April 2018 Newsletter
NOTE FROM SSS
Good Day,
We have had an exciting spring at the Belizean Grove office! Membership committees are beginning to schedule their next committee meetings, we are planning for 3 different Retreats/Mini Retreats, the AFM Board is getting ready to open up the 2018 AFM Grant Cycle, and so much more!
Registration is open for the 2018 Mini Retreat in Seattle, be sure to register for the event as soon as possible, scroll down below for more details.
Be sure to read everything below and visit our website to view the rest of the Newsletter. If you have any updates you would like to share for future newsletters, please email me or Leslie Dube (leslie@belizeangrove.org).
Cheers,
Susan
SEATTLE MINI RETREAT
Mini Retreat 2018: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
September 13-15, 2018
The 2018 Mini Retreat will be in Seattle, September 13-15 with the opportunity for both pre and post trips. Registration is now open!
Click here to register! The fee is $595.00
Click here to read the draft agenda. Times, locations, and events are subject to change.
Pre and Post Trip Information
Woodinville Private Wine Tasting & Dinner
Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Time: 3:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Click here to read more information and register.
Pike Place Market Tour & Walking Lunch
Date: Wednesday, September 12 & Saturday, September 15, 2018
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Click here to read more information and register.
Bainbridge Island Cooking Workshop & Farm-to-Table Dinner
Date: Saturday, September 15, 2018
Time: 2:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Click here to read more information and register.
Orcas Island Day Trip by Float Plane
Date: Sunday, September 16, 2018
Time: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Click here to read more information and register.
4-Day Vancouver, Victoria, & Whistler from Seattle
Read more here.
To register for the Vancouver post trip only, contact Deb Carr, deb@cctravel.com
Hotel Information
We will be staying at the beautiful Edgewater Hotel, The “Best Hotel in Seattle” (as reported by CNBC).
If you are planning on arriving early or staying late for one of the add on trips, book your hotel rooms now! The hotel is filling up fast!
Click here to book your room in our room block! Or call: 1-800-624-0670
After you have selected the dates you are planning on staying, click on the Belizean Grove room option which will show you a few different room choices. We were able to negotiate great rates on both City View rooms and Water View rooms. We recommend the Water View rooms, which are updated and provide a breathtaking view of the Seattle waterfront and a spectacular “Seattle experience”. If you are looking to travel on a budget, however, the City View rooms provide a great budget friendly option and a wonderful view of the Seattle skyline.
If you are looking for a roommate, please click here.
WCD-BG Seattle Dinner
WCD members are invited to arrive a day early for a WCD Dinner with the Seattle Chapter on Wednesday September 12, 2018.
SAVE THE DATES
Save the Dates!
2019 Annual Retreat: Santiago, Chile
January 17-19, 2019
Save the date! Our next annual retreat will be in Santiago, Chile January 17-20, 2019. We are also working on planning pre-trips and post-trips to the wine country, Easter Island, Patagonia, and more!
The hotel room block will open later this month. Stay tuned for more information!
2019 Mini Retreat: St. Louis, MO
Our Mini Retreat in 2019 will be in St. Louis, Missouri, September 12-14. The St. Louis committee is already hard at work planning the event! More information on the hotel and location will be released this summer.
NEVERVILLE
2018 Neverville Weekend
Co-founder Edie Weiner has generously agreed to host members at her vacation home in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania referred to as “Neverville” for a fun weekend and a contribution to the Adventures for the Mind Foundation. A few of the slots were already spoken for in Mexico, so register now as space is limited and applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
This popular weekend in Pennsylvania will be Friday, August 3, 2018 and extend to Sunday, August 5, 2018. Your contribution will cover everything on site: Dinner Friday night; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday; and Brunch on Sunday. All linens/towels/sundries provided. All refreshments, including wine, soft drinks, healthy fruits and vegetables, available 24/7. Hiking, beach, canoeing, antiquing, horseback riding…all included for those who choose (some at a nominal additional fee).
We will take no more than 30 reservations, knowing there will be cancellations as we get closer to August. Neverville sleeps about 20, and if attendance is fully booked, all rooms (and some of the larger beds) will be shared. This is a totally casual, fun weekend. Pack nothing but a change of clothes, bathing suit, pajamas and comfortable shoes! Reserve your slot now. There will be no refunds: Cancellations will be treated as full contributions to the AFM Foundation. Cost: $600. Of that, you may claim a contribution of $450. The additional $150 will help cover on-site expenses.
NEW MEMBER APPLICATION
Know a Potential New Member?
The Grove and Tara Membership committee just met, but will hold another meeting in early summer. The Nyomi committee is meeting at the end of May! If you would like to nominate a potential Grover, TARA, or Nyomi, please submit your completed nomination.
Please do not forward to us applications for anyone who:
1. You don’t personally know
2. You wouldn’t be willing to share a room with on a retreat
3. You do not have at least one seconder for
4. You believe is “on the way” but is not quite there yet … save the application for a future time when the candidate would have probably achieved her first success story and her application will have the ‘wow’ effect on first impression.
Click HERE to Download the Nyomi Application.
Click HERE to Download the TARA Application.
Click HERE to Download the Grover application.
Please submit all applications with resume to leslie@belizeangrove.org
MEMBER NEWS
What the Grovers, Taras, and Nyomis Have been Up to Lately…
–Catherine Allen has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the New York Institute of Technology in NYC. Many of it’s students are first generation Americans and first to attend college. The Institute is a public nonprofit college that focuses on engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, medical technology, math and science.
-Also, Catherine Allen was appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Missouri to the Chancellor’s Advisory Board, made up twelve notable alumnae, to advise the University on the next chapter of higher education and research. Cathy hosted ten honors students on the Alternative Spring Break program at Mizzou for a week in her home in Santa Fe. They volunteered for the Forest Service in repairing and maintaining trails in the national forests.
–Lisa Gable was interviewed by medium.com. You can read her interview : ““Never Give Up, But Always Be Willing To Regroup” Leadership Lessons With US Ambassador and UN Delegate, Lisa Gable” here.
TARAS
Taras Check this Out!
Generation X — not millennials — is changing the nature of work.
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