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Executive Director
Sheila Munafo-Kanoza
Program Director ;Children & Teens
Ann Marie Kahwaty-Bogan LISW, ACSW
Executive Board
President : William Kutcher
Vice President : Ryan Butt
Treasurer : Ryan Butt
Secretary : Cheryl Borland
Board of Directors
Cheryl Borland
Chris Winiarski
Debbie Heidrich
Jane Irwin
Michael Smith
Mike Munafo
Tom Kanoza
Advisory
Anna Frantz, LISW
Dr. Sharon Phillips, Psychologist
John Dorger, M.Ed. Ret., School Psychologist
Scott Gilliam
Young Adult Ambassador
Phillip Bryant S
TORINA
Teen Ambassador
Rosie Bacon
Editors: Winky Clements & Tom Kanoza
Mission:
Companions on a Journey’s mission is to
provide ongoing support and life balance for
the bereaved in families, schools, businesses
and organizations, with faith, hope and love:
one child, one teen, one adult, one family at a
time.
COJ is a faith based social service organization which
provides bereavement support and educational services
for children, teens and adults. COJ does not provide any
counseling or related services which require a license
under Chapter 4757 of the Ohio Revised Code. COJ is a
section 501 (c)(3) organization.
Spring 2017
Answering God’s Call
By: Sheila Munafo-Kanoza
Companions on a Journey Grief
Support (COJ) is celebrating its 20th
Year of r eaching out to those who
grieve and mourn. God’s grace came
to me in prayer shortly after my
husband’s death when I asked God
what I was to do with the rest of my
life. I wanted my life to have purpose
and meaning. God gave me the vision
of one day having a
Bereavement Center where children,
teens, adults and families could come
and find HOPE, STRENGTH and
HEALING. I remember asking God
“Bereavement”? What does that mean? I looked up the word in a
dictionary, finding the ancient root includes “to be robbed”. Exactly how
I felt after my husband’s death.
My next prayer was asking our Lord to send me people who would
companion with me to fulfill this vision. On August 24, 1994, on the
one-year anniversary of my husband Vince’s death, I joined a grief
support group at St. John’s where I met Tom Kanoza, a widower.
Hearing Tom share his journey I remember thinking “Oh Lord, Tom is
the male counterpart to the bereavement center”. Little did I know he
would one day become my husband. Together we would raise 5
beautiful children and begin Companions on a Journey.
For the next several years I traveled throughout the US learning the field
of bereavement. In 1997, through prayer at church I asked God to give
me the name this ministry was to be called. Within minutes I heard Him
say “COMPANIONS ON A JOURNEY.” I said “Lord, if this name is
from you please give me affirmation”. After twenty minutes of prayer
mass began with the opening song “WE ARE COMPANIONS ON A
JOURNEY”. I knew, without doubt, we were to be called Companions
on a Journey Grief Support.
Over the past 20 years our Lord has blessed Companions on a Journey.
Incredible people have answered His call as Companions to children,
teens, adults and families when their lives are forever changed by the
death of a loved one. While each of our journeys are different it is
through our losses we are united. When someone we love dies our lives
are changed forever. As we become present to a person in their moment
of need we illuminate Christ love.
Continued on pg. 6
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In Loving Memory of Margaret Kast
(pictured sitting left at the signing making COJ a non-profit)
Margaret’s daughter Kathy found this reading below in a devotional book at her mother’s home that read
“please read this at my funeral”. What a Memorial to Margaret Kast and the legacy she has left.
In Charles Spurgeon book “Morning and Evening”, for February 7th, he writes: “We are not called down to
the grave, but up to the skies. Our heaven-born spirits should long for their native air, yet the celestial
summons should be the object of patient waiting. Our God knows best when to bid us “Come up hither”.
We must not hasten the period of our departure. I know that strong love will make us cry,
O Lord of Hosts, the waves divide,
And land us all in heaven.
