2008 MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m.
Hatfield Hall, Madera District Fairgrounds, 1850 West Cleveland Avenue
Keynote Speaker:  Wayne Francis, Calcutta Mercy Ministries
Special Guest:  Mayor Sally J. Bomprezzi, City of Madera

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW at the Chamber Office located at 120 North E Street in Madera, $12.00 per person

SPONSORS
Berry Construction, Citizens Business Bank,
First Christian Church of Madera, Jack in the Box Restaurants,
Pistoresi Ambulance Services, TECO Hardware

Christian Businessmen's Committee, Giersch & Associates, Inc.,
Grace Community Church, Valley West Christian Center

Alex Lehman-Home Grown Cellars, County Bank, Creative Copy, Ernie & Susie LiCalsi, Holiday Inn Express,
Quad Knopf, Inc., The WORD Christian Store & Salon

...This event is co-hosted by the Madera District Chamber of Commerce, the Madera Ministerial Association and the Madera District Fairgrounds

On May 1st, Madera will join more than 40,000 other National Day of Prayer observances in the United States by holding the 8th annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. The breakfast will feature music by Change of Heart followed by a brief presentation by Sally Bomprezzi, Mayor of the City of Madera. Those in attendance will then hear an outstanding speaker, Wayne Frances of Calcutta Mercy Ministries. In addition, the event will include acknowledgement of special guests from branches of our Armed Forces.

The son of missionaries, Wayne spent the first twelve years of his life growing up in Kenya and going to school with other missionary kids at Rift Valley Academy. He continued his education at Northwest College in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada and went on to pastor a church in Peterborough, Ontario. Later, he served in churches in Modesto, California and

Bellingham, Washington. In 1970, he moved to Calcutta. During his fourteen-year stay he traveled extensively throughout India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh to share God’s message of love and grace. During that period of time he also became involved with the Buntain’s ministry. Today, he lives with his wife and two daughters near San Diego. His love for kids and his desire to give them a chance to fulfill their dreams motivates him as he travels across the country speaking at meetings, conventions, foundations, and events raising funds to support the work of Calcutta Mercy Ministries.

The breakfast will take place at Hatfield Hall, Madera District Fairgrounds, 1850 West Cleveland Avenue and will begin at 7:00 A.M. and end by 8:30 A.M. Ticket prices are $12 and are available at the Chamber Office, 120 North E Street and The WORD Christian Bookstore & Salon, 2185 Cleveland Avenue, Suite B in Madera. The number of tickets is limited so there is no guarantee of tickets being available on the day of the event.

The National Day of Prayer is Significant
Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Lincoln's proclamation of a day of "humiliation, fasting, and prayer" in 1863. In 1952, a joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman, declared an annual, National Day of Prayer. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May. Each year, the President signs a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.

Why does the Chamber get involved in this activity?
The Madera District Chamber of Commerce is committed to providing our members and the community with events where business people can develop relationships and to promote unity in our community. The Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast is co-hosted by the Madera District Chamber of Commerce, the Madera Ministerial Association and the Madera District Fairgrounds.

This event is generously sponsored by Berry Construction, Citizens Business Bank, First Christian Church, Jack in the Box Restaurants, Pistoresi Ambulance Services, TECO Hardware, Christian Businessmen's Committee, Giersch & Associates, Inc., Grace Community Church, Valley West Christian Center, Alex Lehman, Home Grown Cellars, County Bank, Creative Copy, Ernie & Susie LiCalsi, Holiday Inn Express, Quad Knopf, Inc., The WORD Christian Store & Salon

Also, don’t forget the youth May Mayhem, held on the eve of this event, April 30, 2008. For more information please call Charles Rigby at Valley West Christian Center (559) 674-8922.

The Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Committee invites you to be a sponsor of this event, please contact the Chamber Office at (559) 673-3563 for more information. Sponsors representing faith-based organizations are invited to have a display table at the event. Table set-up will be done on Wednesday, April 30th at 2:00 p.m. Set-up must be completed by 4:00 p.m.

SPONSOR PACKAGES

• $500 LEVEL SPONSORS: Table of 10 (preferred seating), sponsor name on program, the ability to hang your business/organization banner at event, sponsor name announced at event, commemorative gift, sponsor name in media, chamber newsletter and website, free flyer insert in Chamber newsletter (500 copies must be supplied)
• $250 LEVEL SPONSORS: 5 tickets to the event, sponsor name on program, sponsor name announced at event, sponsor name in media, chamber newsletter and website
• $100 LEVEL SPONSORS: 2 tickets to the event and sponsor name on all promotional information

In 2007, in honor of celebrating our City's Centennial, a special invitation was extended to all Past Mayors, or family representatives to attend this event. Twenty-two mayors or representative family members were in attendance. They were publicly honored and received a Crystal Globe recognizing their years of public service by the City of Madera. The Chamber is still searching for the following Past Mayors or family representatives: J.G. Roberts, L.A. Danielson, E.M Saunders, Alex S. Robertson, Durward R. Stephenson and James D. Nolan. Please contact Debi Bray at the Chamber office (559) 673-3563 if you have any information.

The Madera Chamber of Commerce is proud to provide the 2007 commemorative MAYOR'S CENTURY YEARBOOK to honor those civic leaders that have served our City.