via Packet Media LLC. By Erica Chayes Wida Good Grief, a free support center that works to heal people who have lost an immediate family member, is no regular organization. It throws traditional views of group grieving — a circle of people unloading their sadness — out the window …
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Washington Township Police Support Non-Profit For Grieving Children
via Long Valley Patch WASHINGTON TWP., N.J.– Washington Township PBA 301 purchased shirts from non-profit Good Grief to support National Children’s Grief Awareness Day on Thursday. “It is a day set aside to raise awareness around the needs of grieving children and the importance of support from peers, family, and …
Good Grief Buys Mapleton Road HQ, Expands Presence in Local Community
via Town Topics “WHERE HOPE LIVES:” Good Grief, a childhood bereavement organization, has recently purchased this Mapleton Road building as its Princeton headquarters. The nonprofit, in expansion mode with a $2 million capital campaign underway, provides free programs to hundreds of grieving children and families. Looking to ensure a permanent …
Great Pumpkin Ball Raises $297,000 for Grieving Families
(Short Hills, NJ) – Good Grief’s sixth annual Great Pumpkin Ball, “Forks, Corks and Cocktails” was held on Friday, October 21st at Canoe Brook Country Club in Short Hills, NJ. The annual gala had 225 attendees and raised $297,000 of much needed funds for the organization’s mission of providing free …
Volunteers at the Heart of Sixth Annual Great Pumpkin Ball
(Morristown, NJ) – Good Grief’s sixth annual Great Pumpkin Ball, “Forks, Corks and Cocktails”, is Friday, October 21st at 7 PM at Canoe Brook Country Club in Short Hills, NJ. The annual gala raises much needed funds for the organization’s mission of providing free and unlimited support to children and …
PRINCETON: Community mourning the loss of a PHS freshman
By all accounts, Owen Bardzilowski was a popular, well-liked teenager. The Princeton High School freshman loved to play golf and solve Rubik’s cubes puzzles. He liked to skateboard, and he participated in assorted youth sports programs. Owen attended the Princeton Police Department’s summer youth academy for several years, and served …
Community Responds To Student’s Death With Deep Grief, Support
Owen Bardzilowski, 14-year-old ninth grader at Princeton High School who took his own life at his family’s home on Henry Street last Thursday, has been remembered and mourned by many different people in many different ways during the past week. Owen’s father Joe stated on Facebook Saturday, “The outpouring of …
HiTOPS to Offer ‘Open Door’ Gathering for Grieving Princeton Teens
HiTops, in collaboration with Good Grief, will be hosting an “open door” drop-in gathering from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 for teens seeking support and a sense of connection after the death of a freshman at Princeton High School last week. Any teen is welcome to come. …
Kids Reconnect With Loved Ones For Great Pumpkin Ball
(Morristown, NJ) – Good Grief’s sixth annual Great Pumpkin Ball, “Forks, Corks and Cocktails”, will take place on Friday, October 21st at 7 PM at Canoe Brook Country Club in Short Hills, NJ. The annual gala raises much needed funds for the organization’s mission of providing free and unlimited support …
Life Changing Volunteer Opportunity at Good Grief
(Morristown, New Jersey) – Becoming a Good Grief Facilitator is an engaging and transformative volunteer experience like no other. “The facilitator training was the most life changing training I’ve ever taken. It gave me a new view of everything, and this is coming from someone with an open mind about …