BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250903T120000Z DTEND:20250903T124500Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:LIFT Book Club: 9/3/25-8am DESCRIPTION:Leadership & Inspiration for Trailblazers (LIFT) is a women's networking group that focuses on the core values of Empowerment\, Education\, Connection\, Inspiration\, and Inclusion of our WNY community. We welcome you to engage with this group to find self discovery and contribution to your professional journey. The mission is to support professional women so they can succeed.\n\n \n\nLIFT Book Club: Each session is limited to 12 seats\n\n\n\nBook Choice:\n\n"The Art of Gathering" by Priya Parker\n\n\n\nParticipants would be required to borrow or purchase their own Book or eBook from any notable retailer.\n\nMost sessions are VIRTUAL. The link will be emailed prior to session start.\n\n\n\nThe final session on Wednesday\, November 12th\, will be in-person\, at the Amherst Chamber of Commerce at 12pm for ALL sessions to review and conclude the readings. Lunch will be served.\n\n\n\n8:00am Session Facilitator: Lauren Schellinger\, Impressia Bank\n\n Time: 8:00-8:45am\n Date: Bi Weekly Virtual Wednesdays: 9/3/2025\, 9/17/2025\, 10/1/2025\, 10/15/2025\, 10/29/2025\, 11/12/2025\n End Lunch Joint Session: In person at Amherst Chamber at 12:00pm on 11/12/2025\n\nLearn more about "The Art of Gathering"\n\nThe Art of Gathering\, by Priya Parker\n\nIn this highly acclaimed best seller\, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive and they don't have to be. At a time when coming together is more important than ever\, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful\, memorable experiences\, large and small\, for work and for play.\n\n\nPRIYA PARKER works to help people create collective meaning in their lives through gatherings. She is a master facilitator\, strategic advisor\, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters\, and the host and executive producer of the New York Times podcast\, Together Apart. Trained in the field of conflict resolution\, Parker has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world\, southern Africa\, and India. She studied organizational design at M.I.T.\, public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School\, and political and social thought at the University of Virginia. She lives with her husband and two children in Brooklyn\, NY. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;>\;
\nLeadership &\; Inspiration for Trailblazers (LIFT) \;is a women'\;s networking group that focuses on the core values of Empowerment\, Education\, Connection\, Inspiration\, and Inclusion of our WNY community. We welcome you to engage with this group to find self discovery and contribution to your professional journey. \;The mission is to support professional women so they can succeed.
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\nLIFT Book Club: Each session is limited to 12 seats
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\nBook Choice:
\n"\;The Art of Gathering"\; by Priya Parker
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\nParticipants would be required to borrow or purchase their own Book or eBook from any notable retailer.
\nMost sessions are VIRTUAL. The link will be emailed prior to session start.
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\nThe final session on Wednesday\, November 12th\, will be in-person\, at the Amherst Chamber of Commerce at 12pm for ALL sessions to review and conclude the readings. \;Lunch will be served.
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\n8:00am Session Facilitator: Lauren Schellinger\, Impressia Bank\n\nLearn more about "\;The Art of Gathering"\;\n\n

The Art of Gathering\, by Priya Parker

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In this highly acclaimed best seller\, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive &mdash\; and they don'\;t have to be. At a time when coming together is more important than ever\, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful\, memorable experiences\, large and small\, for work and for play.
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\nPRIYA PARKER \;works to help people create collective meaning in their lives through gatherings. She is a master facilitator\, strategic advisor\, acclaimed author of \;The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters\, \;and the host and executive producer of the \;New York Times \;podcast\, \;Together Apart. Trained in the field of conflict resolution\, Parker has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world\, southern Africa\, and India. She studied organizational design at M.I.T.\, public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School\, and political and social thought at the University of Virginia. She lives with her husband and two children in Brooklyn\, NY.
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