Invest in Children on March 6th

The Foundation for Early Learning's 2009 Leadership Luncheon is just weeks away on March 6th.  When I started at the Foundation two months ago, much of the planning was already in place – including our keynote speaker.  The theme of this year’s event is invest in children and our speaker is the perfect person for such an event.

Andrea Levere is from CFED (Corporation for Enterprise Development) in Washington, D.C. and I had the opportunity to meet with her in person just recently.  While her credentials and experience may sound technical, her passion and commitment for creating a world where everyone has a strong future, is incredibly inspiring and very relatable. 

She is behind the idea of SEED, a multi-year national initiative to test and promote matched savings accounts and financial education for children.  Her organization has developed many creative economic development opportunities that help individuals start and grow businesses, go to college, own a home, and save for their children’s and their own economic futures.  It is hard to deny that a strong future for children and families is so closely tied together to economic security.

I am also looking forward to meeting the 600 friends and supporters who attend.  And I’m especially excited that our 600 friends and supporters have the opportunity to RSVP online – makes the registration process much easier and time-efficient for the staff (a.k.a., me). 

Visit the luncheon page at www.earlylearning.org/luncheon for more juicy details and I’ll see you on March 6th!

Jessica