Friday, May 3, 2013 – (Events at various Stowe locations)
8:00 am – 7:00 pm	REGISTRATION @ STOWE AREA ASSOCIATION Stop here first to pick up your nametag and other registration materials – all attendees, speakers and volunteers.	Stowe Area Association - 51 South Main Street
10:00 am – 3:30 pm	PINK COPE, PINK HOPE FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS {pre-registration required; space is limited}
	10:00 am IcanSir! Changing the Vocabulary of Survivorship George Kansas An interactive workshop for patients, survivors and caregivers, discussing and playing with the power of the words we choose. George P. Kansas - an 8 year leukemia survivor, 23 year executive coach and single father of two - is CEO (that's Chief Enthusiasm Officer) at GeorgePKansas.com. The author of 8 books including iCanSir! and Quitting is NOT on the Menu!, George teaches about the vocabulary we choose and its power to influence what happens in our bodies and our lives! 10:45 am - 1:00 pm Time on own for lunch 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm The Possibility, Power, and Practice of Forgiveness Lorrie Herzberg, M.Div., LICSW Some people with cancer find friends and family they thought they could count on let them down. There is conclusive evidence that forgiving has physical as well as emotional benefits, so it really doesn't matter whether an upset is illness related or not, it's healthy to forgive. That doesn't make it easy. This workshops takes a look at what forgiveness is and isn't, several approaches to the practice, and a chance to look at the reasons people may chose to forgive, i.e., "I'll feel better," some version of "God said I should," a secular value such as Gandhi's statement "You must be the change you wish to see in the world," and the desire to restore a relationship. A descriptive approach, not a prescriptive approach. Lorrie Herzberg is clinical social worker whose specialties include oncology, mind-body approaches to wellness, spirituality, and the healing power of laughter. She is a seminary graduate who is authorized for ordination in her denomination and who loves talking about forgiveness as a healing practice because it has been so instrumental on her own journey. 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Healthy Steps Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors Vickie Yattaw RN, C.R. Wood Cancer Center This program is a gentle introduction to exercise that helps reduce the occurrence of lymphedema after breast cancer treatments. Vickie is an Oncology Resource Nurse Navigator that has worked for the C.R. Wood Cancer Center for the last 6 years. She facilitates many support and education programs, leads exercise classes; meets newly diagnosed cancer patients to offer navigation services throughout the continuum of cancer care.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm	CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS {pre-registration required; space is limited}
	1. Walk & Talk: Active Against Cancer Led by Nancy Brennan, Author of "Active Against Cancer" Walk and talk together in the fresh air on the Stowe Recreation Path for mutual support and to learn about how exercise can help you improve your cancer recovery. Enjoy breaks with simple yoga postures. 2. Touch, Caring & Cancer: Simple Instructions for Family and Friends Janet Kahn, Ed.M., Ph.D., LMT and Catherine Cerulli, M.Ed. Touch is an important part of the cancer journey. Sadly, research shows that when someone is diagnosed with cancer both hospital staff and family frequently begin to withhold touch, often unconsciously. Family members often say they are worried they will somehow hurt the person with cancer, or spread the cancer. Yet many caregivers also express that one of the hardest parts of loving someone with cancer is feeling helpless and not knowing what to do. Both of these “problems” can be solved with the techniques taught in this workshop. Touch, Caring and Cancer provides hands-on, take home experiences and materials that will empower you to safely and effectively touch a friend who has cancer. You will learn simple, effective skills that can alleviate stress, anxiety, fatigue, pain and nausea for a loved one. These techniques - massage, acupressure, mindful breathing, and aromatherapy - will deepen self-awareness, support self-care, and increase confidence and competence. Many of the cancer patients with whom we have worked have gone on to use these skills to provide care for the caregiver as well. This is easy, rewarding…and proven effective. Empowering Partners: Janet Kahn, Ed.M., Ph.D., LMT has brought education in simple loving touch to families living with cancer, veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and Palestinian parents of children suffering from war trauma. To bring these powerful techniques to a broad audience, Janet and William Collinge developed Touch, Caring and Cancer: Simple Instruction for Family and Friends. Janet was appointed by President Obama to the federal Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health. Catherine Cerulli, M.Ed. invites you to explore simple, practical, and effective ways you can provide hands-on comfort and ease in challenging healthcare situations. Her devotion to teaching a variety of empowering techniques of self-care and care for loved ones is grounded in over 40 years of training and experience as an educator, bodywork practitioner, and caregiver for a loved one with cancer. 