Reminder and what to expect from the 2nd yr anniv event

Dear Participants,   This is a reminder. This coming Saturday on Oct 22, 2011 between 2 - 5 PM, we look forward to celebrate our second year anniversary with you. For direction and other details, check the attached flyer.     In this year's event, we have both entertaining and educational programs. The empowering and motivational talk-show host NuNu Wako is going to lead the entire event. We have also a gifted poet Israel Getu who is going to share with us her inspirational and call to action poems. We have vibrant and charismatic young musicians from hizNeway Band who are going to motivate and uplift us with their classic songs. We are going to award certificate for two dedicated leaders who are recent graduates from our mentoring program. We will make available some copies of the new book, teaching CDs produced by Carla, and songs from hizNeway Band. We have light refreshments and cake ceremony at the end of the event.   The speaker for this year's anniversary is Assegid Habtewold. He presents the main points from his newly released book as a basis for discussion. Afterwords, there will be three breakout sessions. We have three moderators: Carla (iCare Solutions), Chuck (Regent Univ), and Herve (Howard Univ). These dynamic and well equipped leaders for such events like this will lead their respective group to discuss three sub-topics. They will take note on flip charts and finally report the findings/resolutions of their respective group to the whole participants. Following their reports, we will have another discussion and Q&A among all participants. These discussions will give each participant a chance to self-learn and discover through discussion, Q & A, and through hearing the testimonies and experiences of their fellow participants.   The group with Carla discusses about the true meaning of leadership and clarifies misunderstandings. Herve's group discusses the barriers (cultural, religious, political, and past historical factors) that deter individuals from becoming leaders, and what to do about them. The group with Chuck discusses about the roles of major stakeholders (parents, schools, religious organizations...multinational organizations) in raising individual leaders; what kind of roles they should play in raising awareness, alleviating the challenges facing individuals from claiming their birthright of leadership, etc.   It is going to be fun, interesting, and educational...   We will look forward to celebrate with you!