33rd Annual Family Retreat & Educational Symposium
Welcome to Children’s Craniofacial Association’s 2023 Annual Family Retreat & Educational Symposium. Please use this webpage as a way to reference important documents, schedules, maps and additional information and resources! We hope you enjoy this weekend!
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Camp Care
Camp Care will take place at Skyway Suite AB which is located on the 2nd floor
We know the Annual Family Retreat can be emotionally overwhelming, and ConnectMed International has teamed up once again with CCA to offer Retreat-goer’s the opportunity to process some of these emotions in a designated safe space and time for parents, families, and/or children to have an open dialogue with ConnectMed’s own Master of Social Work, Cashel Gaffey, regarding any and all issues they may have surrounding their/their family member’s craniofacial anomaly. We look forward to meeting you!
Hotel Info
Check-in Time: 3PM
Check-out Time: 11AM
— PARKING —
If you are staying at the hotel and will be driving a vehicle and using hotel parking , the parking WILL BE charged to your room and you will NOT need parking passes. [discounted rate for overnight self-parking is $15 per day]
Parking passes are only for local families who will be driving to and from the Retreat daily OR for families who are staying somewhere other than the Hyatt.
— FOOD —
On-Site Restaurants and Restaurants Near the Hotel:
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/minnesota/hyatt-regency-minneapolis/msprm/dining
https://www.opentable.com/landmark/restaurants-near-hyatt-regency-minneapolis
General Overview
— THURSDAY —
Registration: Check-in with the CCA Staff and Volunteers so we know you have arrived. You will be given a retreat bag full of goodies such as a retreat t-shirts, name tags and more!
— FRIDAY —
CCA’s Retreat Celebration: During this time, we will have a variety of activities and booths for you to visit, including carnival games, arcade games, crafts, music and MORE! Fun for all ages!
Family Night/Dinner & Entertainment Provided: Every year at the Retreat we do a basket raffle during Family Night (which takes place on Friday night) and the families love it, so we are going to keep it around. For those of you who have never been to a Retreat, let me explain how this works. We ask our Retreat families to bring an item or basket with items which represent your hometown, city or state. Then we number each basket and set a brown paper bag in front of each item. We sell raffle tickets and you simply place your ticket in the bag of the basket you would like to win. Once everyone has purchased their tickets, we hold a drawing for each basket. It’s really neat to see what everyone brings each year. Please don’t feel like you have to bring something, this is just totally up to you. And last, but not least, if you are bringing an item or basket for our raffle, please bring this to registration on Thursday. Registration will be taking place from 11:00am-3:00pm. (If you have any address labels, you might want to bring them with you. It saves you from having to write your name on the tickets. Ticket prices are 20 for $5. Entertainment will begin around 7:30pm.
Teen Night (Ages 13-14 and Ages 15-19): This year we will be doing two separate Teen Nights, based off of ages. Ages 13-14 will go to Teen Night from 7:30pm-8:30pm and Ages 15-19 will go to Teen Night from 8:45pm-10:00pm. If your teen will be attending Teen Night on Friday, they will be eating dinner with everyone else in the Nicollet Ballroom. When it is time for Teen Night, will have a place for them and the chaperones to line up outside of the ballroom and then we will walk everyone to the Chaparral Main Room. This will take place for both age groups.
— Saturday —
Group Photo: Each year we do a big group photo and we ask that you wear your Retreat T-shirts for the photo. You will be receiving these T-shirts in your Retreat bag during Registration on Thursday.
“CCA’s Got Talent”/Talent Show: Brought back by popular demand! Everyone has loved the addition of the Talent Show, so we are doing it again this year! If you plan on performing in the Talent Show, please email me the name of the performer and what talent they will be providing. Each performer will have about 2-3 minutes for their performance. Once all slots are filled, I will be sending you an email to gather additional information from you and assign you a time for your performance. SPOTS ARE LIMITED!
Dinner/Dance with DJ and Dinner Provided: Most of our families do dress up for this event, although not required. The attire isn’t formal, more like slacks, summer dresses, etc.…
— SUNDAY —
Farewell Breakfast/Breakfast will be provided: We will give our hugs, say our goodbyes, exchange numbers and start the countdown to the 2024 retreat!
