Leadership Howard County, which seeks to empower leaders to strengthen and transform the community, will hold a general membership breakfast and gift drive, “Growing – Changing – Engaging,” on Friday, Dec. 16, at 8 a.m. at The Meeting House at 5885 Robert Oliver Place in Columbia.
Tracy Broccolino, president of the Community Action Council of Howard County, which works to decrease poverty in Howard County, will speak at the breakfast. Named president this year, Broccolino was the council’s director of education and brings 29 years of experience in education and leadership. She was a classroom teacher, reading specialist, curriculum designer and national director of exceptional student services for a charter school management organization.
At the breakfast, Leadership Howard County will collect gift donations for the Community Action Council’s Giving of Hope campaign benefiting the council’s early childhood education students. The breakfast costs $35 for Leadership Howard County members and $45 for nonmembers. To learn more and register, visit bit.ly/LHC-Dec16.
Leadership Howard County provides innovative programs designed to empower and connect community leaders and keep them engaged in the critical issues facing Howard County and the region. Drawn from private businesses, nonprofits and the public sector, Leadership Howard County participants share a common interest in learning more about their community and a commitment to making a positive impact. (www.leadershiphc.org)
