| Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
Training for Group Leaders |
| 10:00 - 1:30 |
Session I Training Day for Mentors |
| 5:30 - 9:00 |
Session II - Training Day for Mentors |
| 6:00 - 7:30 |
Registration I opens for Good Grief Camp |
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| Friday, May 23, 2008 |
| 8:00 |
Mentors report to Groups |
| 8:30 - 10:30 |
Registration II opens for Good Grief Camp |
| 10:45 |
Good Grief Camp begins! |
| 11:30 |
Lunch |
| 12:45 |
Special Guests and special activities for each age group |
| 4:40 - 5:00 |
Parents pick up children 12 and under from their Good Grief Camp group |
| 5:00 |
Parents pick up teens from the Washington Ballroom (ages 13-19 yrs old) |
| 5:00 |
Welcome Reception in the Crystal Ballroom with adults |
| 6:30 |
Bus will depart for the USMC Evening Parade (meet in reception area) |
| 7:30-8:30 |
Nighttime Driving Bus Tour of Washington, DC (meet in reception area) |
| 10:00 |
Return from the USMC Evening Parade |
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| Saturday, May 24, 2008 |
| 7:30 |
Group Leaders meet in the Boardroom |
| 8:00 |
Mentors meet with their Group Leader |
| 8:00 |
Breakfast with Parents |
| 8:30 |
Good Grief Camp starts for the day with activities and age-appropriate support groups |
| 11:30 |
Bus departs for Fort Myer |
| 12:00 |
Lunch at Ft. Myer Dining; Caisson visit |
| 3:30 |
Bus returns to the Hotel |
| 6:00 |
Dinner at the Hotel / Evening Festivities at the Hotel |
| 9:30 |
Adults rejoin kids for the night |
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| Sunday, May 25, 2008 |
| 8:00 |
Breakfast with Parents. |
| 8:00 |
Group Leaders meet in the Boardroom |
| 8:30 |
Mentors meet with their Group Leader |
| 9:00 |
Good Grief Camp starts for the day with activities and support groups |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Memorial Balloon Release |
| 11:30 |
Lunch for Good Grief Camp children |
| 12:45 |
Group activities |
| 3:00 |
Closing Session with Adults |
| 5:00 |
Dinner on your own |
| 6:30 |
Depart for National Symphony Orchestra Concert at the US Capitol and children attend with adults (meet in reception area) |
| 7:00 |
National Symphony Orchestra Concert at the US Capitol begins |
| Monday, May 26, 2008 |
| 6:00 - 7:00 |
Breakfast with Parents |
| 7:15 |
Bus leaves for Arlington National Cemetery (meet in reception area) |
| 11:00 |
Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery begins |
| 1:00 |
Early bus returns to hotel |
| 2:00 |
Last bus returns to hotel |
