Retreat Offers Life Learning & Fun for Young Adults

Young adults face a particular, sometimes difficult, set of issues for the first time: Career. Relationships. Education. Life skills.

Burn survivors ages 17-20 can focus on life management, career, education, goals and relationship skills through activities at the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation's Young Adult Summit. This February 13-16, 2009, the 13th Annual Summit will be held in Cambria, Calif., at Camp Ocean Pines. The retreat has been held every President's Day weekend for the past 12 years.

"It taught me a lot. There was a session that taught you about finding jobs, about general things to know in life and how to be happy doing them," said Svetlana, age 18. She'll return to the Summit this February for her second year more...

Happy New Year!

A sincere "thank you" to all of our supporters throughout 2008 – AARBF depended on you and you came through! Together we ended the year on a positive note, poised to continue our vital programs into 2009 more...

AARBF is Planning for the Future

The Executive Board of Directors and the Staff of AARBF are gathering in Northern California over the weekend of February 6-8, 2009 to engage in a Strategic Planning Retreat more...