Adult Seminar Schedule

Thursday, May 26

• 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  Peer Mentor Check-in & Training
• 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  Child Care
• 3:30-8:30 PM 
  Early Check-in and TAPS Store Open
• 5:30-8:30 PM
  Good Grief Camp Zone Open (Movies, Crafts, Active Games)
• 5:30-8:30 PM
  Good Grief Camp Check-In
• 5:30-8:30 PM
  Welcome Reception

Friday, May 27

• 7:00-9:00 AM
  Breakfast
• 7:30-10:00 AM
  Adult Check-In
• 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
  Child Care
• 8:00-9:00 AM
  Good Grief Camp Check-in
• 8:00 AM-6:00 PM 
  Survivor Care Tent
• 8:00 AM-5:00 PM 
  Resource Village 
  TAPS Store
  Bookstore
• 9:00 AM-4:00 AM
  Good Grief Camp Day 1
• 9:00-10:00 AM
  Connection Groups

  Newcomers Welcome: First Time NMSS Attendees
  Suicide Loss Survivors - Panel 
  Connection Groups for Survivors of Military Loss

• 10:00 AM-8:00 PM
  Help Desk
• 10:30 AM-12:030 PM
  Opening Ceremonies
• 12:00-1:30 PM
  Lunch
• 1:30-4:30 PM
  1:1 with Dr Blankenship (30 minute sessions)
• 12:30-5:00 PM
  Artful Grief Studio
• 12:30-8:00 PM
  Survivor Sanctuary
• 1:30-4:30 PM
  Connecting Workshops
  Sharing Groups
• 3:30 - 4:30 PM
  TAPS Family Reception and Reunion
• 4:30-6:30 PM
  Load Buses for Friday Evening Events

Friday Evening will consist of the Special Event of your choice, but pre-registration is required!

• 4:30 PM
  Pentagon Tour 
  Dinner provided ON bus 
• 5:30 PM
  Wax Museum 
  Dinner provided AT museum 
• 5:45 PM
  Potomac River Cruise 
• 5:45 PM
  Washington National Baseball Game 
• 6:00 PM
  DC Tour
• 6:00 PM
  Monument Walking Tour 
• 6:00 PM
  USMC Evening Parade 
  
  
• 5:00-6:30 PM
  Dinner
• 5:00-8:00 PM
  Knitter's Group
• 7:00-9:00 PM
  Knitter's Group
• 9:00-10:00 PM
  Combined 12 Step Group Meeting

Saturday, May 28

• 7:00 AM-8:00 PM
  Help Desk
  Survivor Sanctuary
• 7:00-8:00 AM
  Sun Salutations Yoga
  Inner Warrior Goes Outdoors
• 7:00-9:00 AM
  Breakfast
• 7:30 AM-3:30 PM
  Arlington National Cemetery Shuttle runs continuously
• 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
  Resource Village 
  TAPS Store
  Bookstore
• 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
  TAPS Survivor Care Tent
• 8:30 AM-9:00 PM
  Child Care
• 9:00 AM-9:30 PM
  Good Grief Camp Day 2
• 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
  Offsite Adventures
  Advance registration required
• 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  Artful Grief Art Studio
• 9:00 AM-4:30 PM
  1:1 with Dr Blankenship (20 minute sessions)
• 9:00 AM-12:30 PM
  Workshops
  Sharing Groups
• 12:30-1:30 PM
  Lunch
• 1:30-5:00 PM
  Workshops
  Sharing Groups
• 6:00-9:00 PM
  TAPS Grand Banquet
• 9:00-10:00 PM
  Combined 12 Step Group Meeting

Sunday, May 29

• 7:00 AM-8:00 PM
  Help Desk
• 7:00-8:00 AM
  Sun Salutations Yoga
  Inner Warrior Goes Outdoors
• 7:00-8:30 AM
  Continental Breakfast
• 8:00 AM-3:30 PM
  Arlington National Cemetery Shuttle runs continuously
• 8:00 AM-1:00 PM
  Resource Village
• 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
  TAPS Survivor Care Tent
• 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
  TAPS Store
  Bookstore
• 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
  Good Grief Camp
• 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
  Child Care
• 9:00 AM-7:00 PM
  Survivor Sanctuary
• 9:00 AM-7:00 PM
  Offsite Adventures
• 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
  Artful Grief: Art Studio
• 9:00 AM-4:30 PM
  1:1 with Dr Blankenship (20 minute sessions)
• 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
  Workshops
  Sharing Groups
• 12:00-1:00 PM
  Lunch
• 12:30-5:00 PM
  Washington Nationals Baseball Game
• 1:00-4:00 PM
  Workshops
  Sharing Groups
• 2:00-5:00 PM
  National Memorial Choral Festival
• 4:00 PM
  Good Grief Camp Pickup
• 5:00-8:00 PM
  TAPS Family BBQ Dinner
• 9:00-10:00 PM
  Combined 12 Step Group Meeting

Monday, May 30

• 7:00-9:00 AM
  Breakfast
• 7:00 AM-3:00 PM
  Help Desk
• 7:00-8:00 AM
  Sun Salutations Yoga
• 7:15 AM-2:00 PM
  Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day Service & Shuttle
• 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
  TAPS Survivor Care Tent
• 12:30-4:30 PM
  National Memorial Day Parade

Good Grief Camp Schedule

Thursday, May 26

• 5:30-8:30 PM
  Registration for Good Grief Camp Zone
  Registration for Good Grief Camp and Intake 1 
  Good Grief Camp Zone

Friday, May 27

• 8:00-9:00 AM 
  Registration for Good Grief Camp and Intake 1
• 9:00 AM 
  Good Grief Camp Begins
  Your child/ren’s group leaders will provide you with the room and location of their groups 
• 4:00 PM 
  Good Grief Camp Ends and Child Pick Up
  Please make sure you know where to pick up your child as those traveling to Friday night activities have buses to catch!

Saturday, May 28

• 8:30 AM
  Good Grief Camp Begins
  All Groups will travel to Potomac Park, Washington, DC for lunch and a special event hosted by Yellow Ribbons Unite.
  GGC will host three age appropriate parties on Saturday night: After dinner at the Ft. Myers Dining Facility, the younger kids will return to the hotel for a Movie Night, middle aged kids will have dinner and tour the Spy Museum; and the teens will have a Luau and dance party.
• 9:30 PM 
  Good Grief Camp Ends and Child Pick Up

Sunday, May 29

• 8:30 AM
  Good Grief Camp Begins
• 4:00 PM 
  Good Grief Camp Ends and Child Pick Up