2024 RETREAT4STAGE4
Jul
28
to Aug 2

2024 RETREAT4STAGE4

  • Dollywood's DreamMore Resort (map)
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Our RETREAT4STAGE4 vacations away from cancer accommodate between 4 to 6 family members. The nominee must be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia and have reached the age of majority in the Nominee’s state of residence at the time of entry. Transportation and Meals are not included. LESLIE'S WEEK pays for the Accommodations, the Welcome Reception, the BBQ & Music Family Day, the CIRCLE4STAGE4, the HANDS4GIVERS, the CLUB4KIDS events, the DREAMS4TEENS program, and the Gift Bags for our Stage 4 MBC women.  

We will select 25 Stage 4 Breast Cancer women & their families for our 2024 RETREAT4STAGE4. LESLIE’S WEEK hosts this at the Dollywood DreamMore Resort in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains, on Sunday, July 28 check-in and Friday, August 2, 2024 check-out. The LESLIE'S WEEK Breakfast Welcome Reception is at the Ridge Event Center on Monday, July 29 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. From 1:00 to 5;00 we host the CIRCLE4STAGE4 for our women, the HANDS4GIVERS for our husbands/partners, the CLUB4KIDS for the small children, and the DREAMS4TEENS. Our family programs include lunch appetizers and beverages. These events are exclusively for our families to Meet & Greet, form bonds, share their stories, network, and create a community of engagement with their new friends for the week's events.

The Family Day BBQ is hosted under the DreamMore tent on the Meadow Event Lawn on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Our DJ Frank hosts a karaoke event for the kids and adults — IT IS THE MOST FUN!

This week is for the family to spend time together and enjoy their Retreat Away from Cancer.


OUR 2023 FAMILIES

If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far go together.
— Anonymous
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2023 RETREAT4STAGE4
Jul
30
to Aug 4

2023 RETREAT4STAGE4

  • Dollywood's DreamMore Resort (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our RETREAT4STAGE4 accommodates between 4 to 6 family members. Transportation and Meals are not included. LESLIE'S WEEK pays for the Accommodations, the Welcome Reception, the FAMILY DAY CELEBRATION OF LIFE, the CIRCLE4STAGE4, the HANDS4GIVERS, the CLUB4KIDS, the DREAMS4TEENS events, and the Gift Bags for our Stage 4 BC women.  

We selected 25 Stage 4 Breast Cancer women & their families for our 2023 RETREAT4STAGE4. This experience is held at the Dollywood DreamMore Resort in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains, Sunday, July 30, 2023 check-in and Friday, August 4, 2023 check-out. The LESLIE'S WEEK Welcome Reception Breakfast and our three Programs for our families are at the Ridge Event Center on Monday, July 31. We host the CIRCLE4STAGE4 for our women, the HANDS4GIVERS for our husbands/partners/family caregivers, the CLUB4KIDS for children 12 and under, and DREAMS4TEENS 13 to 19. These events are exclusively for our families to Meet & Greet, form bonds, share their stories, network, and create a community of engagement to link up with their new friends for the week's events.

The FAMILY DAY CELEBRATION OF LIFE is hosted under the DreamMore tent on the Meadow Event Lawn next to Dolly’s tour bus on Wednesday, August 2 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm..

This week is for the family to spend time together and enjoy their Week Away from Cancer.


OUR 2023 FAMILIES


OUR SPONSORS

SPONSORING HANDS4GIVERS, CLUB4KIDS, & DREAMS4TEENS PROGRAMS


SPONSORING CIRCLE4STAGE4 PROGRAM & FAMILY DAY CELEBRATION OF LIFE


SPONSORING CIRCLE4STAGE4 & HANDS4GIVERS PROGRAMS

 
 

If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far go together.
— Anonymous
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2022 RETREAT4STAGE4
Aug
7
to Aug 12

2022 RETREAT4STAGE4

  • Dollywood's DreamMore Resort (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our RETREAT4STAGE4 accommodates between 4 to 6 family members. Transportation and Meals are not included. LESLIE'S WEEK pays for the Accommodations, the Welcome Reception, the BBQ & Music Festival, the CIRCLE4STAGE4, the HANDS4GIVERS, the CLUB4KIDS events, and the Gift Bags for our Stage 4 BC women.  

