

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Welcome to the Battle 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 pm – Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 am
- **Event Description**: *DUE TO WEATHER, THIS EVENT WILL NOW BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM!*

We can become a community that is trafficking-proof, and it starts with your presence, passion, and commitment to join the movement and end trafficking here! Knowing the facts is the first, most crucial step.

Join us at our annual panel event, this year for the first time with an all-survivor-led panel. We will learn about the realities of trafficking from the true experts who will share insights from their professional and lived experience. This is truly an event you do not want to miss!

Featured Speakers:
Alina Donahue
Shamere McKenzie

Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible:
Lehman Insurance &amp; Sauder Motors Inc.

Schedule of Events
5:30PM - 6:30PM: Doors open!
Enjoy refreshments and meet agencies that are partnering in this movement across the region. You'll have the chance to shop with North Star's social enterprise, Florissant Collective!
6:30PM - 8PM: Panel Discussion
8PM - 8:30PM: Wrap-up conversations with partner agencies

We are glad to welcome these partners who will be present to share their work with you at this event: ZOE International, YWCA, She's Somebody's Daughter, Sparrow's Place, Hope Inspire Love, Freedom Aviation, Greenlight Operation, and Grounds for Restoration. #WTTB26
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ephrata-pennsylvania/welcome-to-the-battle-2026/200029204165020
- **Event Categories**: business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 69

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://northstarinitiative.networkforgood.com/events/95433-welcome-to-the-battle-2026?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ephrata%2C+pennsylvania-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ephrata, Pennsylvania
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 6 Hahnstown Rd, Ephrata, PA 17522-9363, United States, Ephrata, Pennsylvania

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: North Star Initiative (https://allevents.in/org/north-star-initiative/26485457)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Online event, 6 Hahnstown Rd, Ephrata, PA 17522-9363, United States, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** North Star Initiative
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Welcome to the Battle 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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