Keep your team motivated and engaged with an Executive Leadership retreat at LaKota Oaks! Conveniently located just 20 minutes from Westchester County and 45 minutes from NYC, LaKota Oaks is situated on 66 secluded acres of rolling hills, sweeping lawns, and scenic ponds in the heart of Fairfield County.

The perfect location to both recharge and connect, this retreat package allows the flexibility to craft a retreat specific to your objectives.

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Includes "Day Meeting Package" - with meeting room, dedicated meeting planner, refreshments, lunch at restaurant - Market 32, basic AV

100% of your contribution for this auction item benefits the Grace Farms Fund.

Embark on a guided tour through the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, located on a beautiful woodland site in Bethany, Connecticut. Led by Albers educator Fritz Horstman, this tour will provide a personalized introduction to the story and masterworks of renowned artists and educators, Josef and Anni Albers. An extraordinary opportunity to learn about the aesthetics and philosophical principals that influenced their works and lives!

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Private tour for up to 10 people, led by Albers educator Fritz Horstman.

100% of your contribution for this auction item benefits the Grace Farms Fund.

Enjoy a private tour of Dia:Beacon, one of the largest exhibition spaces in the country for modern and contemporary art. This curator-led tour will focus on Dia:Beacon's sustainable approach to utilizing natural light to showcase artwork and their pioneering conversion of a former industrial building for the installation of contemporary art, a practice that has now been widely adopted by museums and galleries internationally.

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Private tour of Dia:Beacon for up to 12 guests.

100% of your contribution for this auction item benefits the Grace Farms Fund.

A worthy foray for anyone seeking a break from crowded city streets, overbooked schedules, and digital routines! This getaway package combines the best of Fairfield County lodging with an exclusive, private tour of Grace Farms' award-winning River building. Head out for your countryside getaway on a Friday and spend an evening enjoying luxury amenities at GrayBarns, including expansive soaking tubs, in-room Nespresso and SMEG appliances, Frette linens, NEST thermostats, and Cote Bastide beauty products.

Awake refreshed to explore Grace Farms with Andrew Klemmer, president and founder of the consulting firm Paratus Group and an essential part of the team that helped develop Grace Farms. Klemmer will share the "making of" the River building designed by SANAA, including construction and design sustainability decisions that resulted in a LEED accreditation. Klemmer is also a member of the Grace Farms Foundation Architecture + Construction Working Group.

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• Tour and lodging are subject to availability.
• GrayBarns stay is redeemable during the weekdays only, excluding holidays.

When life is in constant motion, we welcome you to discover stillness during a mindfulness weekend retreat at Copper Beech Institute. Copper Beech teaches mindfulness practice and contemplative wisdom to inspire purposeful living, awaken potential for compassionate action, and encourage greater connection in how we relate to one another and our interconnected world. This retreat will incorporate a variety of instructional and practice methods such as sitting and walking meditation, journaling, and home practice.

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Includes 6 meals, accommodations, and transformative learning with a master teacher.

100% of your contribution for this auction item benefits the Grace Farms Fund.

Complement your fitness or mindfulness practice with a 10-class yoga pack at Sarawati's Yoga Joint (SYJ) in Norwalk, CT. Offering class for both beginners and advanced practitioners, SYJ help individuals work towards fostering self-realization and harmony with nature.

100% of your contribution for this auction item benefits the Grace Farms Fund.

Made from bees collecting fragrant nectar from orange blossoms from Central Florida, this fruity and incredibly aromatic, artisanal honey from Savannah Bee adds dimension to food and drink, and is particularly good for baking

This 20oz flute jar of Orange Blossom Savannah Bee honey comes in a beautiful gift box and serves as an elegant gift for any occasion. Also included in this set is Bee's Wrap, an all-natural wrap for food storage. Made out of cloth and coated in beeswax, this reusable food storage alternative will fill your house with the pleasant, honey-like aroma of beeswax.

Savannah Bee Company is committed to living symbiotically with nature and invests in a number of educational and STEM projects focused on fostering stewardship of the natural environment.