ࡱ> 130 bjbj 4"hh  0)(QQQQ,>j~ 2444444a>4,,4QQI   "QQ2 2   Q;l!. _0 F  4 44  : A Fork in The Road Personal Stories of Overcoming Homelessness and Starting Again! Three Thousand Days In The Wilderness: A Sipritual Journey Through Homelessness! By T. Kofi Hadjor, MBA Story Teller, Poet and Dynamic Public Speaker, T. Kofi Hadjor will share with listeners his personal experience in and out of homelessness. After emigrating from Ghana to Canada in his early 20s, Kofi earned a MBA, worked as a Chartered Accountant on Bay Street and served on the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph and the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy. In 1986 he founded a business management services company with over 400 clients in the creative industries. Kofi was also a frequent Guest speaker on Professional Practice Management at Professional Conventions, on Self Employment and Empowerment at Colleges and Universities; on Strategic Management in Non Profit and Charitable Organizations. In 1998, precipitated by critical traumatic events, Kofi he experienced the loss of his 8000 square foot home and begun A Spiritual Journey through Homelessness. For over 3000 Days, Kofi lived in the Eye of The Hurricane of Emotional Turbulence and explored The Inner World of the Homeless Experience. This experiential exploration he has summarized in his Poem The Bridge to The Coming of Day The Return of the Initiate. His new life mission, Kofi explains, is to be A Voice for the Voiceless. Starting January 2006, Kofi takes his Homelessness In The Classroom Project on a Lecture Tour of Schools, Colleges, Universities and Community Associations. Entitled Embracing The Winter of Life, the Homelessness In The Classroom Project educates and mobilizes the Canadian community to support the Homeless with opportunities for self- restoration and educate the public about dealing with catastrophic life events that trigger sudden dislocation and the emotional turbulence of Life. In 2006, Kofi founded Green Pastures Society, a not-for-profit corporation specializing in Financial Advocacy for the Poor including Students, the Homeless, Vulnerable workers, Low-income families, Seniors and individuals by improving access to public, private, and non-profit programs and services. His audiece will gain important insight into the inner world of the homeless experience that can inform policy and research. The following is an excerpt from his poem, The Bridge to the Coming of Day The Return of The Initiate. Out of the Blue comes the bolt of lightning Secreeching halt, loss of control, dislocation Abandonment..sucidal thoughts. Into the whirlpool, cross currents, tidal waves. Into the cold and into the furnance. The Lifeguards, the Rescuers, the Refuge, the Shelter; Into the misdst of Strangers. The first transition into your new life Riding the Rollercoaster. The new paradigm - the Spartan Life! Gathering tools for survival in the darkest cave. Plotting the comeback. Groping for the dark and invisible path out of the labyrinth. Selling your Soul.. Contact Information T. Kofi Hadjor, BA, B.Comm, MBA Founder/Research Director Green Pastures Society Voice of the Voiceless! 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