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SUMMARY:Behold the Cold Polar Plunge
DESCRIPTION:The 4th Annual ‘Behold the Cold’ Polar Plunge in support of Rett’s Roost Retreats will be taking place at a new location this year! \n\n\n\nJoin us on 3/2 at 11am at Wells Harbor to plunge into the Webhannet River in support of Rett’s Roost’s mission of healing and hope! \n\n\n\nYou can plunge remotely (in any body of cold water at any time) or in-person at our new\, safer location on March 2nd at 11am. We will take the dip together at 11:30. If the weather is too extreme\, we will gather instead one week later on March 9th at 9:30am (plunge at 10am). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Fee: $15 to help cover the cost of this event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuggested Fundraising: In order to reach our fundraising goal of $30\,000\, we are asking all participants to create their own crowdfunding page to share with their social networks and attempt to raise $222 in honor of Rett. It’s hard to believe\, but on 2/22 this year\, Rett will have been gone for ten years.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCREATE YOUR DONATION PAGE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan’t make the plunge\, but still want to do something? You can support one of our plungers instead!  \n\n\n\n\nDONATE\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss this fun event–your bravery will match that of kids facing cancer treatment and their courageous families! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to these amazing sponsors for our event!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSwag available for purchase at the event…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet your Bonfire apparel with chilly owl Behold the Cold logo (order before 2/7 to receive by event date):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHead on over to Yoga East the weekend before the plunge! \n\n\n\nGet your body warm and offer a donation to our Behold the Cold Campaign. Suggested donation for a yoga class is $20 and up (Cash\, Checks made out to Rett’s Roost\, Venmo @retts-roost accepted). Sign up ahead at www.yogaeastyoga.com or just show up at 2 State St\, Kittery\, ME. Big thanks to Michelle and Dave for offering to teach for free in support of Rett’s Roost\, and for Chris for being a loyal business sponsor and supporter for all our events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy would I ever!!?? \n\n\n\nIf you haven’t yet heard of the benefits of submerging one self into freezing cold water as a form of therapy\, then let me share\, because at Rett’s Roost we love to promote self-care and easy\, inexpensive ways to therapeutically support our wellbeing during trying times. You may know of athletes that take cold water baths. This “shocking” therapy is shown to benefit many ailments and diseases\, chronic pain\, fatigue\, and mitigate anxiety and depression (see Wim Hof method and WebMD’s endorsement). We know how long winter can feel in Maine\, and to maintain our sanity\, it’s imperative to embrace the cold and dark months of the year just as much as we treasure our Maine summers. \n\n\n\nThat is why we think ‘Behold the Cold’ is the perfect annual fundraiser for Rett’s Roost. It’s part of our mission to use nature to heal and to be fully present and aware of both the sorrow and the beauty all around us. \n\n\n\nCheck out this video of our 1st Polar Plunge in 2022!
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/behold-the-cold-polar-plunge/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Giving Tuesday 2024
DESCRIPTION:Giving Tuesday is on December 3rd this year. Can you give to our annual appeal drive to help fund our 2025 programs? \n\n\n\nA very generous donor has offered to match up to $10\,000 in donations on #givingtuesday! That means everyone who contributes to Rett’s Roost on December 3rd\, will have their donation doubled.  So please consider giving on 12/3 to double your impact. We are so grateful for all of the generous people that have surrounded us with love over the last ten years. \n\n\n\nThis year\, we held five joyful family retreats for 16 families\, a Caring for the Caregiver retreat for 12 parents\, one Forever Healing retreat for 15 parents\, and five meaningful gatherings that brought us together as a community facing pediatric cancer and child loss. We also introduced our new End-of-Life Doula program with individual grief support for families. \n\n\n\nPlease remember to check with your employer about matching gifts or corporate sponsorships… many companies offer this option through their human resources or philanthropy department. We are offering many opportunities for businesses supporting our cause at our events next year. View our business sponsorship brochure here.  \n\n\n\nRett’s Roost also now accepts stock donations. Contact us for more details on how you can help us solidify our financial future at info@rettsroost.org. \n\n\n\nPlease take a moment to check out our 2025 calendar for programs and events. \n\n\n\nThank you all for continuing to follow our work\, support our mission\, and be a part of our extensive community of families\, donors\, volunteers\, therapists\, and experience makers. We appreciate every single one of you! \n\n\n\n\nDouble your Donation on 12/3
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/giving-tuesday-2024/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Sea Dogs Game
