2022 Annual Retreat: Relax By the Sea

Update: Spaces for Friday night are fully booked at this time. You may sign up for the wait list for "Friday only" and/or register for "Saturday only".

Our Annual Retreat is a not-to-be-missed overnight networking event at the beautiful Wentworth by the Sea in New Castle, New Hampshire from Friday, April 1st ending on Saturday, April 2nd.

The event includes networking and a private dinner on Friday night, breakfast Saturday morning, yoga, a CLE, and a private lunch on Saturday.

The last day to register is March 16, but we will likely sell out before then.

Lodging

Rooms at the Wentworth by the Sea are now fully booked. However, there are many other lodging options in the Portsmouth area. Taxis and ride sharing services are also available. You may also register for just Friday evening or just Saturday. 

CLE: Implicit Bias in the time of Divisive Concepts

This year's CLE is entitled, "Implicit Bias in the time of Divisive Concepts" and will be presented by James T. McKim, author of the forthcoming book, The Diversity Factor: Igniting Superior Organizational Performance. As a participant in this program, you'll be trained in how to recognize implicit bias, both externally and internally. He will share tools and debiasing techniques.

Public Service Project: Chase Home Community Garden

This year the NHWBA is hosting a Public Service Committee Donation Drive for The Chase Home located in Portsmouth, NH. The Chase Home was originally founded as an orphanage in 1877 making it one of the oldest non-profits in New Hampshire. No longer an orphanage, they provide services and programs both in the community and on-site at The Chase Home, where some children live.

The Chase Home is looking to start a community garden for their residents and other at-risk youth population they serve. Join the NHWBA in this opportunity to give back to our local community as we gather to Relax by the Sea by bringing a donation with you to the Wentworth. Donations will be collected by the public service committee and brought to The Chase Home. A date to help The Chase Home residents set up the garden will be set in May or June, as ongoing pandemic protocols allow.

Preferred Donations include:

• Gift cards to Home Depot;
• Gift cards to Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford, NH;
• Garden tools;
• Pots for planting herbs;
• Gardening gloves (adult sizes);
• A wheelbarrow;
• Any kind of vegetable seeds;
• Blueberry and raspberry bushes; and
• Decorative garden items.

Agenda

Friday, April 1, 2022

• 4:00 pm – Hotel Room Check-In
• 4:30 pm – Cocktail Hour
• 5:30 pm – Dinner
• 8:30 pm – Trivia

Saturday, April 2, 2022

• 8:30 am – Breakfast
• 10:00 am – Yoga
• 11:00 am – Hotel Room Check-Out
• 12:00 pm – Lunch
• 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm – CLE

Please contact Lyndsay Robinson with questions.

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors who make this event possible:

Gold Level Annual Sponsor:

Silver Level Annual Sponsors:

Lunch and Dinner Sponsor:

Welcome Box Sponsor:

Cocktail Hour/Drink Ticket Sponsor:

CLE/Programming and Trivia Sponsor:

Breakfast Sponsor:

Yoga Sponsor:

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