Regional Leaders' Breakfast to be held Oct. 21

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Southwestern Illinois Regional Leadership & Development Committee's fall Leaders' Breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the American Legion Hall in Steeleville, Illinois.

Keynote speaker for the breakfast will be William A. "Will" Koch, CEO of Koch Development Corporation, the parent company of Holiday World Theme Park and Splashin' Safari Water Park in Santa Claus, Indiana. Under Koch's direction, the theme park has followed an aggressive growth program including the addition of Splashin' Safari Water Park in 1993, The Raven and The Legend wooden roller coasters in 1995 and 2000, plus The Voyage wooden coaster in 2006, for which he was a designer. In 2004, Koch received the international Applause Award from the amusement industry; the criteria for the coveted award include foresight, originality and creativity, plus sound business development and profitability. Each year since 2006, annual seasonal attendance at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari has topped one million visitors.

Cost to attend the breakfast is $15.00 per person and must be paid in advance. To register by phone or for more information, contact Karen Stallman, SWIC Red Bud Campus, at 282-6682. Registration forms can be downloaded at www.swic.edu/community. Deadline for registrations is Friday, October 9, 2009.