Chick-fil-A Founder and Chairman S. Truett Cathy was the keynote speaker at the RENEWANATION benefit banquet this week at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. “We were thrilled to host Mr. Cathy in Roanoke for the RENEWANATION Benefit Banquet as the keynote speaker,” said Bob Childress, franchise Operator of two Roanoke-area restaurants.
The event included a three-course dinner, live music, and updates on the RENEWANATION program that Cathy supports. His keynote address was delivered on the topic of having a Christian worldview in the marketplace and the importance of providing children a Christian worldview.
RENEWANATION is a non-profit organization founded in Roanoke whose mission is to offer every child a high quality, tuition-free Christian education as an alternative to secular education. Parkway Christian Academy in Roanoke is the program’s first affiliate school. The group raised over $300,000 last year and says it is on its way to meeting an aggressive target of $3 Million by the end of 2009.
Cathy’s philanthropic efforts are frequently focused on benefitting children. He founded the WinShape Foundation in 1984 to help young people succeed in life through scholarships and other youth support programs. His WinShape Homes initiative is a long-term care program for foster children that provides consistent, long-term care for foster children with a positive family environment. Cathy also founded WinShape Camps in 1985 as a two-week summer camp to impact young people and families through experiences that enhance their Christian faith, character and relationships.”
More information on renewanation can be found at www.renewanation.org
