Planning Your Outdoor Event
Welcome !!! An adventure at the Sanctuary can be an amazing birthday party, a revitalizing health journey, a romantic wedding, a blazing bonfire, an in-depth learning experience, a corporate event, or a sacred sojourn in the beauty of nature next to a 1½ acre pond surrounded by 10 ½ acres of woods, open spaces and lots of love.
For those traveling from out of town, we also offer an AirB&B for up to 11 people. Using a little coziness and some creativity we can extend this to 25+ people and can schedule more people at a local hotel.
You come to the Sanctuary to find peace, inspiration, and empowerment, imbued with a sense of adventure. Each time you come you are encouraged to make decisions that can transform your life and change the world.
Your adventure can happen with as few as ten or as many as 50-100+ friends, family, and coworkers. Costs range from $100 to well over $1000 for a 3-5+ hour experience. You can have a catered or un-catered event. Your Sanctuary experience establishes an altruistic membership that gives you future discounts and supports others. You will want to learn more about our transforming Success Journey, memberships, and programs.
Questions to Plan Your Event
Approximately how many
people do you expect?
10-20 21-30
31-50 51-120
What are the benefits of sharing and doing things
on our own?
Do you want catering?
Is parking available?
Yes / No
Can I Get a Refund?
Yes / No
What kind of experience would you like to plan?
Fund Raising | Sacred Sojourn | Airb&b Visit | Finding Peace & Something Else
10-100+ Pricing
Up to 10 Catered Non Member $200 to $300
Guests: Catered Member $150 to $250
Not Catered $100
You share with other groups or pay a $700 exclusive fee.
Limited parking available.
Double the value for 11-20 guests = $200-$600.
21-30 Catered Non-Member $450 to $650+
Guests: Catered Member $350 to $550+
Not Catered Non-Member $275
Not Catered Member $225
You share with other groups or pay a $500 exclusive fee.
Free parking for 15 cars. $15/car above 15.
31-50: Catered Non-Member $700 to $1200+
Catered Member $625 to $1050+
Not Catered Non-Member $475
Not Catered Member $350
You have an exclusive area. You might receive up to a $400 discount if willing to share. Free parking for 20 cars. $12/car 20-40 cars. $15/car
above 40.
51-120: Catered Non Member $1400 to $2880
Catered Member $1250 to $2520
Not Catered Non Member $1150
Not Catered Member $850
You are exclusive. Free parking for 40 cars. $15/car above 40.
Amazing Birthday Party
Your amazing birthday party could also be a graduation party, a trip into nature with your employees or schoolmates, a corporate event, a family outing, or any gathering where you share fun activities, a little time in the woods by a pond, and a chance to just relax.
We have immediately available a bonfire area, a trampoline, one or more bounce houses, nature walks, a large barbeque smoker, a variety of games and mini adventures, and a very creative imagination, which we hope you share also. We are planning an outdoor climbing wall and a labyrinth. As a member and volunteer participant, you can participate in building the climbing wall, labyrinth, or perhaps something you suggest.
We anticipate building a year-round greenhouse, aquaponics space and may have some animals in the future. We look forward to creating an adventure you will remember. Then you will return at a discount because your first adventure established your membership.
We can put up tents for the rain, house up to 30 people in our Studio or 50+ people at the Sanctuary Studio. We have a total of seven venue areas. We can cater your event or you can bring your own food. Use the 10-50+ Pricing for your event.
Revitalizing Health Journey
Among our leaders are Reiki Masters, licensed massage therapists, hypnotists, sound therapists, an acupuncture therapist, an auricular therapist, Human Journey conductors, yoga masters, and other health practitioners. Warren is a former Certified Alcoholism Counselor and a current The Human Journey conductor. You may have skills that improve people’s health and life span or know of people who do. You may seek to stop smoking, lose weight, exercise, eat vegetarian, or …. Tell us about what you would like to accomplish. Let’s see what we can put together.
We have a studio which can house up to 30 people for this kind of event. We can put up tents for the rain. We are open to your suggestions. You probably will use the 10-50+ pricing, but may combine this pricing with other costs to cover the cost of the health practitioner.
Financial Planning / Investing Strategies
Warren is a former Certified Financial Planner, Registered Investment Advisor, and stockbroker. He has managed a multi-billion dollar portfolio for one of America’s largest banks. He ran his own stock brokerage and registered investment advisory firm, Amerivestor Associates Inc. In his own portfolio, he turned $300,000 into $450,000 in approximately 1 ½ years after his former wife died. He is creating a Stock Tracker program based on the process he uses for his investing.