But patience must have her perfect work. God ordains with accurate wisdom the most fitting time for the
redeemed to abide below. Surely, if there could be regrets in heaven, the saints might mourn that they did
not live longer here to do more good. Oh, for more sheaves for my Lord’s garner more jewels for His crown!
But how, unless there is more work? It is true that living so briefly, our sins are fewer; but oh, when we are
fully serving God and He is giving us precious seed to scatter and to reap a hundredfold, we would even say
it is well for us to remain where we are. Whether our Master says “go” or “stay”, let us be equally well
pleased as long as He continues to bless us with His presence.”
Margaret Kast came into my life through the power of the Holy Spirit and left by the Power of the Holy
Spirit. Our souls connected when we met in 2000 through a Life in the Spirit Seminar.
Margaret joined Companions on a Journey shortly after her husband’s death in 2007 and was a member of
Companions on a Journey until 2011.
Margaret was our inspiration, our mentor and our
advocate. Margaret was one of our first board members. She became an Associate Director along with
Linda Sullivan in 2007. Margaret assisted us in going into the schools working with bereaved children, teens
and families of our community. In 2007 Margaret Kast, Linda Sullivan, Tom Kanoza, Steve Sullivan, Russ
Pennavaria, and I worked together to take COJ on a Journey to the next level by making Companions on a
Journey a faith based non-profit organization. This status was needed to help support our work in the
schools. Margaret touched our lives with her love of the Lord and the Holy Spirit. She will be deeply missed
and remembered.
Respectfully & Lovingly Submitted by Sheila Munafo-Kanoza
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Spring 2017
The Season of Moving
Forward
As we approach Spring and Daylight savings time
what can you look forward to? Spring brings forth
the birth of something new: babies, animals,
flowers, ideas and lifestyles. Spring can give you a
fresh look at the world and yourself. But to spring
forward in your life you must have HOPE and
confidence that there is something better.
With hope we believe we can meet the challenges of
“springing“ forward. For some that springing
forward momentum might be to live a healthier life,
while for others it might be to find a new job. No
matter what, you can spring forward in your life!
You may be thinking, now’s not the time. But even
in your loss there is hope. God is hope. God can be
seen in the many miracles of nature that we get to
see in the Springtime. As you see the many
splendors of life springing forth, take time to see
God and reflect on His love for you, where you are
right now.
Grief can cause suffering that touches the very core
of your soul. But you can have the HOPE that you
can survive. You can have HOPE that there is
something better. You may wonder why God lets
certain things to happen. Even Jesus cried, “MY
GOD, WHY HAVE YOU ABANDONED
ME!” (Mark 15:34). Jesus knew in the midst of His
suffering he needed a helper. God sends help in
many forms. Take time this Spring to see the beauty
of God’s creation and reflect on yourself and the
healing of your grief. Allow yourself to create a
new ‘spring’ in your life and maybe even in your
step. Allow God to help you.
Creating Balance in our
Grief
Where to begin?
Become present to the present moment, put
yourself on your “to do” list. Grief requires us,
at least for the short term, to put some of our
needs first. Accept help from others. Taking
care of your “grief needs” first can help others.
How long will my grief last?
Grief is a natural response to loss. Do not put a
time frame on your grief and healing, nor should
anyone else. No two people grieve the same.
Grief is an ongoing journey.
What tools can we us to balance our
grief?
Visualize a slinky, holding it in both hands. Try
to balance it in both hands. This is what you
need to do with your grief. Use the tools of
breathing,
loving, hoping, communicating, expressing
feelings, laughing, crying, praying, journaling,
and playing. Some additional tools are relying on
faith, working at enjoying the moments you have
with others, accepting help, joining a support
group and remembering your memories.
Continued on pg. 6
Take time to reflect and discover what can and will
be new for you this Spring. Invite a friend or family
member for a nice spring stroll in your favorite park.
