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NWFHG CONFERENCE JANUARY 25-26, 2025
Hosted by Wenatche Applarians
Hilton Garden Inn, Wenatchee WA

Key Note Speaker, Dr. Gene Sharratt

Dr. Sharratt has over 15 years of executive leadership recruitment with public, private, and non-profit

organizations. His most recent work is focused on developing high performance teams, based on the foundation

of trust and authentic leadership principles.

Conference Agenda:

Friday, January 24, 2025

1pm-6pm: Registration Hotel Lobby Hilton Garden Inn

25 N. Worthen Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801

6pm: Meet your Applarian Host in hotel lobby for dinner at their home.

(Dinner will be provided at the home of one of our Applarians.)

Saturday, January 25, 2025 in River Front Room A at the Hilton Garden Inn

Saturday, January 25, 2025

8am-9am - Breakfast

9am-10am - Session 1 - Ice Breaker

Leadership Styles, Working with Your Board Members: Linda Herald

10am-10:15am -Break/Beverage Service

10:15am-11am -Session 2

Marketing & Sponsorship: Darci Christopherson

11am-11:45am - Session 3

Working With Local Media/Social Media: Dave Herald & Allie Jordan

12pm-1pm - Lunch

1:30pm-2:30pm -Gene Sharratt, Keynote Speaker

Session 4

How Do You Grow Your Group: Membership & Retention: Jim Adamson

2:30pm-3pm - Break

3pm-4pm - Session 5

Burning Questions: Learn From Others & Critique of Last Year's Festivals

4pm-5pm - Session 6

Business Meeting & Promote Your Festival!

5:30pm - No Host Group Dinner

Pybus Market

Cost: $125.00 per person

Lodging & Meeting located at the Wenatchee Hilton Garden Inn, 25 N. Worthern Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801

Guestroom Rates are $139.00, Single/Double, plus tax. For Reservations Call: 1-800-HILTONS

Or Online at:

On line under Special Rates put in the Group Code: 90X. By phone give them the group code 90X.

To guarantee your group rate, please make your reservation prior to

December 25, 2024.

This conference is open to members in good standing with the current member festivals of NWFHG only.