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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
June 5-7, 2026
*Apply by March 26, 2026
Westover Farms, Steelville, MO
Program Coordinator
Whitney Summers
cfr.heartland@gmail.com
Susan Brooks
susan.brooks@castingforrecovery.org
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
May 15-17, 2026
*Apply by March 5, 2026
X Diamond Ranch, Eagar, AZ
Program Coordinator
Karen Gremminger
cfraz@lauransa.net (520) 827-0553
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2025 Retreat Calendar
September 12-14, 2025Â
* apply by July 17, 2025
Salmon Catcher Lodge, Kenai, AK
Program Coordinator
Jen Lofgren
jen.lofgren@castingforrecovery.org
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
September 18-20, 2026
*Apply by July 9, 2026
NeSoDak, Waubay, SD
Program Coordinators
Sandy Richter
Castingforrecoverysd@gmail.com (605) 647-4003
Paige Schultz
paige.ofarrell20@gmail.com  (605) 759-7717
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2026 Retreat Calendar
October 23-25, 2026
*Apply by August 13, 2026
Camp Naue, Ha’ena, Kaua’i
Program Coordinator
Claudia Janiszewski
cfrhawaii@gmail.com  (â€303) 989-7260‬
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Women who live in Massachusetts or Rhode Island may apply to (only) one of the following retreats:
Connecticut
September 18-20, 2026
*apply by July 9, 2026
Trinity Retreat Center, West Cornwall, CT
Maine
July 10-12, 2026
*apply by April 30, 2026
Grant’s Kennebago Camps, Rangeley, ME
New England
May 29-31, 2026
*apply by March 19, 2026
Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH
New England
September 11-13, 2026
*apply by July 2, 2026
Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH
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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.
For more information
Jen Lofgren
jen.lofgren@castingforrecovery.org  (303) 808-6399
2025 Retreat Calendar
May 16-18, 2025
*Apply by March 6, 2025
X Diamond Ranch, Greer, AZ
Program Coordinator
Karen Gremminger
cfraz@lauransa.net (520) 827-0553
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
October 16-18, 2026
*Apply by August 6, 2026
Tailwaters Lodge on the South Holston, Bristol, TN
Program Coordinators
Christine (Chris) Marok
cfr.easttn.program@gmail.com (404) 731-2233
Denise Weston
cfr.easttn.program@gmail.com (865) 680-2130
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
May 29-31, 2026
Apply by March 19, 2026
Barbara C. Harris Conference Center, Greenfield, NH
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
September 11-13, 2026
* Apply by July 2, 2026
Barbara C. Harris Conference Center, Greenfield, NH
Program Coordinator
Ann Kitson, Catherine Bardier and Wendy Gawlik
wendy.gawlik@castingforrecovery.org (802) 688-3177
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2026 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.
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
August 7-9, 2026
This is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Colorado.
*Apply by May 28, 2026
North Fork Ranch, Shawnee, CO
Georgia
November 6-8, 2026
This retreat is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Georgia.
*Apply by August 27, 2026
Smithgall Woods, Helen, GA
Indiana
May 15-17, 2026
This retreat is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Indiana.
*Apply by March 5, 2026
Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN
Nebraska
May 29-31, 2026
This retreat is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Nebraska.
*Apply by March 19, 2026
Ponca State Park, Ponca, NE
New Mexico
August 28-30, 2026
This retreat is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in New Mexico.
*Apply by June 18, 2026
Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM
Texas
October 23-25, 2026
This retreat is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Texas.
*Apply by August 13, 2026
Camp Capers, Waring, TX
Program Coordinator
Erika Clemmer
Erika.Clemmer@castingforrecovery.org 412.863.6584 Â
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
July 31-August 2, 2026
*Apply by May 21, 2026
Absaroka Ranch, Dubois, WY
Program Coordinators
Mary Turney
cfrwyoming@hotmail.com (732) 740-1569
Barb Redder
barbararedder@gmail.com (307) 680-5611
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
April 26-28, 2026 (Sunday-Tuesday)
*Apply by February 12, 2026
Lazy F Camp & Retreat Center, Ellensburg, WA
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
September 13-15, 2026 (Sunday-Tuesday)
*Apply by July 2, 2026
Pilgrim Firs Retreat Center, Port Orchard, 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.
Program Coordinator
Joelle Dubois
topograph@hotmail.com  (808) 282-0328
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2026 Retreat Calendar
PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR MORE 2026 TEXAS RETREATS & INFORMATION.
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
April 10-12, 2026
*Apply by January 29, 2026
Camp Capers, Waring, TX
April 24-26, 2026
Young women’s breast cancer retreat
This retreat is open only to women who are age 40 or younger who have received a breast cancer diagnosis who live in Texas.
*Apply by February 12, 2026
Latham Springs Camp & Retreat Center, Aquilla, TX
October 23-25, 2026
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 13, 2026
Camp Capers, Waring, 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.