And it’s OK to talk about your loved one and some
memories of Springs past.
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Volunteering With COJ
By: Faith Nicolet
My name is Faith
Nicolet and I am
one of Companions
on a Journey’s
newest
team
members. I come
to COJ with life
experience of early
loss
and
a
background
in
nursing,
special
needs teaching, and
counseling. When I
was 21 my mom
died and within that week I finished my last final
for college, my boyfriend left me, my dad
developed mental health issues from the shock of
my mom’s death, and I took over our family
business. I really had no idea what effect so
many multiple losses in such a short time had on
me. I soldiered on as best I could. I built support
systems around me without having any idea what
that meant, I just knew I needed help for tasks
and I needed people. I developed a strong faith.
I developed a strong network of deep friendships
that last to this day. I accomplished goals in front
of me. I thought I had handled my grief just as I
thought I had built a life for myself.
It wasn’t until I lost a best friend later in life that
every part of the loss of my mom and all the
losses of that time came flooding back. I
recognized right away the grief and loss feelings
identical to those in my early life. Sorting
through those feelings, naming them and owning
them took a lot of work. I had no idea how many
“dragons that I had hidden “under my staircase.”
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That pinnacle event of losing that best friend
caused all those dragons to come flooding out all
at once in an overwhelming way. I had to identify
and work through feelings of abandonment,
rejection, fear, pride, control, shame, and blame
that had been “stuffed”. “There was so much to
balance and navigate through by a much younger
me.”
Companions on a Journey was there for me at that
time. God led me to Sheila and a variety of other
colleges, jobs, nonprofits, and seminars to learn
what I needed to know.
Working through multiple loss and then secondary
loss has taught me a lot both in a textbook sense
and in a life experience sense, and that knowledge
and experience is what I take into the groups we
facilitate and into the schools. It is a true passion
of mine to help kids and I do it in a variety of ways
in my life. We have hosted several Ukrainian
orphans during various summers. I have been a
youth ministry volunteer. I have been a leader in
both Boy scouts and 4H. I tutor special needs
students. I am a Whizkid volunteer. I am on the
Board of and volunteer with several other
organizations that benefit children.
Nothing has been as rewarding or given me as
much blessing as the work I have done with
Companions on a Journey and the work we have
done in the schools. Children who wouldn’t have
access to guidance through their grief any other
way are able to get help during their school day.
They are able to witness that they are not alone in
their loss. They are able to be comforted for one
hour a month and know that someone else cares
and lived through a similar loss. Companions on a
Journey does amazing things in the schools, and I
am able to change lives every day which is a
blessing for me.
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Continued from pg. 2
COJ became a faith based non-profit
organization in 2007 allowing us to expand our
services that are free to the bereaved. Today
COJ provides ongoing support to 32 schools,
reaching 600+ students a month in grades K-12.
We are truly there for the journey as we follow
children through to graduations. Among the
services offered by COJ are a Mending Hearts
program for Grieving Children, evening teen
and adult programs and Adult Grief -Specific
Support Groups. Our scope of services reaches
bereaved Parents, those affected by suicide,
young widows, young adults and those suffering
a perinatal/neonatal loss. We provide support
through various grief groups, and we engage in
crisis response, organize retreat days, and social
outreach groups
Companions on a Journey offices are located at
8857 Cincinnati Dayton Road, Suite 002 in
West Chester Ohio. While we have a HUGE
Heart, our space is only 523 square feet. It is
our vison to one day have a bereavement center
where children, teens, adults and families can
come at any stage of their grief to find a
companion at Companions on a Journey.
It amazing to see how God allowed us to partner
with Him, for out of our pain we have found our
purpose and passion. He gave us New Life.
God is Good!
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Creating Balance in
our Grief
Continued from pg. 4
Can I achieve balance and how?
YES. Our minds can be our greatest strength or
greatest obstacle. The choice is yours. Begin
by putting structure back into your life. Create
a ‘to do’ list.
