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    Founders' Day Leadership Lunch Unites the Community

    Founders' Day Leadership Lunch Unites the Community

    XENIA — Community and business leaders from across the Miami Valley gathered at Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative for the annual Founders' Day Leadership Lunch.

    Celebrating Our Mission

    The event brought together founders Chris Adams, Kip Morris, and Doug Van Dyke with supporters, partners, and community leaders to celebrate the progress made at Emerge and discuss the future of the organization.

    Building Partnerships

    The Leadership Lunch provided an opportunity for local business leaders to learn about partnership opportunities within the Emerge ecosystem, including second chance employment, vocational training support, and community involvement.

    Looking Forward

    Attendees heard updates on Emerge's growth, including expansion of recovery housing, new vocational training programs through The Trades InstituteTM, and plans for serving former foster youth and women.

    Thank you to all who attended and continue to support our mission of rebuilding lives and restoring hope.

    Emerge Recovery & Trade InitiativeTM

    We empower people seeking recovery and former foster youth to rebuild their lives through transformational and vocational pathways.

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