We will select 25 Stage 4 Breast Cancer women & their families for our 2022 RETREAT4STAGE4. This experience is held at the Dollywood DreamMore Resort in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains, Sunday, August 7, 2022 check-in and Friday, August 12, 2022 check-out. The LESLIE'S WEEK Breakfast Welcome Reception and our three Programs for our families is at the Ridge Event Center on Monday, August 8 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. On Monday, August 8, from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM we host the CIRCLE4STAGE4 for our women, the HANDS4GIVERS for our husbands/partners/family caregivers, and the CLUB4KIDS for the children. These events are exclusively for our families to Meet & Greet, form bonds, share their stories, network, and create a community of engagement to link up with their new friends for the week's events.

The Family Day BBQ and Music Festival is hosted under the DreamMore tent in the Meadow Event Lawn at the DreamMore Resort on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

This week is for the family to spend time together and enjoy their vacation away from cancer.


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2019 VACATIONS4STAGE4 & Windy Hill Preserve Bend-of-the-River Farm BBQ & Music Festival
Aug
4
to Aug 9

2019 VACATIONS4STAGE4 & Windy Hill Preserve Bend-of-the-River Farm BBQ & Music Festival

HOSTED BY STEVEN BREWINGTON, THE QUINLEY FAMILY, AND LESLIE’S WEEK

On Wednesday, August 7 tour buses pulled to the DreamMore Resort to pick up our 200+ LESLIE’S WEEK Families to take them to the 600 acre Windy Hill Preserve BEND-OF-THE-RIVER FARM. The event was hosted by the Steven Brewington and the Quinley Family and Friends to our first annual, good old fashioned Tennessee BBQ & Music Festival! Event included, Hay Rides, a Fishing Hole, 3 Wheeler 5 Mile Track for the Kids and Adults, a Swimming Hole, Dining Tent, Fly Fishing, Boating, more food than can feed an Army, and astage for our Bands, The Hollerboys, Ashley Wineland, and Pete Francis

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2018 VACATIONS4STAGE4
Aug
5
to Aug 10

2018 VACATIONS4STAGE4

Family time comes naturally at DollyWood’s DreamMore Resort & Spa. Surrounded by the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge, TN, yet only minutes away from excitement, DollyWood’s DreamMore Resort offers everything our families need to make Memories the Outlast Cancer.

LESLIE’S WEEK took 40 Stage 4 Breast Cancer Women and their families on Vacations Away from Cancer where they made Memories that Outlast Cancer. They received tickets to the DollyWood Theme Park, Splash Country, Country Tonite Theater Show, and the Dolly Parton Stampede Dinner Show. Each Woman was gifted a Spa Day of pampering. We hosted our HANDS4GIVER group for our caregivers. This family week was filled with Fun & Happiness and a vacation they will never forget.

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2017 VACATIONS4STAGE4
Aug
6
to Aug 11

2017 VACATIONS4STAGE4

LESLIE'S WEEK hosted a Welcome Reception on Monday, August 7 in the Skies Room for our Stage 4 Women and their families. Here they had a chance meet and greet each other and be entertained by Tucker McCandless, one of Dollywood's and the DreamMore's most talented musicians. 

LESLIE'S WEEK hosted a SPA DAY on Tuesday, August 8 where all our Stage 4 MBC women received a Pedicure, Manicure, and Facial. Appetizers and beverages from the grape were provided. STAGE 4 Breast Cancer WOMEN ONLY, no husbands, no family members, no kids. This one is just for The Women!

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