C5Alive featured speaker is also Chaplain of the Kansas Senate

Cecil Washington, Jr.

Cecil Washington, Jr. will be the featured speaker at the May C5Alive POWER Luncheon. In addition to serving as Pastor in a local church, Washington also serves as Chaplain of the Kansas State Senate. He was also blessed with a beautiful singing voice and he will talk about his early singing career and growing up with his friend Marvin Gaye, as well as how his life has changed since entering the ministry and what he is doing now.

The May C5Alive “POWER” Luncheon will be held May 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Peak, 1930 SW Gage Blvd.

The cost to attend a C5 luncheon is $10 for C5Alive members and first-time guests who RSVP, and $12 at the door. Non-members and repeat guests pay $15. C5 luncheons are open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend, organizers said.  RSVPs and inquiries can be sent to info@C5Alive.org.

The next monthly C5Alive “POWER Luncheon” will be held June 8, and will feature Donna Lippoldt of Culture Shield.

C5Alive “POWER” luncheons are held on the second Thursday of each month,

For more details on these and other events, stay tuned to the C5Alive facebook page and website: www.C5Alive.org.

C5Alive is an organization founded in 2009, dedicated to developing and uniting Christian Leadership in the community, involving businesses, non-profits and churches.

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In addition to monthly “POWER” luncheons held on the second Thursday of each month, C5 also hosts periodic business fairs and other events, including EASTERFEST, the annual Topeka Easter Parade and Family Fun Fest, held on N. Kansas Avenue and in Garfield Park on the day before Easter (cancelled for 2021).  The group is planning a Fall Festival this fall on October 9 at The Vinewood.

C5 members may also sponsor luncheons and other events as a way to promote their organizations.  For more information about C5, go to C5Alive.org, facebook.com/C5Alive, or call 785-640-6399.

–Lee Hartman | Metro Voice

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