Interwoven: Roots & Routes - Breaking Bread and Holding a Story

A Dinner and Heritage Potluck for Special Operations Forces Spouses

Special Operations Forces spouses are invited to join The Station Foundation for a Roots & Routes gathering centered on nourishment, connection, and the stories we carry through food. In military life, we are shaped not only by where we come from, but by the places we are sent. Recipes become markers of both our roots and our routes.

Recipes are more than instructions; they hold memory, culture, care, and moments of connection shaped by seasons of distance, transition, reinvention, and belonging.

This shared meal is designed to slow us down and gather us intentionally around the table. Participants are invited to bring a dish that represents either:

• A family tradition or cultural recipe from your roots

• A dish connected to a duty station that shaped you

• A meal that sustained you during deployment or reintegration

• Something adapted over time as military life reshaped your traditions

Alongside the meal, we will exchange recipes and the stories behind them, allowing each dish to become a doorway into shared experience.

This gathering is not about presentation or perfection. It is about presence. Food becomes the invitation to listen, to be known, and to connect without needing to explain everything. In sharing what has fed us - physically and emotionally - we honor both the life we came from and the life that shaped us.

This Roots & Routes experience reflects a core program principle: community is built through simple, repeated gestures of care. Sharing a meal and a story reminds us that nourishment is both physical and emotional.

“A recipe is a memory that can be tasted - and a journey that can be shared.”

New to Interwoven events with The Station Foundation? Welcome! Our outStation facilitator, Teah Fagins, will contact you to share more about our mission and confirm your SOF affiliation.

Event Details

Thursday, May 28, 2026

6:00 - Welcome and Introduction to The Station Foundation

6:00 - 8:30 - Shared Dinner and Story Circle

This is a first-come, first-served event with a limited capacity of 10 spouses to preserve a warm and intimate environment.

Participants are invited to bring a dish to share and 10 copies of the recipe on an index card. Printed copies are welcome but not required - handwritten recipes, notes, or margin reflections are encouraged. We will also have cards available for recipe sharing during the event.

Guided reflection prompts will be available to support those who would like them.

Please note that childcare is not available for this event, and children may not attend. Thank you for respecting this policy, as it ensures a space for connection and conversation.

When registering for an event, all required fields on the order form must be completed in their entirety. Incomplete order forms will be canceled. Thank you for your understanding and for helping us ensure event security and the highest quality experience possible.

Cancellations

If you can no longer attend this event, we kindly ask that you notify us at least 72 hours prior so we may offer the space to a participant on the waitlist. Thank you for honoring your commitment to participation.

If you have a fellow SOF spouse you would like to invite to future events, please feel free to share the Fort Carson Eventbrite page for an updated list of available offerings.

If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected]

Please review prior to registering. By completing registration for Interwoven: Roots & Routes - Breaking Bread and Holding a Story, May 28, 2026, you acknowledge that you have read and understand The Station Foundation's Agreement and will abide by all Rules and Regulations.

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