Gloria Burgess: The Power of One

As part of the Nylander Speakers in the Humanities series, the Ellensburg Public Library is pleased to be working with Humanities Washington and a team of students from CWU Public Relations and Non-Profit Management Department's Event Planning class to provide this program for the community. Most of us want to make a positive difference in our world. But sometimes we lose heart, unsure how much of an impact one person can really make. Writer and educator Gloria Burgess will lead an interactive group conversation on the power one person's actions can have. She will anchor the presentation with individual examples of everyday citizens who have been affected by the generosity of other members of their communities. Burgess will share her family's life-changing encounter with one of the villagers in her hometown Nobel laureate William Faulkner. Burgess will invite the audience to join her in the conversation by recalling some of the villagers who have made a difference in their lives. And she'll discuss how we might act individually and collectively  to make a difference with what we have and where we are, every single day.