Name: Interwoven: Shaping a Warrior's Home
Start: 2025-03-19T17:45:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-19T19:15:00-04:00
Location: Great Neck Park & Indoor Pavilion

This private event is open to Special Operations Forces Families.
About this Event

Interwoven: Shaping a Warrior’s Home

Special Operations Forces Families are invited to join The Station Foundation for a curated program to enhance quality conversation, cultivate deeper connection, and teach character strengths through The Station’s first Family Book Club. Participating families will read and discuss a daily chapter of Chop Wood, Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf for a month. Chop Wood, Carry Water is a powerful story about the lessons and wisdom learned through a boy’s journey to achieve his lifelong goal of becoming a samurai warrior. Together, families will learn:

How the process of achieving greatness involves persistence and hard work

The importance of gratitude

Why the process is more important than the goal

Why comparison is the thief of all joy

How to develop mental toughness

Impactful curriculum, written by The Station staff, will guide families with meaningful questions and discussion prompts. This program has been specifically written to support the busy lives of SOF families; therefore, we ask families to dedicate 15 minutes a day to complete a daily reading and discussion assignment.

Families who complete the Book Club assignments will celebrate their accomplishments together at The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium on Sunday, April 27. Families will climb their favorite ziplines from tree to tree on high ropes.

March 19, 2025

5:45-7:15 PM Family Book Club Dinner and Game Night (Great Neck Pavillion)

April 9, 2025

6:45-7:30 PM Ice Cream Social and Check-In Discussion (Be Free Craft Ice Cream)

April 27, 2025

1:00-5:00 PM Family Book Club Celebration at The Adventure Park at the Virginia Aquarium

Event Details:

Children of all ages are welcome; however, the reading content is most suitable for children ages 8+.
The Adventure Park age requirement is 5 years old. Children under 5 years old are not permitted to participate.
Registration for this program requires families to commit to reading and discussing a chapter of Chop Wood, Carry Water daily.
Participants are expected to attend all three events.
A copy of Chop Wood, Carry Water and the discussion guide will be provided for each family.
We kindly request a cancellation notice at least 72 hours before the event. Thank you for your consideration.

New to Interwoven events with The Station? Welcome! Our Director of Outreach, Jamie Dockiewicz, will be in contact with you to share our mission and confirm your Special Operations Forces affiliation.

Please review prior to registering. By completing registration for Interwoven: Shaping a Warrior’s Home on March 19, April 9, and April 27, you acknowledge that you have read and understand The Station Foundation's Agreement and will abide by all Rules and Regulations.