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13th Annual Women of Substance Retreat: Bloom Where You Are Planted
Thanks to everyone's support throughout our crowdfunding campaign, this past weekend LFDS was able to successfully host our 13th Annual Women of Substance Retreat! We had a weekend full of inspirational addresses, insightful information and meaningful bonding between attendees and speakers. We learned proper business dining etiquette, how to build alliances in the workplace, and most importantly how to not let anyone diminish our accomplishments or block our opportunities. We also heard from distinguished Cornell alumnae such as Dr. Chimene Liburd, Sharon Foretia, Bryna Beckler-Knoll and more!
Our attendees were able to return to campus with new professional headshots, connections with both our speakers and each other, and a fresh mindset to begin a successful spring semester! We had a great time bonding with each other away from campus and are so excited to continue these relationships throughout the rest of our time at Cornell.
Thank you all so much for your support and allowing us to program another successful retreat. We are so grateful, and we could not do this without your support!
Thank You!
We are happy to announce LFDS reached 122% of our crowdfunding goal, for a total of $8,510!???? Thank you so much to everyone who has donated and shared our campaign, your support is extremely helpful in allowing us to program our largest event of the year. We are working hard to finish up planning for our best retreat yet, and we can't wait until January!
We truly can't say it enough - THANK YOU!!!!
32% There!
Many thanks to all for your continued support of our annual retreat! We have reached 32% of our goal, and we look forward to keeping this momentum! The donations we received so far will contribute to payment for costs of speaker attendance as well as lodging at the hotel for the weekend.The women on the Executive Board of Les Femmes de Substance are working very hard to ensure that the Retreat will be a great learning experience for the women of Cornell. Please continue to help in any way you can!
$15
Friend of Les Femmes
Your gift helps to purchase marketing materials and small gifts for attendees of the retreat
$40
Meal Sponsor
Your gift helps provide meals for retreat attendees. We will give verbal shout outs during meal times to donors who give at this level
$100
Sponsor of Substance
Your gift contributes to the core of our retreat programming. All donors at this level will be recognized in our print program
$250
Sponsor of Diligence
Your gift will help make this year's retreat special. Donors who give at this level will be recognized in our print program and during our closing remarks
$500
Sponsor of Distinction
Your gift will help us decrease the cost of attendance for our participants. Donors who give at this level will be recognized in our print program and during opening and closing remarks.
$1,000
Sponsor of Excellence
Sponsors of Excellence provide us funds necessary to make the retreat a true professional development experience. help make our retreat a true professional development experience. Sponsors of Excellence are invited to attend and give remarks. Your name will be prominently displayed on conference materials.