FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media: We encourage you to use this release promptly to encourage advance registration and participation in the annual Community Prayer Breakfast.
Heather and Mike Larson, Co-chairs
(269) 962-9538
Community Prayer Breakfast to Feature Syndicated Columnist and Television Journalist Cal Thomas
The 24th Annual Community Prayer Breakfast is pleased to announce veteran broadcast and print journalist Cal Thomas, as the speaker for this yearıs Prayer Breakfast. The 2005 Community Prayer Breakfast will be held at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek on Tuesday, May 10 from 7:25 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast tickets are $10 per person and may be obtained by calling (269) 969-2194 or the Community Box Office (269) 441-2710. The morningıs theme and the title of Thoması remarks are ³Is God Dead or AliveAnd What Difference Does It Make?²
With a twice-weekly syndicated column appearing in more than 540 newspapers nationwide, Cal Thomas is the most widely read and one of the most highly regarded voices and known for his conservatism viewpoint on the American political scene. A graduate of American University, Thomas is a 40-year veteran of broadcast and print journalism. He has worked for NBC, CNBC, PBS television and the Fox News Network, where he currently provides frequent political commentary.
³The Community Prayer Breakfast has been a way for area residents to come together and demonstrate our shared faith in a higher power. It is a way to remind ourselves that our spirituality, not our busy schedules, comes first,² said Mike Larson, co-chair of the 2005 Community Prayer Breakfast. ³This event is so important because it gives our community an opportunity to draw nearer to God and to each other.²
In 1995, Thomas was honored with a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best Interview Program. He has also been honored with a George Foster Peabody team reporting award and awards from both the Associated Press and United Press International.
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Along with being a print and broadcast journalist, Thomas has authored 10 books including his most current release, The Wit and Wisdom of Cal Thomas. In addition to his journalistic and literary achievements, Thomas lectures frequently on college campuses and is in great demand as a speaker for private, public and corporate audiences worldwide.
Since the beginning in 1982, the Community Prayer Breakfast has encouraged all participants to speak and pray in a way that is true to their personal faith. It is asked that those attending use this opportunity to listen to individuals whose beliefs might be different from their own to gain understanding and an appreciation of the participantıs faith. A successful breakfast will give our community an opportunity to draw nearer to God and to each other.
While the ticket cost has remained at $10 per person for 24 years, the actual cost per person has nearly doubled. Those wishing to make a tax-deductible contribution to help underwrite the event costs and to provide an opportunity for area high school students to attend at no cost to them may send a check payable to BCCF/Community Prayer Breakfast to: The Community Prayer Breakfast, P.O. Box 4363, Battle Creek, MI 49016-4363. Those who donate $200 or more will receive two tickets to a reception in honor of Mr. Thomas at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation the evening before the Breakfast. Please contact Pam Hurley at 269-969-2142 for more information. Or visit www.battlecreekmich.com/prayerbreakfast.
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