What is the Butterfly Bereavement Project?
For six months, residents of our community have been invited to personalize a vellum butterfly in memory of a loved one. This project in partnership with Bethell Hospice and Hospice Dufferin commemorates National Grief & Bereavement days in November. The butterflies will be displayed as part of a large art installation at Headwaters Health Care Centre.
Each butterfly in the installation represents a loved one, and the amalgamation of all the butterflies represents the community of support reaching out to care for those who are grieving. National Grief and Bereavement Day and Children’s Grief Awareness Day calls upon all of us to reach out and walk alongside those around us on their grief journey.
Send the message that grief matters.
Pledge to support the grief journey by submitting your own message below. You can write a message to honour your loved ones, write one in support a friend/family member going through the grief journey, or make a pledge to yourself for self-compassion. Grief is hard, so let’s grieve together.
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Please note submissions may not appear right away.
Click the button below to see additional grief and bereavement resources in Caledon-Dufferin. This webpage also includes a list of books and websites to help young children, adolescents, teenagers, parents, and adults understand and cope with their grief.
Bethell Hospice has a comprehensive bereavement program. Support from the team of highly skilled professionals is available to individuals of all ages, and is free of charge. Services include: 1:1 supportive counselling, support groups, spiritual care, music and art therapy, therapeutic touch, special interest workshops and webinars, and more.
Hospice Dufferin Bereavement Programs include: one-on-one support from a spiritual care coordinator, monthly mailing to grieving family members, and a lending library of information for adults and children.
Get Involved
1. Host your own Butterfly Workshop.
2. Set up a Butterfly Station at your agency.
3. Promote the project and spread the word!
Contact
Natalie Talma – Bethell Hospice
ntalma@bethellhospice.org
Maureen Riedler – Hospice Dufferin
mriedler@hospicedufferin.com
Host your own Butterfly Workshop
The Butterfly Workshop is for organizations looking to run an in-person workshop event or add the workshop to an existing event.
Butterfly Workshop Toolkit coming soon!
Facilitator Manual
Sign Up/Registration Form (Blank)
Workshop Dropbox
Resources & Marketing
Bereavement Books & Websites
Butterfly Colouring Pages
Poster (Fillable)
Social Media Image
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Set up a Butterfly Station at your organization
The Butterfly Station is for organizations looking to set up a station at their location(s) for clients to participate in as they choose.
Butterfly Station Toolkit coming soon!
Facilitator Manual
Sign Up/Registration Form (Blank)
Station Sign
Station Instructions
Resources & Marketing
Bereavement Books & Websites
Butterfly Colouring Pages
Poster (Fillable)
Social Media Image
Social Media Image (Blank)
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We acknowledge that Hills of Headwaters Collaborative Ontario Health Team and its partners work within the traditional territories and ancestral lands of the Tionontati (Petun), Attawandaron (Neutral), Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) and Anishinaabe peoples.
Hills of Headwaters Collaborative Ontario Health Team is supported by funding from the Government of Ontario.
