The Beth El Temple Men's Club

cordially invites you to attend our

Annual Distinguished Service Award Banquet

honoring Barbara and David Klau

for their many years of devoted service to Beth El Temple, the Men’s Club and the Community.

Our guest speaker is Mr. Pat Speer, Mentoring Organizer with the Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance (GHIAA). Mr. Patrick Speer has more than 50 years experience in public life, including the past 30 years as a professional organizer. He was the lead organizer of Elm City Congregations Organized (ECCO) in New Haven, Connecticut from 1990 until 2008. He co-taught a course at Yale Divinity School, Leadership in Public Ministry, for seven years. He was the co-organizer of Congregations Organized for A New Connecticut (CONECT), 2008 - 2012. He has been the Mentoring Organizer of GHIAA, a power organization of 35 Christian, Jewish and Muslim congregations founded in October of 2019. He has trained and mentored hundreds of leaders in public life.

Our master of ceremonies is Naomi Cohen.

With our NEW TICKETING OPTIONS, you can now join us at 7pm either on site for the program only (no dinner included) or via livestream.