Please save the date for our first Networking Event of the new year, on February 18 from 5-7pm at the new Barre Social Club! ElevateHer VT member Cat Allen and her husband Nick have renovated a former retail space at 105 N. Main Street in Barre into a club, retail, co-working, meeting and event space and they have graciously offered the space to host our first 2025 event!

There will be a cash bar and the opportunity to check out this exciting new Central Vermont business. We hope you can join us. If you or your company are interested in sponsoring food for this event, please get in touch! 

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AT THE NEW MONTPELIER PERFORMING ARTS HUB
35 College Street, Montpelier, VT

Bar Hill Cash bar, great conversations and connections. Special guest Becca Balint!

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Meet us in the Upstairs Lounge at Hugo’s Bar and Grill, 44 Main Street, Montpelier for conversations and connections! Cash bar.

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We will hear from the Vermont Commission on Women and legislative leaders regarding Women’s Caucus priorities such as women in the workforce, and have the chance to network with legislators and ElevateHer members. Join us in the state house cafeteria for light hors d’œuvres and a cash bar.  Please RSVP here so we have a sense of numbers for the food, which is being generously sponsored by MMR, LLC.  We hope you can join us!

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NAVIGATING YOUR STRESS LOAD WITH AMY LEPAGE

Sunday December 10th, 3pm-5pm

BLOSSOM WELLNESS CENTER

We each carry different stressors and loads in life.  One thing we all have in common is that these loads not only take up valuable real estate in our thoughts, they physically land in our body. 

Join Amy LePage for this interactive and revealing introduction to how building somatic awareness of our nervous system, our habits and patterns, and mindset offer tools that can help us not only cope with what comes our way, but feel more steady and solid in the process.

Interested, but have questions? Can't make it on the 10th? Please fill out this short form and Amy will get back to you.

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We’ll gather on Heidi’s porch/yard for a fun morning of networking, free Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s and whatever brunch treats you feel like sharing. We’ll hear briefly from women whose businesses were impacted by the recent devastating floods and raise money for recovery. We hope you can join us!

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Free webinar for ElevateHer members with author and founder of Focus Sessions, Megan Flatt—The Art of a Well Crafted To-Do List. We know, you have a million things on your to do list, but are they the right things? And do you know when you’ll do them? Megan is a master planner and to-do list expert. She knows that most of us are actually getting in our own way with our lists. Leave with a well-crafted to-do list that moves your most important work forward. (And know how to create a to-do list with purpose and focus every time!)

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Worried about your financial future? Confused about financial planning and don’t know where to turn? You’re not alone. Only 39% of women are confident they’ll have enough resources to last 25+ years in retirement, compared to 54% of men. Gender inequity is everywhere, but at ElevateHer we are committed to helping each individual woman take steps that collectively will help us close that gap. 

This is our third presentation of free Financial Planning events. Join us to network with other amazing women and hear from Priscilla N. Gilbert, CFP, President of CenterPoint Financial and Emily Cook, Senior Private Banker at M&T Bank who will answer your questions and help set you on a more confident path. Panel discussion 5:30–7:00, networking in Café Anna 7:00-8:00.

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Join ElevateHer at a fundraiser for the Vermont Reproductive Liberty Ballot Committee. This campaign is being led by a coalition of organizations including the Planned Parenthood Vermont Action Fund. Thanks to the generosity of Barr Hill, we’ll gather in their beautiful event space to raise awareness of and money for this most important of issues. If passed on November 8, Article 22 would amend Vermont's Constitution to protect every person's right to make their own reproductive decisions, like whether and when to become pregnant, use temporary or permanent birth control, or seek abortion care. We are so grateful to Barr Hill for hosting the event! Please also considering donating in advance.

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Elise Annes is a communications, marketing and organizational development consultant, and owner of Momentum Consulting. The workshop will be approximately 2 hours with a half hour for connection and conversation. aElise will use values-based exercises to help people align their values with what they do at work and in life. We are firming up location details and will keep you posted. It is helpful to know how many people hope to attend so we hold the right amount of space! Please let us know if you’re interested in participating and/or sponsoring:

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Olivia Andersen has graciously agreed to host a gathering at her beautiful flower farm at 1320 Horn of the Moon in East Montpelier, Anderbell Acres. Bring your own refreshments, gather with other ElevateHer members, and create your own flower arrangements to bring home!

