Richard spoke about for an audience of 120 people about how becoming involved as a community volunteer can serve to break down the barriers that intolerance puts up. He followed Dave Stanley (Elvis Presley’s half-brother) and preceded Berny Dohrmann (Founder of CEO Space).

The ‘Secret Knock’ is a private gathering of positive, like-minded people coordinated by Greg S. Reid, best-selling author of The Rise, which has a chapter contributed by your Richard Muscio. The Keynote speakers were Les Brown, and Make-a-Wish Foundation founder Frank Shankowitz and Sharon Leckner.