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Meet Buddy Volunteer Obi
We are showing gratitude for our amazing Buddy Volunteers who help us run Kate’s Club programs and show our members that they are not alone in their grief. Here is a short interview with our Kate’s Club Buddy Obi! How long have you been volunteering at Kate’s Club?Since October 2021. Why do you volunteer at…
Read MoreChildren’s Grief Awareness Month: Studying Grief Through the Lifespan
by Lane Pease Hendricks, Director of Programs and Partnerships At Kate’s Club, we empower children, teens, and now young adults after the death of a parent, sibling, or caregiver. We may help children grieve, but ultimately we instill skills that will help them as adults. Grief is not an event, but a journey. Grief does…
Read MoreTrenika Fields-Smith’s Story: The 2022 Mourning Glory Gala Chair
I am honored to serve as a board member of Kate’s Club Board of Directors and excited to be the 2022 Kate’s Club Mourning Gala Chair! I first learned of Kate’s Club in 2019 through my amazing friend and a Kate’s Club board member, Tanya Sam. Not knowing much about Kate’s Club at the time,…
Read MoreNational Volunteer Week 2022: Volunteers Share Their Favorite Kate’s Club Moments
Every April, we celebrate National Volunteer Week — a time to recognize our volunteers and their profound impact the community and on Kate’s Club in particular. This year we recognized our volunteers by highlighting them on our Instagram and Facebook stories. We asked them to share their favorite memories at Kate’s Club and their inspiration for…
Read MoreSheree Martin’s Story: The 2021 Mourning Glory Gala Chair
My involvement with Kate’s Club began in May 2016 as a Buddy Volunteer. I have been involved in most aspects of Kate’s Club: Clubhouse Days, Outings, Camp Good Mourning, Family Nights, HUGS, Memory Walk, and the Mourning Glory Gala. I was honored and humbled to be awarded the 2019 Volunteer of the Year. And now,…
Read MoreThe Coweta County Clubhouse Connection
My name is Heather Cohen, and I am the Program Coordinator for the Kate’s Club satellite Clubhouse in Coweta County. I have a Master of Arts in Communication Studies and will soon (fingers crossed!) have my PhD in Communication Studies. My research focuses on how people who have experienced a close death during childhood use…
Read MoreThe 2020 Gala Co-Chairs Speak on Their Own Grief Journeys
Keisha Hunt I have been involved with Kate’s Club since 2009 when my son Cole was 8 years old. His father, Clifton, died at the age of 31 in a single car crash in Atlanta, going on a routine trip to the store to pick up lunch supplies for Cole. It was a devastating time…
Read MoreThe Magic of Camp
Mica Davis and Adam Tessler are the married, volunteer dream team that can be found at the Clubhouse on any given program day. Their dedication to our mission always goes above and beyond. One of their favorite parts about Kate’s Club is the magic that they get to be a part of twice a year…
Read MoreHow Kristin and Cindy’s Grief Journeys led them to be Co-Chairs of Gala
Kristin Olson My dad died at the age of 42 after a very short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He was diagnosed with terminal adeno carcinoma in May 1994, given six months to live, and died less than two and a half months later on August 4th, eight days shy of my mom’s 37th…
Read MoreFeeling like a first round draft pick…
Kate’s Club is excited to implement a new tool this year that will better inform our programing, screen for trauma, and engage new donors. All new members ages 8 and up will complete a Grief and Trauma Survey. In December 2018, we were excited to host Julie Kaplow, PhD. and members of her team from the Grief…
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