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SUMMARY:Hands of Hope Candlelight Vigil
DESCRIPTION:Marti MacGibbon has recovered from and triumphed over nightmare experiences such as being trafficked to Tokyo and held prisoner by Japanese organized crime\, homelessness\, and hard-core drug addiction. Today\, she's a member of the National Speakers Association\, an inspirational speaker\, standup comic\, and certified addiction treatment professional. \n\n \n\nMarti has performed at the world-famous Hollywood Improv and at the Comedy Store in Hollywood\, and has shared the stage with Gary Shandling and Alonzo Bodden of Last Comic Standing. She is producer/founder and host of Laff-aholics\, an annual standup comedy benefit for recovery in Indianapolis that features nationally headlining comedians. \n\n\n\nIn addition to inspiring business professionals and hospital administrators and staff\, she has spoken about human trafficking (as a survivor) at The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles\, at colleges and even from the center of an MMA octagon. Investor's Business Daily and Entrepreneur have interviewed her\, and her articles have appeared in over 150 corporate and trade magazines.\n\nFew speakers have a personal comeback story as riveting and inspirational as Marti's. She hit absolute rock bottom in every way\, but by discovering and implementing a powerful personal program of daily renewal\, she healed and recovered from severe drug addiction\, and being trafficked into modern slavery\, domestic violence\, post-traumatic stress disorder\, grief and loss caused by enduring a life-threatening experience involving repeated rape and physical and psychological injury. \n\nMarti emerged from her downward spiral with her sense of humor intact\, and she draws from a deep inner wellspring of joy and enthusiasm which is contagious to audiences as she shares simple\, effective ways to get anyone back on track. On October 8th\, 2012\, Marti released her inspirational\, humorous memoir\, Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom\, which has earned a 2013 National Indie Excellence Award and critical acclaim.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Marti MacGibbon has recovered from and triumphed over nightmare experiences such as being trafficked to Tokyo and held prisoner by Japanese organized crime\, homelessness\, and hard-core drug addiction. Today\, she&rsquo\;s a member of the National Speakers Association\, an inspirational speaker\, standup comic\, and certified addiction treatment professional.
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\n\nMarti has performed at the world-famous Hollywood Improv and at the Comedy Store in Hollywood\, and has shared the stage with Gary Shandling and Alonzo Bodden of Last Comic Standing. She is producer/founder and host of Laff-aholics\, an annual standup comedy benefit for recovery in Indianapolis that features nationally headlining comedians.
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\nIn addition to inspiring business professionals and hospital administrators and staff\, she has spoken about human trafficking (as a survivor) at The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles\, at colleges and even from the center of an MMA octagon. Investor&rsquo\;s Business Daily and Entrepreneur have interviewed her\, and her articles have appeared in over 150 corporate and trade magazines.
\n\nFew speakers have a personal comeback story as riveting and inspirational as Marti&rsquo\;s. She hit absolute rock bottom in every way\, but by discovering and implementing a powerful personal program of daily renewal\, she healed and recovered from severe drug addiction\, and being trafficked into modern slavery\, domestic violence\, post-traumatic stress disorder\, grief and loss caused by enduring a life-threatening experience involving repeated rape and physical and psychological injury.
\n\nMarti emerged from her downward spiral with her sense of humor intact\, and she draws from a deep inner wellspring of joy and enthusiasm which is contagious to audiences as she shares simple\, effective ways to get anyone back on track. On October 8th\, 2012\, Marti released her inspirational\, humorous memoir\, Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom\, which has earned a 2013 National Indie Excellence Award and critical acclaim.
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LOCATION:St. James Lutheran Church 1206 North Miller Avenue Marion
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URL:https://business.gogreatergrant.org/events/details/hands-of-hope-candlelight-vigil-10-15-2015-2318
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