It is with a heavy heart that the chapter board has canceled the in-person 2020 Beau Monde Writers’ Retreat scheduled for June 25-27, 2020 in Atlanta GA.
While we’re sure everyone is as disappointed as the board is at this news, the most important issue is the safety and wellness of each of us and our families and friends. We will meet again hopefully in 2021.
As of Tuesday, April 21, we began the process retreat registration refunds for everyone who registered via PayPal. We have asked the Marriott Event Manager to confirm if the hotel will cancel our room reservations or are we to call the Marriott to cancel our rooms individually. Once we have that answer to that question, those who registered to attend the retreat will receive an email with the details for cancelling your room reservations.
The A Feather to Fly With scholarships awarded for the retreat registration fee will be cancelled and the scholarship applications will be voided. If anyone has a question about the scholarship process, please contact Darlene Marshall, Membership Director and coordinator for A Feather to Fly With Scholarship Fund.
On a more positive note, Andrea Stein, our retreat chair and the board are discussing and researching our options for holding a virtual retreat the same weekend of June 25-27. Andrea and the board are excited about the possibilities and we hope you are too!
For more information on the retreat, please visit The Beau Monde’s 2020 Writers’ Retreat page.
I am VERY interested in a Virtual conference! What a phenomenal idea!! I will be there! Please keep us posted!!