Surround yourself with
supportive people. Develop a daily routine that
is comprised of old & new ideas.
What do I do to help my children
create balance?
Recognize they are grieving also. Let them be
part of the process of healing. Let them know
they are loved. Return to routines as much as
possible. Let them know their grief counts.
Give them time to share memories of the person
who died. Give them a safe place to express
their feelings.
How do we help others going
through grief?
By being present to them in this present
moment. Instead of being distracted while
seeing them or trying to change the way they
feel, we help them best by listening—listening
totally and not interrupting. We help them best
by encouraging them toward achieving a
balance in their life. We help them best by
supporting their physical needs, their emotional
needs, and the needs they have to accept the
new identity that grief has given them.
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As the Seasons Change on your Journey
By: Claudette Thomas 10/23/14
SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS
Some days there is sunshine and skies of pure
blue
And I think of the good times ‘tween me and you.
Days will go on and turn into years
And perhaps there won't be so many tears.
You would not have wanted for sadness to reign.
Till some day in heaven we'll meet again.
I'm here for a reason, perhaps you know why.
What is it like, this feeling of grief?
I grow braver and stronger as each day goes by.
One day I feel fine, a sense of relief
Then , like a shadow on a sunny day
Tears well up and I don't know what to say.
Through sunshine and shadow I'll try every day
To make my life better in some meaningful way
Grief is a longing for someone held dear.
A wish for that closeness no longer here.
As time has gone on, though I don't know why.
There are days upon days I don't even cry.
Then, out of the blue that shadow appears
And I find once more I am close to tears.
May you have new experiences in your life
as Spring blooms around you
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A Special Thank You
Without you we would not be Companions on a Journey
God Bless you for truly making a difference
COJ Original Board:
Linda Sullivan: 2007 Co-Executive Director
Margaret Kast: 2007 Associate Director (Deceased February 2017)
Russ Pennavaria
Steven Sullivan
Former Board Members:
Tom Kanoza
Amy Merritt
Linda Bauer
Former Board Presidents:
Pat Hemmings
Scott Gilliam
Ron Beerman
Staff:
Michael Munafo
Ann Marie Kahwaty-Bogan, LISW
ACSW Child Development Director
Current Board Members:
Dena Moulton: Office/ Bookkeeper
Will Kutcher: President
Faith Nicolet: Bereavement Specialist
Ryan Butt: Vice President
Cheryl Borland: Secretary
A person’s most useful asset is not a
Chris Winiarski
Debbie Heidrich
head full of knowledge,
Jane Irwin
Michael Smith
Mike Munafo
But a HEART full of LOVE,
Tom Kanoza
Teen Ambassador:
Rosie Bacon
Young Adult Ambassador:
and a EAR ready to LISTEN,
and a HAND willing to HELP others.
