The Recovery Retreat
The Recovery Retreat is our annual event, open to anyone who has been a model in a Runway Show. It is our goal that people with similar experiences get a weekend to connect with one another and for our Runway community to be strengthened together. At the retreat, we offer health and wellness programs like yoga and meditation, group cooking instruction, self-care, and more. Currently held at the beautiful Alnoba retreat center in Kensington, New Hampshire, models can enjoy the 600-acre landscape with 10 miles of trails, wildlife habitats, sculptures and unique gathering places. We hope that models will leave inspired and refreshed, but mostly, we hope that deeper connections are made within our incredible community.
We will announce the 2026 Retreat date and location in September! Thank you to everyone that attended in April 2025. And thank you so much to the businesses who donated their time and services.
Thanks to the generosity of many businesses, models were treated to Caribbean dance lessons by Bantigua Arts, facials by FaceFood, yoga by The Set Studio, candle-making by Sustain Boutique + Chandlery, meditation/yoga by Cheryl Durand, and cooking demonstration by Fit4aCause.
If you would like to donate directly to Retreat to make it more accessible to models, please do so here.
Does your company want to provide an in-kind or fiscal donation? Reach out today!
"Each person is different and everyone grieves differently so what they need and the kind of support they are looking for varies considerably. "
Maggie Corcoran Seitz
The Legacy Video Project
With the help of our incredible video team from Copper Hound Pictures and a generous grant from The Parmenter Foundation, Runway is able to help metastatic breast cancer patients make a lasting video for their families. One past Runway model, a therapist by training, Emily McClatchey, helped us author a book for patients who want to talk with their children about their diagnosis. At the end of the book, there is a section for those who have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Emily encourages patients to leave videos like a Legacy Video for their children and families because "talking about death doesn't make it happen any faster." She goes on to say, "there is a huge amount of comfort for a family to have the voice, mannerisms, and stories of their loved one in the future. To emote with the person, to hear them speak again, to recognize all of their facial expressions. It is a gift for those who live on in their memory."
Two mothers gave us their permission to share some of their videos with the world after they passed away in 2019 and 2020. Here are some of the words that Cassie and Amanda left for their children.
Resources
Summer Camps for Grieving Kids
For boys and girls who have experienced the death of a parent a summer camp where they can feel “normal” because everyone is going through the same thing can be such a gift. This is a list of summer programs where grieving children can laugh, cry, and play while remembering their loved ones.
Bereavement Centers Nationwide
Nationwide there are bereavement centers that will support emotional, practical, and social needs following the loss of a loved one. These organizations provide a safe place for grieving families to learn that they are not alone, connect with others, and get the help they need.
National Bereavement Resources
National Bereavement Resource Guide Sponsored by New York Life and The Moyer Foundation. This guide will help find resources around the country, and for people at any point in the grieving process.
Emergency Financial Assistance
The Emergency Financial Assistance Program was created in direct response to the dire, country-wide epidemic of significant unmet needs among patients who were not only struggling with their breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, but with its significant financial ramifications
Resource Navigation
Provides free telephone resource navigation to people living with cancer, post-treatment survivors and caregivers affected by cancer. Resource Navigation services are provided by professional resource navigators and oncology social workers. This service is available in English and Spanish and centers on the practical challenges that arise from cancer.
National nonprofit that connects people with trusted information and a community of support.
A Guide For Moms and Their Families
Helping Kids Cope with Mom's Breast Cancer, Emily McClatchey
Runway for Recovery is pleased to present this indispensable guide for moms and their warrior families. In her straightforward, friendly prose, fellow survivor, mom, and child psychologist Emily McClatchey explores ways to activate your child's resilience in the face of a breast cancer diagnosis, while helping yourself along the way.