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Dear friends,
I hope you are all thriving and enjoying life. It's my pleasure to share with you some of the exciting developments of 2017 so far:
- We're collaborating with Haverford College to offer intercollegiate workshops for first-generation college students this spring.
- We're co-founding a new non-profit called the Collective Success Network to build a community of professionals to support disadvantaged college students.
- Mindful Mondays start again on March 20!
- We just made our very first Calm Clarity video overview.
- Calm Clarity will hold our first Weekend Retreat on the Main Line on May 20-21.
Here are the details:
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1. Public Talk at Haverford College on March 22
This talk on "transforming adversity into growth and social impact" will kick off an intercollegiate workshop series aimed at serving disadvantaged college students. We are very grateful to DDI - Development Dimensions International - for sponsoring this event series through our Buy-1-Give-1 Program.
The talk is free and open to the public. Registration is requested.
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A message from our sponsor to students:
"For over 45 years, the associates at Development Dimensions International (DDI) have dedicated themselves to equipping leaders to motivate and inspire those around them to achieve challenging personal and organization goals.
We believe that leadership is an intensely human undertaking that requires mastery of self before one can hope to have a positive impact on others. The Calm Clarity workshop will provide you with a deeper understanding of how your mind works so you can act intentionally to be your best self. This is the foundation upon which all leadership success is built.
It’s been our privilege to collaborate with Calm Clarity to make this program available to Haverford College students. We hope that you realize valuable self-insights and enhance your ability to have a positive impact on those around you, just as we did when we participated in a similar workshop."
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2. Rallying professionals to support low-income students at a larger scale
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According to the Notebook, only 10% of high school students in Philadelphia get a college degree, but 24% enroll in college. This means 6 out 10 of these students drop out of college, most likely with student loans but no degree. Many of these students struggle because they don't have role models and mentors who can support them.
To address this issue, we are now co-founding the Collective Success Network, a platform for professionals to pay-it-forward by mentoring and supporting disadvantaged students to navigate college and life beyond. This initiative is a collaboration between professionals and student leaders, many of whom are Calm Clarity College Scholars courageously stepping up to champion the needs of low-income students.
Please join us.
We especially invite all professionals who have overcome adversity to share the lessons they learned in their own journey with students facing similar challenges today.
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3. Mindful Mondays are back!
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Tired of starting your week with manic Mondays?
Ready for a change?
Mindful Mondays is a monthly event series to help folks unplug and de-stress, hosted at CultureWorks (1315 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA). The aim is to create a calm oasis in Center City for professionals to rejuvenate and center themselves in the present moment.
Mindful Mondays is a collaboration between Mentally Fit Philly, CultureWorks, Calm Clarity, and the Inner Strength Foundation to enrich the larger community in Philadelphia by sharing the benefits of mindfulness.
Sessions are FREE and open to the public. All levels welcome and no experience necessary. Registration is requested.
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4. Calm Clarity's first video overview
We just created a new animation to share our story and the key concepts of the Calm Clarity program. Please check it out!
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5. Experience Brain 3.0
Our March retreat is nearly sold out. In May, we'll hold our first retreat on the Main Line at Sweet Pose in Paoli, PA. See details in the poster below.
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What Calm Clarity Clients Are Saying
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- "My senior executives and I found Due's mindful leadership training very inspirational. Her powerful personal story touched all of us, and her faithfulness to the science impressed a very tough crowd (including the past president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists).”
~Robert Kreider, President and CEO, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
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- "I am fully supportive of Calm Clarity and the many great things it can do in many different channels. We believe the construct is easily understandable, practical and intuitive."
~George Brooks, Americas Leader for Ernst & Young People Advisory Services
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- “Engaging. Inspiring. These are just two words to describe Due Quach’s Mindful Leadership Program."
~Melissa Govette, Vice President, M&T Bank
Would you like to bring the benefits of Calm Clarity to your organization?
Please email Due at due@calmclarity.org.
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If you are unable to join a retreat, please consider making a donation to help us serve first-generation low-income college students.
- $300 sponsors 1 College Scholar to attend a Weekend Retreat Program in Philadelphia.
- $1,000 sponsors approximately 4 College Scholars to attend a Weekend Retreat Program in Philadelphia.
- $3,000 sponsors Calm Clarity to collaborate with an educational institution to offer a workshop for disadvantaged students (depending on venue capacity, this event could serve over 100 students)
Please note: This link will take you to a PayPal page for our fiscal sponsor CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia, who will then allocate your donation to Calm Clarity.
If you prefer to donate by check:
Please write checks to Calm Clarity of CultureTrust
Mail to: Trust Director, ATTN: Calm Clarity of CultureTrust,
1315 Walnut St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Let's join together for Collective Success!
Thank you for your continued support!
All the best,
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