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Remembering 2010
To honor the memory of your loved one who died during 2010, a tree has been planted at North Ridge Park in Coralville. Walk the park and you will find a number of these memorial trees. Your tree will have a stone that reads "Remembering 2010".
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Iowa City Crisis Suicide
1121 Gilbert Court, Iowa City, Iowa 52240; Phone: 319-351-0140
Web:http://jccrisiscenter.org/pages/about-the-crisis-center.php
Schedule of Events:
September 8, 2011
1-2:30pm Kevin Hines – The Art Living Mentally Well
7-8:30pm Kevin Hines – The Truth About Suicide
September 25, 2011
5pm Registration Out of the Darkness Walk
6pm Start Walk
Sept/Oct, 2011
Understanding Your Suicide Grief
A 6-week Education/Journal Based Support Group for Survivors of Suicide Loss
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Angels Among Us
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service sponsored "Angels Among Us". (Address: 2655 Hillside Drive, Iowa City, Iowa 52245). The Angel of Hope Statue Dedication Ceremony was held Sunday, April 22, 2007 at Lower City Park in Iowa City. We are honored to have welcomed Richard Paul Evans, author of "The Christmas Box". The Angel of Hope Statue was placed in City Park to help people with the healing process that comes with the loss of a child. Whether that child is an infant, has been stillborn or is a teenager, people need a place to come and leave part of their grief. The idea of the statue comes from the book "The Christmas Box", where a mother weeps at the base of the statue trying to deal with her grief. There are now 53 statues across the United States.
An annual candle light vigil will be held Monday, December 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Lower City Park, Shelter #8. (Location is across the parking lot from the Angel of Hope Statue).
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Iowa City Hospice Walk
13th Annual Iowa City Hospice Walk for Dignity: We hope you will participate in this important event and invite you and your team to join us on Sunday, April 22, 2012, 1 pm at Willow Creek Park, Iowa City, Iowa.
We will walk with the family of John and Erma Alberhasky, this year’s Honorary Family,to celebrate the lives and honor the memories of loved ones,and show support for Iowa City Hospice.
Thank you for your past support and participation in this event; we hope to see you there.
Visit http://www.IowaCityHospice.org/calendar/walk.html or contact Judy Frits, at 319-688-4213 or 800-897-3052, judy.frits@IowaCityHospice.org for more information.
You can set up your own personal fundraising web page at: www.firstgiving.com/IowaCityHospice
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Iowa City Hospice Grief Support Services
Bereavement Support
Following a patient’s death, Iowa City Hospice bereavement staff is available to support surviving family members and friends throughout the grieving process.
Iowa City Hospice bereavement support services are also available to individuals throughout our service area (Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine and Washington counties) who are grieving a significant loss, regardless of whether the person who died was a hospice patient.
Iowa City Hospice bereavement support resources include support groups, individual assessment and consultation, monthly mailings about grief and loss, supportive phone calls, grief education programs and special events. Check out our upcoming Program Highlights.
Iowa City Hospice offers special bereavement support groups for children and their caregivers who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Phone: 319-351-5665/800-897-3052; Fax: 319-351-5729
e-mail: info@iowacityhospice.org web:http://www.iowacityhospice.org/support/support.html
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Coralville Parade
Look for our us in the Annual Coralville 4th of July Parade.
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Wings of Hope
Wings of Hope’, a monarch tag and release program, combines service and remembrance to 9/11. For the ninth year, Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Iowa City is working with elementary students in a positive way to recognize a very tragic day in America’s history. In recognition of 9/11, Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Iowa City join the Third graders at Lucas Elementary and the Second graders at Kate Wickham for a service learning program with monarch butterflies.
‘Wings of Hope’ offers a way for the children of Iowa City and Coralville to provide scientific information for the University of Kansas’ research of the migratory travels of monarch butterflies. The monarch program for both programs is led by Kathleen Zimmers, of Butterflz of Iowa, Des Moines. The monarch release for Robert Lucas elementary will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, September 8th at 12 noon while Kate Wickham students will release at 12 noon on the school grounds Friday, September 9th at 12noon. At the conclusion of the service project, each child will voice their wishes and hopes for a better world as the butterflies are released into the wild. The public is invited to attend both events.
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Wreaths Across America
5th annual date of laying of the wreaths is 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011.
FACTS ABOUT WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA – IOWA CITY & ACROSS COUNTRY
MISSION: Honor those who serve. Remember the fallen. Educate our children about the value of freedom
WHAT:Hundreds wreaths will be placed on the veterans gravesite for a ceremony. Program will include color guard and 21-gun salute.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM: www.wreathsacrossamerica.com
Call Le Ann Tyson at 319.430.1187
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