Walter Schodde, Roma Schodde, Elmer Nordstrom, Kitty Nordstrom - at the Schodde Farm. Greetings again dear friends of Harmony Hill. As I shared in the last blog this post is a few stories about Kitty and Elmer Nordstrom and how these kind and benevolent people helped create opportunities for Harmony Hill to become [...]
St. Andrews House Greetings again dear friends of Harmony Hill. As I shared in the first blog this post is on opportunities that came from discovering St. Andrew’s House (pictured to the right) at a women’s retreat Feb of 1985. In his life St. Andrew’s illuminated peoples’ spiritual responsibility to one another. Unconditional [...]
Greetings dear friends of Harmony Hill, For some time, I have wanted to write at least part of The Rest of the Story of HH…. the many incredible people who have helped make this place happen. As I look back on the tapestry of my life I am honored and filled with gratitude for those who've [...]
ROOTED IN MISSION: Gretchen Schodde had a dream to create a retreat center where people could experience renewal and deep well-being. In 1986, Harmony Hill opened its doors as a nonprofit retreat facility focused on wellness. In 1994, the cancer program was added to support those affected by cancer. In 2004 the Board made the [...]
One 2017 retreat participant told the story of his arrival and experience at a cancer retreat: "There was a sense of peace as we drove up the driveway onto this beautiful property. Knowing that we were able to come here and do this together as a couple - not as 'one is the patient, one [...]
Harmony Hill is undergoing a transition in leadership. It is important that we inform you of actions taken during this time. Our Harmony Hill Board of Directors has appointed Tracy Merrifield as Director of Transition as we undergo a thorough search for our next Executive Director. Tracy is both a former Harmony Hill Development Director [...]
To understand Anne’s journey leading her to Harmony Hill, you would have to understand her life before her cancer diagnosis. She had worked as a massage therapist and realized at one point she could no longer hold all of their emotions and stories she was hearing. Anne made the decision to attend seminary and pursue [...]
"I first came to Harmony Hill in July of 2014. I was almost a year cancer free at that point. I was feeling scattered and also stressed to my breaking point. Besides my breast cancer I had lost both parents to cancer, my Mom about 4 months before my diagnosis. There was also other cancer [...]
NOW, More Than Ever. Many of you know that over the past two years, Harmony Hill has worked closely with our hospital partners in the region to provide impactful programs for both cancer survivors and the medical providers who care for them. During that time, these programs grew significantly with consistently excellent feedback about their [...]
UNION — When Gretchen Schodde founded the Harmony Hill Cancer Retreat Center in Union in 1986, little did she know the far-reaching impact the center would have on cancer patients and their caregivers over the next 30 years. The center’s retreats, offered at no cost to cancer patients and their caregivers, focus on overall health [...]
