Fall Luncheon | La Crosse Center

Join local business and community leaders for an unforgettable Fall Luncheon featuring a nationally recognized speaker whose story of resilience and leadership will leave you inspired long after the event ends. This powerful program explores what it means to rise after adversity — and how hope, when paired with action, can transform individuals, organizations, and communities.

Our featured keynote speaker is Amy Downs. In 1995, Amy was one of the last survivors to be pulled from the rubble following the Oklahoma City bombing which killed 168 people including 18 of her 33 co-workers at the Federal Employees Credit Union.

Embracing her second chance at life, Amy launched a campaign of self-improvement and empowerment. She went from an unhealthy couch potato to completing a full Ironman Triathlon. From flunking out of math class to earning her master’s degree in Business Administration. From a teller to CEO of the same credit union nearly destroyed in the bombing.