New Gathering Location for 2012
Confirmed Dates: 21, 22, 23 September, 2012
We, the Men of The Leadership Council, are excited and pleased to announced the selection of Camp Round Meadow in the near Thurmont, Maryland as the setting of our 2012 Chesapeake Men's Gathering!
is a group camp featuring 4 dorms sleeping 30 men and youth each and a dining hall seating 120 people. Additional facilities include a gym with a basketball court and wooden floor, a small outdoor gazebo, and a conference room.
We cordially invite men 20 and older, and boys and youth with men, to join us at our Gathering the weekend of Friday through Sunday, September 21, 22, & 23, 2012.
Do you have questions about the Gathering? Please connect with info@menswork.org.
We invite you to join us for the 22nd Annual Chesapeake Men's Gathering. Established in 1990, this powerful weekend retreat has brought together thousands of men to share our dreams, discuss our challenges, and rediscover the fire that motivates us and drives our lives. Men of all ages and walks of life are welcome.
During the weekend we take time to deeply explore and celebrate what it means to be man. We ask important and tough questions, have fun, enjoy camaraderie and experience true and genuine connection to other men. This is an opportunity for deep personal growth and spiritual renewal. It is a place to celebrate all that it means to be a man.
We ask only one thing....that you bring your passion, wisdom and most authentic self.
Registration will open on or about June 1, 2012. To receive more information and a personal notification when registration is open now!
Your contact information will remain completely confidential. We will not share or sell your information with any other parties.
This year's theme is "Living with Unreasonable Hopefulness and Optimism." Positive emotions like joy, love, courage, compassion, and gratitude nourish us. They allow us to flourish, creating an inner state where we can consistently bring our best selves to any endeavor. Our weekend will focus on how we can have more positivity, hopefulness and optimism in our lives.
If you are interested in being part of a community of powerful and authentic men seeking to become their best selves and make a difference in the world, then this is the place for you. We come together in friendship and for personal growth, connection, sharing of our gifts, all in a beautiful and natural setting. Boys ages 5 and older, in the guardianship of a man, are welcome.
"When my son was born I got to thinking, 'Where can I go where my son will have other supportive men to mentor him? I can't do this by myself!' I remembered hearing about the Men's Gathering and decided to take my son when he turned 5. He's now 13, and not only has he wanted to go back every year since, but I've found it's just as important to me! Nowhere else have we found such an amazing community of genuine, supportive men who really care."
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Do you have some ideas? Are you passionate about men's work?
Some ways that men could get involved include:
And finally, don't let financial circumstances keep you away - scholarships and work exhanges are available.
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