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FALL GATHERING
ESTHER is celebrating 18 Years
Building Community, Sharing Hope, Standing for Justice
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Social 4:30-5:00 Dinner 5:00-6:00 Program Following
Jefferson Park, 989 Kargus Drive, Menasha
“Bridging Our Differences”
Keynote speaker Pardeep Kaleka
Author and CEO of Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee
***NOTE THIS CHANGE IN OUR PROGRAM: Our guest speaker Pardeep Paleka will not be able to attend our event in person due to an exciting and unexpected invitation from President Biden to speak at the White House on September 15 at a summit to help counter the effects of hate-fueled violence. But good news: Pardeep helped us come up with another plan. Fox City Flix will be showing the video of the address Pardeep had planned to share with us at our event on a giant inflatable outdoor screen. We will miss this opportunity to meet him in person, but are grateful for this plan.
$50 per person in person; $25 if attending via zoom. Registration deadline is September 10, 2022.
Register and optionally pay online: esther-foxvalley.org/fallgathering2022
Pardeep's father was killed in the mass shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, WI, in August of 2012. In the wake of this attack, he has become a powerful voice against hate. Pardeep and his friend, former white supremacist Arno Michaelis, formed Serve2Unite so that, in Pardeep's words, “children of all ethnicities, from the inner city to the suburbs, are coming together to cherish each other as human beings and to assume the identity of peacemakers in their schools and communities.”
$50 per person in person; $25 if attending via zoom. Registration deadline is September 10, 2022.
Register and optionally pay online: esther-foxvalley.org/fallgathering2022
The meal at our Fall Gathering will be a burrito bar from Chipotle (including vegetarian options). Dessert will be special cookies prepared by Jill Smith and Diane Putzer. Lemonade will be served with the meal. If you would like to have an adult beverage, you are welcome to bring one.
Burritos were purchased at Chipotle because of their strong commitment to justice through their sustainability practices, focus on responsibly raised meat and dairy, utilization of local foods, care for their employees and support for and solidarity with the Black community.
Call 920-843-8083, or mail checks payable to: ESTHER: PO Box 784 Neenah, WI 54957
Co-sponsored by
William J and Barbara A Schmidt Family Foundation
Marti Hemwall and John Peterson
