On April 16, 2010, The United Agenda for Children and Children & Family Resource Center will present "Our Kids...Our Future," a Town Hall Meeting designed to focus attention and action on early childhood development needs of children.

Date:  April 16, 2010
Time:  8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast 7:30 a.m.
Place:  Blue Ridge Community College, Conference Hall

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Keynote Speaker

Walter Dalton, Lieutenant Governor, North Carolina
Lieutenant Governor, North Carolina

Keynote speech on Government Initiatives. Born in Rutherfordton, Walter Dalton served six terms in the North Carolina Senate before being elected as Lieutenant Governor. He authored the Innovative Education Act and created the Learn and Earn Program, which has been recognized by the Gates Foundation and recently was named one of the top 50 innovative programs by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. As lieutenant governor, Dalton sits on the state boards of education and community colleges.

Economic Impact

Rob Grunewald, Associate Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Rob Grunewald conducts regional economic research and co-authors the Fed’s “Beige Book” report on current economic conditions. Grunewald regularly speaks to business, community and school groups about the Federal Reserve and the regional economy. He co-authored “Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return” (January 2003), an economic policy paper, which has been featured in the media, legislative hearings, and seminars throughout the United States.