Get Together A curated dinner party that went virtual without losing its purpose 🍴Lennon Flowers and Carla Fernandez of The Dinner Party
The Dinner Party is a worldwide community of 20- and 30-somethings who have each experienced the loss of a loved one. “We know what it’s like to lose someone and we aren’t afraid to talk about it,” their website states.
Before the pandemic more than 400 Dinner Party tables were regularly meeting in nearly 100 cities around the world. Carla and Lennon share in this episode how they have through the age old practice of breaking bread, Dinner Partiers are transforming life after loss from an isolating experience into one marked by community support, candid conversation, and forward movement.
When COVID-19 arrived in March, in-person dinner parties were no longer an option and the organization made a shift to video calls. Since then, they have added 70 new tables and launched a buddy program.
On Friday November 20, 2020 Bailey and Kevin of People & Company host a live interview with Carla Fernandez, co-founder, and Mary Horn, community manager, at The Dinner Party to learn about how the community has transformed since the pandemic.
- Who: You! Leaders, community builders and other people navigating how to bring your people together.
- What: Following the live, 30-minute interview, we’ll have a town hall discussion to learn from each other’s responses to the pandemic.
- When: Friday November 20th 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM PT / 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM ET
- Where: Private Zoom listening room
- How much: $15 to register.
$5 from every ticket donated to The Dinner Party to support their mission to transform life after loss.