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Pocono Prayer Breakfast 2023
October 3, 2023 @ 6:15 am - 9:00 am
$25.00The Pocono Prayer Breakfast will celebrate its 28th year on October 3, 2023, at Kalahari Resort & Convention Center.
The Pocono Prayer Breakfast regularly attracts over 700 attendees from throughout the Pocono region, including a who’s-who of community leaders, elected officials, veterans, and volunteers from every area of our community. All are welcome to attend this memorable event.
The Breakfast (always held on the first Tuesday of October) is a non-profit event that highlights what unites us as Americans, with a focus on God and Country. Past leaders of our Nation have turned to Almighty God for strength and guidance. In this spirit, the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives inaugurated the National Prayer Breakfast to seek the Lord’s guidance and strength, reaffirm our faith, and renew our dedication to God and His purpose.
Date: Tuesday, October 3rd
Time: DOORS OPEN AT 6:15 AM * PROGRAM 7:15 AM-8:30 AM SOCIAL UNTIL 9:00 AM
Location: KALAHARI RESORT & CONVENTIONS
Kalahari Resorts Poconos
250 Kalahari Blvd.,
Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania 18346
Speaker 2023: MAJOR GENERAL JULIE BENTZ (RETIRED)
Maj. Gen. Julie Bentz, Vice Director, Joint Improvised Threat Defeat Agency, poses for a command portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, June 20, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King/Released)
Major General Julie Bentz, retired, currently serves on the Avista Energy Corporation Board of Directors as well as on multiple advisory boards for the Nation’s nuclear weapons laboratories. General Bentz retired from the U.S. Army after a successful 33-year career, spanning active, reserve and National Guard commissioned service. [[long form: She served on the Executive Office of the President National Security Council for three consecutive administrations as Senior Advisor for Emerging Technologies, Deputy Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction, Director of Strategic Capabilities, and Director of Nuclear Defense Policy. She also held positions as Deputy Director of the Joint Improvised Explosives Device Defeat Organization and Vice Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.]] She holds a M.S. in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University, a Ph.D. and M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri, and a B.A. in Radiological Health from Oregon State University..
We are grateful for Major General Bentz’s service to our country and are honored to include her as our featured speaker.
Cost: 25.00 (Individual) or 250.00 (Table of 10)
