The United Way of Summit County’s annual Knight Breakfast will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2008 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at The Four Points Sheraton, 3150 W. Market St., Akron, Ohio. (The event was originally scheduled for the Akron/Fairlawn Hilton, but has been moved next door).Guest speaker for the event will be Akron Mayor Donald L. Plusquellic. The Mayor will be speaking about how vibrant nonprofit organizations such as United Way of Summit County are essential to successful cities. Akron was recently named an “All America City” for the third time.
The Knight Breakfast was originally established by publishing legend John S. Knight as a way to bring together the area’s top corporate CEOs with non-profit executives and to serve as an un-official kick-off to the annual United Way/Red Cross Fundraising Campaign.
United Way of Summit County President Bob Kulinski said, “We are honored that Mayor Plusquellic has agreed to be the Knight Breakfast speaker in this, our 90th anniversary year. The Knight Breakfast has a long and historic tradition serving as the pre-campaign kickoff event, and over the years has had outstanding and charismatic speakers. Mayor Plusquellic joins this long roster of eminent and passionate community leaders, and his dedication and service to our community are second to none. Our recent All America City Award is a tribute to his leadership and innovation.”
Tickets for the Knight Breakfast are $25.00 each and corporate tables (8 seats) may be purchased for $200.00. For more information or to make reservations, contact Barb at (330) 643-5533 or via email at bstewart@uwsummit.org.
United Way of Summit County improves lives by mobilizing community assets for health and human services. For more information, call 330-762-7601, visit our website at http://www.uwsummit.org/, or write to us at United Way of Summit County, 90 N. Prospect St., P.O. Box 1260, Akron, Ohio 44309-1260.
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