BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20270118T133000Z DTEND:20270118T153000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Westerville MLK Breakfast Celebration DESCRIPTION:Our theme for 2027 is Cultivating Compassion: Listening Across Differences\, Acting for Justice. This year's Westerville MLK Breakfast Celebration will explore the theme of Cultivating Compassion and the role compassion plays in building Dr. King's Beloved Community. Compassion is not a passive feeling but an active pursuit that requires us to listen\, learn\, and engage.The conversation will focus on three pillars of cultivating compassion:\n\n \n\nInform Increasing our understanding of the experiences\, challenges\, and perspectives of others.\n\nInspire Highlighting individuals and organizations working to address inequities and strengthen our communities.\n\nInvolve Encouraging action and commitment.\n\n\n\nOur panelists include Dr. Joseph Oteng\, Visiting Professor at Georgetown University\; Dr. Rhonda Talford McClure\, Chief Inclusion Officer at Otterbein University\; and Tre Douglas\, English Learner (EL) Facilitator for Westerville City Schools.\n\n\n\nOur panelists will share their perspectives on why it is important to educate ourselves about the issues affecting our communities\, recognize and support those working toward solutions\, and find ways to become actively involved. Through their insights and experiences\, attendees will be invited to consider how compassion can move beyond awareness and become a catalyst for justice\, connection\, and collective action.\n\n\n\nIf you have a question you would like to ask our panelists\, please fill out this form.\n\n\n\nNominations for the 2027 Alston and Fouse Awards are now open. Winners will ber recognized at the breakfast celebration. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nOur theme for 2027 is Cultivating Compassion: Listening Across Differences\, Acting for Justice. This year'\;s Westerville MLK Breakfast Celebration will explore the theme of Cultivating Compassion and the role compassion plays in building Dr. King'\;s Beloved Community. Compassion is not a passive feeling but an active pursuit that requires us to listen\, learn\, and engage.The conversation will focus on three pillars of cultivating compassion:
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\nInform &ndash\; Increasing our understanding of the experiences\, challenges\, and perspectives of others.
\nInspire &ndash\; Highlighting individuals and organizations working to address inequities and strengthen our communities.
\nInvolve &ndash\; Encouraging action and commitment.
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\nOur panelists include Dr. Joseph Oteng\, Visiting Professor at Georgetown University\; Dr. Rhonda Talford McClure\, Chief Inclusion Officer at Otterbein University\; and Tre Douglas\, English Learner (EL) Facilitator for Westerville City Schools.
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\nOur panelists will share their perspectives on why it is important to educate ourselves about the issues affecting our communities\, recognize and support those working toward solutions\, and find ways to become actively involved. Through their insights and experiences\, attendees will be invited to consider how compassion can move beyond awareness and become a catalyst for justice\, connection\, and collective action.
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\nIf you have a question you would like to ask our panelists\, please fill out this form.
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\nNominations for the 2027 Alston and Fouse Awards are now open. Winners will ber recognized at the breakfast celebration. LOCATION:Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris UID:e.1186.15074 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261018T163713Z URL:http://business.westervillechamber.com/events/details/westerville-mlk-breakfast-celebration-15074 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR