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Our annual National Children's Memorial Day Candlelighting
will take place on
Sunday, December 12th 7:00pm.
        

2010 Schedule of Topics

Friday, January 8

Traditional & digital scrapbooking – Learn the latest in scrapbooking techniques. Bring pictures (on CD, flash drive or physical photos).  Tigger, of Conley Funeral Home will be facilitating this program.

Friday, February 5

Panel of Bereaved Parents – Ask questions of  bereaved parents further down the road in their grief journeys.

Friday, March 5

“I Can’t Believe You Said That” – Share comments heard after our child died and our reactions to those comments – Words can hurt as well as heal.

Friday, April 9

Butterfly Gardening – Growing Hope  -  Donna Corrigan will facilitate this program.

Friday, May 7

Preserving, storing & organizing pictures of your child, also website design.  Jerry Schulman will facilitate this program.

Friday, June 4

Balloon Release; also cut out & decorate the Gathering design in memory of your child.

Sunday, June 27

Picnic and Butterfly Release at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Westmont.

Friday, July 9

Watch a DVD of Becky Russell’s talk: 
“10 Things I Learned About Grief”.

Friday, August 6

Small Groups: Break into small groups to discuss certain topics;  Also School Supplies (If you choose, purchase school supplies in memory of your child to be donated to a local charity).

Friday, September 10

Holiday Cards – annual chapter project.

Friday, October 1

What kinds of masks do we wear?  Have you felt the need to survive your grief by wearing a mask?

Friday, November 5

Pot Luck Dinner with Guest Speaker.

Friday, December 3

Love Never Dies  (If you choose, purchase a gift and share a memory of your child - unwrapped gifts are donated to a local charity).

Sunday, December 12

Candlelight Remembrance of National Children’s
Memorial Day.

 

 

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