Accommodations: Nonprofit Organizations Bed & Breakfast Services
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Several nonprofit organizations in and around Ithaca have made arrangements with their members to open their private homes to guests of graduating Cornell students. Breakfast is included with the room. All proceeds go to the organization. Please contact directly as noted below.
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
Benefits the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra operations.
$120 per room per night. Complete houses available. Limited availability.
Call: Kay Pung, 607-257-3931
Write: Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
116 North Cayuga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Email: kpung@twcny.rr.com
EcoVillage at Ithaca
Benefits EcoVillage's educational work on environmental sustainability
$150 per room per night. 3-night minimum. Limited availability.
Email: sherri@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us (email preferred)
Call: Sherri Ellis, 607-277-6515
Write: Sherri Ellis
232 Rachel Carson Way
Ithaca, NY 14850
Friendship Donations
Benefits hunger programs in Ithaca and surrounding area communities
$1150-$1650, 2-4 bedroom homes available. 3-night minimum. Limited availability.
Call: Dr. Sarah Pines, 607-272-6758
Write: Dr. Pines
EcoVillage
110 Rachel Carson Way
Ithaca, NY 14850
Email: spines@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us
Ithaca Community Choruses
Benefits the Ithaca Community Choruses operations.
$130 per night for double room. Singles available. 2-night minimum. Limited availability.
Call: Diana Nathanielsz, 607-257-6765
Write: Diana Nathanielsz
203 East Upland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Email: dnathani@twcny.rr.com
NYS Baroque
Benefit New York State's orchestra of original instruments.
$200 per double room per night; $100 per single room per night. 2-night minimum. Limited availability.
Email: info@nysema.com (email preferred)
Call: Heather Miller Lardin, Artistic Director, 607-272-9093
Write: Heather Miller Lardin
NYS Baroque
1220 Mecklenburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies
Accommodations in private homes in the Ithaca area.
Benefits the North American seat of the personal monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
$150 per double occupancy per night; $100 per single per night. 3-night minimum.
Call: Namgyal Institute, 607-273-0739
Write: Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies
412 North Aurora Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Email: office@namgyal.org
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Contact Information
Office of Commencement Events
B13 Day Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
(607) 255-9541
Email: commencement@cornell.edu