Nov 28, 2022

Grief support groups plan Memorial Tree event in Hays

Posted Nov 28, 2022 11:45 AM

News release

Three grief support groups from the Center for Life Experience will have their annual Holiday Memorial Tree Dedications at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Jackie Creamer’s Dance Studio, 1003 Main.

The trees will be on display in the studio’s large windows until after Jan. 1, said Darian Schulte, the center’s executive director.

Each year the “Healing Hearts” support group, for individuals who have lost a child, decorates a Christmas tree with special ornaments, each commemorating the life of a precious child.

The other two groups are Healing After Loss, for those who have suffered the loss of a special adult, and Healing After Loss of Suicide, for those who have lost someone to suicide. Those two groups will also be decorating a tree, Schulte said.

The event is open to the public. Individuals are welcome to bring their own special ornaments, or ornaments with tags will be available for a donation to the center., Schulte said.  Refreshments will be served.   

More information is available by contacting the center at [email protected] or (785) 259-6859.