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We are thrilled to partner with Montpelier Alive for an evening at Barr Hill. Join us for a cocktail, some delicious munchies from Barr Hill’s new chef, and to hear some of these women talk about their businesses, the challenges they faced during COVID and the creative ideas that kept them going.

Join us for a Zoom launch party to celebrate the launch of our new website and our Mentor Network. Put on some holiday sparkles or some comfy pajamas, your yourself a cocktail or a cup of tea and join us for a quick overview of all that is new at ElevateHer VT. We will then divide up into smaller break rooms for networking and catching up.

ElevateHer hosted an update on legislation affecting women in Vermont in the Vermont State House. We heard from Cary Brown, Executive Director of the Vermont Commission on Women, Senate Majority Leader Becca Balint and House Minority Leader Pattie McCoy. After the update and discussion we had a networking happy hour. The event was sponsored by Action Circles.

A presentation and discussion at the Capitol Plaza focused on the importance of women building their financial IQ.  The presentation featured Priscilla Gilbert, President, CenterPoint Financial, Inc., it was preceded by a networking happy hour, and the event was underwritten by the Vermont Women’s Fund.

A Holiday Party and Networking event at Barr Hill in Montpelier.  The space was generously donated by Barr Hill, the food was sponsored by Bailey Road, and the following local businesses donated wonderful door prizes: Bailey Road, Sarducci’s, Bear Pond Books, Alpenglow Fitness, Studio Zenith and Blooming Light Alchemy.

A panel at VCFA on Government Service—both elected and appointed. We heard about how our state and local government works, how to get more involved in politics and public service, and how to elevate more women in government. Heidi Tringe moderated the discussion, and we had a distinguished and exciting line-up of panelists, including: Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce, State Senate Majority Leader Becca Balint, Agency of Commerce and Community Development Secretary Lindsay Kurrle, then-Department of Vermont Health Access Deputy Commissioner Cass Madison and Montpelier Mayor Anne Watson. The space was generously donated by VCFA and the event was sponsored by Green Home Solutions and Alloy Jewelry.

A Networking Happy Hour at Bailey Road in Montpelier.  Barr Hill had craft cocktails, and the event was sponsored by Bailey Road and Casey, Inc.

A panel at VCFA, focused on the importance of women building their financial IQ. The goal was to ensure attendees left with a personal finance to-do list including topics like retirement planning, debt management, and strategic philanthropic planning. Our idea was that every woman should know where she stands financially, and how to get to where she wants to be, irrespective of relationship status (meaning, separate and apart from their spouse or partner).  Jessica Holmes, Middlebury College Professor of Economics and Green Mountain Care Board Member, once again agreed to facilitate. Our impressive line-up of expert panelists included: Priscilla Gilbert, President, CenterPoint Financial, Inc.; Jeanne Blackmore, Shareholder, Gravel & Shea; Martha Trombley Oakes, Senior Philanthropic Advisor, Vermont Community Foundation; and Liz Scharf, Savings & Credit Program Coordinator, Capstone Community Action. Following the panel discussion we had a networking happy hour at Café Anna.  The space was generously donated by VCFA and the event was sponsored by the Necrason Group.

ElevateHer hosted a Holiday Party and Networking Event at Cafe Anna at VCFA. The space was generously donated by VCFA and the event was sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont.

ElevateHer hosted a panel at VCFA.  Middlebury College Economics Professor Jessica Holmes served as facilitator and we had a dynamic panel featuring then-CEO of Green Mountain Power Mary Powell, CEO of Northwestern Medical Center Jill Berry Bowen, and then-Vice President and CFO of VCFA Erica Hare. Following the panel discussion we had a networking happy hour at Café Anna.  The space was generously donated by VCFA and the event was sponsored by MMR, LLC.

ElevateHer held our first women’s leadership and networking event at Cafe Anna at the Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA).  Over 100 women attended and expressed interest in a variety of topic areas for future discussion.  The event was organized and sponsored by Heidi Tringe and Erica Hare.