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What a wonderful, beautiful, hopeful and healing day it was! With a crowd close to 50 bereaved participants, the energy and love that filled the room was palpable. All were there to see A Day with Mitch and Alan and gain knowledge and tools that would help them through the most difficult journey they are on; [...]
On March 3rd, we hosted our first Memorial Blood Drive! It was a huge success thanks to all who came out and gave the gift of life! Over 90 people showed up. Many were repeat donors. I actually witnessed a gentleman receive a pin for donating 50 gallons! Some were unable to donate due to their history but vowed [...]
A DAY WITH MITCH CARMODY AND ALAN PEDERSEN Mitch Carmody and Alan Pedersen are pleased to announce they will be presenting a limited number of one-day workshops in 2012 in many U.S. cities. The two have been collaborating for more than 5 years on a program aimed at sharing hope and healing with the bereavement community. [...]
The Tony Brown Foundation LLC is pleased to announce that it will be sending ONE grieving parent to The Compassionate Friends/USA 35th National Conference, and 5th International Gathering. The combined conference will be held July 20-22, 2012 in beautiful Costa Mesa, California. To learn more about this years conference visit The Compassionate Friends website. A message [...]
It has been a very long year. Many will contradict this with the fact that every year holds the same amount of minutes, hours, days and weeks (except for of course, this year-a leap year!). I have come to believe that the more “things” that take up these hours and days- the longer they feel. These last few months [...]
The Holidays are upon us and it is the most difficult time of the year for many. Thanksgiving is just a few short days away. You may ask, is it possible to feel grateful for anything after a hole has been ripped out of your heart? I believe so. Although it is not an easy task, I [...]
It has been a very busy and productive month here at The Tony Brown Foundation. We are very close to obtaining our 503c number and can not wait to be “Officially” Non-Profit! There is a lot of paper work involved, crossing your T’s, dotting your I’s and projecting the future. No matter, it is a [...]
The Tony Brown foundation is very excited to announce The Angels Across America Tour with gifted songwriter Alan Pedersen and his compassionate grief specialist wife Denise Howard Pedersen will be sharing their gifts with all who join us on October 11, 2011 at The Edith Wheeler Library in Monroe, CT. Alan and Denise hit the road [...]
written by: Anne Castaldo Bridgeport, CT Chapter of The Compassionate Friends How is it possible to describe The Compassionate Friends National Conference to my friends and family? The days leading up to the conference, those “civilians” kept asking me why I would want to submerse myself in grief. Isn’t it time I left that pain [...]
July 11th marked the two year anniversary since my youngest son has become my angel. In honor and memory of him, I donated blood at a Red Cross Blood Drive. Tony developed a rare blood disease called TTP in January of 2009. It was believed that this was a one time issue and he should [...]
Grief Support is offered through our Moving Through Grief Support Group Meets the LAST Tuesday of the Month Our meeting place is: The Helen Plumb Memorial Building, 571 White Plains Road, … [Read More...]