POMEROY GROUP presents CONNECT! 2023

POMEROY GROUP presents
CONNECT!
Hosted by NENAS

FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY FORUM
APPRECIATION, AWARDS AND FUNDRAISING DINNER
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023

Join us in October for a special day of connections, networking, and celebrations!
Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre, Fort St. John

We invite anyone who is looking to improve their working relationships
with First Nations Communities to attend.

THE FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY FORUM
(Limited seating available)
• Cultivate and engage in meaningful community connections between our
local and regional industry partners and our First Nations communities.
• Provide our First Nations communities and industry partners an opportunity
to discuss what a meaningful connection consists of, and what steps industry
can take to establish this relationship.
• Offer numerous opportunities for industry partners
and First Nations Community members to connect one-on-one.
• NEW this year – we’ve added a Hospitality Room that will be available
throughout the day where attendees can gather, network and relax
during breaks.

THE APPRECIATION, AWARDS AND FUNDRAISING DINNER
Our celebrations begin with a Cocktail Party. the Appreciation
and Awards presentation will follow, then Dinner and entertainment.
Throughout, shop for hand-made items in our Indigenous Marketplace,
peruse and bid on items in our wonderful Silent Auction,
and support our 50/50 Ticket Draw.

All proceeds from the evening will go to the NENAS Sponsorship Program,
which funds initiatives such as:
ELDERS
Lac St Anne Pilgrimage, Elders Provincial Wellness Retreat, Elders Cultural Camp
YOUTH
Land-Based Activities, Youth Camps, Hockey/Baseball Camps, Youth Drumming Club
CULTURAL/COMMUNITY
Rodeos, Pemmican Days, Cultural Day, West Mo Days, Moose Camps, Tea Dances
URBAN COMMUNITY
Pow Wows, National Aboriginal Day, MMIW Red Dress Day, National Truth and Reconciliation Day,
Right to Play, Youth Club, Elders Programming