DESCRIPTION:Join Rett’s Roost for a night with the Portland Sea Dogs–Free for Rett’s Roost families\, but everyone’s invited.  \n\n\n\nAs part of Childhood Cancer Awareness month\, the Sea Dogs are highlighting organizations in Maine that work with families who have experienced childhood cancer and loss.   \n\n\n\nThe game will take place Friday the 13th (!!!) at Hadlock Field in Portland\, ME at 6pm. Rett’s Roost will be stationed in one of the General Admission sections (all good seats there). \n\n\n\nWe’re excited to be recognized as the nonprofit of the day by the Sea Dogs as the match up against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The Sea Dogs are affiliated with the Boston Red Sox as their development team. Some of these players will move up to MLB someday\, so we’re sure to witness some competitive baseball. \n\n\n\nIf you are a Rett’s Roost family (have a child with cancer or a deceased child)\, please fill out this short form and we’ll be in touch about purchasing your tickets for you…  FAMILY TICKETS \n\n\n\nThe general public can purchase tickets for just $10 each as a part of our group by clicking the button: PAID TICKETS
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/friday-night-sea-dogs-game/
LOCATION:Hadlock Field\, Portland\, ME\, 271 Park Ave\, Portland\, ME 04102\, Portland\, ME - Maine\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Community Gathering,Kids
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SUMMARY:Yoga For Seasonal Anxiety & Depression
DESCRIPTION:Wintering in a cold climate is a practice\, just like yoga. If you don’t pay attention\, your mood can easily turn to gloom and doom\, and life can start to feel untenable. Taking care of one’s self in the wintertime should be a priority\, especially if you are someone that avoids being outdoors in the colder temps\, despises winter\, or shows symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. For these folks\, yoga is a perfect way to overcome the anxiety and depression that creeps in during the cold\, dark\, long months. \n\n\n\nThis class is accessible to anyone over 11 in moderately good health. No yoga experience is necessary. We will be moving\, to create heat from within\, and breathing\, to stoke that internal fire. The practice will begin and end with meditative breath-work in a restorative pose\, and in between\, we’ll salute the sun\, soften our effort\, and strengthen our mind through a flowing sequence of asanas (poses). \n\n\n\nJoin us on 3/2 at 12pm EDT online or at Yoga East in Kittery\, ME.  \n\n\n\n\nSign up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMake a donation:\n\n\n\nPlease note that this yoga event is a donation-based class in support of the 3rd Annual Rett’s Roost Behold the Cold Polar Plunge happening the following day (please donate online or bring cash or check made out to Rett’s Roost to class). All funds raised will be used to help enrich the lives of families facing childhood cancer and child loss by providing them with peer support and therapies at our healing retreats. Donations are not required by families experiencing childhood cancer or child loss. \n\n\n\n\nDonate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind out how you can participate in the Polar Plunge too! Our community will be jumping into the ocean on March 3rd at 11am in Ogunquit (or any cold body of water near you). \n\n\n\n\nBehold the Cold
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/yoga-for-seasonal-anxiety-depression/
LOCATION:Yoga East\, 2 State Road\, Kittery\, ME\, 03902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Parent Retreat at River Winds Farm & Estate
DESCRIPTION:Connect with a community of bereaved parents. Share your child’s story and learn healthy ways to grieve.\n\n\n\nOur vision at Rett’s Roost is to cultivate a community of families pursuing a path of healing through shared experiences of connection\, joy\, and reflection. This retreat will offer both reflective release and hopeful perspective to parents that have lost a child to chronic illness. The goal is to bring together a group of empathetic friends that understand the plight of being a parent that has lost a young child. \n\n\n\nThis retreat runs from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon at a beautiful farmstead in Saco\, ME. We will offer supportive\, therapeutic activities to connect with others and to heal within. Our hope is that you leave feeling like you took some time to honor your child\, while at the same time taking care of your broken heart. \n\n\n\nEach couple will have their own bedroom (some single moms may have to share a large room). There is a small indoor lap pool and exercise room available and we will have the opportunity to connect with horses on the property. Rett’s Roost staff and volunteers will be providing delicious\, healthy meals and snacks. We’ll be offering grief support\, yoga\, art\, reiki\, and sound therapy for both parents and children. Most importantly\, we’ll have time to connect over our loss. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApplication period will open no later than 2/22/24 \n\n\n\nIf you are new to the Rett’s Roost community\, and are interested in this retreat\, please fill out this application for our records so that you can be contacted first when the application period opens: Bereaved Family Application \n\n\n\nGeneral info about our retreats \n\n\n\nGet in touch for more details or to volunteer for this retreat!