VOLUNTEER IN SOME WAY
Phillip Bryant
Advisory Board:
Anna Frantz, LISW
Dr. Sharon Phillips, Psycholo gist
John Dorger, M.Ed. Ret., School
Psychologist
Scott Gilliam, Lawyer
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Special Thank You:
Chesterwood Retirement Community and their
residents for making Bears and Healing Hearts
for the children we are called to serve
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A Special Thank You
Without you we would not be Companions on a Journey
God Bless you for truly making a difference
Volunteers
Facilitators:
Alita Gardon
Ana Radcliff
Caitlyn Russell
Carol and Jim Jackson
Debbie Allman
Delores Thames
Donna and Phil Hart
Gail Sullivan
Jane Early
Jim Trousdell
Joaquin Crespo
Kathleen Shearer
Kathy Nydick
Margo Leeker
Peg Hanley
Walt Clements
Winky Clements
Anna Frantz
Carla Brenner
Cindy Hertzel
Faith Nicolet
Fran Siegel
John Dorger
Julie Leonard
Lois Fischer
Paddy Ward
Pat Hemmings
Patricia Buckley
Scott Stewart
Tom Kanoza
Tracy Loyd Grady
UC Interns BSW:
Megan Hesser
Sarah Sweeney
Social Outreach:
Carla Brenner : Lunch Bunch
Debbie Heidrick, Jane Irwin, Laurie
McKenna: Meet Up Widowed New
Adventure Group
Russ Pennavaria: Dinner Group
Community Outreach:
Bre Wolterman
Seasons of Grief Editor / Community
Outreach:
Winky Clements
Meg Marie Atkinson
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Thank You to those who have
provided us with a space to meet
which brings Hope to the Bereaved
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church
Bill Lendl of Raymond James
Indiana Wesleyan
Companions on a Journey Wish List
A Bereavement Center * Committee Members * Counselors * Development Director * Donors & Sponsors *
Event Planner * Facilitators * Fundraising * Grant Writer
* Social Workers * Volunteers * Volunteers for The Gala
* Sponsors for Meals or Snacks for schools * Volunteers
for The Golf Outing
Card Stock * Gift Cards to area stores or restaurants *
Gift Cards: Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Kroger’s, Walmart,
Target, Meijer, Amazon etc. for supplies * New Printer
Ink * White Paper
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COJ Teen Connection
Contributed by: Rosie Bacon
Companions on a Journey (COJ) is an organization that has held a large place in my heart for the past
four years. Entering Mount Notre Dame High School as a freshman, I reluctantly joined COJ’s Grace
Group, not knowing what to expect and feeling self-conscious about my grief. Sheila Munafo-Kanoza
greeted me with open arms, and Grace Group has served as a home for me ever since.
At Mount Notre Dame High School, seniors are required to design and implement a Capstone Project.
Each student must choose a local non-profit organization, and lead a unique service project that will
benefit that organization.
First, Sheila and I collaborated with Chesterwood Village in West Chester to create “Making Bears with
Rosie.” We worked with the grieving residents of Chesterwood Village to create handmade bears for
grieving children. These residents also handmade over 600 plush hearts to be given to each student in
COJ’s Mending Hearts Programs. As a result COJ began Healing Hearts Group for bereaved residents
of Chesterwood Village, which meets on the 3rd Monday of the
month.
Second, I became the 2017 Teen Ambassador for the
organization. As the Teen Ambassador I have become the
voice for other grieving teens who may not be ready to speak up
yet. I spoke on behalf of one of these grieving teens at
Companions on a Journey’s All Star Gala this past November.
Additionally I contributed a video segment featuring how COJ
has benefitted me.
Third, I spoke about COJ’s influence on my life in order to
compete for a $10,000 Power of the Purse Grant from the West
Chester Women’s Club. COJ did receive this grant. I am
honored to share my project with the community because of the
major influence Companions on a Journey has had on my life.
Rosie with a bear that will get shared with a grieving child.
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Watch for COJ 2017
events this year
3rd. Annual Golf Outing
Glenview Golf Course
Aug .11th
5th Annual “All Star Gala”
ONLY $5 a Pig
Celebrating 20 years
Pigs goes directly to COJ)
Nov. 11th
(All proceeds from sale of
Register now at
Piggestraffle.com
1st. Prize:
$5K to winner &
$5K to the charity COJ
2nd. Prize:
Toyota Prius 2 yr. Lease
Hope, Strength and Healing,
Grief Retreats Oct 2017
Child Grief Awareness Day
3rd. Prize:
Cinti Getaway Weekend
Experience, value $1,500
Nov . 19
Pig drop is
Friday, May 5th. 2017
You do not need to be present
to win
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How Do I Celebrate my Loved Ones Birthday ?
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As a widow, there are certain dates that
you anticipate. One of them is your
spouse’s birthday.
You always feel the
need to do something to remember them
by keeping their spirit alive in some
capacity.
