Keith Knox, pastor of the Garrison Chapel Baptist, served as MC for the evening. Steven Abe, pastor of the Mill Creek Church of the Brethren, did the invocation.

The Unity in The Community Organization sponsored the Heart to Heart Gala. Town councilman and Unity in the Community board member, gave a brief overview and mission statement of the organization.

He also expressed the role of the Polk County Community Foundation in making past and present events possible. The Polk County Community Foundation’s Special Events Grant Fund sponsored this event.

– article submitted by David Staley