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/parent-retreat-at-river-winds-farm-estate/
LOCATION:River Winds Estate\, 121 Louden Road\, Saco\, ME\, 04072\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to Healing,Retreat
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SUMMARY:Mini-Retreat at the Heartquarters
DESCRIPTION:An intimate\, healing weekend for families who have lost their young child to disease.\n\n\n\nAt Rett’s Roost\, we show people ways to experience joy & gratitude amidst tragedy. While we cannot hope to relieve the emotional burden of your grief in just a few days\, our goal is to shift your course towards healing and experiencing joy even if you cannot see how that might be possible. We hope you leave feeling less alone in this lonely\, terrifying world of child loss\, with tools in your back pocket and friends to call on for when you enter those dark spaces of suffering. \n\n\n\nThis retreat\, for 3-4 families\, runs from Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning so it provides two full days of therapeutic support and connecting with others. By staggering with Labor Day weekend\, we hope families can avoid major traffic jams. Besides allowing plenty of time to relax\, we offer supportive\, mindful activities to connect with others and to heal within. Our children’s activities are thoughtful and creative\, safe and supportive\, and hopefully help them validate their emotions by meeting other bereaved siblings. \n\n\n\nEach family will have their own bedroom. Bathrooms may be shared (please request a private bathroom if needed). There is a shared hot tub available on-site. Rett’s Roost staff will be providing delicious\, healthy meals. We’ll be offering peer support\, yoga\, art\, and music/sound therapy. Also\, get a massage\, energy treatment\, and have professional portraits taken. The beach\, trails\, and vibrant town of Ogunquit is just a mile away. Limited travel scholarships are available by request. \n\n\n\n\nAPPLY\n\n\n\n\nDoes my family qualify?  For this retreat\, we will accept 4 families that have lost a child to cancer or other chronic pediatric illnesses. There is no restriction on the amount of time since your child’s death. You must reside within the six New England states\, or NY or NJ. Our retreats are best suited for children between the ages of 4-15\, however\, we do welcome families with older and younger children. Unfortunately\, we cannot accept parents that lost their only child or only have surviving children older than 18 at this retreat. \n\n\n\nDEI:  Rett’s Roost retreats are nondenominational. We act\, and ask our participants to act\, without discriminating against any person or organization because of their race\, age\, nationality\, gender\, sexual orientation\, or religious belief. \n\n\n\nCOVID-19: Currently we are requiring all parents and other adults (volunteers\, therapists) participating in this retreat to be vaccinated for COVID (at least 2 shots). We will be asking each attendee over 3 years old to take a rapid antigen test on arrival and a PCR test before the event if there has been a potential exposure. \n\n\n\nPhotos from last year’s retreat at the Heart-quarters: OGT – Sep ’22 – Bereaved \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral info about our retreats \n\n\n\nGet in touch for more details or sign up to volunteer for this retreat! \n\n\n\n\nAPPLY
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/mini-retreat-at-the-heartquarters-2/
LOCATION:Rett’s Roost Heartquarters\, 22 Autumn River Ln\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to Healing,Retreat
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SUMMARY:One Mission Ferry Beach Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center – Saco\, ME\n\n\n\nJoin us this summer to connect and heal with other families that have a child recovering from cancer.\n\n\n\nKids activities provided by the amazing Camp Casco Counselors: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe understand that when a child is diagnosed with cancer\, the burden befalls the entire family. Parents\, siblings\, pets\, and loved ones experience a great deal of stress\, sadness\, and pain. The seemingly endless treatments\, surgeries and scans can leave the patient and family feeling anxious\, vulnerable\, even defeated. But we also know that the fight against cancer can also be an empowering one\, especially for survivors. \n\n\n\nAt Rett’s Roost\, we hope to create a joyful\, fearless\, empathetic space for families to relax\, renew\, and lament after months or years in a hospital environment. We focus on mindful\, positive living through healthy bodies\, minds\, and spirits. Our hope is to offer families facing the post-treatment world ways to ease their anxieties for the future\, reintegrate back into their pre-cancer lives\, and find moments of joy and gratitude in their daily lives. \n\n\n\nRetreat details: Eight families will be invited to join this carefully curated\, healing retreat. At Ferry Beach Retreat Center\, each family will have their own dormitory style bedroom(s). Bathrooms are shared. The house we will stay in together is a 2-minute walk to the sandy shore and lapping waves of the Atlantic. A handicap-accessible room is available–request early. Ferry Beach staff will be providing delicious\, healthy