Special Love

Parents Getaway Weekend
2022-11-19 - 2022-11-20 | Hyatt Regency, 7901 Tysons One Pl, Tysons, VA, 22102, United States
Registration is now open for our Annual Parents Getaway Weekend!
November 19-20, 2022
Hyatt, Tysons Corner
This free weekend is solely for the parents to provide them a safe place to share and support one another in a small group setting with discussion’s and activities, while enjoying a little pampering and fun.
Saturday afternoon enjoy;

massages
yoga
make-up makeovers

Saturday evening enjoy a Roaring 20’s themed dinner dance. Costumes are encouraged, but not required.

Register here
For more information, contact aashman@specialove.org

Fall in Love 5k Walk/Run
2022-10-29 | Nationals Park, 1500 S Capitol St SE, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
Break out your running or walking shoes and join us on Saturday, October 29th for our 10th Annual Fall in Love 5k Walk/Run at Nationals Ballpark.
Come walk or run with us and enjoy the ballpark like you never have before. Start the 5k through the parks concourse before moving out and around the beautiful riverfront neighborhood, then back to the park where you can access the Nationals dugouts, snap a few great shots to share with family and friends, and fun activities for the kids.
Proceeds from the event help Special Love continue to provide a community of support to children with cancer, and their families in the Washington metropolitan area through free camps and engaging programs, educational scholarships and emergency financial assistance.
A family friendly event welcomes participants, ranging in ages from toddlers and young adults, to the young at heart
Center Field Gates Open at 8 AM
Race Starts at 9 AM
Register here!
Registration: $35
$20 Kids 8 to 14 years of age
Kids 7 years of age and under Free!
Interested in volunteering? Sign-up here.
Day of Information
Entrance: Guests will be entering through the Main Centerfield Gates.

Garage C Parking: Complimentary parking in Garage C at Nationals Park is available for guests driving to the ballpark. The garage is located at the corner of N Street SE and 1st St. SE with the vehicle entrance on 1st St. SE. When entering the garage, drivers will need to let the parking attendant know that they are there for the event. Guests are encouraged to park near the elevator banks located on each level on the plaza side of the garage. Once parked, take the elevators or stairs down to “PL” (Plaza) which is street level. From there, guests will walk towards the street and enter through our Main Centerfield Gates.
Uber/Ride Share Apps: Guests who are using Ride Share Apps should be dropped off along N St SE. This street is parallel to the Centerfield Gates that they will be entering through.
Metro: Guests who are using the metro should get off on the Green Line at the Ballpark/ Navy Yard Stop. When exiting guests should exit on the West Side of the platform onto Half St SE. Then they should proceed down Half St SE towards Centerfield Gates.

Bag Policy:
NP bag policy has changed this year to a clear bag policy and clutches. Any bags larger than a clutch (5” by 7” x ¾”), will no longer be permitted unless the bag is clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC. Guests with diaper or medical bags will be admitted with additional screening measures upon entry. We encourage you to communicate this new policy with your guests in advance of your event date, so they can plan accordingly. For additional details on our official bag policy, click here.
Wristband Policy:
Participants in the 5K will be required to show their (GREEN) wristbands to regain entry at Home Plate Gate. If guests were to re-enter through the Main Centerfield Gates, they will have to go back through additional screening.
Walking Path to the Dugouts:
Guests will get access to the Warning Track and dugouts via the Third Base Side of the Main Concourse. They will go down the stairs at section 110/111 and walk the warning track around to either dugout. The Third Base Elevators will be available for anyone who needs ADA access.

5k Committee
Caroline Goon
Dahlia Lerner
Katy Wenzel

5K Sponsors

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The Lerner Foundation

Toby, Silvia, Grace & Noa
John & Lorrie Chow
Barry Creech & Family
Shari & Andy Fisher
Malloy Automotive Group
Melissa Steele
MP Brock Zimmerman

For more information, contact Jan Bresch.

While we are excited to host our 10th Annual 5k in person, the safety of our participants, families, staff, volunteers, and vendors is our highest priority.
To make the day safe and fun for all, we encourage everyone to be fully vaccinated, and ask each participant take a home COVID test 12 hours before attending to ensure you are not a risk to others, especially to those who may be immunocompromised.
Special Love is working with the Nationals Ball Park to provide guests with additional space to limit crowding, while ensuring CDC sanitation guidance are in place.