3. Look Good … Feel Better – American Cancer Society {repeated at 1:30} Look Good Feel Better is a free program that teaches people who are in active cancer treatment ways to help them with changes in their skin and appearance-related side effects from cancer treatment. Workshop Facilitators: Peg Allen, certified cosmetic therapist, owner of Appearances Salon in Winooski; a Look Good Feel Better facilitator and Vermont Area Trainer for over 20 years; Glenda Bernier has been a Look Good Feel Better facilitator and Wig Bank volunteer for over a year and holds her classes at Norris Cotton Cancer Center North; Glenda Bernier ; and Shannette Streeter, most recent Look Good Feel Better facilitator and holds her classes at Central Vermont Medical Center. 4. Watercolor Joy! {$10 fee required; space is limited; repeated at 1:30} Ival Stratford-Kovner, MS, MFA Paint your own watercolor & join together for group mural project! All materials provided – just bring enthusiasm and the joy of painting will brighten your day today! Together explore color and work with the artist’s own tools: fine papers, professional brushes, and cool tips to learn and share. Ival Stratford-Kovner, MS, MFA is a professional artist recently showing with a NYC solo gallery show that also was viewed at Newtown Town Hall Spring 2012. An 18 year breast cancer survivor, she is a graduate of Boston University College of Fine Arts & Westconn teaching on all levels with many decades of experience. 5. Narrative Medicine for Patients and Survivors: Close Reading and Reflective Writing to Promote Self Care and Healing Patricia Stanley, MBA, MA Health Advocate, Columbia-Presbyterian Health care is filled with stories. Narrative medicine focuses on these stories, both the telling of and the listening to , through “close reading” of published texts --- fiction, nonfiction, poetry, visual imagery---and then reflective writing in ‘the shadow of the text.” This workshop is for participants to come together and form community first around the close reading of a published text (a story in poem, fiction, or visual form) and then to write together in response to a prompt based on the close reading of the text. No previous experience with writing is required and we share these writings together in a safe and confidential space. Through attentive listening to the personal stories of illness and healing, the goal is to make meaning out of the illness experience, to express and listen to the singular stories of each teller and to connect to those stories which reach beyond one’s own personal story, a connection to something larger than oneself. The writings that are shared become part of the group’s experience, a common point of reference and part of a common fabric that insulates one from isolation. Communication and understanding are fostered for all those involved in the struggle with chronic illness and a community is created --- even in the space of a single workshop --- based on trust and the shared experience. Patricia Stanley, MBA, MA (health advocacy) worked with Rita Charon for ten years in the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and was a lecturer in the masters in narrative medicine at Columbia University for the last four years. She conducts narrative writing workshops for cancer patients and caregivers at the Dickstein Cancer Center and at NY Presbyterian Hospital and is a member of the Columbia University seminar on Narrative, Health and Social Justice. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, NY and is President of the Board of Trustees for the Mt. Pleasant Blythedale School.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Gentle Kripalu Yoga at Oxygen Studio - Perfect for Beginners The heart of the class is a sequence of postures that stretch, strengthen, and balance the body. End with deep relaxation and meditation. Leave feeling refreshed and renewed. Led by Laura Biron, Kripalu Yoga Teacher (KYT) and registered dietitian at Living Better Nutrition, Stowe, Vermont.	Stoweflake Resort (out back near the pool area)
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Equine Facilitated Learning with The Center for America’s First Horse (no sign up necessary) Today there is greater awareness of how the mind, body, and spirit are integrated for their collective wisdom and healing. Through Equine Facilitated Learning, we combine these three dimensions in partnership with horses. Through monitoring a horse’s behavior, individuals gain new insight into their own body language and its emotional messages, and in doing so begin the process of making adjustments to thought and behavior – key towards the healing process. Join The Center for America’s First Horse to explore how horses enrich human lives. Experience rare Spanish Mustangs. Information booth will also be available at the Health & Information Fair on Saturday. www.centerforamericasfirsthorse.org	Stoweflake Resort (out back near the pool area)
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm	CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS {pre-registration required; space is limited}
