Our 2010 Efforts:
- Partnered with Reformed Church in Highland Park Affordable Housing to Raise awareness and funds for furnishings for their "Bring Them Home to Homes" Homeless Veterans Housing Project
- Once a month prepare dinner for local Community Supper which is served every Wednesday at St Peter's Episcopal Church, Main St Spotswood.
- Picked up, delivered, and helped package items for Operation Gift Box at Fort Monmouth that we collected from the Spotswood Municipal Building, Spotswood High School Honors Society, Dr. Leonard's Healthcare Corp. and a group of Angela Kiraly's"Lucky Ladies".
- Helped coordinate a Holiday Party for the soldiers in the Warrior Transitioning program and the Survivor Outreach Service. The party was on December 16th and was a great success. Both the soldiers and the survivors had a wonderful time.
- Attended a Survivor Outreach Service event, Butterfly Circle of Friends provided lunch. The day was filled with coping ideas for the holidays.
- Volunteered at Friends and Neighbors in Action fourth annual 5k run which benefited Operation Homefront.
The Grief ❣ Recovery® Outreach Program creates the safety and the correct action choices that help people Move Beyond the pain caused by loss. It is a twelve week program, which creates a safe environment in which to look at old beliefs about dealing with loss; to look at what other losses have affected your life; and to take new actions which lead to completion of the pain attached to a recent loss, or one that occurred long ago.
The Grief Recovery Handbook, The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses, (released by HarperCollins in 1998), and an accompanying format written by Institute founders, John W. James and Russell Friedman is used as the text for the Outreach Program.
