Schedule of Events
**Schedule is tentative and subject to change**
Thursday, May 1, 2008
8:30 pm Amtrak Train of Hope Arrives  
Friday, May 2, 2008
9:00 am - 7:00 pm Registration Stowe Community Church
9:30 am - 3:00 pm Pink Cope, Pink Hope (Breast Cancer Survivors Only)
  • 9:30 - 10:30 - Sexually Alive After Cancer, Patricia Deisler, M.D.
  • 11:00 - 12:00 - Coping Strategies and Pathways to Support, Kathleen McBeth
  • 12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch (provided)
  • 1:00 - 2:00 - Jumper Cables for the Healing Soul, George Kansas
Green Mountain Inn
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Writing to Heal, Connie Pombo Trapp Family Lodge - Mozart Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Signs of Spring Nature Walk Charlotte Maison Kastner Trapp Family Lodge Touring Ctr.
10:30 am - 11:30 am Beading Workshop (Ages 8 & up)
Class is full
The Painting Place
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Sketchbook Journaling, Tona Wilson Stoweflake Resort - Winfield's
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Macrobiotic Cooking, Lillian Zuber
Class is full
1860 House/The Inn School of Catering
12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 pm Stowe Weekend of Hope Orientation Stowe Community Church
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Beading Workshop (Ages 8 & up)
Class is full
The Painting Place
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Macrobiotic Cooking, Lillian Zuber
Class is full
1860 House/The Inn School of Catering
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Writing to Publish, Connie Pombo Trapp Family Lodge - Mozart Room
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Equine Therapy, Ruth Reich Topnotch Resort - National/Sterling Room
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Signs of Spring Nature Walk, Charlotte Maison Kastner Meet at Stowe High School
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Opening Ceremony
Governor Douglas, Representative Peter Welch & Marianne Kooijman
Stoweflake Resort Courtyard
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner on your own  
New! Matchmaker Program!
After the Opening Ceremony, there will be a coordinated mixer to help attendees connect with others facing similar challenges.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Cancer specific desserts at Stowe Area facilities and restaurants
($10 fee to attend; pre-registration required)
  • Breast Cancer, Christian Thomas, MD-Stoweflake-Pinnacle Room
  • Cancer and Distress, Diane Tabachnick, PA – Timberholm Inn
  • Colorectal Cancer , Patricia Deisler, MD - Commodores Inn
  • Gynecological Cancers, Emmanuel Soultanakis, MD - Topnotch - Mansfield Room
  • Lung Cancer, Steve Grunberg, MD - Stoweflake- Beatrice Room
  • Melanoma, Susan Burdette Radoux, MD - The Shed
  • Prostate Cancer, Scott Perrapato, MD - Gracie's Restaurant
  • Thyroid Cancer, David Cheng, MD - Topnotch
Saturday, May 3, 2008 (click here for full schedule)
8:15 am - 9:15 am Morning Yoga, Tari Prinster Stowe High School
9:30 am - 10:15 am Keynote Address with Dr. Patty Ganz Stowe High School
10:30 am - 4:00 pm Health Fair Stowe High School
10:30 am - 4:30 pm Workshops
Over 40 medical and support workshops for cancer survivors and their families
Stowe High School
4:30 pm - 9:00 pm Dinner on your own at one of the many fine restaurants in Stowe. Visit the restaurants that are part of the Green Ribbon Campaign, where 10% of the profits will be donated to the Stowe Weekend of Hope.
7:30 pm Ecumenical Candlelight Service for Remembrance and Hope Stowe Community Church
9:00 pm Concert with Primitive Soul Rusty Nail Bar & Grille
Sunday, May 4, 2008
7:30 am - 8:30 am Yoga Stoweflake Spa
8:00 am Amtrak Train of Hope Departs
8:30 am - 10:30 am Brunch at Trapp Family Lodge - $15/person
For reservations, please call Trapp Family Lodge
1-800-826-7000
Trapp Family Lodge
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Closing Ceremony &
Dedication of Flags of Hope & Healing
Trap Family Lodge Concert Meadow
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Last Update: Thursday, December 20, 2007