The FAMiLY LEADER Foundation Announces Presidential Family Forum and Lecture Series in Iowa

The NW Iowa Family Leadership Regional Summit Postponed and Rescheduled for September
Governor Bobby Jindal, Governor Rick Perry, and Senator Rick Santorum Confirmed for SE Regional Summit

Urbandale, IOWA. – Due to multiple scheduling conflicts, the NW Family Leadership Regional Summit on Tuesday, March 24th at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa has been postponed. It will be rescheduled for sometime in September.

Governor Bobby Jindal, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, and former Senator Rick Santorum are confirmed for the SE Family Leadership Regional Summit on Thursday, April 9 at 6:30 PM at The Chapel on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, IA.  Founded in 1842, Iowa Wesleyan College is one of the oldest four-year coeducation, church-related liberal arts colleges west of the Mississippi River.  IWC has a rich history of innovation in education, pioneering in the sciences, and educational opportunities for women and service-learning.  From IWC emerged the nation’s first female attorney and the first female commander of the International Space Station. Iowa Wesleyan is also a 2013 – 2014 College of Distinction.

The Family Leadership Regional Summit is a multi-speaker policy/issues event, similar to TFL’s annual Family Leadership Summit held in Ames each year. The evening event will feature state and national conservative leaders with the end goal of educating Iowans about the issues that impact their families.

The schedule* is as follows:
 
Thursday, April 9: SE Family Leadership Regional Summit (Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, IA)
Monday, May 18: NE Family Leadership Regional Summit (Cedar Falls High School - Cedar Falls, IA)
Monday, June 15: SW Family Leadership Regional Summit (Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA)
September (date yet to be determined): NW Family Leadership Regional Summit (Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA)
*Dates and locations subject to change.

The speakers invited to the Family Leadership Regional Summits include state and national leaders who will discuss and draw attention to issues that impact families in America.

Background: In 2011, The FAMiLY LEADER Foundation held its monthly Presidential Lecture Series; and the November 19th Presidential Family Forum moderated by Frank Luntz.  These events were designed to assist and serve Iowans by providing intentional avenues of access to help them vet prospective national conservative leaders regarding their foundational worldview and practical leadership application.  In addition, the annual Family Leadership Summit was added in August of 2012 and is held every year on the first Saturday of the Iowa State Fair.  

Bob Vander Plaats, President & CEO of The FAMiLY LEADER said, “We are thrilled to publish our signature events for the coming year and look forward to educating our significant statewide and national networks regarding our future leaders.  Due to Iowa’s pivotal first-in-the-nation caucus status, these events are sure to garner much media attention and pro-economic, pro-constitutional, and pro-family attendance.”  

Invited speakers to these educational events will include men and women of national leadership prominence and presidential hopefuls who meet certain criteria and qualifications that will be posted prior to the each event.

The primary purpose of the four regional Presidential Lecture Series is to provide national leaders with an opportunity to introduce themselves to Iowans and to give citizens from all areas of Iowa and beyond an opportunity to become better informed on the pro-family vision of each lecturer.  The lectures will be videotaped, emailed to our comprehensive database, and posted on www.TheFamilyLeader.com website to allow all interested citizens the opportunity to hear and watch the lectures.   

The purpose of The Family Leadership Summit is to make aware and to educate a broad base of attendees regarding national leaders’ foundational worldview and their view on issues that impact the family.  The Summit will provide guests the opportunity to hear top conservative national leaders, gathered together in one place, cast their leadership vision for advancing conservative principles.

The Presidential Family Forum serves as the culmination of The FAMiLY LEADER Foundation’s  educational initiatives for the 2016 Iowa caucuses.  This forum will purposefully examine and assess each candidate’s stated pro-family vision.  Observers will learn what candidates believe about an issue, why they believe that way, how their beliefs frame their ultimate vision for America, and the level of sincerity for implementing their stated vision.