Murfreesboro nonprofit Journeys in Community Living will host a special fundraising luncheon beginning at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at The Grove at Williamson Family Farm, located at 3250 Wilkinson Pk.
Known as the Partners in the Journey Luncheon, this year’s event will feature motivational speaker, world-record-breaking pilot and plane crash survivor Ryan Campbell.
Campbell should take the audience on a roller-coaster ride of emotion, sharing his journey from the highs of a record-breaking world expedition to the lows of a back-breaking plane crash. At just 19, Ryan became the youngest person and first teenager to fly solo around the world—24,000 nautical miles, 35 stops and 15 countries.
Just two short years later following a serious plane crash, Ryan was diagnosed a paraplegic.
Also the founder of the TurbulenceTough podcast, Campbell’s book, Born to Fly, tells the story of a teenager’s experiences flying around the world.
Journeys in Community Living has been around for over 45 years, working diligently to provide community participation, industrial training, competitive employment, healthcare oversight, and residential and transportation services to adults with disabilities in Rutherford and Cannon counties.
Through a network of partnerships, Journeys in Community Living has helped thousands of individuals and families in the community since 1975. The mission at Journeys in Community Living is: being committed to supporting adults with disabilities in choosing and realizing their visions of where and how they live, work, and socialize.
The organization asks for the community’s support so it can continue to provide the programs and support necessary to adults with disabilities so they can live healthy and secure lives, work at meaningful jobs which they enjoy, live in homes of their own with whom they choose, have friends and other relationships in their lives, and participate in and contribute to their communities.
For more information about the Partners in the Journey Luncheon, or to make a donation or be a luncheon sponsor, contact Journeys in Community Living Development Director Dana Smith at 615-890-4389 or dana.smith@journeystn.org.
