Events & Happenings

Good Mourning Children's Grief Camp

BOONE CAMPUS
Thursday, July 25, 2024
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
274 Archie Carroll Road, Boone, NC

VALDESE CAMPUS
Thursday, August 1, 2024
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC

HUDSON CAMPUS
Thursday, August 8, 2024
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC

Drop off is 7 to 8 a.m. and pick up is 5 to 6 p.m. for each event.

AMOREM will offer three opportunities to help grieving children. We may not recognize their grief because children express grief differently from adults. When children experience death, they may think they are the only ones in the world who have ever lost a mom, dad, grandparent or other loved one. At Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp, children will learn that they are not alone, their feelings are normal, and it is okay to remember their loved ones.

AMOREM’s annual Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp will be on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 137 Moonstruck Lane, Boone, NC; on Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC; and on Thursday, August 9, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 526 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC. Drop off is 7 to 8 a.m. and pick up is 5 to 6 p.m. For more than 20 years, children ages six through 12 who are grieving the loss of a loved one have been invited to spend a day devoted to remembering and healing through grief related activities. Through age-appropriate activities, children will gain a better understanding of grief and realize they are not alone. As they talk, draw, write, listen, and laugh, children can find the healing tools they need.

Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp, presented by Ashewood Grief Support Services, is provided at no cost to participants due to the generosity and support of the community, and is facilitated by AMOREM staff and specially trained adult and teen volunteers. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Ashewood Grief Support Services, grief support care of AMOREM, helps individuals of all ages and their families cope with the loss of people they love. Grief support services are provided at no cost to the community, even to those with no affiliation with hospice services. Pre-registration is required. For more information, or to register for grief camp, contact Director of Grief Services Kimberly Setzer, MSW, LCSW at 828.754.0101, email ksetzer@amoremsupport.org, or visit www.amoremsupport.org. Download registration form here.