Camp Soaring Eagle Hosts Family Retreat

Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer have Day of Family Fun

11.24.2009 – On November 21st, The Camp Soaring Eagle Foundation hosted its first Family Retreat at “The Ranch” in Cornville. Families who have been impacted by childhood cancer and other juvenile illnesses, enjoyed a weekend in the wild west at the famous “Ranch” courtesy of Earl Weatherwax. The children and parents enjoyed a variety of activities including archery, paddle boats, horse drawn wagon rides, roping and an authentic chuck wagon supper and campfire.

“It was such an encouraging weekend for us”, said Judy, a camper’s mother. “Our son is currently undergoing chemo treatments and this gave us an opportunity to get away from it all and have fun as a family. We met many other families who have gone through what we are experiencing and this gave us renewed strength and hope that we can conquer what lies ahead of us.”

The Red Rock Quilters gave each of the campers a hand-made, one-of-a-kind quilt to take with them. Each quilt had a special message to the campers:
“May this quilt keep you safe from harm,
may it be your good luck charm.
I do not know your name nor the mountains you face,
But what you hold in your arms is a quilters embrace.”
Song Lyric by Cathy Miller

This family retreat was such a success thanks to the personal touches and generous support of our donors and volunteers such as the Red Rock Quilters. We would like to thank, Earl Weatherwax for letting us use the ranch, Mark Morris for providing the sumptuous barbeque, Red Rock Jeep Tours for sharing their wranglers, The Lodge at Cliff Castle Casino for providing lodging for the families, Mathew Hall our campfire singer, Aaron Anderson for bringing archery into our program, New York Bagel Bakery for the bagels and pies, Christine and Bob Jorgensen for coming up from Phoenix and donating all of the craft supplies and Marge Fisher, Michele Wong, Beth Ann, Nancy Garzone, Shirley Eitner, Sue Gonos, and Claire Shapiro for bringing the miniature horses and carts. Everyone’s hard work and generosity created a weekend these families will never forget.

For more information about how you can get involved in helping Camp Soaring Eagle deliver the healing power of laughter, please contact: Jennifer W. Perry, Director of Marketing for Camp Soaring Eagle 928-284-2287 or jperry@campsoaringeagle.org.

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News Facts

Camp Soaring Eagle provides camping experiences to children with serious and life threatening illnesses.
Camp is completely free of charge to the campers and their families
Camp Soaring Eagle is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
Camp Soaring Eagle serves children from Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Funded through charitable contributions.

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Red Rock Quilters Donated Quilts to Campers

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