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2009 Local Legends
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast committee is pleased to recognize outstanding
community leaders who represent Dr. King’s dream: a testament that a dream is a
growing reality.
Margaret Lovejoy
Margaret Lovejoy was working as the director of an overnight shelter for families
in Ramsey County when she heard a young child ask his mother where he was going
to find her when he got off the school bus. Lovejoy was troubled by the realization
that the families she helped at night had no safe place to spend their days. She
quit her job, developed a program and used her personal assets to open The Family
Place – the first day center for homeless families in Ramsey County.
Today, The Family Place serves 40 people three meals a day, 365 days a year. Beyond
nourishment and shelter, The Family Place provides families with a family room in
which to relax, phones and computers, showers, laundry facilities and lockers for
storing personal items.
Lovejoy, who encourages and supports education for others, continues to learn herself.
With a belief that additional education will make her a better leader, she spends
nights and weekends working on a doctorate in Educational Leadership.
Download the 2009 Local Legends Press Release
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