[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 141 (Friday, August 6, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E875]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            EPIC EXPERIENCE

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 6, 2021

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Epic 
Experience for being recognized as the 2020 Non-Profit of the Year by 
the Arvada Chamber of Commerce.
  Epic Experience was founded in 2012 by Nancy Ferro and Abby Staible, 
after Nancy's eldest son Michael received a testicular cancer 
diagnosis. This experience led the two of them to establish Epic 
Experience, an Arvada-based non-profit with the goal of empowering 
adult cancer survivors to live and thrive beyond cancer. They empower 
their members by offering workshops and camps to individuals who are 
dealing with a cancer diagnosis as a way to help cope with the mental 
and physical ramifications of these diagnoses. These experiences often 
provide a weeklong trip in the Rocky Mountains and allows patients and 
survivors a chance to challenge themselves physically, share their 
experiences with fellow survivors, and find community during a 
difficult time.
  Since their beginning in 2012, Epic Experience has raised over $2.5 
million dollars and helped nearly 5,000 cancer survivors and thrivers. 
They have seen tremendous success with their program reporting 95 
percent of campers having an improvement in their mental health after 
attending a camp or workshop. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Epic 
Experience demonstrated their resiliency by transforming its 
traditional in person camping seminars to a virtual setting to protect 
its immune-compromised population. In addition, Epic Experience offered 
free online yoga, training, and how-to videos as well as three-day 
virtual seminars to help maintain the close connections and support the 
non-profit provides so many.
  Epic Experience reflects and embodies the compassion, love, and sense 
of community that is well-known in Arvada and is so important for 
cancer survivors. The success of Epic Experience has led to life-
changing, positive impacts for so many and given individuals a great 
quality of life as they survive and thrive beyond cancer. 
Congratulations to Epic Experience for their hard work and dedication 
to our community and for receiving the Non-Profit of the Year award 
from the Arvada Chamber of Commerce.

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