Food Lion co-founder Ralph Ketner will be at Oak Park Retirement Community, 548 White Oak Drive, for the viewing of a video about his life, “Lessons in Leadership,” at 2 p.m. Thursday.

Underwritten by Food Lion, the film features stories and advice from those Ketner touched throughout his career, from leaders in the Salisbury community to family members and colleagues.

To help schools use the leadership lessons from Ketner, Catawba College collaborated with Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ educators to create five lesson plans that enable students to take the concepts featured in the video and apply them in a practical way in a classroom setting.

“For more than 50 years, Food Lion has been an important part of the city of Salisbury’s history and all of this was made possible by our company’s founders, including Mr. Ketner,” said Meg Ham, president of Food Lion.  “When approached by Catawba College about this opportunity to preserve the rich heritage of Mr. Ketner’s impact on this community, from the founding of Food Lion to his pro bono work with Catawba, we couldn’t think of a better way to honor our founder and all he has given to us.”

The public is invited.