BRASS Weekend 2022
2022-10-14 - 2022-10-16 | Camp Horizons, 3586 Horizons Way, Harrisonburg, VA, 22802, United States
BRASS Weekend, Oct. 14-16th, 2022 at Camp Horizons

Join us for fall fun with crafts, games, and Halloween fun!
Open to brothers and sisters ages 7-17 who have a sibling with cancer within 5 years of their off treatment date as well as bereaved siblings.

Register here

OctoberFest Family Weekend
2022-10-07 - 2022-10-09 | Camp Horizons, 3586 Horizons Way, Harrisonburg, VA, 22802, United States
Fall is almost here! Save the date for this fall fun weekend filled with pumpkin carving, campfires, fall sweet treats, crafts, and lots of other fun activities!
This event is open to the families of patients, survivors and bereaved families up to 5 years off treatment.
Register here!
For more information, contact Angela Ashman.

Annual Gala
2022-09-30 18:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Hilton Mclean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, Mclean, 22102
Join us for a wonderful evening supporting children with cancer and their families.
The evening will include wonderful food, great entertainment, exciting silent auction items, and the opportunity to visit with our young Special Love Ambassadors to learn first-hand the impact Special Love has had in their young lives.
The evening’s emcee is NBC4 meteorologist and Special Love Board member, Chuck Bell.
Each year, we are honored to present Love awards to individuals and companies who have long been valued partners in Special Love’s mission.
This year we present the Circle of Love Award to our wonderful friends, Clark Construction. The Circle of Love award represents continued support, and a circle of love that sustains our families through their cancer journey.
The Randy Schools Light of Love Award will be presented our Dr. Stephen Chanock, (who our young patients adore), in grateful recognition of his nearly 30 years as our Camp Fantastic medical director and his commitment and compassion to the children and families of Special Love.
Individual Tickets: $250
Contact Aaron Andrews to purchase tickets.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Gala Dinner Committee
Melissa Steele, Chair
Nicole Blocker Monica Hanson
William P. Cannon Dahlia Lerner
Anthony Curtis Lisa Schmidt

For more information, contact Jan Bresch.

Gala Sponsors
Jennifer and Ron Christie

Gold Sponsors

Benefactors

Silver Sponsors
Clark Construction Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Walter P. Moore JLL HITT Newmark

Table Sponsors
Jan Bresch The Conti Family Caroline & Greyson Goon
Shari & Andy Fisher Brendan Meehan Lisa and Conrad Schmidt
The Tomoff Family Lee Weiner MP Brock Zimmerman
E-PAGA Quantum Real Estate Management Nicole Chastain Blocker
Judy & Mark Lerner Foundation Jyothi Raghaven & Family

Friend
Greenstein Delorme & Luchs Jacob & Dahlia Lerner

While we are excited to once again host our Annual Gala in person, the safety of our families, guests, staff, volunteers, and vendors is our highest priority.
To make the evening safe and pleasurable for all, we encourage everyone to be fully vaccinated, and ask each take a home COVID test 12 hours before attending to ensure you are not a risk to others, especially to those who may be immunocompromised.
Special Love is working with the Hilton to provide guests with additional space to limit crowding, while ensuring CDC sanitation guidance are in place.

(More!) Amazing Animals with Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
2022-09-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Join us for another fun Amazing Animals session with Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum!
Register here!

Fall Family Day @ KOA Williamsburg
2022-09-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Williamsburg Campground, 4000 Newman Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23188, United States
Join us for a day at the KOA filled with crafts, games, hiking, frisbee golf, good food, and hanging out on the giant spiderweb!
Register here!

YAC Retreat
2022-09-10 | TBA
YAC is back! Patients and survivors ages 18-25 are invited to join us in Stafford, VA for a day of fun and relaxation. Join us for kayaking, paddle-boarding, nature walking, crafts, and lunch on us.

More information on the location provided after sign-ups!

Register here!

Summer Celebration Day at Smokey Glen Farm
2022-08-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Smokey Glen Farm, 16407 Riffle Ford Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, United States
Join us for the last of our Summer Celebration Days!
You won’t want to miss:

Ziplining
Balloon Art
Face Painting
A Delicious BBQ Lunch
Fun Arts & Crafts for the whole family

Register here!

