Chrysalis to host author Liz Murray for INSPIRED 2015 event
Liz Murray, author of “Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard,” will share her story at the Chrysalis Foundation’s annual Inspired luncheon. The Sept. 17 event will be held at the Marriott Downtown Des Moines. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with the program scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The daughter of heroin addicts, Liz Murray’s meals came from dumpsters and her bedroom was the subway station. From this devastating past, Murray grew passionate about changing her future — and change it she did.Tickets are $75 for adults and $50 for young professionals. Tickets and more information can be found online.