 26th, 2009, Little Sisters Fund Co-Founders Usha and Trevor were invited to San Francisco to receive the Unsung Heroes of Compassion Award from Dick Grace and presented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The award was presented to 49 organizations from around the world for their compassionate work and dedication to helping others. The recipients were called Bodhisattvas or "those who joyfully serve the world, dedicated to compassion and the liberation of every being." In addition to the luncheon and the award ceremony, renowned Buddhist scholar Jack Kornfield spoke and His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke, blessed all those in attendance and gave his individual blessing to the award recipients.

The event was truly remarkable. Usha and Trevor were humbled by the good deeds of all the honorees.