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
October 30-November 1, 2026
*Apply August 20, 2026
River Bend Ranch and Retreat, Normandy, TN
Program Coordinators
Susan Thrasher
thrasher@southernbrookies.com (615) 627-7850
Cassandra Gregory
cjean97greg@gmail.com (812) 639-3397
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
September 11-13, 2026
*Apply by July 2, 2026
Zermatt Resort, Midway, UT
Program Coordinator
Pam Page
pam.page@castingforrecovery.org (801) 589.4404
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
August 28-30, 2026
*Apply by June 18, 2026
HomeWaters Club, Spruce Creek, PA
Program Coordinators
Judy Balk and Marci Sturgeon
cfrwpa@gmail.com
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2025 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2025 retreat.
September 14-16, 2025 (Sun.-Tue.)
*Apply by July 3, 2025
Skytop Lodge, Skytop, PA
Program Coordinator
Marsha Benovengo
casabeno@msn.com (732) 780-7185
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2025 Retreat CalendarÂ
There will not be a Northern Oregon retreat in 2025.
Please check back in 2026 for that year’s schedule.
Program Coordinator
Scott Humphrey
humphrey@strategic-pr.com (503) 701-4632
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2026 Retreat Calendar
May 1-3, 2026
*Application deadline February 19, 2026
Big K Guest Ranch, Elkton, OR
Program Coordinators
Karen Kreft
dancingtrout@gmail.com (503) 409-0148
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
June 12-14, 2026
*Apply by April 2, 2026
Woodland Retreats—Timberframe Lodge, Rockbridge, OH
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
September 25-27, 2026
*Apply by July 16, 2026
Woodland Retreats—Timberframe, Rockbridge, OH
Program Coordinators
Mary Lee Hahn & Linda Harper
cfrohio@gmail.com
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2026 Retreat Calendar
June 11-13, 2026 (Thursday – Saturday)
*Apply by April 2, 2026
Tailwater Lodge, Altmar, NY
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
Note: If you live in Albany, Saratoga, Washington, or Rensselaer county, you are eligible to apply to one of the New Hampshire retreats if it is closer to you.
Program Coordinator
Steve Olufsen
cfr.upstateny@gmail.com (585) 415-9970
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat
June 5-7, 2026
*Apply by March 26, 2026
Ten Mile River Preserve, Dover Plains, NY
Program Coordinator
Heide Mason
castingforrecoverymetrony@gmail.com
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
August 14-16, 2026
*Apply by June 4, 2026
Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM
Stage IV (metastatic breast cancer retreat
This retreat is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in New Mexico.
August 28-30, 2026
*Apply by June 18, 2026
Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM
Program Coordinators
Susan Dymond
sdymond51@gmail.com (512) 789-3536
Ms. Fred Mims
fredsys@comcast.net  (505) 577-1032
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to the one retreat (only) that is closer to you.
Northern New Jersey
September 25-27, 2026
*Apply by July 16, 2026
Cross Roads Retreat Center, Port Murray, NJ
Please apply to the one retreat (only) that is closer to you.
Southern New Jersey
October 2-4, 2026
*Apply by July 23, 2026
Private Venue, Sea Isle City, NJ
Program Coordinators
North
Randi Jeddis
gray1116@aol.com
South
Jackie Bradley
jackiebradleycfr@gmail.com (609) 861-3761
Gerri Rescigno
gerrirescignocfr@gmail.com (609) 425-1775
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2025 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.
2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
May 15-17, 2026
*apply by March 5, 2026
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
September 25-27, 2026
*apply by July 16, 2026
Shepherd’s Spring, Sharpsburg, MD
Program Coordinator
Carolyn Harvey
cpharvey03@gmail.com
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2026 Retreat Schedule
May 29-31, 2026
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer retreat
This retreat is open only to women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Nebraska.
*Apply by March 19, 2026
Ponca State Park, Ponca, NE
September 25-27, 2026
*Apply by July 16, 2026
Ponca State Park, Ponca, NE
Program Coordinator
Linda Lovgren
cfrne@cox.net (402) 677-4407
Drue Lovgren
druelovgren@yahoo.com (402) 676-9898
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
May 1-3, 2026
*Apply by February 19, 2026
Lake Logan Conference Center, Canton, NC
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
October 2-4, 2026
*Apply by July 23, 2026
Lake Logan Conference Center, Canton, NC
Program Coordinators
Carol Miller
carolmiller622@gmail.com (303) 507-8816
Heidi Landre
cfrcarolinasprogram@gmail.com (315) 405-5686
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
June 5-7, 2026
*Apply by March 26, 2026
Madison Valley Ranch, Ennis, MT
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
August 21-23, 2026
*Apply by June 11, 2026
Lubrecht Experimental Forest, Greenough, MT
Program Coordinators
Laura Farley
lauralouisefarley@
Sheila Bryan
shoe6561@gmail.com (425) 941-1739
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2025 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2025 retreat.
