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2023 Retreat Calendar

April 7-9, 2023
Apply by February 9, 2023
Indian Creek Lodge, Douglas City, CA

2023 Retreat Calendar

November 3-5, 2023
* Apply by August 24, 2023
Camp McDowell, Nauvoo, AL

2023 Retreat Calendar

Please apply to only one retreat.

April 21-23, 2023
*Apply by February 16, 2023
Camp Capers, Waring, TX

April 28-30, 2023
Young Women’s breast cancer retreat
This retreat is open only to women who are age 40 or younger who live in Texas.
*Apply by February 23, 2023
Private ranch, Terrell, TX

October 13-15, 2023
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer retreat
This retreat is open only to women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Texas.
*Apply by August 3, 2023
Camp Capers, Waring, TX

Please apply to only one retreat.

November 3-5, 2023
*Apply by August 24, 2023
Latham Springs, Aquilla, TX

Texas PANHANDLE
If you are a woman living in the Panhandle, you are eligible to apply for the New Mexico retreat, which may be more convenient.

2023 Retreat Calendar

May 5-7, 2023
*Apply by February 23, 2023
Smithgall Woods, Helen, GA

November 3-5, 2023
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer retreat
This retreat is for only women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in GA.
*Apply by August 24, 2023
Smithgall Woods, Helen, GA

2023 Retreat Calendar

October 27-29, 2023
*Apply by August 17, 2023
Wonder Valley Ranch Resort, Sanger, CA

2023 Retreat Calendar

October 27-29, 2023
*Apply by August 17, 2023
Lure Lodge, Lake Cumberland, Jamestown, KY

2023 Retreat Calendar

October 6-8, 2023
*Apply August 13, 2023
River Bend Ranch, Normandy, TN

2023 Retreat Calendar

October 20-22, 2023
* Apply by August 10, 2023
Cedarwood Lodge, Flippin, AR

2023 Retreat Calendar

Please apply to the one retreat (only) that is closer to you.

Northern New Jersey
October 13-15, 2023
*Apply by August 10, 2023  
Cross Roads Retreat Center, Port Murray, NJ

Southern New Jersey
October 6-8, 2023
*Apply by July 27, 2023
Sisters of Mercy Vacation House, Sea Isle City, NJ

2023 Stage IV Retreat Calendar

In 2016, Casting for Recovery launched a retreat program exclusively for women with Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer. Recognizing that women with advanced stage disease have specific needs, CfR has continued to expand their Stage IV retreats to serve more women. In 2023 there will be Stage IV retreats in Indiana, Colorado, Georgia, and Texas.

These retreats are for women who have breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast and nearby lymph nodes to other parts of your body.

Colorado – Front range
June 23-25, 2023
This retreat is for only women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Colorado.
*Apply by April 20, 2023
North Fork Ranch, Shawnee, CO

Indiana
June 23-25, 2023
This retreat is for only women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Indiana.
*Apply by April 20, 2023
Swan Lake Resort & Conference Center, Plymouth, IN

Texas
October 13-15, 2023
This retreat is for only women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Texas.
*Apply by August 3, 2023
Camp Capers, Waring, TX

Georgia
November 3-5, 2023
This retreat is for only women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Georgia.
*Apply by August 24, 2023
Smithgall Woods, Helen, GA

2023 Retreat Calendar

October 6-8, 2023
*Apply by August 3, 2023
Camp Ewalu’s Stone Retreat Center
Strawberry Point, Iowa

2023 Retreat Calendar

There are two retreats in the mid-Atlantic region. Please apply to the retreat that is closer to where you live.

May 19-21, 2023
*apply by March 9, 2023
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA

October 13-15, 2023
*apply by August 3, 2023
Shepherd’s Spring, Sharpsburg, MD

2023 Retreat Schedule

October 13-15, 2023
*Apply by August 3, 2023
Camp Weed, Live Oak, FL

Program Coordinators

Vanessa Bernard
vbernard5421@gmail.com

Dawn Fagot
dwfagot@gmail.com

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 22-24, 2023
*Apply by July 13, 2023
because I said I would, Walhonding, OH

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 29-October 1, 2023
*Apply by July 20, 2023
Redstone Inn, Redstone, CO

2023 Retreat Calendar

Women from Nebraska and South Dakota may apply to both retreats (but may attend only one).

new for 2023
September 15-17, 2023
*Apply by July 6, 2023
Outlaw Ranch, Custer, SD

September 29-October 1, 2023
*Apply by July 20, 2023
Ponca State Park, Ponca, NE

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 29-October 1, 2023
*Apply by July 20, 2023
Courtyard Marriott, Central Islip, NY

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 8-10, 2023
*Apply by July 13, 2023
Living Waters Ranch, Challis, ID

2023 Retreat Calendar

Women who live in Massachusetts or Rhode Island may apply to one of the following retreats:

Connecticut
September 22-24, 2023
*apply by July 13, 2023

Maine
June 2-4, 2023
*apply by March 23, 2023

New Hampshire
June 2-4, 2023
*apply by March 23, 2023

Vermont
September 15-17, 2023
*apply by July 6, 2023

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 22-24, 2023
*Apply by July 13, 2023
Trinity Retreat Center, West Cornwall, CT

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 24-26, 2023 (Sunday-Tuesday)
*Apply by July 13, 2023
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop, WA

Eastern Washington
If you are a woman living in the eastern part of the state, you are eligible to apply for the Northern ID/Eastern WA retreat, which may be more convenient.