	1. Weaving A New Peace: A New Normal Tapestry {$10 fee required; space is limited} Janice DeCooman, M.Ed. , Wildflower Weaving 2. Things I Wish I'd Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out Deborah Cornwall, Author, Survivor This highly interactive presentation and small group discussion will explore four critical issues facing caregivers: Control, Hope, Isolation, and Normalcy. Each issue will be explained in terms of how interviewees handled them, and participants will share their experiences in small group discussions to enrich those options. Then six “roles” or bundles of activities will be shared that define multiple priorities that can trigger caregiver stress. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas about coping with the stresses of caregiving and will engage in small group discussions about healing and redefining their “new normal.” This discussion will be as relevant for first-time caregivers as for experienced ones. BR /> Deborah Cornwall, a breast cancer survivor, has been a local, regional, and national leadership volunteer and media spokesperson for 20 years with the American Cancer Society and its Cancer Action Network advocacy affiliate. Her new book, Things I Wish I’d Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out, is based on 86 interviews with cancer caregivers and dozens of informal conversations with people who shared their caregiving lessons learned. She’ll share those in easy-to-remember frameworks and generate discussion of practical solutions that participants can apply or share when they get home. 3. Taking on Cancerville Full Tilt and "DAM STRONG!" Bill Penzer, Ph.D. , Licensed Psychologist This workshop is especially geared toward newly diagnosed patients and will present a philosophy that combines Bernie Siegel M.D.'s healing philosophy with Dr. Penzer's war zone mentality of hanging tough, staying strong and hopeful (riding through Cancerville on a horse named HOPE) and using our mind's as "sling shots" in this David and Goliath (but remember who won that battle) scene. The session will be upbeat, empowering, active and humorous, and geared toward helping the audience draw from a variety of tools and mind sets to cope better with the demanding challenges of Cancerville. William Penzer, Ph.D., has been a clinical psychologist for more than 40 years in Ft. Lauderdale Fl. He is the author of "How to Cope Better When You Have Cancer," "How to Cope Better When Someone You Love Has Cancer," and the forthcoming, " The 'I'm Not Only a Cancer Patient I Am a Survivor' WORKBOOK for Adults. 4. Look Good … Feel Better Workshop Facilitators: Glenda Bernier and Shannette Streeter 5. Watercolor Joy! {$10 fee required; space is limited} Ival Stratford-Kovner, MS, MFA Art Teacher/Professor, Studioival
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm	OPENING CEREMONY The official kick-off of the Stowe Weekend of Hope festivities.	Stoweflake Resort Courtyard
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm	DESSERT & DISCUSSIONS BY CANCER TYPE (pre-registration required; $15 fee to attend, various Stowe locations)
	1. Dessert & Discussion for Breast Cancer (featuring a fashion show and performance by the Boobie Sisters!) Daniel Fram, M.D., Director, Radiation Oncology, Central Vermont Medical Center; Assistant Professor Department of Radiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine; Dr. Louis Merriam, Berlin General Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine “Pretty in Pink” Fashion Show begins at 7:00 p.m. Presented by the Green Ribbon Retailers 2. Living with Blood Cancers: Music and Wellness Join us for a free dessert program hosted by David Cranmer, Patient Advocate with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, where we will learn about and share sources of support for cancer survivors. 3. Understanding Your Body After Cancer Treatment: Learning to Read our New “Owner’s Manual” Patricia O’Brien, M.D., Internal Medicine Physician, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care Dr O’Brien is a cancer patient herself, treated 16 years ago, for a locally advanced cancer. She now works as a physician treating patients with symptoms related to their cancer treatment. Cancer treatments change our bodies, and it takes time to learn to understand our new bodies. She’ll review all the various new things we may feel but not understand and discuss when and how to talk to our hematologist or oncologist about these changes. 4. Ovarian Cancer Treatment Updates Ursula Matulonis, M.D., Director of Medical Gynecology Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston 5. Young Survivors Panel Discussion Laura Abrams, Amelia Lincoln and Matt Dimasi Facilitated by Kathleen McBeth, M.A., Clinical Coordinator, Cancer Patient Support Program, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care 6. Living with Metastatic Cancer Facilitated by Rose Colletti, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist, Cancer Patient Support Program, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont andt Fletcher Allen Health Care
9:00 pm	Evening Social Enjoy a relaxing evening with friends. Live music by Sean “Mad Dog” Madden and Brett Sears, a rare mix of folk, rock and alternative sounds.	The Pub at Grey Fox Inn at 990 Mountain Road
9:15 pm - 10:15 pm {repeated on Saturday night}	Stowe at Night Guided Lantern Tour (free) Ghost Stories And History Too! Carry our candle-lit lantern as you hear entertaining stories of the resident ghosts of Stowe. Hear compelling stories of early settlers and view Stowe’s historic buildings.	The tour will meet at Stowe Area Association (Visitors Info) at 51 Main Street.
