Where Every Child Matters
A Luncheon in Support of the Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation
Featuring keynote speaker Zach Mercurio, author of The Power of Mattering
October 6, 2026
Doors open at 11:00am
Program: 11:45am to 1:00pm
DoubleTree by Hilton Spokane City Center
Part of the Mattering Summit
Doors open at 11:00 AM with a roaming photo booth and beverage station before the program begins at 11:45 AM. Parking is available in the Spokane Convention Center garage for $15.
What if people felt like they mattered?
Most organizations are trying to solve the same problems: disengagement, burnout, and turnover. Underneath all of it is something simpler. People do not feel like they matter.
When people know they matter, they show up differently. They engage. They contribute. They stay. This directly impacts how teams function and how communities show up for one another.
About the Event
The Where Every Child Matters Luncheon is part of the Mattering Summit, a one-day experience on October 6, 2026 focused on what it looks like to create environments where people are seen, valued, and able to fully participate across our workplaces, communities, and the lives of children and families.
At the luncheon, attendees will learn from Zach Mercurio and explore how mattering shapes how people engage, contribute, and stay connected at work and in their communities.
“People matter, and treating people as individuals with their own purpose in life ensures that they feel valued. Making people feel like they matter isn’t just a nicety; it’s a necessity for a thriving organization.”
— Bryan Keller, CEO, Keller Logistics Group
Featuring Zach Mercurio
Zach Mercurio is a researcher, author, and leadership expert whose work focuses on helping organizations create cultures where people feel seen, valued, and needed.
He is the author of The Power of Mattering, published by Harvard Business Review Press, which explores the growing impact of people feeling overlooked and the practical ways leaders can change that in everyday interactions.
His work spans organizations like the U.S. Army, Delta Airlines, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Marriott International.
Why this matters
These same principles shape stronger communities, especially for children with disabilities and their families.
When environments are designed with intention, more people are able to participate, contribute, and thrive. That is what it looks like when people know they matter.
About the Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation
Too many families of children with disabilities have no place to take their child for care.
That gap led to the founding of the Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation, created in honor of Rosalie, who had developmental disabilities and died unexpectedly in her sleep in 2021, at the age of three.
Today, that work is taking shape through Birdie’s Nest, an inclusive early learning program designed to create environments where children with disabilities and their families are seen, supported, and able to fully participate.
Learn more about the Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation
Be Part of It
When every child matters, everything changes. Individual seats and sponsor tables are available now.
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