By Elihu Baver | Director, Evian III Student Leadership Conference
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Since my last project update report on this Conference was submitted it seems like the past 3 months have flown by in a flash as we all have been faced with re-engineering our lives from any semblance of the life we have known.
Projects and career plans we all have been working on which had a strategic plan attached and held promise have been turned upside down and rescheduling this Conference is no different. Although eliminating the always important face-to-face interactions where longstanding relationship bonds can be established, thankfully in this age of Technology and Zoom televideo Conference calls people from different locations (bringing together students from all over Europe and the world) can still convene and result in a meaningful and substantive educational event.
So the current plan is to maintain the many students engagements and relationships which I established last year and collect up what funds I can to host a televideo event which in reality is far less money to organize when you eliminate the whole travel and accommodation expenses. Students from around the world can still be brought together just in a modified manner which does not detract from the original hopes and intentions for the Conference however now a $40,000 event can be conceived and executed upon for significantly less.
Lord knows everyone is in conservation mode with their finances and the willingness to gain financial supporters for a project like this is more difficult than ever. Still I believe the desire to help others if even in a small way, or little by little, which has been the prevailing case, can still amount to making this event happen.
Understanding the huge educational benefit to many this Conference and its agenda can derive I am remaining optimistic and committed to it and I deeply appreciate your faith and confidence in me that soon this event will become a reality and a be another success (like the 80th Anniversary Historic WWII Plaque dedication event was) as was originally envisioned.
Strength and wishes for well being to everyone, Best Always,
Elihu
Director of the Évian III Student Educational Leadership Conference
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