Warren teaches a series of financial planning courses based on Chimorel’s Step-by-step financial planning. These courses are available as part of your 735 Plan Lifetime membership and can be taught separately as a Sanctuary event.
You may be part of or want to form an investment club and hold meetings at the Sanctuary. You may have a speaker who would like to provide advice at a Sanctuary event. You can use the studio or a tent. Your event can be catered or not catered. You can use the 10-50+ Pricing or Warren will hold meetings for 10+ 735 Plan members as part of their membership. To learn more call 614-885-0000.
The Human Journey is a little like a board game and a lot like a three-act play. It supports you, your family, and/or an intimate group of six people to feel more connected. You might think of the Journey as a storyboard of your life or as a plant growing from its roots, to the stem, to the flowers.
For many people, the Human Journey may be a persuasive first step into Chimorel’s life-altering strategies. Our fee for your family or an intimate group also creates an Action Planning membership. This membership opens the door to funding a $2500 to $25,000 Special Project. The decisions you make can create an incredible transformation in your life, the life of your family or in the group with which you take your Human Journey.
$450-$350/6 = $75 to slightly less than $60. $60/4 hours is $15/hr for a powerful experience that starts each person on their way to real transformation. You indeed can become the master of your destiny, but each person must do the work and develop the mindset to make it real.
The cost is $350-450 for six people. It can include a potluck meal and will probably be held at the Studio, but it could be held elsewhere, even via Zoom if your family is in different parts of the country. Being able to look into each other’s eyes, however, is more powerful than a Zoom meeting. Click the link above to learn more.
Romantic Wedding
“This marriage is going to last,” of course. So let’s plan an inspiring, romantic wedding that will lead to a lifelong partnership. There are a great many details to consider. Click the Romantic Wedding link to begin to explore the details and plan your wedding. Chimorel’s wedding venues can easily accommodate 25 to 100 people.
We offer a comprehensive wedding planning service, in-depth, marriage planning, and can be your pastor/officiant. So let’s begin by asking three important questions. We answer these questions and support your wedding planning at the link above.
Do you want an inspiring, romantic place in nature to start your life together,
a church wedding or an indoor setting?
Inspiring in Nature | Church Wedding | Indoor Setting
How many people do you intend to invite? It is possible that everyone you invite may not be
able to come, so approximately how many people do you think will attend?
25 | 50 | 100 | 150+
You will need a budget as you plan for your wedding, even if cost is no significant concern.
So what is your budget for the entire wedding? We will work with you to stay within
your budget.
<$2k | $2k | $5k | $10k | $15k | $25k+
Chimorel is the perfect one-stop shop for your wedding, reception, and 1-3+ night stay for 9-11 people. We offer an inspiring outdoor setting by a 1 ½ pond on 10 ½ acres with woods and clearings. We can host your wedding at any one of seven sites on our grounds.
We will support your planning at our sites. We can support your planning at other sites as well. If your budget is tight, we will show you many ways to reduce costs with us and elsewhere. We offer a comprehensive planning package and can be your wedding planner. There are many details. We will show you the ones you can skip and work with you to keep your costs under your budget. Click the link above to begin to learn about costs, planning, and many services.
Click the link above to see pictures of previous bonfires and a brief story. You will visit our Sanctuary page. Scroll down to the bonfire story. Feel free to explore some of the other experiences we have had and plan at the Sanctuary.
Bonfires are typically part of some other experience. You might plan a potluck starting around 4 or 5 pm with a wide variety of activities. Then as dusk begins to fall we light the fire. Sometimes we have fire spinning, flame eating, dancers, singing and/or storytelling. S’mores and hot dogs go well. We always appoint two or more fire watchers to keep the kids safe and to watch for sparks. At the end of the evening, a team of participants douse the flames and put the fire out. A bonfire can be a perfect ending to your romantic wedding just before you walk back to our Airbnb for your honeymoon night.
In-depth Learning Experience
Your company may want to hold a training experience for its employees. Your scientific team may want to schedule some time away from work to think through the details of a project you are working on, then add to the experience a little adventure or a chance to relax and find some peace. You may want to host a small conference or training for the kids in your classroom in a natural setting. Start with the 10-50+ Pricing. Other costs may be added according to your needs.
Fund Raising, Auction, Yard Sale, Etc.
An auction, yard sale, or other fundraising event can be held at the Sanctuary or another site of your choice. Part of our events will be ongoing opportunities to raise funds for Special Projects and nonprofit affiliates. You should plan to raise a minimum of $50,000 (250 people at $200/person) using both online and on-site auctions. You could raise more than $1 million (5000 people at $250/ person).
