🍁 Register now for 2025: $100 deposit saves your place
🍁 Register now for 2025: $100 deposit saves your place
5th ANNUAL RETREAT
Purposeful Leadership
Love in Action
Thursday, October 16 to Sunday, October 19, 2025
What do WE do at a CPL Retreat
(or WE-treat)?
The schedule - TBA
All times are central US
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In community, we will harvest the learnings from the past months and years. As Purposeful Leaders, we will explore what we want to strengthen, and bring forward, on behalf of those we serve. As we emerge together, we will create to reflect the synthesis of what we’ve learned, with a vision for a future world that works for all.
We will create an innovative hybrid event with participation roles for in-person and virtual interaction.
Explore the 4 Contexts and The Art of Convening:- Interior - Relational - Systemic - Environmental
4 All-Community Gathering Sessions
2 Open Space & Visioning Sessions possible topics:
- Visioning Together
- Essential Conversations
- AoC in Action: Convening
- Essential Conversations
- Racial Justice: Putting the J in DEIJ
- Whole Person Leadership
- Interior: The Inner Work of Convening
- Sustainability/Climate Change
- Community Development
- International voices
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Deposit/Reserve spot: $100 per person
Camping: $499
Single Room: $665 per person ($750pp starting Aug 1)
Double room: $645 per person ($710pp starting Aug 1)
Single Day(s): $99 per day, per person
Virtual (Zoom): Pay as you want for all sessions, minimum of $30
NOTE: In-person registration includes meals
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Camp Onomia
14202 Shakopee Lake Rd, Onamia, MN 56359Each participant is responsible for travel to and from the Retreat.
Flying: The closest airport is Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport International Airport (MSP). The Duluth International Airport (DLH) is an additional choice.
Driving: Directions to Onomia can be found at https://www.camponomia.org/
You may choose to rent a car and share costs with another participant.
Ride Share: If needed, we will help coordinate ride shares from the Minneapolis-St.Paul airport or from the Twin Cities.
"Homestays" before/after the Retreat are a possibility. We will help you contact Twin Cities colleagues.
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√ We will monitor State and Federal Covid advisories in the weeks leading up to Retreat start date.
√ We request that everyone who comes is Covid-vaccinated. We recognize that this may not be possible for everyone, for a variety of reasons.
√ If you are unable to be or choosing not to be vaccinated, we ask that you obtain a negative Covid test 72 hours before arrival at the Retreat.
√ Unless otherwise directed by CDC or state guidelines, masks indoors are optional.
√ Weather permitting, some parts of the program will be held outdoors.
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Cancellation Policy:
√ If the in-person Retreat is canceled due to COVID or other unforeseen circumstances: We will offer a modified Retreat experience via Zoom. Participant cost is $100. You will receive a full refund, less a $100 Zoom fee.
√ If you choose not to participate via Zoom, we will refund your registration fee less $50 for administrative costs.
√ Refunds not related to Retreat cancellation will be made if requested in writing 30 days prior to the Retreat start date.
An administrative fee of $75 will be deducted.
√ No refunds will be made for requests received within 30 days of the Retreat.
Email Patricia Neal with any questions: pneal@centerfpl.com