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Calendar of Events
Planned Events
Earlier Events:  2009 2008 2007 2006 Pre-2006
Planned Events for 2009
June 18 - Cedar Knolls, New Jersey
I have a request for Butterflies from Wings of Hope for a special graduation of children and adults with autism in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. The school is planning to create a butterfly habitat in their Horticulture department. We, at Wings of Hope encourage the development of butterfly habitats for our releases. So I would really like to encourage your support for this release.
They are also requesting information of setting up misting systems etc. so if you have any expertise you would love to share with them, please let me know that as well, and I will connect you with them.
Please contact me at: lbaylor@linkunet.com if you are able to donate butterflies or expertise to this event.
Many Blessings,
Alicia
DeeDee Nunn of Sweet Memories Butterfly Farm has graciously agreed to donate 12 Mourning Cloaks to this event. Una McGurk has offered to donate shipping costs.
Earlier Events
March 29 - Spotsylvania, Virginia
I have a request for Wings of Hope for March 29, in Spotsylvania, Virginia for a Memorial Service for a woman who suffered from 5 chronic diseases before she passed on. Her sister is responsible for all funeral expenses, and not able to absorb the cost of butterflies. She stated,” The release of butterflies are like a peaceful calm feeling that would help the old and the young adjust to the passing of my sister and most of all to remember her.” She has requested assistance from Wings of Hope.
Unfortunately no butterflies could be donated to this event. It was deemed to be too early in the season for a safe butterfly release in this location.
April 11 - Gainesville, Florida
Heather & Kira Radcliffe, mother & daughter were brutally murdered two years ago in December. Friends & family are dedicating a gazebo memorial in their honor. Kira loved butterflies, so they want to release butterflies at the dedication.
They requested butterflies for a mass release.
Butterflies have been generously donated to this event by Jodi Hopper of Wish Upon A Butterfly, and another benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous.
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Event Report:
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009
Thank you so much! It couldn't have gone any more perfect. I am working on pics but the ones I have right now are too big to send you so this week I should be getting smaller files able to email. Please be patient with me I have every intention on sending you pictures. In the mean time I do have photos on my facebook account if you are able to see them. There is an open global group called Never Forgotten and there are pics from the event posted there as well.
Thanks again for all your help!
Erika
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April 25 - Ellenboro, North Carolina.
“The Mother/Daughter Blessing Ceremony and Princess Tea”.
Most people worked in the Textile Mills which have closed or shut down, leaving numerous families without a source of income. As a result, Rutherford County is ranked #1 in North Carolina for both Spousal/Child abuse and Meth Labs. Most people have lost hope. Sandra and her church have a food pantry that distributes food to 80 families each Saturday. They sponsor a “Day of Caring & Sharing” each year for people in their community to come and find clothing, household items, toys, books and to have haircuts and medical checkups. They are planning a special day for Mothers and Daughters all over the county to come and be treated like royalty.
Many young girls and mothers have never had the opportunity to get dressed up and or enjoy being treated like royalty. They are planning to surround the entire day with a butterfly theme. They have church members who are adopting little girls for the day for those who do hot have an attending mother. They would like the girls to release the butterflies as a symbol of their realization that they are beautiful butterflies created by GOD for a special purpose and that one day soon they, too will spread their wings and bring hope to others around them.
Rutherford County N.C. is located in an isothermal belt, so they have a temperate climate most of the year.
Thank You's to Jodi Hopper of Wish Upon A Butterfly for donating butterflies to this event and to Nancy Hobart of Flutterby Butterflies for paying for the shipping of the butterflies.
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Event Report:
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009.
Just wanted you to see how special our Princess Tea was on April 25, 2009. Sorry that I haven't sent photos before now. I was just able to get a copy of some of the photos taken by a professional photographer in our community. This photographer died suddenly only 2 weeks after the Princess Tea. As you can see in the photos, we had many happy princesses. Some of the girls' fathers made a surprise visit to dance with the princesses to the song, "Butterfly Kisses". The Butterfly Release Ceremony was the perfect ending to our Royal Day.
Thank you for sending such a blessing to our community. You will never know just how your gift has touched so many young girls, their Mothers, Grandmothers, and even their Fathers. You sent us a beautiful reminder that there is still Hope and Beauty all around us. GOD's love is ever-present and eternal. Every princess received a live butterfly to release. I wish you could have seen the awe on each face. The song, "I Will Rise", was sung while the butterflies were released. Each princess also received a stained-glass butterfly as a reminder of this day. As we held the stained-glass butterflies up to the light of the sun, we were reminded that it is only by the "SON's" Light that we can see the true beauty within.
May the LORD continue to bless your efforts to help those who need Hope and Encouragement.
Under HIS Wings,
Saundra C.
Liberty Baptist Church
Ellenboro, NC
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June 10, Lafayette, Colorado.
Butterfly release for the 10th anniversary celebration of the Hospice Care center in Lafayette, Colorado on June 10.
Linda Rogers graciously donated butterflies for this event.
June 13, Orlando, Florida.
Wings of Hope has a request for an event on June 13. in Orlando Florida.
This event is called the “Celebration of Life” dedicated to Caylee Marie Anthony and all children who have died far too young. The event will begin with the release of butterflies and will end with a candlelight prayer and a children’s’ choir singing.
If you have the opportunity to donate butterflies to this event, this could be an amazing release.
Please contact me at lbaylor@linkunet.com.
Thank you for your considerations,
Many Blessings,
Alicia
Greathouse Butterfly Farm donated 100 butterflies for this event.
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