Meeting Dates and Agenda.June Meeting
“Say their name!” Are you feeling that friends & family are uncomfortable talking about your loved one &/or uncomfortable with your grief? Let’s share experiences & ways you have found helpful to deal with them.
July Meeting
Annual potluck / bubble launch / candle lighting in park. Details to come.
August Meeting
Jan Borgman, Grief Counselor will facilitate this meeting- no particular topic…bring your questions/concerns.
September Meeting
Linking Objects – do you wear an article of your loved one’s clothing? Utilize one of their favorite kitchen tools? Listen to their favorite songs? Let’s share! Bring an item to “show & tell” or just come prepared to talk or just listen.
October Meeting
Let’s read & talk! Article will be sent to everyone prior to the meeting followed by inspired discussion at the meeting.
November Meeting
Handling the Holidays – “Seasoned” grievers share their experiences & suggestions.
April Meeting
“Life Moves On” How do the changing seasons affect you? Do spring flowers bring you peace or sadness? Let’s talk.
March Dinner Out
We will be meeting at Sorrentos this month.
Just a quick reminder that the Norwood Lateral coming eastbound is closed so if you would normally take that route to get to Sorrentos, you will need to find another route- you can take 71S to Norwood Lateral as west bound remains open.
See you this Thursday, 6:30pm.
Renew with Stacy Sims
Please join us as we learn more about how profound trauma, grief can not only impact our emotions/minds, but also our bodies. And, as we learn about what happens and why, we will also pick up some techniques to help ourselves minimize those effects. It sounds weird, strange, impossible- all my thoughts when I first met Stacy. But now I can observe everyone’s faces, posture, emotions when we first gather together…….and then again at the end and the transformation is amazing. Yes, some work to keep it up as we return home and no, it does not eliminate our grief. Rather, it gives us some power over the grief & hope for the possibility of some peace in our futures.
This will be free to our members only, thanks to our donors!
RSVP’S required. Participation limited to the 1st 25 who sign up. Should we hit that number, we will start a wait list in the event of cancellations.
March Meeting
Let’s watch & talk! We will watch a video with David Kessler, Grief Educator, followed by group discussion.
February Dinner Out
Back Porch Saloon- RSVP is helpful but not mandatory
9626 Princeton Glendale Rd, West Chester Township, OH 45011
January 2 Meeting
We made it through the holidays! Let’s chat about how we did, what we wish we did differently, what worked.
2023 Candlelighting
*.* This event is open to our members and, if desired, their immediate relatives and or loved one's closest friends. We will need RSVPS with #'s of attendees by November 20th- Click here to register
Please submit all Photos no later than November 15- Click here to email Photos
We would love to have all the help with planning and set up as possible. Please respond to this email if interested in helping.
November Dinner Out
Pies and Pints Kenwood
It is in the part of Kenwood Mall across the parking lot- by the Container Store. And, if you are like me and assume this is a wonderful dessert place serving pies and ice crea, sadly it is not!
July Dinner Out
Our July dinner is coming up this week:
DATE: Thursday, July 27th
TIME: 6:30pm
PLACE: El Jinete / 10780 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242
****We have reservations in one of their rooms
Also- for those interested, David Kessler has offered another free discussion: https://www.davidkesslertraining.com/bereaved-parents
Hope to see you at the dinner! As usual, it is always helpful to get RSVP's for those coming so we can ensure we have enough space reserved. As an FYI- we did try to get space more towards West Chester this month but places were booked or didn't take reservations. Hopefully next month!
SECOND Tuesday due to the 4th holiday. (Tuesday, July 11th)
No SECOND Tuesday Meeting due to the 4th holiday. (Tuesday, July 11th)
Please remember that our July meeting will be the SECOND Tuesday due to the 4th holiday. (Tuesday, July 11th)
Our July meeting will be our potluck dinner/bubble launch. (yes, TCF national has discouraged us from releasing balloons.)
It would be helpful, not mandatory, to get a head count for this as we are going to supply chicken strips from Raising Cane's and I hate to end up with 50 leftover or people going hungry. We will supply those and fries.
Feel welcome to bring your loved one's favorite snack, dessert, salad- whatever, as long as it can be served in a hygienic manner- yes- bring serving pieces, too.
We will definitely have sharing time so please note this is a regular meeting with addition of food and bubbles, not a replacement for a meeting.
Hope to see many of you!!!!