Beyond Juggling Virtual Event
2022-08-17 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Join Dr. Jacob Weiss, professional juggler, entertainer, and director of “HandEyeBody Academy” for an engaging hour that goes WAY beyond juggling. You’ll do things that will blow your mind (and you’ll also get a set of professional-grade juggling balls and scarves)! No juggling experience necessary. If you think you can’t juggle, this activity is designed just for you!
Register here

Virtual Robotics Lab
2022-08-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
Special Love’s VOICE (Virtual Online In-home Camp Experiences) is back – and so are the robots!
Join professional robot engineer Viktor Orekhov for a return to the Robot Lab. You’ll build a robot that stacks dominos so you can knock ’em down!
Use the button below to register before August 5th and we’ll ship your supplies directly to you.
Register here

Summer Celebration Day at Burke Lake
2022-07-14 | Burke Lake, 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA, 22039, United States
Join us for 1 or all 3 of our Summer Celebration Days in July!
July 12th – Smokey Glen Farm
July 14th – Burke Lake
July 19th – KOA Williamsburg
Special Love’s COVID19 Policy is mandatory for participation. View policy here
Register at the link below!
https://secure.specialove.org/eventReg.jsp?event=650&

Summer Celebration Day at Smokey Glen Farm
2022-07-12 | Smokey Glen Farm, 16407 Riffle Ford Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, United States

Unlock Your Super Power Virtual Martial Arts
2022-06-29 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual
Join us for “Unlock Your Super Power,” a virtual martial arts session led by our friends at Heroes Circle, on Wednesday, June 29th, at 4:30 pm.
You’ll learn how to use non-contact martial arts to take control of your body and reduce stress and pain, both during your cancer battle and beyond it!
The session is open to oncology patients and survivors and siblings ages 3-17 as well as bereaved sibs. The first 40 registrants will get a Super Power Kit prior to the session.
Register here

Summer Celebration Day in Reston
2022-06-18 | Lake Fairfax Park, 1400 Lake Fairfax Dr,, Reston, VA, 20190, United States
Join us for a fun-filled day at Lake Fairfax Park! We have fun activities planned throughout the day, including arts and crafts, fishing, paddle boats, and even a train ride!
Only fully vaccinated individuals are allowed to participate, and must show proof of vaccination and negative antigen test 24 hours before attending. For our full COVID19 policy click here

Register here

Virtual Summer Kick-Off Party
2022-06-13 19:30 - 20:30 | Virtual
Summer is finally here.
Join us for our virtual Summer Kick-off Party on zoom with virtual tunes, games, and a sneak peak at our upcoming Summer Celebration Days!
Register here https://bit.ly/SLSummerKickOffParty

Special Love Golf Tournament
2022-06-03 | Rock Harbor Golf Course, 365 Rock Harbor Drive, Winchester, VA, 22602, United States
Join us for a round of golf at the beautiful Rock Harbor Golf Course in Winchester, Virginia. We have two flights, a morning flight at 8:00am, and afternoon flight at 1:30pm. Click here to register your team today!
For more information, contact Kim Jappell.
Special Statement: COVID19 Guidance
Special Love’s goal is to have a safe and successful golf tournament. Below is some information for you to review as a participant, sponsor or volunteer to help keep all present safe during the continued COVID pandemic.

Special Love serves children with cancer and young adult survivors, some of whom will be present at the tournament. We ask that you be mindful for your own safety, but especially for the safety of the cancer survivors joining us. They are vulnerable because of their medical history and we want to make sure they feel safe.

The staff of Special Love and Rock Harbor Golf Course will be following CDC Guidelines for outdoor events including:

We ask that if you are not fully vaccinated, you wear a mask.
Maintain social distancing of 6 feet. There will be marks on the ground at registration and the lunch reception to help with this.
Avoid congregating in large groups
Wash your hands frequently and understandably while on the course it can be difficult, please utilize hand sanitizer provided in each cart and in the reception area
Be patient with staff and volunteers

If a player is experiencing any of the following COVID-19 symptoms within 14 days of the event start date, he or she is asked to withdraw from the event: coughing or shortness of breath, or two of the following: fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell.

For additional information you can access the CDC and surrounding state health department websites on our page: https://specialove.org/families/covid-19-information/

Thank you to our sponsors!
Title Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors
Don Smith

Gold Sponsors
Covenant Building Maintenance • Pest Exit • Valley Health
Hole Sponsors
Bell’s Clothing • B&M Painting • CMA Subaru • Cool Techs • Greenfield & Behr • The GOZO Foundation • Mid South Building Supply • Molla Business Solutions • Right at Home • Preslee Realty • Ultimate Automotive Group • Warrior Health and Fitness • Williams Inspection Services • The Winchester Group • Tech Team • Quality Title LLC •
Other Sponsors
Buffalo Wild Wings • Chipotle • Glory Days • Lisa Behr • Region’s 117 • TGIFridays • Warrior Health and Fitness
Beverage Cart Sponsor

Family Day at KOA Williamsburg
2022-05-21 | Williamsburg Campground, 4000 Newman Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23188, United States
Special Love is back to in-person programming and we’d love to see you at our first outdoor adventure, Family Day at KOA Williamsburg, on May 21st!
We’ll have all the camp fun we’ve been missing since 2020, including hiking, sports, crafts, and hanging out on the giant spider’s web.
The event is open to families of patients and survivors ages 5-17 who are within 5 years of treatment as well as bereaved siblings. Attendees will be required to adhere to Special Love’s COVID policy.
We can’t wait to see you – click the button below to sign-up today!
Register here!

