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Food Fitness Coaching

12/30/2018

Want to find your right "food fitness" plan in 2019? Whether your goal is weight loss, healthy eating ideas, understanding an anti-inflamatory meal plan or something else, we want to invite our Survivors andCaregivers of Wind River to some personalized healthy eating and living ideas with our Wellness Partner Cheryl Lecroy.. NO CHARGE

Join Cheryl NOW for healthy eating and healthy living ideas, and even help with your New Year's Resolutions.

Schedule your 3-part phone consultation for January, or start now and get a jump on the New Year!

Again, thanks to the wonderful supporters of Wind River, there is no cost to you! JUMP IN!

2018 WIND RIVER HIGHLIGHTS

12/27/2018

In case you missed our year in review last month, enjoy the link to pictures below and this summary of our 11th year in support of survivors!

In 2018 Wind River Cancer Wellness Retreats provided multiple multi-day and single day Cancer Wellness Retreats, personal survivor-family getaways, peer cancer coaching, workshops, meet ups and end of life support through our Retreat and Outreach Programs:

Major retreat events this year included:

7 multi-day Cancer Wellness Retreats (on premise and at other locations)
A special Colon Survivor Family Retreat Day
An Advanced Wellness Survivor Retreat Day supporting survivors with an variety of types of cancer - lymphoma, leukemia, lung, pancreatic, ovarian, cervical, uterine, breast, colon, rectal.
Hosted multiple Alumni Reunions and Survivor/Family Get-Away Retreats.
In 2018 69% of our survivors were living with Stage III or Stage IV cancers.

In addition, Wind River provided

over 600+ hours of one-on-one Survivorship and Healthy Eating Coaching
Sponsored quarterly workshops with Women's Pelvic Health Specialist Glenna Sears-Brinker
Provided scholarships to survivors for Yoga for Trauma Recovery training
Provided end-of-life support to alumni and their families
and held numerous outreach meet-ups and survivor gatherings

We have SO MUCH gratitude for the people who help us make these retreats possible including:
Cheryl Lecroy, Mike Gentile (Tai Chi Mike), Shirley Ballantyne, Susan Harris, Becca Odom, Glenna Sears-Brinker, Michelle Wood, Greg Whitt, Chasse-Bailey-Dorton, Julie Lanford, Ambrosia Garcia, Barbara Van Sant, Angela Hopper, Terri Conneran, and of course our posse of Tom Sawyer Volunteers!!!

2018 Story in PICTURES

GRATITUDE CORNER

12/27/2018

ANGEL PROGRAM
AND GRATITUDE CORNER

3 years ago a cancer professional asked Shannon if we could find someone to donate a used tricycle for the daughter of a stage 4 colon cancer survivor. Within 20 minutes, Shannon had 6 tricycle offers! This is what sparked the idea for a Wind River Holiday Angel Sharing Program.

... one of many many notes and calls of gratitude and appreciation for our Wind River Angel programs this year!

"Today was my own scan day, and let’s just say it was stressful for the two hours I was there (long story for another time). And now I am in the hardest part-the wait for results. I try to keep busy, but night and stillness always come and force me to face my fears. When I arrived home, I saw a stack of packages delivered as the snow is now navigable. This box—this blessing—is more about love and hope and all the things I need tonight above all else. The Wind River sisterhood is strong, and I feel the love—a day after I mailed my care package to another in treatment, I receive one. Thank you, Wind River Angel, for blessing me on a day I really needed a pick-me-up. ❤️"

This year, we have doubled our Angels - with 85 individuals offering support to 99 survivors. They do not know each other, they are just extending offerings of kindness. And many of the Angels are survivors themselves.

Wind River is also thankful to be able to offer some financial support where needed, thanks to a special Angel Fund. This year we touched an extraordinary number of survivors and their loved ones.

This is also the time of year that Dave, Cheryl and Shannon make numerous personal visits --- because the holidays are a tough time for many of us we like to send a little love to our survivors through personal visits.

Humbly, we say THANK YOU to everyone who helps to make these acts of kindness possible! Dave & Shannon

SURVIVOR YOGA for RESILIENCY

12/10/2018

Wind River loves empowering people with tools to help them heal and get stronger. This class is designed to help you increase your resiliency and decrease effects of body-mind traumas - Wind River style!

Sign Up HERE

So we are seeking survivors and caregivers interested in joining our unique one day training with Becco Odom, LCSW, E-RYT-200.

Haylo's Winter Solstice Market

12/7/2018

Join Shannon, Dave and Cheryl for a Wind River Meet Up
Sunday December 16th
12PM-4PM.

Shop Local to Give the Gift that keeps Giving~ Hand Selected Vendors to complete your last minute shopping for you and your loved ones. What you may find: Crystals, Teas, Jewelry, Clothing, Art, Textiles, Succulents and more.

And for $20 you can win the chance for a free day with Hayley. Her body art is PRICELESS!
Hayley is generously donating these monies to Wind River!

A HOLIDAY GIFT from WIND RIVER

12/6/2018

We want to invite our Survivors, Caregivers & ALL friends of Wind River to some personalized healthy living ideas with our Wellness Partner Cheryl Lecroy.

Join Cheryl NOW for healthy living ideas, healthy holiday recipes, and even help with your New Year's Resolutions.

Schedule your 3-part phone consultation for January, or start now and get a jump on the New Year!

Wind River Candle Lighting Ceremony

12/6/2018

Each year we remember our wonderful alumni who have passed, but will never be forgotten by us.

This year the ceremony will be private but we would be honored to include your loved ones in our candle lighting ceremony and reading of names aloud.

Share Info Here

Our hearts go out to their Family and Friends and we only hope that we helped them in some small way along their path.

Dave, Shannon, Cheryl, Shirley and Mike
Wind River Co-Founders and Team

SAM BUSH MUSIC NIGHT

12/6/2018

Asheville Music Night (and Dinner)

Sunday January 13, 2019
Dinner - 6pm Asheville, NC
Music - 7:30pm at Isis

Join Shannon & Dave and other Wind River friends for dinner and a great night of some of the BEST bluegrass music. RSVP below and we will know how many for dinner.

Theater tickets are free to Survivors if you sign up by December 20th.

To sign up for free survivor tickets and / or for dinner, CLICK HERE

And for more information on the place and event, click here: