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After drinks in the garden and entertainment
by the renowned Jazz Ensemble: Renewal, the guests at the Gathering
were ushered into the grand tent where the Legend’s Dinner
began. PathNorth member, Joe Gregory, CEO of Gregory
Management Co., was the emcee for the evening and after hearing from
members, Dirk Junge, CEO of Pitcairn, and Tom Eckert, CEO
of Capital Automotives, about their recent experience on an aircraft carrier
for the first ever PN Experience, John Tompkins, CEO of News
Media Corp., introduced the keynote speaker: Ted Leonsis.
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Karen Bishop- Renewal
Jazz
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Ted Leonsis – “One Man’s
Path Towards Making a Difference”
Ted Leonsis |
Ted Leonsis, Vice-Chairman Emeritus of AOL, started
sharing his life story and recounted what it was like growing up
as the only child of Greek immigrants. He worked hard in
school and went to Georgetown University at age 16 and had sold
his first company at age 24. Ted survived a near death plane
accident in his mid-twenties and since then has lived his life
with great meaning and purpose. He challenged the guests
to make a ‘list’ of things to accomplish in one’s
lifetime. Ted shared story after story about his personal
life goals that are found on his own ‘to-do list.’ The
greatest lessons Ted has learned along the way, stem from much
thought and research into what it takes to live a full and happy
life. He shared on the importance of the following five points:
1) Active participation in multiple communities of interest. 2)
Having many outlets of self-expression. 3) Exercising and learning
to practice high levels of empathy and gratitude. 4) Getting rid
of the “I” in situations and embracing the “we”.
5) Pursuing a higher calling.
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| Dinner table discussion |
Dinner table discussion |
| The Legend’s Dinner ended with
a short Q & A between Ted and the group, along with Joe
Gregory, Eddy Moratin, and Doug Holladay. |
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Bill Pollard |
Bill Pollard – “Business
and Profits: Avenues of Change in the World”
Tuesday morning’s session kicked off with
PathNorth board member, Honorable John Dalton, former Secretary
of the Navy, introducing Bill Pollard. Bill Pollard, former
Chairman of ServiceMasters, Inc., talked through the idea of profit
and considered it from all angles. He addressed issues such
as, “Is profit a virtue or a vice?” Bill stressed
that at ServiceMasters, his main investment venture was to invest
in the lives of his employees. Bill shared how the profit
of investment in a relationship always shows the greatest return.
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Rome Hartman, Duncan Goose, Tim Shriver, Bill
Milliken
Panel: “Initiatives that have
transformed our time” |
The panel session consisted of Duncan Goose,
founder of OneWater and President of Global Ethics Limited
in London, England; Timothy Shriver, CEO of Special Olympics, and Bill Milliken,
Founder and Vice-Chairman of Communities in Schools. Each
panelist spoke briefly on the work that their personal initiatives
are involved with and then the panel was opened to group discussion. Many
issues were addressed including, “How are your ideas moved
from your mind into implementation?” And “What are
your views on the ever-changing nature of philanthropy? Is
there a good middle ground between giving and doing?” After
the formal panel session ended, the participants broke into smaller
groups and had discussions with the panelists in break-out sessions
throughout the home.
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Break Out Session |
Break Out Session |
Dr. Francis Collins – “Hope
for Incurable Diseases?”
Dr. Francis Collins |
Over the closing lunch, Dr. Collins, Director
of the National Human Genome Research Institute, began sharing
about his background and how he came to be the director of the
Human Genome Research Institute. Dr. Collins shared about
his family, his journey into medicine and his eventual path to
faith. He shared his discovery of the Human Genome and how
this discovery is leading to intense research that might help cure
diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cancer, and others. Dr.
Collins closed by sharing a story about a past medical mission
trip he took to Africa. During the course of the trip, he
became overwhelmed and felt as though his work was unimportant
and all in vain. Yet, there was one man who changed his perspective. After
basically saving this young man’s life, the African told
Dr. Collins that he knew in his heart that the only reason he was
sent to work in Africa was to save his life. Francis reminded
the participants that the only way to truly change the world is
to slow down and allow oneself the ability to touch one person’s
life. Changing one life at a time is more than enough.
The PathNorth Gathering officially ended around
2:00pm. The guests were invited to an Optional Dinner at
the Cosmos Club with Former Attorney General Ed Meese, Christine
Dolan, and John Clark. The topic of discussion was: “Internet
Child Trafficking, a Creative Look at the Global Taskforce.” The
panelist presented the historical evolution of internet trafficking,
its current statistics, and offered a practical solution proven
to be a success model by which children online worldwide are protected
by the first- ever international operational law enforcement taskforce.
The Virtual Global Task Force – www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com – was
discussed and dialogue was had between all gathered on how to implement
this amazing taskforce fully in the U.S.
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