7:00-9:30 am
Oakville Conference Centre | 2515 Wyecroft Road
Ticketed Event: Individual tickets – $25, Table of 10 – $225
400+ attendees comprised of political leaders, educators, community changemakers and business leaders.
The YMCA Community Breakfast for Peace is attended by hundreds of Oakville’s most recognized community leaders, philanthropists, professionals, students and youth advocates. Over the past 11 years, the YMCA Community Breakfast for Peace has attracted significant attention from local media and has been recognized as one of Oakville’s most inspiring community celebrations.
2019 Keynote Speaker Maggie Doyne: Start Now, Use What You Have
Maggie Doyne is the founder and CEO of the BlinkNow foundation. Maggie is originally from New Jersey and has dedicated the last 10+ years of her life to educating children and empowering women. She was the recipient of the 2015 CNN Hero Award and her work has been recognized by the Dalai Lama, Elizabeth Gilbert, Nick Kristof, Katie Couric and more. And, while her work is focused in Nepal, she speaks all over the world in the hopes of inspiring others to start projects that will generate positive change in our world.
Maggie will discuss her journey from a high school graduate in suburban New Jersey, to the caregiver of 50 children in Midwestern Nepal. Through her talk, Maggie shares her inspiring story and explains why we all have a responsibility to use our talents and gifts to create positive change in our world.