Rooster Booster to feature panel on homelessness; nonprofit fair to follow
Thursday’s Rooster Booster program will feature a panel discussion on local homelessness and the efforts to combat the issue. The inaugural Our Chamber Has Heart Non-Profit Fair will take place immediately following the Rooster Booster program in the lobby of the Convention Center.
Panelists include Brandon Harley (Audubon Area Community Services), Megan Nicodemus (Daviess County High School), Harry Pedigo (Daniel Pitino Shelter and St. Benedicts Homeless Shelter), and Crystal Sapp (St. Joseph Peace Mission for Children). The panel will be moderated by Erica Wade, Executive Director of The Center.
The program begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street) and is sponsored by Owensboro Community & Technical College. Register to attend here or call the Chamber office at 270-926-1860.
The nonprofits participating in the fair include:
- American Red Cross of Western Kentucky
- Audubon Area Community Care Clinic
- Aubrey’s Song Foundation
- CASA of Ohio Valley
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Owensboro
- The Center
- Fresh Start for Women
- Girls Inc.
- GRADSA
- H.L. Neblett Center
- HPC, Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Kentucky
- Impact 100
- New Beginnings
- Owensboro Health Foundation
- Puzzle Pieces
- St. Benedicts Homeless Shelter
- St. Joseph Peace Mission for Children
- The Daniel Pitino Shelter
- Wendell Ford Government Education Center
- The Goodfellows Club
- The International Center
- The Opportunity Center
- The Salvation Army
- The Senior Community Center
- United Way of the Ohio Valley
- Volunteers of America Mid-States
- Wendell Foster
- Wendell Foster Assistive Technology and Resource Center
“This month’s Rooster Booster will leave everyone feeling great about their community” said Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Candance Castlen Brake. “Our program will focus on the homeless issue in our community. Immediately after the breakfast, we will be able to celebrate the vibrant nonprofit sector and all they do to serve the most vulnerable in our community.”
By Ryan Richardson The Owensboro Times