Register now to attend KFTC’s 2009 annual membership meeting and save $20!

Please join us for this relaxed, informative, and family-friendly event. Our theme this year is “Hope in Hard Times: Organizing for Change in Kentucky.” The program starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 9 and ends at noon on Sunday, October 12. All activities will take place at the beautiful Kentucky Leadership Center near Somerset.

Those who register by September 15th can take advantage of a reduced $70 rate. After that date, the fee is $90. Your registration fees cover two nights of lodging, five meals, and program expenses. Child care is also provided. (If the registration rate is not workable, please make a contribution that fits your budget. We want all interested members to be able to participate.)

Highlights of this year’s annual meeting will include:

• Music by Daniel Martin Moore and Ben Sollee, starting at 8 p.m. on Friday night.
• A local-foods banquet and keynote address by Randy Wilson on Saturday night.
• Workshops on lobbying, de-escalating tense situations, & other essential organizing skills.
• Workshops on a wide range of important issues, including our tax and budget crisis, restoration of voting rights, sustainable energy solutions, ideas for economic transition in Appalachia, ending mountaintop removal mining, and understanding proposed health care reforms.
• A silent auction. (Please bring items to donate)
• A home-grown talent show.
• The election of officers and adoption of KFTC’s issue platform.

For more information, including a tentative program description, please click here.

The Annual Meeting re-energizes me. It’s an opportunity to be with so many good people. I never know what the highlights will be, but I go with the faith that I’ll learn something to help me along my path. Every time I encounter people and ideas I didn’t expect. It’s also a chance to relax and get away from the hassles of daily life. I appreciate the chance to have conversations with wonderful people I see only a couple times a year.

– KFTC member Becki Winchel

We also have an mp3 of the audio available here for download.