Educator to zero in on power of person’s actions

PORT TOWNSEND — Writer and educator Gloria Burgess will lead an interactive group conversation on the power one person’s actions can have, particularly on the environment, during a lecture Saturday, Oct. 12.

The free lecture, sponsored by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, will be at 4 p.m. at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 233 San Juan Ave.

Burgess, a member of the 2012-14 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, will anchor the presentation with examples of everyday citizens who have been affected by the generosity of other members of their communities.

As a writer, educator and community builder, Burgess gathers stories about kindness, generosity, helping others and belonging.

Burgess has more than 30 years of experience as a public speaker, facilitator and educator.

She has facilitated conversations for diverse audiences, including corporations, health care providers, philanthropic organizations, church and youth groups, and rural communities and villages on four continents.

She has worked with crowds of a variety of sizes, from intimate groups of four to 10 to groups of more than 1000. Burgess currently lives in Edmonds.

For more information, visit www.ptmsc.org or www.humanities.org/calendar-events, or contact Jean Walat at 360-385-5582, ext. 117, or jwalat@ptmsc.org.

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