• Feasibility discussion held
• Survivors at the Summit 1996 kick-off
• Board of Trustees selected
• Established 501(c)3

 1997

• House renovated
• Tika Beard, CWH Founder, named Executive Director
• Survivors at the Summit 1997
• Ribbon cutting and Grand Opening celebrated
• Program Launched

 1998

• Child Life Specialist and Program Coordinator hired
• Survivors at the Summit 1998
• In-house accounting system established
• Cancer Wellness House web-site established
• Introductory video created
• Outreach services to Ogden, Park City, and Provo initiated
• Special Events established (Park City 5K Walk/Run, Birthday Benefit Concert, Robert Pope Art Exhibit)
• Advocacy efforts initiate (Utah State Legislature Cancer Awareness Day and delegation to The March in Washington DC)

 1999

• Membership and program offerings expanded
• Charity of Choice for Sugar House Rotary’s Annual Chili Open fundraiser
• Fundraising strategy refined (individual donations, foundation grants, corporate contributions, special fundraising events, in-kind donations and memorial gifts)
• Signature fundraising event Survivors at the Summit expanded to Snowbirds Hidden Peak
• Leadership development retreat commenced

 2000

• CWH Program Touchstones defined
• Common Threads: Weaving Wellness and Grandma Gump walk Cancer Survivors events launched
• Survivors at the Summit logo unveiled and benefit concert added to Hidden Peak weekend
• LEAD (Leadership Enhancement and Development) endowment awarded
• Volunteer involvement and contribution enhanced

 2003

• Jill Angerbauer named Executive Director of Cancer Wellness House
• Grounds developed to include Children’s Garden in memorial of Amy Tuck
• Helping Kids and Teens Cope program established through grants from Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Intermountain Healthcare Foundation

 2004

• Property renovated to include Yoga Studio

 2005

• Last Kings Peak Survivors Trek
• Cancer Wellness House received Cancer Organization of the Year by the Utah Department of Health

 2006

• $40,000 donation by James Sorenson
• Special Events CUFF Cancer (Cops United for Fighting Cancer) established by the Deputy Sherriff’s Federation

 2007

• Katie Porter named Executive Director of Cancer Wellness House
• Children’s Cottage completed and dedicated
• Cancer Wellness House celebrates its 10^th Anniversary

2008

• Membership growth through increase outreach efforts
• Fundraising strategy refined (individual donations, foundation grants, corporate contributions, special fundraising events, in-kind donations and memorial gifts)
• Cancer Wellness House mission and touchstones refined