Sacred Sojourn
You come to the Sanctuary to find peace, inspiration, and empowerment. Each time you come we encourage you to make decisions that can transform your life and change the world. Seeking enlightenment, letting God in, walking in the woods, sitting by the pond, and gazing into a bonfire’s flames are all part of this experience.
If you come to the Sanctuary, all of these things can happen without planning them out. … and then you can actually plan a Sacred Sojourn of meditation, prayer, religious experience, and spiritual encounter. We conduct periodic experiences you can attend or you can create your own experience.
We have three bedrooms and other alternatives to host 11 to perhaps 25 people. Our rates start at approximately $75/person/night and go up and down a little, depending on how many people visit, which alternatives you book, and a few other criteria.
Finding Peace, Transformation and Something Else
You may have a very creative imagination. We will listen. Then we will work with you to create an adventure that can create lasting memories and transformational experiences.
You come to the Sanctuary to find peace, inspiration, and empowerment, imbued with a sense of adventure. While you are here, you are encouraged to make decisions that can transform your life and change the world.
One of the decisions you might make is to use inclement weather to begin a transforma-tional experience. With eight memberships and more than 20 programs, you can step into a transformational journey at any point of your life. Each time you book an event part of your your fee creates an altruistic membership for you or someone you choose. That membership provides you future discounts at our events and for other services and opens the door to your transformational journey.
You can convert your Altruistic membership into an Action Planner membership and a Special Project. Your Special Project can enable you to fund a $2500 to $25,000 goal. A little inclement weather could create a real transformation in the lives of you and your family. You can create the transformation regardless of the weather.
Catering & Parking
Pearl can bring her many years running a home-style restaurant, Pearl’s Passions, to your event. You can hire your caterer. You can prepare your food using our large barbeque smoker and other equipment.
Food at an event can quickly add to the costs. There are many ways to reduce the food costs. We will work with you to keep costs within your budget.
Parking is a little tight. We can easily handle 50+ cars. There is parking across the street and more nearby that we can shuttle people from. We set a limit for free parking, based on the number of guests you expect. We make arrangements for paid parking above this limit.
Sharing & Doing Your Own Thing
As you get to know Chimorel better, you will begin to run into the phrase “We are all connected at a profoundly deep level….” Sometimes we add “… below the quark. What I do that hurts you, hurts me. What you do that supports me, strengthens you.”
So sharing, working together, and cooperating are a big part of what we do at the Sanctuary. Becoming aware of the profound impact of being truly connected happens when we share our thoughts and experiences with others. This is especially true when we break bread together, cook together, and walk around in a beautiful natural setting together.
Sharing rather, than excluding, can produce some significant cost advantages also. As you begin to plan your event, we will talk about sharing with you, especially if your numbers are less than 30 people and you are trying to stay within a tight budget.
The more you can do on your own the more you will save. Examples include: Cooking the basics by a group of friends, then catering the special items. Setting up your own shuttle service with a few friends who have large cars or vans. Helping with set up, take down & decorations. We will have many more suggestions.
Refund Policy, Rescheduling, & More
We use a Tentative Confirmed process that allows you to cancel during the Tentative stage and receive a full refund. Confirming means the reservation is fully paid for in advance, the details have been planned and we have both confirmed that you will host your wedding or other event at our facilities. Once you Confirm, we do not provide refunds, similar to many other venues. We so offer several unique alternatives, however.
Your tentative reservation can be canceled or rescheduled by us or by you. When someone else confirms the space you are considering, we can probably work something out at one of our seven venue spaces when you are ready to confirm. You can reschedule in the event of really severe inclement weather. You can create or donate to a life-altering Special Project. You can create one or more incredible memberships.
Rain and bad weather in an outdoor setting can certainly dampen a wonderful experience. Let’s look at the forecast as we plan your event. When inclement weather threatens your event, we will work together to schedule appropriately and to create an incredible experience.
Frequently, the rain stops and we just extend the time frame for your event and maybe change an activity or two. Using a bounce house on a warm rainy day is a lot of fun, so bring your swimsuits. Throwing snowballs and playing on the ice means bundling up and being careful.
We can get out of the rain in our 30-person Studio and under the 50+ Sanctuary Patio. We will put up tents as appropriate. We are developing several nearby alternative indoor facilities, as well. And yes, we can reschedule as needed, but rescheduling a special event is not something either of us wants to do.
We seek to provide a truly great experience whatever the weather. The experience starts in the planning and extends into the mindset we each bring to the experience. Let’s decide to have a fantastic experience, no matter what happens.
We intend to expand the Studio and will be building other indoor event facilities, but it takes a little time to get permits and put everything together. Becoming a member and getting involved in Chimorel’s transformation process moves the needle.