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SUMMARY:Empowerment Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join YWCA NENY for an empowering Women’s Retreat! \nStep into your power and join us for a one-day women’s empowerment retreat designed to inspire strength\, healing\, and sisterhood during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. \nThis transformative event offers a safe\, supportive space for women to reflect\, recharge\, and reconnect through powerful workshops\, wellness activities\, inspiring speakers\, and peer support. Whether you’re a survivor\, advocate\, or ally\, this retreat is an invitation to reclaim your voice and celebrate the resilience within. \nAgenda\n11:00am – 11:30am\nArrival/check in & grazing station \n11:30am – 11:45am\nWelcome & opening story from Annie Brill\, owner of The Saratoga Winery \n11:45am – 12:35pm\nThe 24 Chip Method with Cheryl Crockett\, RN\, MBA\, NBC-HWC (President and Chief Empowerment Coach\, Reach Wellness Collective): Attendees will be empowered to rethink their relationship with time by using a tangible\, visual method—the 24 Chip Method—to improve boundaries\, reduce burnout\, and prioritize what matters most. \n12:45pm- 1:35pm\nBuried in Conversation with Brittany DeMarco (Director\, Glenville Funeral Home) & Kelly Daugherty\, LCSW-R\, FT (Grief Counselor\, Educator\, Author): Join Brittany and Kelly for an open-format grief discussion where no topic is too heavy and no experience is too small. Let us bury ourselves in the taboo topics we often avoid but all face as humans—death and dying\, the loss of identity\, love\, purpose\, jobs\, relationships\, or even a version of ourselves we once knew. Grief touches every corner of life\, but within its depth lies a surprising truth: in grief\, we find healing and new beginnings. This is a safe\, unfiltered space to speak freely\, listen deeply\, and connect. Whether you’re navigating fresh loss or carrying old grief\, you’re not alone. Let’s talk about it. \n1:45pm – 2:35pm\nLife of a GLOWgirl: Self-Care Session and Facial Bar Experience with Marcella Hammer (Advocate for Bold Living) & Octavia Maxwell (CEO\, Skin Deep Naturals): The Life of a GLOWgirl Self-Care Session and Facial Bar Experience is here to show you that self care isn’t about little treats and lattes—it’s about sustaining your whole being. In this interactive workshop\, you’ll experience the nourishment of a guided facial bar ritual while also exploring the deeper practices that protect your energy\, prevent burnout\, and strengthen your life force. Together\, we’ll move beyond quick fixes and discover how to build real\, lasting resilience—inside and out. \n2:35pm\nBar\, food station & outdoor area opens\nGrilled cheese bar\, falafel/hummus\, Mediterranean spread\, chocolate bark bar & more!\nFree drink ticket included for all attendees.\nTarot card readings\, music\, networking\, shopping tables and enjoying the space at your leisure \n3:00pm\nBurn ceremony\, networking & closing statements \n4:00pm\nEvent ends\, raffle winners announced\nAll attendees welcome to stay and hang out at the winery afterward! \nTicket Scholarship Program:\nBy purchasing a Ticket + Scholarship\, you’re helping fund another woman’s ability to attend. \nInterested in receiving a scholarship?\nContact Lauren Trunko\, Chief Development Officer at ltrunko@ywca-neny.org for more information. \nCome for the empowerment\, stay for the connection. \n\n 
URL:https://acrn-ny.com/event/empowerment-retreat/
LOCATION:The Saratoga Winery\, 462 Route 29\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:University at Albany MBA for Executives Online Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Learn how our immersive and transformative part-time MBA for Executives Program can help you develop distinct skills and abilities\, sharpen existing ones\, and open doors to new and exciting opportunities (some of which you may not have known even existed!). \nTo make it a little easier for you to pursue an MBA degree\, we are offering scholarships to those chamber members who apply for and are admitted into our program for Fall 2025. This solidifies our spot as the value leader among executive-level MBA programs in New York State. \nIf you’re interested in learning how our executive-level MBA degree can help you unlock a whole new world of possibilities\, plan to attend this online event on Tuesday\, October 7\, 10:00-11:00 a.m.! \nYou can also contact Program Director Don Purdy directly at dpurdy@albany.edu or at 518.956.8381 if you have questions or would like additional information.
URL:https://acrn-ny.com/event/university-at-albany-mba-for-executives-online-information-session-3/
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SUMMARY:Take Back the Night March at Grahams Coffee Parlor
DESCRIPTION:TAKE A STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE.\nGrab your friends\, make signs\, and march with us to support survivors and call for the end of domestic violence. \n 
URL:https://acrn-ny.com/event/take-back-the-night-march-at-grahams-coffee-parlor/
LOCATION:Graham’s Coffee Parlor\, 1 N Church St\, \, NY 12305\, Schenectady\, NY\, 12305\, United States
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