Annual Fall Banquet
Join us for an inspirational evening on Thursday, September 18 for FTF’s annual Fall Banquet.
We are honored to have Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears as our banquet speaker this year. Chief Sears is a pioneer and pacesetter as she has achieved a distinguished position in Georgia's history. She was the first African-American woman to serve as Superior Court Judge in Georgia.
Chief Sears is an advocate for families. While Sears acknowledges the burden that crime places on our courts, she wonders why no one seems to have noticed that the superior courts devote more time to domestic relations cases than they do to all felony and criminal cases combined. Thousands of Georgia’s children find themselves in juvenile court settings, and Sears doesn’t believe they would have been there if their homes had been stable. She believes that problems that begin in private "have a bad habit of becoming public problems with major social and financial consequences."
"As a judge I am often frustrated that I must work within a system designed only to pick up the pieces after families have already fallen apart or failed to come together," she said. "We must work to prevent family fragmentation, because the consequences for children and society are severe."
Seats are filling up so call the FTF office today to reserve your space on Thursday evening, September 18 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Individual tickets are $37.50 each or you can sponsor a table of eight for $500.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and you will not want to miss a minute of the inspirational evening.
For tickets, please click here.
If you are interested in hosting a table, please contact Alishea at alishea@firstthings.org or Eddie at egrant@firstthings.org.
