Love Your Neighborhood
ARE YOU A CHANGEMAKER in the making? Do you have a desire to tap into your gifts and strengths and truly reach your potential to make a difference in the world around you, starting in your own backyard? JOIN US for a FREE workshop to discover your hidden potential to be a CHANGEMAKER! (*Topics will include, but not limited to: immigration, warming centers, supporting students who are homeless, discovering your own passions for service...)
Speakers
Margaret (Peg) Kohring Cichon served as Midwest Director of The Conservation Fund, In Country Director for The Nature Conservancy in Guatemala and Minnesota State Director for The Nature Conservancy beginning in 1979. Her work experience included land acquisition, conservation easements, land stewardship, preservation of farmland, clean water, and nonprofit administration. Peg has specialized in working with communities to make their dreams come true by listening to needs, designing projects, teaching community members how to fund, implement and assess the projects.
She received her bachelor's and master’s degrees from Michigan State in Botany and a Master of Divinity from North Park University Seminary.
Margaret Kohring Cichon
Raynarldo Maurice Henderson is a City Commissioner in Paducah, KY. Commissioner Henderson received a M.Div. (Master of Divinity) degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pastor, as he is affectionately called, has been serving as the Senior Servant of the “historic” Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church for 34 years. Washington Street, organized in 1855, is the oldest Black congregation in Paducah and one of the oldest congregations in Western Kentucky. He is also the founder and president of the Washington Street Community Development Corporation, a 501©(3) organization. In serving as City Commissioner, he serves on the Municipal Housing Commission.
Raynarldo Henderson
Since September, retired evangelical pastor Dale Dalman has been driving north from his West Michigan home in Rockford to the North Lake Processing Center, sometimes two, three times a week, supporting families and individuals who have been impacted by immigrant detentions and deportations. Dale has galvanized volunteers to do the same, creating a network of volunteers committing to serving those who have been left to struggle in the aftermath of detention and deportation.
Dale has previously served as the pastor of Esperanza Covenant Church in Grand Rapids, MI, and as a chaplain with the Grand Rapids Police Department. He has also served on the City Council for the City of Rockford, Michigan.
Dale has a MA from Calvin Theological Seminary and is an alum of the Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) at Michigan State University.
Dale Dalman
Alberto Moran was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. He has been married to Rebeca Lopez for 24 years, and together they have three children: Anahid, Alberto Jr., and Johannah. Alberto currently serves as the associate pastor at Casa de Dios Paducah Church.
Alberto and his wife have been active in the Latino community locally, as well as serving as leaders that bring hope and innovation to the wider community around them. Alberto is passionate about serving those who are at risk, and seeks to lead with love and compassion.
Alberto Moran
Dawn Choate is the founder and executive director of Healing Projects, a nonprofit started in 2006 with a simple mission…Love Your Neighbor. Healing Projects is a grassroots, all-volunteer movement of “neighbors” who desire to be Changemakers in their communities, both locally and globally. Serving in impoverished communities, with marginalized and vulnerable populations, and in disaster relief, Healing Projects aims to inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary acts service.
Dawn is also the Pastor of Healing Covenant Church, a young church plant in Paducah, KY. She is the co-founder of an educational technology company, Learning Partners.