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Press ReleaseTrinity Conference Center to Give Away One-Night Complete Meeting StayOne nonprofit will win full grant for up to 40 peopleWEST CORNWALL, Conn., Sept. 12, 2007 -- Nonprofit organizations are typically short on those two precious commodities, money and time. Now Trinity Conference Center (http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/center), a service of New York City's historic Trinity Church/St. Paul's Chapel (http://www.trinitywallstreet.org), has announced a way for one nonprofit to have a little more of both: The Center will give away a complete meeting plan grant for up to 40 people for one night or 20 people for two nights.Tucked away in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains on 500 acres along Connecticut's Housatonic River, the Trinity Conference Center offers amenities and meeting services rivaling those of the world's most sought-after conference and retreat centers. The main building houses 27 comfortably furnished single or double guest rooms, each with its own private bathroom. Four cottages offer another 14 rooms. The dining room serves three gourmet buffet meals daily, with food choices available for any dietary restriction. Coffee breaks are provided throughout the day. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the main building; most rooms have back-up dial-up access. The library, which offers secular and spiritual books as well as VHS tapes, has an iMac and ports available for hardwired high-speed cable access. In between meetings, visitors can enjoy nature walks along the river, walk the labyrinth, work out in the exercise room, play billiards, ping pong or table games, or relax in front of one of the facility's fireplaces. Trinity Conference Center holds special appeal for environmental nonprofits. According to environmental education group Second Nature, "Wendy and Jon Denn, directors of Trinity Conference Center, have given much thought to the ecological impact of their facilities. They have made important decisions regarding the products used and the amount of energy and water consumed at Trinity." Those decisions include upgrading the Center's kitchen with energy-efficient appliances; washing laundry with phosphate-free detergent; prohibiting the use of synthetic chemicals or pesticides; re-seeding lawns with a more durable species of grass, reducing the need to irrigate and mow; landscaping with native plants; composting; serving red meat only upon request; providing recycling bins, and more. A full explanation of Trinity Conference Center's environmental policies is available at http://trinitywallstreet.org/center/footprint.html. To be eligible to win the grant, any interested 501(c)(3) nonprofit must use the form at http://trinitywallstreet.org/center/datecheck.html to check on available dates for its meeting or conference; once it has found a suitable date, it will receive a grant for one-third to one-half off the market rates at a comparable for-profit conference center. The grant must be locked in by contract with Trinity Retreat Center by December 31, 2007; the winner will be notified by January 15, 2008. To learn more about Trinity Conference Center, or to schedule a meeting at the facility, visit http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/center. Contact: Jonathan Denn Trinity Conference Center Tel: 860-672-1000 ext. 260 Fax: 860-672-6968 trinitycenter@optonline.net http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/center/datecheck.html |
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