Patrick Hampton will speak at the Chattanooga Tea Party meeting on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Hampton mentors at-risk inner city youth on a daily basis. Mr. Hampton's roles as a youth pastor, advocate, and strategist have spanned from serving as an abstinence educator in the Hamilton County Public Schools to being the director of Goodwill YouthAdvantage Mentoring Program.
"The time is now," said Mr. Hampton. "The youth of today are the leaders of today. If we fail to sow the seeds of true education and real leadership into our young people today, we will be forced to reap the weeds of our ignorance verses the flowers of our love tomorrow."
The meeting will take place at the Century Club Banquet Hall, 3221 Harrison Pike (off Access Road, just south of the Highway 153-Amnicola Highway intersection, next to the Lighting Gallery).
Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable canned good item as the Chattanooga Tea Party is committed to supporting the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
Make a reservation to attend at Chattanooga Tea Party’s Facebook page (link at ChattanoogaTeaParty.com). Donations will be accepted at the event to help defray costs.