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Community Grief Support Group has been selected as PGA Champions
Tour 2008 Charity of the Year.
When
CGSS signed up for the Regions Charity Classic "Birdies for Charity"
fund-raising program last February we had no idea if we could
raise enough to make it worth while. But it sounded like fun,
and whatever we raised, we got back - so it was a win/win situation.
A group of CGSS volunteers formed a committee, set a goal of $10,000.00
and went to work.
Read complete story here.
 The Birdies for Charity FLAT DONATION DEADLINE WAS EXTENDED TO JUNE 17 and CGSS IS HANGING ON TO THIRD PLACE. Only three charities will receive matching funds and the top ten are all very close, so every dollar counts.
Front-page articles in the Birmingham News broadcast the funding problems facing charitable agencies as needs for services grow and income deminishes. CGSS receives NO GOVERNMENT SUPPORT and NO UNITED WAY SUPPORT. YOU, and other caring people, foundations, businesses and faith-based communities provide all of our support. YOU enable us to give our services free of charge. A single 11-week support group costs around $6000 and CGSS will provide 12 this year in addition to approximately 800 hours of individual counseling, our Grief in the Workplace initiative and Holiday Help program.
Please join those who have so generously supported CGSS in the 2009 "Birdies for Charity" drive. HELP US HELP OTHERS! Mail CGSS your check payable to "Birdies for Charity" or click on the link below:
https://events.r2it.com/birdies/r.aspx?site=RegionsCharityClassic&charity=CommunityGriefSupportService
 “Young Widowed Support Group” Begins May 5
Struggling with grief
after losing your spouse? Join our next Support Group and experience
the compassion, understanding and support a group can offer. Here
you will find a safe haven to openly explore your feelings and
emotions with others who walk a similar journey. Led by a licensed
professional counselor, the group meets for 11 consecutive Tuesdays,
May 5- July 21, from 5-7:30 p.m. at South Highland Presbyterian
Church, 2035 Highland Avenue South. A light meal is provided.
There is no charge; to register, call 870-8667.
Coming to North Shelby on May 31 –
“Will I Ever Love Life
Again?: Looking for Answers When Loss Occurs”, a free grief education
workshop for families and clergy in the South Jefferson/North
Shelby area who are dealing with issues surrounding the death
of a loved one. The workshop will be held at the North Shelby
Library, 5521 Cahaba Valley Road, from 1-5 p.m. For more information
or to register, please call 205.870.8667.
Visit GROUPS page for our 2009 Grief Support Group schedule
Our newsletter, SecondWind,
provides encouraging articles for the bereaved and news of the
organization. View our current issue of SecondWind.
Have you lost a loved one or know someone who is struggling with grief resulting from a death?
Community Grief Support Service is a non-profit corporation organized for the purpose of providing compassionate
counseling, education, and support for bereaved persons in the Greater Birmingham Metropolitan Area.
Community Grief Support Service helps people to rebuild their shattered
lives following the death of a loved one. Grieving people face a real choice between hope and despair. We choose hope!
The generous support of the Birmingham Community allows these services to be offered at
no cost to participants.
If you or someone you know needs assistance in coping with grief, or if you would like to know more about our
our organization or to assist in our work, please call our office at (205) 870-8667
or write to
Community Grief Support Service
1119 Oxmoor Road
Homewood, AL 35209
"You're not alone.
We're here to walk the journey with you."
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