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Blue Ridge | CONVERGE: Leadership Conference

September 25, 2026 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)

Description

CONVERGE is designed to highlight and connect LGBTQ+ advocates across Western North Carolina in many forms: organizers, artists, small business owners, nonprofit leaders, faith leaders, elected officials, young advocates, and community builders. 
CONVERGE is not an afternoon of sitting in rows and listening to presentations after presentations. Instead, it is intentionally movement-based, rather than being stagnant, in the equine sanctuary- Missed Path Sanctuary. 
This interactive format gives you an opportunity to organically ask questions, exchange ideas, discover resources, and build relationships that can continue long after the event ends. 
Across North Carolina, LGBTQ+ people and allies are building businesses, leading organizations, creating art, advocating for their communities, serving their neighbors. All of this leads to CONVERGE, where the pinnacle of change begins.  
Event Details: 
🏔️Date: Friday, September 25th Time: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
🏔️Location: Missed Path Sanctuary
🏔️Your registration includes:

🔴Admission to the complete four-hour CONVERGE experience

🟢Interactive conversations with regional and statewide leaders

🟣Guided networking with attendees from across Western North Carolina

🔵Opportunities to discover organizations, initiatives, and community resources

🟡Catered food 

🟠Live DJ entertainment 

🟤 The opportunity to request a place in a limited-capacity equine leadership workshop

Optional Equine Leadership Experiences
Attendees will also have an opportunity to participate in one of two limited-capacity equine leadership workshops facilitated by the team at Missed Path Sanctuary. These small-group experiences will explore leadership, communication, trust, and collaboration through guided work with the sanctuary’s horses.
The workshops will take place during portions of the featured-leader conversations. Participation is optional; advance reservations will be required, and availability will be limited. Additional workshop descriptions and reservation instructions will be announced soon.
Space is limited. Register today and be part of the first Blue Ridge CONVERGE.

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Contact Information

Carolinas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce
Name: Abby Mederos
Phone: 704-837-4050 ext. 7102
Email: admin@clgbtcc.org
Details: Macgregor VanBeurden, m.vanbeurden@clgbtcc.org
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