We have established National Diversity Day (next one October 2, 2009) as officially listed in the Chase's Calendar of Events. National Diversity Day is a day to celebrate and embrace who we are, despite our differences, no matter what race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, or disability.  A day to reflect on and learn about different cultures and ideologies. A day to vow acceptance and tolerance. A day to consciously address these areas at educational and religious institutions, as well as in the workplace and at home. National Diversity Day is an annual event on the first Friday in October (Diversity Awareness Month). Start planning your National Diversity Day event now! For ideas, click on the "Celebrate Diversity" button in the menu bar on the left, or e-mail us at feistyjuls@comcast.net

Due to scheduling conflicts, this year's event will be held at Dunwoody College on Monday, October 5th (details below).

“The Global Challenge of Human Trafficking: Abolishing Slavery in Abraham Lincoln's Time and Ours”

Speaker: Historian Dr. James Stewart,

Professor Emeritus, Macalester College

Opening Remarks by Sr. Vice President of Operations, Robert Doty

Date: October 5, 2009

Time: 11:45 AM

Place: Holden Center

Light refreshments will be provided.  

The first official kick-off event for National Diversity Day was in Chaska, MN (see details below and pictures when you click on the NDD Pictures button in the sidebar). Our Embrace Diversity items can be used as part of your own celebrations (see our main website online store at http://www.diversitypromotions.com ), as well as other items available from our parent company website at http://www.logorhythms.com  Please feel free to call us for product suggestions. 

 In 2006 our NDD event was held at Dunwoody College in Minneapolis. For the 2007 NDD, Dr. Leo Parvis (our company president and diversity director) was the keynote speaker at the National Diversity Day event held at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN. After the presentation, there was a reception and book signing for Dr Leo's book, "Understanding Cultural Diversity in Today's Complex World. '

Our thanks to Dean Carolyn Williams for inviting us to participate in their National Diversity Day event, and to Wells Fargo Bank for sponsoring the reception and book signing. Your support is greatly appreciated!

We would like to encourage you to share your National Diversity Day Celebrations with us! Send us your digital photos and descriptions of your events to post on our web site. Please be sure to include your contact information in case we have questions, thanks! If your events are open to the public in your area, send us the details of your event in advance and we will post them on our site to help you promote it!

The first National Diversity Day Celebration was held on

Friday, October 7, 2005, and included a reception with light refreshments and a program featuring the following guests:

Mayor Gary Van Eyll

Chaska Police Investigations Commander Sergeant Jon Kehrberg

Marion Helland, Civil Rights Activist & Human Rights Commissioner

Reverend William Watson, Macedonia Baptist Church

Academy of Russian Ballet

Lilla Spelmanslag of the Swedish American Institute

Mohannad Ghawanmeh from Mizna, an Arab-American Organization

Native Americans Walt Ripplinger and Nathan Jarofeh

Bellydancers Jessa Fowler and Sarah Avedikian, Three Moons Studio

River City Tae Kwon Do and Martial Arts Academy demonstration

Ashly Arbuckle, Hip Hop dancer and singer

Thank you to our sponsors:

The City of Chaska

Kelly Arbuckle, Remax Action West

Entegris, Inc.

Devrey Drissi, Community Residential Mortgage