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2023 Altoona Prayer Breakfast
October 26, 2023 @ 7:00 am - 9:00 am
$25.00
On behalf of the Altoona Prayer Breakfast Committee, we have the pleasure of inviting you to join us for the Annual Altoona Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, October 26th, 2023.
Annually, a National Prayer Breakfast is sponsored by individual members of the House and Senate to reaffirm their faith and to renew the dedication of our nation to God and His purposes. Other Prayer Breakfasts are held around the nation on state and local levels to unite our leaders and to invigorate them in their responsibilities to our citizens.
In harmony with the leadership of other great states, and the National Presidential Breakfast, and in keeping with the above ideals, and also endeavoring to further the rich heritage in spiritual values handed down by the founding fathers of this great Republic, the Altoona Prayer Breakfast continues to serve the community and its leaders.
Theme: Love Your Neighbor
2023 Speaker: Susan Robinson Fruchti
Susan Robinson Fruchtl returned to her alma mater in the fall of 2021 as a Major Gifts Officer for Athletics after many years of coaching women’s basketball on the college level and then moving to athletics administration. Robinson Fruchtl, one of the best women’s basketball players in Penn State history, graduated in 1992 with a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Science. After playing professionally in Japan, Susan began her collegiate coaching career back at Penn State in 1993 as an assistant coach with the Lady Lions. During her time as an assistant, Susan completed her M.Ed. in Higher Education at PSU. After two stints at Penn State as an assistant and coaching high school basketball in the Pittsburgh area, Robinson Fruchtl began her collegiate head coaching career at Saint Francis University (PA) in 2007 where she led the Red Flash to two NCAA Appearances in five years.
Susan was then hired as the head coach at Providence College in 2012 where she spent four seasons building the program. In 2016, Susan returned to Saint Francis to serve as the Director of Athletics for the Red Flash until 2020. Robinson Fruchtl fell in love with the development and alumni world of college athletics which led her to pursue a position as the Director of Development & Advancement for Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Boalsburg, PA in 2020 and eventually at Penn State in the Fall of 2021. Susan and her husband, Tony Fruchtl also a Penn State alum, live in the State College area.
2023 Altoona Prayer Breakfast
Thursday, October 26th, 2023
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (Doors Open at 7:00 a.m.)
The Casino at Lakemont
300 Lakemont Park Blvd
Altoona, PA 16602
Get your ticket now. Join us for a morning of worship to bless the diverse leadership of our region and to encourage them to consider the Person and work of Jesus.
Price per person: $25
Table Sponsorship: $350 (includes 8 tickets and assist prayer breakfast with cost; including logo, email blast “thank you sponsor”, and slide)
Speaker Sponsor: $1000
**After first sponsor table, cost of tables reduces to $200**
Thank you to everyone for your outpouring of generosity and excitement for this year’s event. Please contact Jenna with any questions or final registration – jenna@jssocialagency.com
True Stories – Altoona Prayer Breakfast (Click to Watch Show)
“Joy in the City Live,” a local television show.
This week on Joy In The City, True Stories we will visit Mayor Matthew Pacifico and former state senator, John Eichelberger, a few of the people from the very beginning of the Altoona Prayer Breakfast that made this event become possible. We’ll conclude this episode talking with Leo Wisniewski, our Keynote speaker. Click on Link to watch show.