meals & snacks in their dining room (across the way from the lodging house). We will have full days of optional activities to connect with others and to heal within\, such as art\, music\, yoga\, games\, and nature experiences. \n\n\n\nDoes my family qualify? For this retreat\, we accept families that have a child who has been through cancer treatment and currently is NED (no evidence of disease) or has stable disease (maintenance treatment). We do not have medical staff onsite for children requiring frequent interventions. However\, there is an emergency room within 15 minutes and Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is 30 minutes away. You must live within the 6 New England states or NY or NJ to apply. We give out small travel stipends to those coming from over 1-hour away. Our retreats are best suited for children between the ages of 4-15\, however\, we do welcome families with older and younger children. \n\n\n\nDEI:  Rett’s Roost retreats are nondenominational. We act\, and ask our participants to act\, without discriminating against any person or organization because of their race\, age\, nationality\, gender\, sexual orientation\, or religious belief. \n\n\n\nThe application period for this retreat will open up no later than 2/22/24. \n\n\n\nIf you are new to Rett’s Roost\, and would like to be notified first when we are accepting applications\, please fill out this form to get on our mailing list for families of survivors: \n\n\n\n\nFamily of a Patient or Survivor\n\n\n\n\nCheck out photo albums from last years’ retreats at Ferry Beach: 2022 Photos\, 2023 Photos \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral info about our retreats \n\n\n\nGet in touch for more details or sign up to volunteer for this retreat! \n\n\n\nCamp Casco 2024 Offerings\n\n\n\nAlso be sure to check out Camp Casco’s summer programs for childhood cancer patients\, survivors\, and siblings in New England! Their free camps and community-building programs help kids affected by childhood cancer create lasting friendships\, increase self-esteem\, try new things\, get silly\, and have fun. All programs take place in Massachusetts and have medical professionals onsite at all times. Learn more and apply today: www.campcasco.org/programs \n\n\n\n2024 Camp Sessions: \n\n\n\n\nOne Mission Day Camp: July 1-5\, 2024\, Wellesley MA. For childhood cancer patients\, survivors\, and siblings ages 6-12.\n\n\n\n\n\nSibling Camp: August 5-10\, 2024\, Hinsdale MA. For brothers or sisters of kids who have ever been diagnosed with cancer\, ages 9-17. (Bereaved siblings are welcome)\n\n\n\nOvernight Camp: August 19-24\, 2024\, Groton MA. For childhood cancer patients & survivors\, ages 7-17.\n\n\n\n\nContact:Krystin WhitacreEmail: attend@campcasco.orgCall: 857-302-2726 x 2
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/one-mission-ferry-beach-retreat/
LOCATION:Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center\, 5 Boardwalk Dr\, Saco\, ME\, 04072\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to Healing,Retreat
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SUMMARY:Care Camps Rolling Ridge Retreat
DESCRIPTION:CARE CAMPS ROLLING RIDGE RETREAT – NORTH ANDOVER\, MA\nWe are excited to be able to offer a retreat for 8 families of childhood cancer survivors at a beautiful location in North Andover\, MA in July. This joy-filled\, intimate retreat offers an opportunity for families to connect with each other about their shared experience with childhood cancer. A myriad of fun and therapeutic activities are offered for kids and adults. \nCheck out the photos from last year at Rolling Ridge to see what may be in store this summer: 2022 Rolling Ridge.
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/care-camps-rolling-ridge-retreat/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Positively Healing,Retreat
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SUMMARY:Mini-Retreat at the Heartquarters
DESCRIPTION:A weekend to connect with other grieving families like yours\, honoring the children we lost too soon.\n\n\n\nPresented by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Rett’s Roost\, we show people ways to experience moments of joy & gratitude amidst their grief. While we cannot hope to relieve your grief in just a few days\, our goal is to change your course toward healing even if you cannot yet see how that might be possible. We hope you leave feeling less alone in this lonely world of child loss\, with tools in your back pocket and friends to call on for when you enter those dark spaces of grief. \n\n\n\nThe retreat takes place at our Heartquarters in Ogunquit\, ME and runs from Friday through Sunday afternoon.Prior to the retreat\, parents will meet on zoom for 2-3 story-sharing\, grief-work sessions in April and May. This allows people to feel more comfortable coming together in-person in the summer already having met online. \n\n\n\nAt the retreat\, we offer many therapeutic\, supportive activities to connect with others and heal within. The agenda will include grief support\, yoga\, art\, and music for both parents and children. Also\, get a massage\, energy treatment\, meet with a medium\, and have professional family portraits taken. \n\n\n\nEach family will have their own bedroom. Bathrooms may be shared (please request a private bathroom if needed). There is a shared hot tub available on-site. Rett’s Roost staff will be providing delicious\, healthy meals. We’ll be offering grief support\, yoga\, art\, and music/sound therapy. Also\, get a massage\, energy treatment\, and professional portraits taken. The beach is just a mile away and we will visit it a couple times. We give out small travel stipends to attending families. \n\n\n\n\nAPPLY\n\n\n\n\nDoes my family qualify?  