Saturday, May 4, 2013 – (All daytime events will take place at The Stoweflake Resort)
7:00 am	Yoga	Aerobics Studio
8:00 am - 4:00 pm	Registration / Information Desk Open	Stoweflake Resort Atrium
9:00 am - 10:00 am	KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY PATRICIA O'BRIEN, M.D. The Cancer Journey as a Roller Coaster Ride: Learning to Not Only Survive it, But Also Thrive it Patricia O’Brien, M.D., Internal Medicine Physician, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care Dr O’Brien was one of the team members that worked on the original Weekend of Hope. She’ll tell you about that group of volunteers that built the first Weekend of Hope, and what they hoped it would provide for the families that attended. They hoped that each and every attendee would enjoy the beauty of this very special resort community, learn more about their journey, find some gentle support, and get a respite from that roller coaster ride called a cancer journey. She will share some of the techniques she has found to bring her calmness and laughs during her own roller coaster ride over the years. Dr O’Brien is a cancer patient herself, treated 16 years ago, for a locally advanced cancer. She now works as a physician treating patients with symptoms related to their cancer treatment. Her clinical practice is at Fletcher Allen Health Care, and she is part of the Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont. She loves the energy of the SWOH and looks forward each year to meet the people participating in this. SPONSORED BY KEYBANK	Pinnacle Ballroom
9:00 am – 4:00 pm	Health Fair & Wellness Expo Visit with numerous organizations for valuable resources and information	Atrium & Stowe North
10:00 am – 3:00 pm	REIKI SESSIONS Ongoing throughout the day on a first-come, first served basis. The Vermont Reiki Association is offering 15 minute complimentary sessions. Reiki helps reduce stress and increase energy. Many cancer patients and others use it as part of their wellness program. Sign-up sheets will be available in the Green Mountain Ballroom B	Green Mountain B
10:00 am – 3:00 pm	American Red Cross Blood Drive - CANCELLED
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
	Multidisciplinary Care of Patients with Breast Cancer Farrah Kahn, M.D., Medical Oncologist; Ruth Heimann, M.D., Ph.D.,Radiation Oncologist ; Michelle Sowden, D.O., Surgical Oncologist — Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care iCanSir! Changing the Vocabulary of Survivorship George Kansas Moving for Life Dr. Martha Hart Eddy, RSMT, CMA, Ed. D. Founder and Director of Moving For Life/Moving on From Cancer; Bonnie McGlynn DeLuca, RSMT Why are Clinical Trials so Important? Claire Verschraegen, M.D., M.S., Co-Director of the Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care Active Surveillance and Screening for Prostate Cancer George Philips, M.D., Medical Oncologist, Georgetown University Medical Center Personalized Cancer Care: Genetics and Cancer J. Chris Nunnink, M.D. Vermont Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders Ovarian Cancer Ursula Matulonis, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston One to One Cancer Fitness Assessment and Prescription David Dorfman, Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer, Cancer Fitness Coach; 20-minute one:one sessions; first-come, first-serve {repeated during 1:30 -2:30pm; and 3:00 pm-4:00 PM session timeslots}
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch Break - On Own Please refer to your Green Ribbon Flyer in your registration packet for a list of participating restaurants, which donate 10% of their proceeds back to the SWOH. Box lunches also available for purchase through the Stoweflake.
