Connect Winter Retreat

Every year young adults join us for a weekend experience that includes making great friends, fun activities, guest speakers, and open discussions. This is a valuable weekend that helps any young adult managing type 1 diabetes make some fabulous connections that help them cope with their everyday struggles. They will meet adult type 1’s who share their expertise is a variety of subject areas and how type 1 has impacted their life. They will learn valuable life lessons from these mentors and from each other.  Winter Retreat is a great time to get away from the stress of school, activities, friends and family.  They simply have a blast together.

The festivities begin on Friday evening October 23 and go until noon on Sunday October 25.  A sample schedule is as follows:

Friday
5:30 pm – Arrive and settle in
6:00 pm – Ice Breaker/Introductions
7:00 pm – Speaker and Activity
9:00 pm – Break 
9:30 pm – Movie/Pizza

Saturday
9:00 am – Breakfast
10:00 am – Speaker/Activity
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Speaker/Activity
3:30 pm – Break/Snack
5:00 pm – Activity
5:30 pm – Prep dinner with the chef
7:00 pm – Group discussion
8:30 pm – Game Night

Sunday
9:00 am – Breakfast
10:00 am – Activity
11:30 am – Pack up and head home

Please contact Morgan at morgan@dys4kids.org for information about scholarships.