Camp Widow® is a weekend long gathering of widowed people from across the country, and around the world. We come together to create a community that understands the life altering experience of widowhood. Camp Widow® provides practical tools, valuable resources, and peer-based encouragement for rebuilding your life in the aftermath of the death of a spouse…all in a fun, uplifting, laughter filled atmosphere. Take a look at the photos, those smiles are real.

Is Camp Widow® for you? Do you “qualify” as a widow?

Camp Widow® welcomes anyone who has lost a life partner to participate in this program; all ages, men and women, married and not married widows, LGBT widowed, those with any/no faith background, remarried widows and their new partners. No matter how long you’ve been widowed, or how you joined our ranks, you will find a community like no other when you step up to the registration desk at Camp Widow®. We work hard to offer you a variety of resources that apply to any stage of the evolving journey of widowhood.

Camp Widow® will be held in two locations in 2013, and we will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of this life affirming program all year long!

Our West Coast event will be held at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California from June 28-30, 2013.  Full event registration includes the option to attend our Introductory workshops on Friday, one ticket to the Friday evening Welcome Reception; a fabulous send off at the Saturday morning keynote address; a choice of four workshops on Saturday from our selection of presentations designed to address the specific needs of the widowed community; access to our event bookstore; one ticket to the Soaring Spirits Formal Anniversary Celebration Banquet featuring a three course dinner that includes good food, great friends, a chance to wear your fancy clothes, and the opportunity to celebrate hope; one optional registration for our Fifth Annual Widow Dash 5K (you can run, jog, walk, or stroll!), and one ticket to our farewell breakfast buffet.

Our 2013 East Coast event was held at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort and Spa at Grand Dunes in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from April 19-21, 2013. Looking ahead to 2014, we will be moving our East Coast Camp Widow® weekend to a new location in Tampa, Florida!  Full event registration for 2014 is available now. Full event registration includes the option to attend our Introductory workshops on Friday; one ticket to the Friday evening Welcome Reception; a fabulous send off at the Saturday morning keynote address; a choice of four workshops on Saturday from our selection of presentations designed to address the specific needs of the widowed community; access to our event bookstore; one ticket to the Soaring Spirits Semi-formal Award Banquet featuring a three course dinner that includes good food, great friends, a chance to wear your fancy clothes, and the opportunity to celebrate hope; and one ticket to our farewell breakfast buffet.

Accommodations are not included; group rates for each event will be available. We also have a roommate list available if you wish to defray costs by sharing a room with another camper.

Camp Widow®, a program of the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation, is an inclusive, non-denominational event focused on hope and healing through the grieving process. We welcome your questions; please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Our goal at Camp Widow® is to host a weekend that you will never forget… join us; you’ll be glad you did.