Mayor’s Thanksgiving Breakfast, Nov. 23
To Honor Community Volunteers
DUARTE, October 19, 2011 — Tim Bowles, founder of Youth for Human Rights International and a 30-year practitioner of both civil rights and constitutional law will be the keynote speaker at the 26th annual Duarte Mayor’s Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast and 24th annual Community Service Recognition Awards.
The Thanksgiving-eve event will be held Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the City of Hope Cooper Auditorium, 1500 E. Duarte Rd. Tickets are $10, or $8 for children and seniors, and can be purchased at the door or in advance from the Duarte Chamber of Commerce, at City Hall, or online at www.duartechamber.com. A limited amount of tickets will also be available at the door.
The breakfast is co-sponsored by the City of Duarte, Duarte Church and Clergy Association, Duarte Chamber of Commerce, City of Hope, Duarte Kiwanis Club, Duarte Woman’s Club, and Cabrera’s Restaurant. Outstanding community volunteers will be honored by the Chamber of Commerce in the categories of Civic Service, Service to Senior Citizens, Humanitarian, Service to Youth, Business, and Youth.
The event will also kick off the 10th annual Holiday of Promise” project to collect foods, personal items and gift donations to be distributed by the Duarte Community Service Council and Foothill Unity Center to needy families the week before Christmas. The project is sponsored by Duarte’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth, Duarte Church and Clergy Association, and numerous area businesses. Gift donations can be dropped off from Nov. 16 to Dec. 8 at locations including Duarte City Hall, the Duarte Chamber, and the Duarte Public Safety office in the Target Center.
For more information on the event, call Duarte Chamber of Commerce at (626) 357-3333 or Duarte City Hall, (626) 357-7931, ext. 267.
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