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My good friend Chris Padot, a national know media personality will be the featured speaker this year at the STOP THE VIOLENCE RALLY 2010

Taken directly from his site:
he Story. The Result.

Chris grew up in a broken home. He saw and faced abuse. Drugs, stealing, infidelity, fighting, divorce. When he became a teen, his grandparents took him in and shielded him from these environments, but a lot of damage was already done. The pain and anger was deep. So he rebelled. Fighting, reckless behavior and countless run-ins with the law were common. This former way of life all ended abruptly on Halloween Day 2002.
Chris had been out of trouble for about one year and had become a professional model and also owned and operated a tree service in Florida. On a routine job, a limb was cut from a tree about sixty feet up and came crashing down on Chris' head. His life drastically changed after this near fatal injury at the age of twenty five when he suffered over one hundred skull, facial and sinus fractures. After being air-lifted to the hospital and his family given the prognosis that he wouldn't make it through surgery, Chris miraculously recovered in five days. Since then, he's never been the same.

Alhough Chris is still in his early 30's, you wouldn't know it from his resume. He's shared the stage with some of Industry's most notable speakers and performers and hosted "RocHouse Cafe", a TV show that airs in nearly 180 countries. He's been featured on NiteLine, DirecTV and DISH Satellite, and has been written about all over the east coast in print media. For the past five years, this Florida native and current Philadelphia resident has toured as a successful speaker sharing his inspirational words with nearly 100,000 kids and adults. Rest assured that most of them left with a broad smile on their face and hope in their heart.

He now speaks and creates events to help at-risk youth who had a similar upbringing. As Founder and Executive Director of Crossthreadz, Chris has the privelege to let kids know that "I turned my life around and so can you!". Chris personally mentors nine at-risk youth pro bono. Chris has conducted over 500 speaking engagements and has shared the stage with individuals and groups such as Newsong, Kutless, Pillar, Superchick, DMX, Hawk Nelson, Stellar Kart, Manic Drive, Paul Wright, Salvador, Stephen Baldwin, ZoeGirl, Nickelback, Norma Jean, Three 6 Mafia, Underoath, Black Eyed Peas, 311, Tony Dungy, Toby Mac, Barlow Girl, Geoff Moore, Jump 5, Lifehouse, Disciple, Newsboys and many more! Let him help you coordinate and promote a concert or festival to make a positive impact in your community or city, or let him speak for your event - whether it be before 30 people in a homeless shelter or a prison, the streets, or a 10,000 plus surburban youth event!

Crossthreadz Events: Our Festivals are 1 to 3 day, 1 to 3 stage events that bring together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music you can think of! Additionally you may find cutting edge motocross athletes, professional skaters, BMXers and most importantly, a Message of Hope! Our method is unconventional but the goal is clear and unquestionable.