. Frankfort, Kentucky Chapter Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 9 January 2015 Meetings are held the 1st Thursday & 3rd Monday Hospice of the Bluegrass 643 Teton Trail Frankfort, KY @ 6:30 P.M. Regional Coordinator Bill Guggenheim and & his Co-Chapter Leader Karen Cantrell (502) 320-6438 Co-Chapter Leader & Sec Kathy Wainscott (502) 517-6289 Newsletter Editor Ashley Fannin (502) 517-2218 Treasurer Helen Thompson (502) 395-0213 Hospitality & Outreach Joe & Patti Hyman (502) 223-3522 Regina Blanton (502) 803-1761 Judy Stephenson (502) 382-0445 Debbie Howard (859) 509-0091 Website for Frankfort’s Chapter www.tcffrankfortky.org

Address: The Compassionate Friends of Frankfort, KY. P.O. Box 4075 Frankfort, KY 40604-4075 Website for National Office www.compassionatefriends.org

TCF National Office P.O. Box 696 Oak Brook, IL 60522 1-877-969-0010

We would like to send out a very special thank you to Jennifer McLaughlin who donated a love gift in memory of all children who have died. And also Rebecca Feland who donated in memory of her son Sean Sykes.

Frankfort, Kentucky Chapter, January 2015

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Shoebox Recycling Frankfort chapter is hosting a "Shoebox recycling" fundraiser. We encourage you to bring your shoes to recycle to one of our chapter meetings. This fundraiser will help us continue our programs such as our regional conference, candle lighting and outreach to bereaved families. You can help us in our efforts by donating gently used shoes. Please check out page 7 for more information.

Schwann’s Fundraiser We are in the midst of a fundraiser with Schwann’s. All you need to do is call or order on line and give the Campaign ID: 8610 or Fundraiser ID: 23462 and our local chapter will receive 20% from the order. Please help us with this easy fundraiser. Call 1-855-870-7208 Option 2 to place your order!

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“Let Us Remember Them” Please take a few moments to reflect on the children listed on this page and remember their families. A phone call or note to the family would be so special and kind. None of us forget our child’s special days and the messages we receive that say “I care” help us to get through them.

January Birthdays Raeshawn Flakes 1/1 Tiffany Reed Chris Vickery 1/2 Mike & Pam Miller David Hudson 1/3 Deborah & William Hudson David Jr. Wilcher 1/3 David Sr. & Kim Wilcher David Hudson 1/3 Deborah & William Hudson Amy Elizabeth Glass Woodyard 1/13 Jim and Joan Glass Ethan Nicholas Smith 1/14 Chad & Leslie Smith Amber Dawn Poynter 1/23 Holly Cairell Garrett Alan Hodapp 1/29 David & Toni Hodapp Matthew Edwards 1/29 Linda Downing Cameron Quinn 1/30 Son of Lauren Webb, Grandson of Cherie & Jim Webb Charles "Charlie" Semones 1/31 Michelle Elder January Remembrance David Jr. Wilcher 1/4 David Sr & Kim Wilcher Kyle Wilkins 1/7 Angela & Gary Wilkins Julie Howell Tutt 1/9 Sue & Eddie Tutt Emilee Higgs 1/12 David & Terri Higgs Amber Dawn Poynter 1/18 Holly Cairell Leslye Robertson 1/23 Judy Mason Justin Malena 1/25 Laura Malena Zachery Hayden Morey 1/26 Steven & Audrey Morey Anthony Taylor 1/27 Ron & Betty Burgess Matthew Miller 1/30 Evelyn & Butch Miller The “Let Us Remember Them” Listings: At your first TCF meeting you are asked to sign a registration card that gives us permission to add your child to the “Let Us Remember Them” list on page 2 in the monthly newsletter. If you have not been able to attend TCF meetings and would like for your child to be listed, please let us know, printing the exact way you’d like your child’s name to appear, the child’s birth and death dates, and the parents’ names as they should be listed. You may drop us a note at TCF, P.O. Box 4075, Frankfort, KY 40604-4075. We must receive the information by the 15thh of the month prior to month you want it included.

BIRTHDAY TABLE Every month at our meeting, we will provide a birthday table. In the month of your child’s birthday, please bring pictures and small mementos of your child to place on the table. You may also bring a favorite cake, cookies or other snack, soft drinks or flowers for the table in memory of your child. We do this to celebrate our children’s lives and to share their special day with others who understand.

LOVE GIFTS: are very thoughtful ways of remembering your child at those special times; Birthdays, remembrance dates or at any time with a donation to your TCF Chapter. With our donations, we are able to reach out to other bereaved parents, through the purchase of pamphlets, books and various other items. Please send your love gifts to: The Compassionate Friends of Frankfort, KY. PO Box 4075, Frankfort KY 40604-4075.

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If you are interested in having your child on our spotlight page, please feel free to email me at [email protected] with a picture and/or a poem/story. Or if you have anything you want me to include anywhere in the newsletter! We would love to get to know them from the people who knew them best.

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Frankfort, TCF PO Box 4075 Frankfort, KY 40604-4075 The Compassionate Friends Of Frankfort, KY PO Box 4075 Frankfort, KY 40604-4075 This complimentary newsletter is sent to you as part of our chapters’ outreach. If you prefer to not receive it, please let us know 502-320-6438

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