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
	The Three C's of Cancer: Coping, Children and Carrots Ali Waltien, CCLS, Certified Child Life Specialist, Mahana Magic; Jennifer May, RD, CD, Clinical Dietician; Julia Wick, MS, LCMHC — Cancer Patient Support Program, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care Supportive Care Interventions to Enhance Coping with Cancer Joseph A. Greer, Ph.D., Clinical Health Psychologist, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School Moving into Wellness with Boot Camp to Boot Cancer Vanessa Underwood, CSCS, AFAA, CPT, Underwood Sports & Fitness, Survivor, Fitness Trainer, Cancer Exercise Specialist, Wellness Consultant, National Presenter AML and Bone Marrow Transplant for the Patient Gurpreet Singh Lamba, M.D., Hematologist and Medical Oncologist, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care Developing Your Own Survivorship Care Plan - How to Set Meaningful Short and Long Term Goals Vickie Yattaw R.N., OCN®, CBCN, Oncology Resource Nurse, C.R. Wood Cancer Center Lung Cancer: New Questions & New Answers Gerald S. Davis, M.D., Physician Leader, Lung Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Program, Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont A Patient’s Journey Through Endometrial Cancer: Frequently Asked Questions Elise N. Everett, M.D., Gynecologic Oncologist, Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care Cancer Can Make You a Better Person Dave Esty Experience the Joy of Hula Hooping Carol Becker, Physical Therapist One to One Cancer Fitness Assessment and Prescription David Dorfman, Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer, Cancer Fitness Coach; 20-minute one:one sessions; first-come, first-serve {repeated during 3:00 pm-4:00 PM session timeslot}
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm	CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
	New Life, New Insight, New Opportunities: Work and Life Beyond Cancer Sid Falthzik, A stage 4 throat cancer graduate Getting Doctors And Patients On The Same Page Bernard M. Bandman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Communication in Medicine; Celia Engel Bandman, Medical Humanist, Center for Communication in Medicine Breathing for Life: Walk Through Stowe Bonnie McGlynn DeLuca, RSMT, BMC-EAY, Thai Yoga Teacher, founder and director of Glynn Soma and Michael T. DeLuca, CHC, co-director of Glynn Soma Take a Moment for Yourself: Mindfulness Tools for Health and Wellness Roz Grossman, MA, The Neshamah Center The Language of Trees: Messages of Healing Kristine Struminsky, photographer/designer/artist Principles of Stem Cell Transplant: A Pathway for Beginners Paul Larson, N.P., Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont, Fletcher Allen Health Care; Connie Johnson, MSN, APRN, Hematology Nurse Practitioner and Katie Wilcox - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Norris Cotton Cancer Center Zumba Gold Suzanne Brownell, Health Thyself One to One Cancer Fitness Assessment and Prescription David Dorfman, Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer, Cancer Fitness Coach; 20-minute one:one sessions; first-come, first-serve
4:15 pm	KeyBank Vermont City Marathon & Stowe Weekend of Hope Fun Run Join "Miles for a Mission" runners/volunteers for a 3 or 5-mile group training run through Stowe	Meet at Stoweflake Resort main entrance
4:30 pm	Special Mass and Blessing for Cancer Survivors	Blessed Sacrament Church, 728 Mountain Road
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm	Ecumenical Candlelight Service for Remembrance and Hope This interfaith service is one of the most poignant elements of the weekend. Through singing, liturgical dancing, sharing, and memorial candle lighting, those gathered will listen to a respectful reading of the rolls of cancer survivors both present and past. Donations at the Candlelight Service will benefit the Stowe Weekend of Hope.	Stowe Community Church
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm	Stowe at Night Guided Lantern Tour (free) Ghost Stories And History Too! Carry our candle-lit lantern as you hear entertaining stories of the resident ghosts of Stowe. Hear compelling stories of early settlers and view Stowe’s historic buildings.	The tour will meet at Stowe Area Association (Visitors Info) at 51 Main Street.
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm	Dance Party with Ross Livermore Band! $5.00 cover charge to benefit Stowe Weekend of Hope Light snacks provided Live Music by Ross Livermore Band Ross Livermore Band, the formidable funky presence of the Boston rock scene, released their first EP, Lost & Found, in 2010. Lost & Found captures the raw essence of Ross Livermore Band’s live, soulful repertoire mixed with Livermore’s heartfelt and personal songwriting style. "Turpentine," the debut EP’s first single and opening track, is also RLB’s first collaborative piece. With its seductive lyrics and heavy backbeat, "Turpentine" will get your body moving and leave you wanting more.	Town and Country Lodge
Sunday, May 5, 2013
7:30 am – 10:30 am	Brunch Buffet - $20 per person (includes tax and gratuity) (First come, first served; reservations not accepted.)	Trapp Family Lodge
8:00 am	Yoga	Aerobics Studio
9:00 am – 10:30 am	Survivor’s Victory Hike with Prayer Flags! Led by George P. Kansas and David Dorfman	Meet at Stoweflake Resort main lobby
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Closing Ceremony & Dedication of Flags of Hope & Healing Join us and be entertained, inspired and uplifted by world-class performances. As always, the ceremonies will conclude with the remembrance of those we have lost to cancer and with the reading the Lakota Prayer of Healing as we dedicate the Flags of Hope.	Stoweflake Resort / Pinnacle Ballroom