2023 Retreat Calendar

June 23-25, 2023
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer retreat
This retreat is open only to women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Colorado.
*Apply by April 20, 2023
North Fork Ranch, Shawnee, CO

Please apply to only one retreat.

August 25-27, 2023 
*Apply by June 15, 2023
North Fork Ranch, Shawnee, CO

September 22-24, 2023
*Apply by July 13, 2023
North Fork Ranch, Shawnee, CO

Southern Colorado: If you live in the San Luis Valley (the 6 southern counties of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Mineral and Saguache), you may apply to the New Mexico Retreat if it is closer for you.

Sponsors

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 8-10, 2023 
*Apply by June 29, 2023
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN

2023 Retreat Calendar

Please apply to only one retreat.

June 2-4, 2023
Apply by March 23, 2023
Barbara C. Harris Conference Center, Greenfield, NH

Please apply to only one retreat.

September 15-17, 2023
* Apply by July 6, 2023
Black Bear Lodge, Stratton, VT

Sponsors

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 15-17, 2023
*Apply by July 6, 2023
Best Western, Rochester, MN

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 10-12, 2023  (Sunday-Tuesday)
*Apply by July 2, 2023
Skytop Lodge, Skytop, PA

2023 Retreat Calendar

September 8-10, 2023
*Apply by June 29, 2023
Zermatt Resort, Midway, UT

2022 Retreat Calendar

September 8-10, 2023
*Apply by June 29, 2023
River Raven Sanctuary Lodge, Soldotna, AK

2022 Retreat Calendar

Please apply to only one retreat.

June 23-25, 2023
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer retreat.
This retreat is for only women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Indiana.
*Apply April 20, 2023
Swan Lake Resort and Conference Center, Plymouth, IN

August 25-27, 2023
*Apply June 15, 2023
Swan Lake Resort and Conference Center, Plymouth, IN

2023 Retreat Calendar

August 25-27, 2023 
*Apply by June 15, 2023
Univ. of MT Lubrecht Forest Conference Center, Greenough, MT

2023 Retreat Calendar

August 25-27, 2023
*Apply by June 15, 2023
Barothy Lodge, Walhalla, MI

2023 Retreat Calendar

August 18-20, 2023
*Apply by June 11, 2023

Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM

2023 Retreat Calendar

August 11-13, 2023
*Apply by June 1, 2023
Absaroka Ranch, Dubois, WY

2023 Retreat Calendar

October 25-27, 2023 
Lake Logan Conference Center, Canton, NC

2023 Retreat Calendar

Please apply to the retreat that is closest to where you live.

If the application deadline has passed for the retreat that is closest, then we encourage you to apply next year.

2023 Retreat Calendar

June 9-11, 2023
Apply by March 30, 2023
N-SID-SEN Camp and Retreat Center, Harrison, Idaho

Eastern Washington
If you are a woman living in the eastern part Washington, you are eligible to apply for the Northern ID/Eastern WA retreat, which may be more convenient.

2023 Retreat Calendar

June 9-11, 2023
*Apply by March 30, 2023
Madison Valley Ranch, Ennis, MT

2023 Retreat Calendar

June 8-10, 2023 (Thursday – Saturday)
*Apply by March 29, 2023
Tailwater Lodge, Altmar, NY

Note: If you live in Albany, Saratoga, Washington, or Rensselaer county, you are eligible to apply to either our Vermont or New Hampshire retreat if it is closer to you. (Please apply to one retreat only.)

2023 Retreat Calendar

June 2-4, 2023
*March 23, 2023
Bald Mountain Camps, Oquossoc, ME

2023 Retreat Calendar

June 2-4, 2023
*Apply by March 23, 2023
Living Waters Ranch, Challis, Idaho

2023 Retreat Calendar

May 19-21, 2023
*Apply by March 9, 2023
Indiana Univ. of PA, Indiana, PA

2023 Retreat Calendar

May 19-21, 2023
*Apply by March 9, 2023
X Diamond Ranch, Springerville, AZ

2023 Retreat Calendar

May 5-7, 2023
*Apply by March 9, 2023
Big K Guest Ranch, Elkton, OR

Note: Two CfR retreats are held annually in Oregon and women may apply for one or the other, but not both.

2023 Retreat Calendar

April 21-23, 2023
*Apply by February 9, 2023
Lake Lodge Creek,  Camp Sherman, OR

Note: Two CfR retreats are held annually in Oregon and women may apply for one or the other, but not both.

2022 Retreat Calendar

September 25-27, 2022 (Sunday-Tuesday)
*Apply by August 20, 2022
Mountain Springs Lodge, Leavenworth, WA

Eligibility: Any woman who has or has had breast cancer AND is a healthcare worker or first responder that worked in a healthcare/emergency response setting, hospital, medical center, outpatient or long-term care facility during the pandemic (March 2020-present), and lives in one of the following Pacific Northwest states: Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

2022 Retreat Calendar

July 8-10, 2022
*Apply by May 15, 2022 We are still accepting applications for Alternates!
Dockside Garden House, Ketchikan, AK

2021 Retreat Calendar

2021 Retreat Calendar