August 22-24, 2025
*Apply by June 12, 2025
Alverna Center – St. Mary’s University, Winona, MN
Program Coordinator
Jen Schleck
cfrjen@gmail.com (651) 338-7198
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
August 21-23, 2026
*Apply by June 11, 2026
Barothy Lodge, Walhalla, MI
Program Coordinator
Sandy Thomley
castingforrecoverymi@gmail.com
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2026 Retreat CalendarÂ
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
July 10-12, 2026
*Apply by April 30, 2026
Grant’s Kennebago Camps, Rangeley, ME
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2026 Retreat Calendar
May 1-3, 2026
*Apply by February 19, 2026
Smithgall Woods, Helen, GA
November 6-8, 2026
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer retreat
This retreat is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Georgia.
*Apply by August 27, 2026
Smithgall Woods, Helen, GA
Program Coordinators
Beverly Booth
cfrgeorgia@gmail.com (678) 480-8052
Lynn Lomas
lynnlomas@gmail.com (404) 293-9458
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
May 15-17, 2026
* Apply by March 5, 2026
Camp McDowell, Nauvoo, AL
Program Coordinators
Susan Brooks
susan.brooks@
Lana McKee
lanamckee64@gmail.com
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
October 16-18, 2026
*Apply by August 6, 2026
Dale Hollow State Resort Park, Burkesville, KY
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026retreat.
October 2-4, 2026
*Apply by July 23, 2026
Ewalu Stone Retreat Center
Strawberry Point, Iowa
Program Contacts
Annette Norris
cfriowa@gmail.com 515-689-8780
Pam Gridley
gridleyp@ihaonline.org 515-288-1955
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2026 Retreat Calendar
May 15-17, 2026
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer retreat.
This retreat is only for women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Indiana.
*Apply March 5, 2026
Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN
Please apply to only one all-stages 2026 retreat.
June 26-28, 2026
*Apply April 16, 2026
Bradford Woods, Martinsville, IN
Please apply to only one 2026 all-stages retreat.
August 28-30, 2026
*Apply June 18, 2026
Lake Placid Christian Conference Center, Hartford City, IN
Program Coordinator
Tracy Woods
tracywoods2023@gmail.com (317) 847-8994
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2026 Retreat Schedule
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
March 20-22, 2026Â
*January 8, 2026
Camp Weed, Live Oak, FL
Program Coordinator
Dawn Fagot
dwfagot@gmail.com
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2021 Retreat Calendar
Program Coordinator
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
September 11-13, 2026
*Apply by July 2, 2026
Living Waters Ranch, Challis, ID
Program Coordinator
Kathryn Maiben
kathrynmaiben@yahoo.com (208) 339-1659
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
September 18-20, 2026
*Apply by July 9, 2026
Trinity Retreat Center, West Cornwall, CT
Program Coordinator
Sharon O’Connell
sherrieoc@me.com (203) 209-4406
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
June 5-7, 2026
*Apply by March 26, 2026
Living Waters Ranch, Challis, Idaho
Program Coordinator
Melissa Seyler
mnmseyler@gmail.com (208) 830-0466
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2022 Retreat Calendar
July 8-10, 2022
*Apply by May 15, 2022 We are still accepting applications for Alternates!
Dockside Garden House, Ketchikan, AK
Program Coordinator
Deb Anderson
cfr.alaska1@gmail.com (907) 220-0699
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2025 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2025 retreat.
October 24-26, 2025
* Apply by August 14, 2025
Cedarwood Lodge, Flippin, AR
Program Coordinators
Sherry Barnhart and Susan Brooks
susan.brooks@
(662) 312-8588
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
April 10-12, 2026
*Apply by January 29, 2026
Indian Creek Lodge, Douglas City, CA
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
October 16-18, 2026
*Apply by August 6, 2026
Circle 7 Lodge, Fall River Mills, CA
Program Coordinators
Lori Paciulla
lpacuilla@gmail.com
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2021 Retreat Calendar
Program Coordinator
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat
April 10-12, 2026
*Apply by January 29, 2026
Wonder Valley Ranch Resort, Sanger, CA
Date TBD
*Apply by TBD
Wonder Valley Ranch Resort, Sanger, CA
Program Coordinators
Carole Ontiveros & Teresa Adams
cfrsocal@gmail.com
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
October 2-4, 2026
*Apply by July 23, 2026
Redstone Inn, Redstone, CO
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
May 29-31, 2026
*Apply by March 19, 2026
North Fork Ranch, Shawnee, CO
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
July 24-26, 2026
*Apply by May 14, 2026
North Fork Ranch, Shawnee, CO
August 7-9, 2026
Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer retreat
This retreat is open only to women with Stage IV breast cancer who live in Colorado.
*Apply by May 28, 2026
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.
Program Coordinator
Stacey Benham
coloradocastingforrecovery@gmail.com (303) 579-0924
2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
August 28-30, 2026
*Apply by June 18, 2026
River Raven Sanctuary Lodge, Soldotna, AK
Program Coordinator
Wendi Dutcher
cfr.kenai@gmail.com (907) 398-1748
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2026 Retreat Calendar
Please apply to only one 2026 retreat.
May 29-31, 2026
Apply by March 19, 2026
N-SID-SEN Camp and Retreat Center, Harrison, Idaho
Program Coordinator
Peggy Kingery
pkingery@alumni.uidaho.edu (208) 669-1858
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