Save the date! Fri-Sun, Feb 13-15, 2026 “Gal-entine” Women’s event led by TRR Southern Illinois (SO IL) Chapter, at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center (TON).

Fri. 3:00 pm check-in; end Sunday near 1:30 pm.

Registration opening soon. 

• Free for women veterans and service members, made possible through generous fundraising by the Illinois Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Women’s Committee (please become a member!)
• Each veteran may bring +1 civilian women guest (eg sister, daugher, friend, etc; youth 14 an older).  Cost for civilians is $95 per, due upon registration.

We will sleep in a heated lodge, have cafeteria meals and play mostly outside!  All activities are challenge-by-choice and are expected to include:

• Paddling the beautiful Cache River wetlands
• Individual High Challenges {in a harness} = Pamper Pole (Leap of Faith) & High Swing
• High Ropes Course (need 10-15 women)
• Yoga
• How to pitch a tent
• Cooking over a fire
• Archery & atlatl
• Hiking
• “Camping with Confidence” workshop.
• Foraging
• Fishing

If the weather is a problem, we’ll have indoor activities.

More details forthcoming.  POCs = Rockette Jaros (618.453.3954) & Asia Caldwell <trrsoil@teamriverrunner.org>, TRR SO IL co-chapter coordinators.