Can I/Should I bring my family to the H&V National Leadership Conference?
Hands & Voices is all about families…and we get asked this question every year because our venues are indeed a neat place to convene!
BUT here are some things to consider if you are thinking about making your trip to Lake Tahoe into a family vacation:
- Since this is an H&V Leadership conference, and not an H&V Family Conference. Hands & Voices is not taking on the task of providing childcare or children’s activities. (We hope to have a family type national conference some day, and then we definitely will be doing that!)
- If you choose to arrange child care on your own through the hotel or through other community activities, please ensure that you will not have to arrive late or leave early during our scheduled times together to drop off or pick up your kids.
- Our ‘off’ times are still times that we value as a group, (meals, recreational opportunities) that give us time to create meaningful relationships with one another. We consider your participation vital even during unscheduled times during the conference. Please encourage your family to make their own plans during the days and evenings of the H&V Leadership Conference!
- Hotel Rooms: Our block of rooms that are reserved are based on a ‘shared room’ concept. We imbed the cost of lodging into our registration fee. If you choose to bring your family, you will have to get a room for them at your own cost and in addition to your registration fee. (or pay the additional fee of $72 per night for a single room as part of your registration) You may still be able to get a ‘conference’ rate when booking your room, just ask the reservations dept. at the hotel.
- Unfortunately, we cannot provide our limited scholarship assistance when you choose not to stay in our reserved block of rooms.
- Conference FOCUS: We realize we PACK a huge amount of sessions into a limited amount of time. This is due to our limited funding, and our goal of stretching our grant dollars to assist as many participants as possible. When you have family obligations during the conference, this can make it difficult to get the most out of the experience.
So, if you do choose to bring your family…
- It might help to have your family meet you right at the tail end of the conference to ‘begin’ your own family vacation. Enjoy Lake Tahoe! We know it’s a wonderful place to be!!
- Bring a support person or spouse who understands and has the capacity to ‘see you in a couple of days’ so that you can be free to be with the group from the beginning of our event Thursday evening, all the way through 12:30pm on Saturday.
Thank you for understanding and supporting the
goals of this important conference.
You’ll get a lot out of it if you put yourself into it!
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