For this retreat\, we will accept 4 families that have lost a child to cancer or\, in some cases\, other chronic pediatric illnesses. There is no restriction on the amount of time since your child’s death. Our retreats are best suited for children between the ages of 4-15\, however\, we do welcome families with older and younger children. Unfortunately\, we cannot accept parents that lost their only child or only have surviving children older than 18 at this retreat. \n\n\n\nDEI:  Rett’s Roost retreats are nondenominational. We act\, and ask our participants to act\, without discriminating against any person or organization because of their race\, age\, nationality\, gender\, sexual orientation\, or religious belief. \n\n\n\nCOVID-19: Currently we are requiring all parents and other adults (volunteers\, therapists) participating in this retreat to be vaccinated for COVID (at least 2 shots). We will be asking each attendee over 3 years old to take a rapid antigen test on arrival and a PCR test before the event if there has been a potential exposure. \n\n\n\nOur presenting sponsor for this retreat is The Parmenter Foundation. Parmenter funds organizations that serve people experiencing loss residing in the Metrowest region\, or adjacent towns\, in Massachusetts. \n\n\n\nCheck out photos from last year’s Bereavement Retreat at the Heartquarters:OGT – Sep ’22 – Bereaved \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral info about our retreats \n\n\n\nGet in touch for more details or sign up to volunteer for this retreat! \n\n\n\n\nAPPLY
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/mini-retreat-at-the-heartquarters/
LOCATION:Rett’s Roost Heartquarters\, 22 Autumn River Ln\, Ogunquit\, Maine\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to Healing,Retreat
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UID:10000022-1662883200-1662915600@rettsroost.org
SUMMARY:OGT – Sep ’22 – Survivors
DESCRIPTION:OGUNQUIT POSITIVELY HEALING SEPT 2022 \n\n\n\nhttps://rettsroost.pixieset.com/ogunquitpositivelyhealingsept2022/
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/ogt-sep-22-survivors/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220905T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220905T170000
DTSTAMP:20240221T152136Z
CREATED:20240221T152134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T152136Z
UID:10000023-1662364800-1662397200@rettsroost.org
SUMMARY:OGT – Sep ’22 – Bereaved
DESCRIPTION:Ogunquit Open to Healing Labor Day 2022 \n\n\n\nhttps://rettsroost.pixieset.com/ogunquitlaborday2022/
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/ogt-sep-22-bereaved/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220729T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220729T170000
DTSTAMP:20240221T152902Z
CREATED:20240221T152858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T152902Z
UID:10000024-1659081600-1659114000@rettsroost.org
SUMMARY:Ferry Beach – July ’22 – Bereaved
DESCRIPTION:FERRY BEACH OPEN TO HEALING JUL 2022 \n\n\n\nhttps://rettsroost.pixieset.com/ferrybeachjul2022/
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/ferry-beach-july-22-bereaved/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Open to Healing,Retreat
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220709T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220709T170000
DTSTAMP:20240221T153031Z
CREATED:20240221T153029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T153031Z
UID:10000025-1657353600-1657386000@rettsroost.org
SUMMARY:Rolling Ridge – July ’22 – Survivors
DESCRIPTION:ROLLING RIDGE POSITIVELY HEALING JULY 2022 \n\n\n\nhttps://rettsroost.pixieset.com/rollingridgejul2022/
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/rolling-ridge-july-22-survivors/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211009T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211009T170000
DTSTAMP:20240221T155221Z
CREATED:20240221T154017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T155221Z
UID:10000026-1633766400-1633798800@rettsroost.org
SUMMARY:ROLLING RIDGE – OCT ’21 – BEREAVED
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/rolling-ridge-oct-21-bereaved/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210814T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210814T170000
DTSTAMP:20240221T155144Z
CREATED:20240221T155142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T155144Z
UID:10000027-1628928000-1628960400@rettsroost.org
SUMMARY:ROLLING RIDGE – AUG ’21 – SURVIVORS
DESCRIPTION:CHECK OUT THE VIDEOSong Created in Music Therapy Session with Cacia King\, LMTNew Lyrics to “I will Follow you Into the Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie
URL:https://rettsroost.org/event/rolling-ridge-aug-21-survivors/
LOCATION:New Hampshire
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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