President of Love INC National Headquarters to be keynote speaker for local fundraiser

Robert M. Odom

Robert Odom, president of Love In the Name of Christ National Headquarters, will be the keynote speaker for the local affiliate's first ever fundraiser to be held on February 10, 2009. The theme is Deep In the "Heart" of Texas. One can sponsor a table of 10 for $150 or a table of 8 for $120. Individual tickets are $15. Call the Love INC office at (956) 233-1844 for more details.

Robert M. Odom has spent more than 25 years in leadership positions for organizations dedicated to alleviating poverty. Currently Mr. Odom is president of Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC), a national Christian organization whose mission is to mobilize the Church to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Love INC has more than 135 affiliates in 30 states, representing a network of nearly 9,000 churches, 6,000 community-based organizations, and more than 300,000 volunteers meeting more than 1 million needs each year.

Previously, Mr. Odom was senior director of U.S. Programs for World Vision, responsible for supervising ministry programs around the country and advising on program, personnel, fundraising, marketing and other management issues and opportunities nationally. Prior to that, Mr. Odom was a partner in Odom & Champagne Consulting, which managed the turnaround of a Detroit area Community Action Agency; he also served as executive director of the Community Action Agency in Milwaukee. In that capacity, Mr. Odom provided leadership and direction to an agency operating 76 programs and employing over 530 staff with an annual budget of over $20 million.

Mr. Odom has also served as executive director of the Minneapolis Community Action Agency, the Minneapolis Minority/Women Business Enterprise Program, and the North Community YMCA of Minneapolis.

Mr. Odom has testified before various U.S. Senate Committees on issues of youth violence and low-income housing, and is a frequent speaker at churches and non-profits across the country.

Call the Love INC office @ (956) 233-1844 to purchase your tickets or for more details.