| Last updated on April 27, 2008 |
 Since early times, the butterfly has symbolized renewed life. The caterpillar signifies life here on earth; the cocoon, death; and the butterfly, the emergence of the dead into a new, beautiful and freer existence. Parents who have suffered the loss of a child/children see the butterfly as a symbol - a sign that their children are living in another dimension with greater beauty and freedom- a comforting thought to many. This event will be held at Lemon Lake County Park in Cedar Lake, Indiana on Sunday August 24th at 12:00.
The Compassionate Friends Lake & Porter County Chapter need your help and expertise with our event! We are looking for science teachers or anyone with experience in raising butterflies to conduct a workshop for our volunteers that are interested in learning how to raise them for our mass release. With your help, together we'll create a spectacular Butterflies Release for The Compassionate Friends Lake & Porter County 2008 Celebration of Life, "Walk to Remember".
We also need the following positions filled at our table/booth:
Registration
Raffle tickets
T-shirt distribution
Lemonade stand
Interested in helping to train volunteers to raise butterflies? Or if you are interested in learning to raise butterflies for the mass release contact carolcastaneda@sbcglobal.net for further information. Volunteers helping with set-up, registration table, raffle booth, or clean-up need to be at the park by 10:00am for training. This opportunity is sponsored by: The Compassionate Friends Lake & Porter County Chapter
Upcoming Dates:
| Aug 24, 2008 |
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
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Contact Person:
Carol Castaneda, Board President, (phone), (email)
Address:
Directions:
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133rd Avenue |
Web Site: http://www.volunteersolutions.org
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| Teens are Welcome |
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The Compassionate Friends help bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings through their grief by acknowegement, acceptance, and compassion. We acknowlege that life will never be the same after the loss of a child/sibling. We accept that there is no way to fix the pain, but talking to other parents/siblings who have experienced the same loss helps the bereaved parent/sibling know that someone really understands, will be there to support them, cares, and wants to help.
posted by carolcastaneda on March 29, 2008 |
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