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2010 Schedule at-a-Glance
(subject to change)
Friday, April 30, 2010
Time Event Location
9:00 am – 7:00 pm REGISTRATION
Stop here first to pick up your nametag and other pertinent registration materials.
Stowe Community Church
10:00 am - 3:45 pm PINK COPE, PINK HOPE FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
Pink Cope, Pink Hope is a special event geared toward breast cancer patients. The name comes from the intent of the program: to allow survivors and patients to gain insight coping with their disease and finding hope while bonding with others.
Stowe Mountain Lodge

(Registration materials for people registered for Pink Cope will be at the Stowe Mountain Lodge)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS Trapp Family Lodge
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS Trapp Family Lodge
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm OPENING CEREMONY
  • Remarks by James Douglas, Governor of Vermont and the presentation of the State of Vermont, Executive Department, Proclamation of the 2010 Stowe Weekend of Hope
  • Carrie Host, Author and Survivor
  • Pauline Alighieri, President of Friends of Mel Foundation
  • George P. Kansas – "Hope...No Matter What! – 3 things you can do this weekend to change your life for good!"
  • Performance by "The Boobie Sisters" - laughter and song from a group of courageous breast cancer survivors
Sponsored by the Friends of Mel Foundation
Stoweflake Resort Courtyard
Evening Dinner on Own - Check out the Green Ribbon Campaign listing for participating nearby restaurants Various Stowe restaurants
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm DESSERT & DISCUSSIONS BY CANCER TYPE
(pre-registration required; $15 fee to attend)
We're Living with Blood Cancer: Patients and Caregivers
Join the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for refreshments and a panel of survivors and caregivers sharing their thoughts on living with blood cancers
Trapp Family Lodge
Exercise for Cancer Survivors: Exploring Benefits & Eliminating Barriers
Kim Dittus, MD, and Stephanie Fraser, MSW, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care
Stoweflake Resort
Survive and Thrive
Patricia O’Brien, MD, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care
Commodores Inn
Thyroid/Understanding Thyrogen
Anthony Sena, Clinical Science Associate, Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ye Olde England Inn
Advances in the Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Ursula Matulonis, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Ye Olde England Inn
Colorectal Cancer
Patricia Deisler, MD, Maine Center for Cancer Medicine
The Shed Restaurant
Preventing Breast Cancer Reoccurrence: From Aspirin to Exercise
Mary Chamberlin, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
(7:00 pm: The Green Ribbon Retailers in Stowe Present "Pretty in Pink...A Fashion Show Just for You!" and a performance by The Boobie Sisters)
Stoweflake Resort
Metastatic Cancer
TBD
Stowe Mountain Lodge
Saturday, May 1, 2010All events will take place at The Stoweflake Resort & Spa
7:30 am – 8:20 am Yoga
9:00 am – 10:00 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Carrie Host, Author and Survivor
10:00 am – 3:00 pm Reiki Sessions
Ongoing throughout the day on a first-come, first served basis.
10:00 am – 4:00 pm HEALTH FAIR & WELLNESS EXPO
Visit with numerous organizations for valuable resources and information.
10:00 am – 4:00 pm Massage
Ongoing throughout the day. A 20-minute seated massage will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
10:15 am – 11:00 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS
11:15 am – 12:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch Break/on own
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Zumba! Dance class in the Aerobics Studio
Suzanne Brownell, BS, ACSM Health and Fitness Specialist, RYT, HHC, AADP, Certified Zumba Instructor and Owner of Health Thyself, LLC of Massachusetts {note: this will be "Zumba Gold", a slower paced class appropriate for beginners}
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm ECUMENICAL CANDLELIGHT SERVICE FOR REMEMBRANCE AND HOPE
Stowe Community Church
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Dance Party to Benefit SWOH
Music you know and love performed by “Joey Leone’s Chop Shop”
$5 for registered SWOH attendees; $15 for guests of survivors and the general public
Doors open at 8:30 pm
Topnotch Tennis Center
Sunday, May 2, 2010
7:30 am – 8:30 am Yoga
7:00 am – 10:30 am Brunch Available - $15 per person
First come, first served; reservations not accepted.
Trapp Family Lodge
9:00 am – 10:30 am Survivor’s Victory Hike with Prayer Flags!
Led by George P. Kansas and David Dorfman
Join George and Dave – both survivor athletes – for an inspirational and reflective journey as they take a brief hike through the woods of Trapp Family Lodge ending at closing ceremonies. A fitting finish to a great weekend and inspiring beginning to your new life!
Meet in front of Trapp Family Lodge
11:00 am –12:00 pm CLOSING CEREMONY & DEDICATION OF FLAGS OF HOPE & HEALING

Join us and be entertained, inspired and uplifted! Performances by: Hannah Marshall, one of Stowe’s most beautiful vocalists; Tammy Fletcher, soulful gospel singer; Jon Gailmor, original singer and songwriter; TRIP Dance Company, young ballet, jazz, tap and hip hop dancers; Drew Springer-Miller, 11-year old Stowe resident singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"– dedicated to the memory of Sandy Devine. The ceremonies will conclude with the remembrance of those we have lost to cancer and with the reading of the Lakota Prayer of Healing as we dedicate the Flags.
Trapp Concert Meadow

This is a picnic site, and it is suggested that you bring blankets or chairs, although some chairs will be provided.
Rain site will be the Stoweflake Resort.
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