International Women’s Day bus trip to New York City

The Women’s Leadership Alliance, a committee of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, invites everyone to join forces for International Women’s Day and celebrate with a bus trip to New York City on Thursday, March 8.
 
The full-day trip will give attendees an opportunity to unite in solidarity, listen to presentations, and tour popular and relevant exhibits. The International Women’s Day theme in 2018 is “Press for Progress: Empowering Women’s Voices”.
 
A private bus will leave from the Poughkeepsie Galleria. Registration begins at 7:30 A.M.., with the bus leaving promptly at 8 A.M.. Attendees will be given an exact location to meet. The first stop is the New York State Women’s Suffrage Commission at the Lieutenant Governor’s Office to hear from Barbara Rocha Williams, Executive Director. Next will be the New York Historical Society’s Center for Women’s History to explore the untold stories of women. This will include a private tour and a viewing of “We Rise,” a film narrated by Meryl Streep that puts women at the center of political thought and action that reshaped the country in the early 20th century. The bus is scheduled to arrive back in Poughkeepsie around 6:30 P.M..
 
Attendees will also have an opportunity to vote for the 2018 Nonprofit of the Year, which will benefit from the resources the WLA can provide as well as fundraising efforts at events throughout the year. Candidates this year are Family Services, Astor Services, and Hudson River Housing.
 
Cost of the trip is $50 per person, and includes round-trip bus transportation, museum admission, a private guided tour, and a box lunch. Registration and payment in advance is required by March 2. Anyone canceling after that or no-shows will be charged the full amount.
 
Complete event information, including a history of International Women’s Day celebrations and more, is available at wlahv.org. Thank you to our sponsors IBM, KeyBank, The Arc of Dutchess, Greystone Programs, Poughkeepsie Galleria, Rondout Savings Bank, and Royal Carting Service Company.