Our City, Our Story MIFAPhotography by Steve Roberts Our City, Our Story is an annual luncheon event presented by MIFA, and this was the seventh stellar year of inspiration and hope. Over 600 people attended the luncheon and welcomed featured speakers Andrea Elliott and Dasani Coates. Andrea is the acclaimed author of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an …
Our City, Our Story
Our City, Our Story MIFAPhotography by Steve Roberts On September 10, MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association) hosted its sixth annual Our City, Our Story event at the Memphis Hilton. Over 600 people attended the luncheon and welcomed acclaimed New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist Amanda Ripley as the keynote speaker. Ripley engaged the audience with a thought-provoking talk based …
Our City, Our Story
Our City, Our Story MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association)Photography by Steve Roberts On September 21, MIFA hosted its fifth annual Our City, Our Story luncheon event at the Memphis Hilton. The sold-out event featured major social and political analyst David Brooks. A bi-weekly op-ed columnist for The New York Times and regular analyst on PBS NewsHour and NPR, Brooks has written …
Do Good, Love Well Luncheon
Do Good, Love Well Luncheon MIFAMIFA, the 51-year-old local non-profit organization, kicked off the new public event, Our City, Our Story. The series included a community-wide read, a public forum on homelessness, and the Do Good, Love Well Luncheon. Held at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn, the luncheon featured award-winning author and life-changing advocate for the homeless Kathy Izard from Charlotte, North …
MIFA 50th Golden Gala
Date: October 11, 2018 Location: Hilton Memphis Photographer: Mark Ramirez Website: mifa.org MIFA celebrated their 50th anniversary with a Golden Gala. The evening included a special announcement of MIFA’s anniversary gift to Memphis – MIFA Center for CommUNITY, an interactive website devoted to volunteer service. Since 1968, MIFA has been uniting the Memphis community through service. Share this Event from 4Memphis …