Survivor Meeting Thursday, January 22 2015

Every third Thursday of each month Compassionate Families has an open public meeting to all survivors.

This meeting starts at 5:30 P.M. in Downtown Jacksonville (Free Parking on street after 6:00 P.M.) at 126 W Adams Street (Floor 5, conference room) and any person who is a survivor to a homicide is welcome to come (free to come, and no obligation to stay)

Typically these meetings are intended for survivors to come forth and share their story. Who they lost, how it happened, what their life is like now, and meeting new people who are in the same position as them. The meetings run until 8:00 P.M.

I've taken the time to target the dates for each meeting this entire year for 2015.

January: Thursday, January 22, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

February: Thursday, February 19, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

March: Thursday, March 19, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

April: Thursday, April 16, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

May: Thursday, May 21, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

June: Thursday, June 18, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

July: Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

August: Thursday, August 20, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

September: Thursday, September 17, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

October: Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

November: Thursday, November 26, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

December: Thursday, December 17, 2015 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

One week from today is our first meeting of 2015! If you are a survivor please come. You are not required to talk, you may listen and sit with us. It may be more beneficial than you think! Hope to meet you then.

-ssr

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