The Bluegrass Chapter of The Compassionate Friends cordially invites you to attend our Monthly Meetings held on the third Monday of each month. All meetings will be at the Hospice of the Bluegrass Center for Grief Education and Counseling at 2409 Greatstone Point Lexington, KY 40504. Everyone is welcome. Winchester meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at Hospice East, 407 Shoppers Drive, Winchester, KY.

The TCF Bluegrass
Annual Family Picnic
Save the date! Saturday June 6, 2009 at 5 pm at South Elkhorn Christian Church.
The chapter will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Events planned for this year: Butterfly release and Memory table. Please bring a photo of your child or sibling.

There will be a Silent Auction to benefit the Garden of Angels at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens. More information about this special garden is provided below. Please bring items in memory of your son, daughter or sibling to be auctioned.


Silent Auction for "The Garden of Angels"
Coordinated by Suzie McDonald

The mission of the non-profit Trust we have established is to honor the memory of children who have passed by creating a garden to be located at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens. On February 5, 2007, I lost my son Jamie Flynt to an undetected heart condition. Jamie was a loving and generous man that lived life to the fullest and my life is no longer the same without him in it. He was 34 years old.

Bluegrass Memorial Gardens have graciously provided a location on their grounds where the "Garden of Angels" will be established. This garden will be a place of reflection and remembrance, a place where families can work together to create a space of beauty and sanctuary in honor and memory of their children. Rather than being solely a place of death, a garden at the cemetery can afford a renewed purpose for others who have experienced a loss similar to mine. It may bring nenewed hope as it gives renewed life and beauty. The loss of a child is the greatest loss of all and one in which it becomes very difficult for parents to consider the purpose of continued life. The Garden of Angels will offer the bereaved a safe place in which to mourn their loss, express their sorrow and share their child's story.

Please donate an item to be auctioned off in memory of your son or daughter. Contact Suzie at (859) 576-7680 for donations.
We thank you,
Suzie & Memories of Jamie


2008 Family Picnic
Last year's picnic provided us with a wonderful opportunity to remember our children and share with each other. Thanks to Suzie McDonald for her incredible Silent Auction, coordinated in loving memory of her son Jamie Flynt. Thanks to everyone who helped make this a truly memorable day. Photos of the 2008 event are available by clicking the butterfly.