2012 Turning Leaf Tour

The 3rd Annual Turning Leaf Tour is a road cycling event that will assist Casting for Recovery, East Tennessee Program fund their annual retreat for 14 women who have experienced breast cancer and live in Tennessee, especially women living in East Tennessee, at no cost to the participant.

Club VIBES - sighted pilots with visually impaired stokers on tandem bicycles - will be featured at this year's event. 

Registration, Raffle Tickets and Event Information

Available On-Line:

www.turningleaftour.com

RIDE INFORMATION:

There will be three distinct rides, all start-ing at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend, TN during the height of the beautiful fall colors.

• Bring the entire family and ride the 10-mile Greenway through Townsend.?

• For the more adventurous riders, you may enjoy a 30 mile ride through the beautiful Smoky Mountains.

• For the more experienced riders, we of-fer a 50-60 mile course through the col-orful foothills of the Smoky Mountains.

October 21, 2012 

• Check-in begins at 11:00am
• Ride begins at 12:00 Noon

A Leading Breast Cancer Quality of Life Program 

Casting for Recovery's program combines counseling, medical information, and the therapeutic sport of fly-fishing. Our two-and-a-half day retreats are offered at no cost to women at any age and stage of breast cancer treatment and recovery. Casting for Recovery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

We provide an opportunity for women whose lives have been profoundly affected by the disease to gather in a beautiful, natural setting and learn to fly fish, "a sport for life."  Just as important, we offer an opportunity to meet new friends and have fun.

Our weekend retreat incorporates counseling, educational services and the sport of fly fishing to promote mental and physical healing.

Founded in 1996, Casting for Recovery has been offering free retreats across the country to help women move forward in their recovery.  We rely on local volunteers and organizations to support our community based retreats.

The retreats provide an avenue for social support and group interactions, reducing the feeling of isolation many survivors might have.

The dynamics of fly fishing provide a healing connection to the natural world, relieving every-day stressors and promoting a sense of calm.  Fly fishing techniques provide a gentle exercise for joint and soft tissue mobility.

The retreats offer a forum for women with simi-lar experiences to meet, learn a new skill and gain a respite from their everyday concerns in a natural setting where well-being can flourish.

Casting for Recovery:  www.castingforrecovery.org?