The day will include a prayer service,
forum and luncheon and is scheduled at two locations. From 8:30am-9:30am, a
one-hour prayer breakfast focusing on prayers for the city, county and nation
will take place at HMC located at 228 Waterman Street. From 10am-12noon, the Forum/Luncheon will
convene at the Dumas Community City located at 18 Belmont Drive.
Beyond the prayer, two key
segments will take place. Part I, will
focus on panelists from within the city and county and from across the state
will discuss topics on community empowerment to include: Education-
A New Way Forward, Diversity and Race Relations, Community-Based Mentoring, The
Creative Economy and Wealth Creation, Prison Reform and Re-entry, The Role of
the Church in the New America- Civil Rights or Biblical Rights and Healthy and
Prosperous Living.
Part II will focus on hearing from the
candidates who are seeking office for the March 1st Primary. Candidates will respond to the Vision 2016
Dumas/Desha presentation and share their vision for the region.
Candidates who would like
to participate and or persons and organizations who want to team up with City PRIDE
may call 870.623.8179. The conference
and luncheon is free but donations are desired and appreciated.
Stanley Barnes (pictured below with Gov. Asa Hutchinson) of Hot Springs has
been selected to deliver the keynote address and serve as one of the
facilitators at the City PRIDE ‘Day of Empowerment’ set for February 6, 2016. The
day will include a prayer service, forum and luncheon and is scheduled at two
locations. From 8:30am-9:30am, a one-hour prayer breakfast focusing on prayers
for the city, county and nation will take place at HMC located at 228 Waterman
Street. From 10am-12:30pm, the Forum/Luncheon
will convene at the Dumas Community City located at 18 Belmont Drive.
Stanley Barnes has over 32 years of leadership and quality
experience in youth and adult mentoring, mental health, sports and community
based programs. Since 1983, Mr. Barnes has held supervisory and leadership
roles at prominent companies, organizations and agencies across the state. He
currently serves as The Reach & Rise Mentoring Program Director for The Hot
Springs Family YMCA, the Co-Commissioner for AAU Youth Football for the State
of Arkansas and is the founder and CEO of Building Bridges/Mending Fences
Mentoring.
Mr. Barnes was recently honored as one top five nominees for
the first annual Honorable Judge Vicki Shaw Cook Award of Distinction and was
given a proclamation by the mayor in Hot Springs and the Governor of Arkansas
for mentoring. In January 2016, Mr.
Barnes was given a proclamation for mentoring by Mayor Ruth Carney of Hot
Springs and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson declaring January as “National
Mentoring Month in Arkansas” and was asked to deliver a mentoring salute at the
State Capitol during The Proclamation Rally for MLK Holiday, while issuing a
charge and a challenge for more people to get involved especially men.
Barnes was recently selected by the teen television series, R-U Tomorrow, to be included in a
10-part mini-series entitled “Why Kids Commit Crimes,” where he, his work and
his mentoring program will be highlighted for others to see his success while
sharing solutions for change for ALL youth. Production is set for February 12
& 13, 2016 in Hot Springs, AR.
The event is being presented by City PRIDE, HMC-Hunt
Memorial Cathedral of Faith, The College of Aspiring Artists, Way Maker
Ministries along with support from local ministries and community organizations.
Registration and seating is
limited.
