TAPS: Tragedy Assistance for Survivors Sign Up for Our eNewsletter
Events
2008 National Seminar



Contact Us. We are Here For You
National Military Survivor Seminar
Memorial Day Weekend 2008 | May 23 - 26, 2008

Double Tree Hotel | 300 Army Navy Drive | Crystal City, Virginia


AGENDA

 

 
Learn More
This is a wonderful opportunity to hear first hand what other military survivors have experienced and how they have coped and healed.  For the newly bereaved, it is a chance to share and to begin to heal.  For those who have traveled the long road of recovery, please come and offer your strength to those who have recently experienced a loss much like yours.  And for the caregiver, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn and grow.  Please join us!

Thursday, 22 May
9:00 AM TAPS Peer Mentor Training *

Friday, 23 May
8:00 AM Yoga and Zumba offered
9:00 AM Registration Begins
11:00 AM Welcome Buffet Luncheon
1:00 PM Opening Session with Special Guests and Dignitaries
3:00 PM Peer Support Groups
4:40-5:00PM Parents pick up children from their group to join them for the evening's activities
5:00 PM Parents pick up teens from the Washington Ballroom (ages 13-19 yrs old)
5:00 PM Welcome Reception in the Crystal Ballroom
6:30 PM Bus departs for the USMC Evening Parade (meet in registration area)
7:30-8:30PM Bus departs for a Nighttime Driving Bus Tour of DC (meet in registration area)
10:00 PM Return from the USMC Evening Parade
   

Saturday, 24 May
8:00 AM Yoga and Zumba offered / Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM Workshop Sessions
11:45 AM Free Time / Lunch Break
1:00 PM Workshop Sessions
5:30 PM Depart from DoubleTree for Adult Reception
6:00 PM TAPS Grand Banquet
9:00 PM

Support Groups for All (bring your pillow and PJs)

** Please Note:  There will be no childcare or Good Grief Camp activities after 9:00 PM, as we want children to be well rested for Sunday morning.


Sunday, 25 May
8:00 AM Yoga and Zumba offered / Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Worship Service (Nondenominational)
9:30 AM Workshop Sessions
11:30 AM TAPS Memorial Ceremony
12:00 PM TAPS Brunch & Special Guests
3:00 PM Closing Session and Memorial Slide Show
6:30 PM Bus departs for National Memorial Day Concert (meet in registration area)
7:00 PM National Memorial Day Concert

Monday, 26 May
6:00-7:00AM Breakfast
7:15 AM Bus leaves for Arlington National Cemetery
11:00 AM Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery begins
1:00 PM Early bus returns to hotel
2:00 PM Last bus returns to hotel
   
© 2007 TAPS, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc., Tax ID# 92-0152268   Terms of Use   Site Map   Contact Us    Admin