Friends of Choices

Search for Serenity Men's Retreat 2008
Schedule and Information

The details for this year's retreat are coming together. Dates, times and location are confirmed, so mark your calendars. Check back here periodically for more complete information.

The registration table opens Friday afternoon at 3:00, which is also check-in time for rooms. The weekend will conclude with a late morning session on Sunday.

This year's retreat will be at the same location as last year's event: the Highland Springs Resort in Beaumont, CA. For information about the resort, visit the link to the Highland Springs site below. Click on the map link for location and driving directions.

Highland Springs Resort and Conference Center
10600 Highland Springs Avenue, Beaumont CA 92223
Phone: (909) 845-1151

Participants have a variety of accommodation choices, from private bungalows to shared four-man rooms. Fees cover two nights' lodging, all meals. refreshments, supplies and all the amenities offered by the resort for the entire weekend. For cost information, just click the link to the registration form below.

The format will likely be similar to last year's. We'll have more detailed information as we get closer to October. This is a preliminary schedule:

Friday, October 12
3:00 P.M. Check-in begins
6:30 P.M. Dinner
7:30 P.M. Opening meeting
Saturday, October 13
6:15 A.M. Sunrise Meditation Walk (optional)
6:30 A.M. Attitude Adjustment A.A. Meeting
6:45 A.M. Breakfast
8:45 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. --schedule TBD--
6:00 P.M. Dinner
7:00 P.M. A.A. Speaker Meeting
Sunday, October 14
6:15 A.M. Sunrise Meditation Walk (optional)
6:30 A.M. Attitude Adjustment A.A. Meeting
6:45 A.M. Breakfast
8:45 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. --schedule TBD--
11:00 A.M. Closure

Retreat Master: Frank W.

In between meetings there are over 900 acres of scenic hiking and horseback trails, tennis, basketball, volleyball, paddle tennis, shuffleboard, badminton, ping pong, horseshoes and an Olympic size swimming pool. There are several golf courses in the area. Or, just relax in the hydrotherapy spa or dry sauna, after a workout in the health club which has state-of-the-art fitness equipment. All this, plus our Annual Horseshoe Tournament, to enjoy with your brothers from Friends of Choices. What a way to Search for Serenity!

We'll be posting the final retreat schedule as soon as details are finalized. For more information, call or e-mail:

Fran LaMountain, Friends of Choices
(310) 558-8383

Phil M., event chairman
(877) 744-5829

Barry J., event co-chair
(877) 744-5829