Virtual Amazing Animals
2022-04-14 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual
Join Madelyn from the Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum for “Amazing Animals.” She’ll explore aquatic life through some hands-on experiments and special guests so you can see for yourself some of the super rad adaptations that these animals have that live in the water, and how they survive and thrive in that environment. Register by April 4th to receive all your supplies on time. Open to survivors ages 5 and up who are on treatment or within 5 years of treatment, as well as bereaved siblings.

Register here: https://secure.specialove.org/eventReg.jsp?event=645&

YAC Game Night
2022-04-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
Open to Young Adults and Survivors Ages 18-30

Join Olivia and Serena for a fun virtual game night and socializing! Be sure and register ahead so you can get the link! https://secure.specialove.org/eventReg.jsp?event=644&
For questions, contact Angela Ashman aashman@specialove.org

April's Virtual Program
2022-04-08 | Virtual
Stay tuned for the details about our spring virtual program!

February's Virtual Program
2022-02-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
You’ll LOVE our Valentines-themed craft activity (see what we did there?) hosted by Jackson and Kristen Graney. It’s open to patients, survivors, and siblings ages 17 and under who are within 5 years of treatment, and all supplies are included. Registration ends on Jan. 28th, so sign up today! https://bit.ly/3JHmgKg

Winter Chill: Virtual Teen Night
2022-01-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Join us for a mid-winter chance to chill and catch-up with your camp friends (even the ones you haven’t made yet!) Winter Chill is open to patients, survivors, and sibs ages 13-and-up who are within 5 years of treatment or bereaved. Register here: https://secure.specialove.org/eventReg.jsp?event=641&

Santa Chats
2021-12-05 | Virtual
We won’t get to be with the Big Guy at our Holiday Party, so we’ve scheduled time to chat with him virtually. Sign up now! We are offering TWO dates: December 5th and December 12th!
Register by Nov. 27th to get a special “Santa surprise” in the mail! Open to families of patients, survivors, and sibs ages 17 and under who are within 3 years of cancer treatment. https://bit.ly/3kmwogj

Virtual Parents Night
2021-11-20
Whether parents have a child with cancer, a survivor, or are bereaved, they need time to themselves for self-care and a chance to recharge. Each November, Special Love hosts a weekend just for the parents, providing them with a safe, nurturing environment to share and support one another in small group settings designed to be informative and healing. This year, we are once again virtual for an evening of fun, feel free to register here: https://secure.specialove.org/eventReg.jsp?event=639&
For more information, contact Angela Ashman.

Mad Science with the SVDM
2021-11-15 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual
We’re thrilled to announce a bonus VOICE activity, courtesy of the Shenandoah Children’s Discovery Museum!
Join us on Monday, November 15th, at 4:30 pm for “Mad Science,” a chance for your crazy chemist (ages 7 and up) to learn about compounds by mixing together common household ingredients. (Don’t worry, nothing will explode…)
Supplies are limited to the first 30 registrants, so use the button below to sign-up today and we’ll send you everything you need!
Click here to register!

BRASS Weekend
2021-10-23 | Virtual
This event will be held virtually again this year, but will be great fun! Siblings of cancer patients, ages 7-17, are encouraged to join us for a fall themed day! Click here to register! https://bit.ly/3AWeK9B
For more information, contact Angela Ashman.

Young Adults with Cancer Weekend
2021-09-19 | TBA
YAC Weekend is a weekend designed especially for young adult cancer survivors –- ages 18 to 30 –- who are affectionately known in our community as “YACers.” Their weekend provides activities ranging from the adventurous to strictly relaxing, as well as an opportunity to share with others who understand how they are coping with their lives – and perhaps disabilities since their cancer treatment – and to gather strength from one another.
For more information, contact Dave Smith.

Crafty Kites with David Tutera
2021-06-05 16:00 - 17:30 | Virtual
Join David Tutera on June 5th for FREE kite-making! Patients, survivors, and siblings who are within 5 years of their off-treatment date or are bereaved can register. All materials provided. Pre-registration required by May 21, 2021. Click here to register!
