‘The group made me realise how much my Mum’s death 
had affected me and it helped a lot that I’m not the only one going through it and everything will be okay’
‘It was the first time I felt able to talk about the painful memories’
- £10 will purchase the salt for each child to create a ‘salt jar’ in memory of their loved one
- £10 will pay for a ‘memory book’ for the young person
- £10 will cover the cost of the achievement certificates for the children and young people
- £15 will pay for the paint the children use to express themselves in the weekly groups and weekend
- £30 will cover the cost of the memory boxes for each child on the weekly groups
- £40 will cover the cost of the candles for the ‘candlelight ceremony’ at the family weekend
- £50 will cover the cost of the balloons and gas for the ‘balloon release’ at the family weekend
- £150-200 will pay for the teddy bears that each child receives at the ‘closing ceremony’ on the last evening of the groups
- £250 will pay for food and refreshments for the family groups
- £1,000 will pay for one family to go through a 6-week grief support group.
‘I realised I could be creative and think of many ways to express my grief’
‘If I’m sad I look in my memory jar’
‘I don’t feel alone in our situation anymore, we’ve made friends with other families and plan to stay in touch’
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