The Best Day Ever Foundation is proud to host our 4th Annual
Camping Retreat/Getaway
Dates: Friday, August 1st – Sunday, August 3rd , 2025 (2-night stay)
Location: Kings Island Camp Cedar in Mason, OH
The Best Day Ever Foundation is hosting our 4th Annual Camping Retreat/Getaway for our bereaved families. We have reserved a block of cottages/cabins at Camp Cedar for a 2-night stay, August 1st – 3rd 2025.
Join us to enjoy firepit gatherings, family-style meals, ice cream socials and other opportunities to get to know each other’s families during our time at Camp Cedar. We are not a grief counseling organization; our primary mission is to bring families together who understand one another’s loss of a child. We take comfort in being with others who know your pain and to share some “best day ever” moments of joy with new friends. We believe no one should travel this journey alone and we hope you will embrace this opportunity to talk with other families organically. We do not discourage emotional conversation.
The families who have attended this retreat in past years appreciate and embrace the safe place to speak about the loss of their child without feeling pitied, judged or worried about others being too fragile to hear the name of their loved one spoken aloud. We are a gift to one another’s journeys.
Camping accommodations at Camp Cedar along with Kings Island admission costs are provided by the Best Day Ever Foundation. Guests are responsible for some meals and beverages (waters and other non-alcoholic drinks provided throughout the weekend), extras at the campground (golf carts or extra firewood) and souvenirs & snacks at the amusement park.
NEW POLICY IN 2025 – SECURITY DEPOSITS REQUIRED: $100 to hold your cabin/spot for the weekend retreat. Security deposits will be returned at check in.
Please feel free to contact anyone on our Camping Committee
with questions. Our Camping Committee members are:
Jen Havlin 859-907-3665
Maria Rice 859-816-9291
Chrissy Hogan 513-638-6939
A detailed schedule will be provided closer to the date of
the event date.
If you have your own RV and prefer to stay in it rather than
a cottage, no problem! Just let us know your preference when you submit your
RSVP.
UPDATED CANCELATION POLICY – Camping
accommodations, park entry and food trucks are provided by the Best Day Ever
Foundation. As such, the foundation cannot absorb the cost of absentee guests. You
must notify a member by the cancelation date or forfeit your deposit and risk
exclusion from future events.
Information about Camp Cedar and Kings Island:
Kings Island Camp Cedar is located at 5158 Kings
Island Drive, Mason, OH (website www.visitcampcedar.com). Our Best Day Ever families will be
invited to stay in style in a design-forward cottages to complement an
adventurous outdoor lifestyle without forgoing any of life’s indulgences. In
other words: a modern-day glamping experience. Refresh and reconnect with
family and new friends in a beautifully appointed cottage, complete with modern
designs and amenities to make your stay comfortable and relaxing. Each cottage
features a private bedroom with luxe linens, lounge area, kitchen, bathroom,
air conditioning and heating units, patios with picnic tables, and housekeeping
service upon request. Cottages sleep 4-8 guests.
Kings Island: while camping at Camp Cedar, our
families are invited to experience the fun and thrills at Kings Island. The
364-acre amusement and water park features some of the best and most historical
roller coasters in the world, family and kids’ attractions and more.
With more than 100 rides, shows and attractions, Kings
Island offers something for everyone in the family. Adrenaline junkies can meet
their match on more than a dozen thrill-inducing attractions. Parents with
young children can spend the day together in Planet Snoopy which features an
elaborate collection of PEANUTS-themed rides and attractions and the park’s
famous Blue Ice Cream. Admission to Kings Island includes Soak City Water Park
where families can splish, splash and laugh on more than 50 water activities.
Complimentary shuttle service to and from Kings Island
leaves from the Hornbeam Lodge.
If you’re not hitting the roller coasters at Kings Island, you’ll be invited to soak, float and lounge in Camp Cedar’s heated activity and family pools or get competitive with a game of cornhole or bocce. Their centrally located recreation area goes from the playground to cabanas, with a whole lot of laughter in between. For the little ones, their centrally located play structure offers squeals of delight and opportunities for new friendships.
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(513) 378-4181