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2017 EVENTS
Ongoing Monthly:
Girls' Night Out –
This event takes place the 1st
Tuesday of every month. This is not a meeting but a chance for the ladies to
get out, relax and enjoy each other. The location changes so please check with us to discover the current month's location. We gather at 6:00 PM. We have a great time and hope to see you
there. Here's a glimpse into the January 2017 dinner:
Guys' Night Out – This event takes place the 2nd Thursday of every month. This is not a meeting just time for the guys to hang out together (and do what they do?). They meet at Ruby Tuesdays 8777 Tamiami Trail N. Naples, FL at 6:00 PM. Not so easy to get an updated picture of the Boys Night Out but here's an oldy but goody:
2017 ANNUAL UPCOMING EVENTS:
 The Compassionate
Friends is pleased to announce that Orlando, Florida, will be the site of the
40th TCF National Conference on July 28-30, 2017. “Rays of Sunshine, Oceans of
Hope” is the theme of this year’s event. The 2017 Conference will be held at the
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek- 14100 Bonnet Creek Resort Ln, Orlando,
Florida 32821
Plan to
come and be a part of this heartwarming experience.
Conference
Registration and Hotel Reservations will open on February 15, 2017.
Our Chapter is so
excited to have this event here in Florida hopefully making it possible for
many of our members to attend. Those of us who have attended a National
Conference have been touched so deeply and we are confident our members will
benefit from this experience. Our Chapter will be taking care of the
Hospitality Room and there will be many opportunities for us to volunteer in
various ways at the Conference.
Our Steering Committee is working on "subsidizing" some of the costs
that go with attending a conference for the first 35 people to commit. If we
raise more funds we will be able to help more members go. Our goal is to cover the Registration-which is usually $90 the Saturday evening meal and the Walk that is held on Sunday morning.
Members will be responsible for their travel to Orlando and their hotel room
cost (discounted rooms at the Bonnet Creek Hilton will be about $149 + fees per
night) and meals other than Saturday evening.
Once you have committed and made a hotel reservation (doesn't have to be at the
Bonnet Creek Hilton, can be anywhere in Orlando) we will pay for your
Registration, Saturday Meal & Walk. This is a lot of information so please feel free to reach out to Linda via email info@tcfswfl.org with
questions
Here's a "glimpse" into the 2015 Conference:
Thank you all for your participation!
Past: 2017 EVENTS:
Our 3rd "Live" Walk to Remember - Saturday, April 8, 2017 is almost here...please save the date & come walk with us!
From I-75 take exit 111, Immokalee road head west to Livingston road turn south, Sun-N-Fun Lagoon will be on the left. Located inside of North Collier Regional Park We will be in the parking lot past the Administration Building. You will see the RV with our banner!
Registration starts at 8:30 AM & the Walk starts @ 9:00 AM. This is a chance for us to remember our children, siblings & grandchildren gone to soon.
This event unites the families of the local chapter to raise funds to support the mission of the local chapter, so "No One Walks Alone".
Please print a copy of the registration form & the pledge form to start asking friends, family, and businesses to back you with pledges.
Walk Pledge Form
Here's a glimpse into the 2016 event:
MEMORY SIGNS: Displayed along our walking path will again be available to purchase.They will be $75 and need to be ordered by April 3rd, 2017. Please contact Janet Congero, Rylee & Xavier's mom, at jlc1093@comcast.net with questions or to place your order.
Here's an example:
All funds raised go to our TCF of SWFL Chapter. We will also use this years funds to help offset the costs for our members who attend the National Conference that will be in Orlando Florida this year, July 28-30, 2017. Sadly every month we have had new members and these funds make it possible for us to be there for them and to continue to support one another.
Please reach out with any questions at our email info@tcfswfl.org
Limited to the first 30 people to sign up.
Our group has been invited, thanks to the efforts of Jonathan's mother-Margie Yurewitch, to be taken out by the Freedom Waters Organization (You can check them out at www.freedomwatersfoundation.org ) on the Double Sunshine for a 1 1/2 hour boat ride starting at 10:00 am.
We are looking into going out for food following the boat ride at a location nearby. Hopefully one that will take a reservation for our large group.
Your RSVP to info@tcfswfl.org will get you in, once we reach 30 people I will start a waiting list so if you are UNABLE to attend please let us know so someone else may have this spot.
This promises to be a great time together in an environment that can be peaceful and comforting.
Past Annual Events 2016:
December 11, 2016 - 29th Annual Worldwide Candle Lighting –Candle Lighting & Giving Tree with Pot Luck dinner @ Saint John the Evangelist 625 111th Avenue N. Naples, FL 34108.
This is Southwest Florida's 29th Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony including our Giving Tree & Optional Pot Luck Dinner @ 5:30 PM.
Highlights: A PowerPoint is used with our loved ones pictures as their names are read and the family lights their personalized candle.
Bring:
- A picture of your child, grandchild, or sibling to display on our "Gallery of Remembrance" table
- Optional: A favorite food of your loved one to share in "Potluck Dinner"
- Optional: A wrapped gift, if you like, tagged with gender and age of recipient to be put part of our "Giving Tree." The gifts will be distributed to Valerie's House (grief support group for our siblings) and Golisano Children's Hospital of SWFL
Special Events (before): There will be a potluck dinner from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM. Each family is encouraged to bring a dish to share that their child(ren) really enjoyed.
At 6:45 PM we gather for the 7:00 PM candle lighting ceremony. Several families share the reading of our childrens' names as each family lights their child(ren)'s personalized candle.
In order to have a personalized candle, ornament, and picture included in the reading, we need an RSVP by December 1st, 2016 to: info@tcfswfl.org or mail the RSVP to: SW FL The Compassionate Friends (TCF), PO Box 112524, Naples, FL 34108
Contact: The Chapters phone with questions 239-690-7801
Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 2nd Annual Walk to Remember 2016- North Collier Regional Park 15000 Livingston Road Naples, FL 34119. Registration @ 8:30am - Walk begins @ 9:00am.
Mother’s Day - Father’s Day - Grandparents Day
May 21, 2016 - Mom's Dad's & Grandparent's Breakfast @ The Original Pancake House:
Mother's Day, Father's Day & Grandparent's Day are in our near future. Let's try getting together for a casual breakfast in honor of all of these holidays! These are very difficult dates for many of us (I stay on the couch) so we are hoping by gathering on a neutral date we can all help each other get through to celebrate being a special ANGEL Mom, Dad or Grandparent! Hope you will join us....Hugs & Love
Annual Virtual Walk-To-Remember - July 3-10, 2016. This is our opportunity to fund-raise on-line! It allows our community, family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, clubs, & groups to do something for our group! The "fun" begins when each of us creates a separate page in memory of our child(ren), under our team page, and then share that personalized page with your child's friends and family.
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