My husband Patrick’s first
birthday in Heaven was a mere 25 days
after he passed away.
For that first birthday, I decided to get a
Bre Wolterman
tattoo of a special saying my husband and I
had together. Then his second birthday in Heaven came around, and
getting a tattoo every birthday didn’t seem like a viable option!
A few months ago, I met a friend through Companions on a Journey,
Debbie Steel, who lost her son. She told me about the way they
honored her son on his birthday: they had family and friends do an act
of kindness in his memory . Coincidentally, I was the recipient of one of
those acts of kindness!
I instantly loved the idea. So a few days before Patrick’s birthday, I put
out a post on Facebook asking people to do an act of kindness in his
memory to pass on the kindness and service that Patrick exhibited in
his life (as a firefighter). I also asked that people share their acts of
kindness so we could know about all the great things being done. We
used hashtag #passitonforpatrick. For anyone unfamiliar with hashtags,
when someone posts using it, you can do a search of that hashtag and
all of the posts come up. What could have been a day of sadness
turned into a day of positivity. Almost a month later, I still see people
passing on the acts of kindness.
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Individual/Family Grief Support & Mentoring
Mending Hearts
Provides peer support
for children, 4 - 18 yrs
old and families
experiencing the loss
of a loved one.
Young Widowed,
& Living Again
Widowed
Groups
Hope and
Healing after a
Suicide Loss
These groups meet the
needs of the various
widowed losses.
This group is designed
to assist any adult who
has had a loved one
die by suicide.
Meetings: 2nd and
4th Thursday at St.
Maximilian Kolbe
Parish. Meets Sept May.
Meetings: 2nd & 4th
Wed. of the month,
7–9 pm Call for
Locations St.
Maximilian Kolbe
Parish, Liberty Twp.
or Indiana Wesleyan
Bereaved Parent
Group
Perinatal Neonatal Loss
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This group is designed for
any parent who has suffered a miscarriage or
death of a child from
birth to teens.
This group is designed
for any parent who has
suffered the death of a
child, no matter the age
at death
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Meetings:1st & 3rd
Wed of the mth, 78:30pm.
Meets Once in July,
and no group in
August. St.
Maximilian Kolbe
Parish
Call for scheduled times.
513-870-9108
Meetings: 1st Tues
of the month, 7-9
pm St. Maximilian
Kolbe Parish,
Liberty Twp.
Grief to Peace
This open grief group is
offered to you by the
Gwen Mooney Funeral
Home meeting at two
locations
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Open Grief
This group is designed to
assist adults who’ve suffered any type of death.
Meetings: 2nd Tues of
the mth. 7-8:30 pm,
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Parish, Liberty Twp.
Young Adult
Meetings: 3rd Monday’s
of the mtg 7-9 pm 8857
Cincinnati-Dayton Rd
Suite 002 WC.
3rd Tuesday of the
month @Spring
Grove
4th Tuesdays of the
month @Oak Hill Tri
-County location
RSVP for this
513-853-6856
Children and
Teens in Grief
Ongoing School
Program
This program provides
ongoing support and
crisis response to bereaved children and
teens to 30+ schools on
a monthly basis. COJ
meets a child on their
grief journey, and supports them through
graduation.
SERVICES:
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Grief educators
Grief consultants
Crisis response and intervention
teams
Community education
Speaking engagements
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Grief brochures
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Articles and periodicals
Book of collected articles
Conferences and retreats
Individual mentoring
Library of sources
Condolence letters to newly
bereaved
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Parent Sessions
Postvention to Suicide
Social and outreach groups
Grief Training
Direct mailings to professionals
and bereaved
Teacher and Staff Trainings
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The following have provided support to Companions on a Journey Grief Support, Inc. by donating meeting
space sponsorships, and/or supplies for our Children’s Mending Hearts and Teens-in-Grief Programs.
Their generous support helps us to provide our services, free of charge.
Help us in thanking them for their support.
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Companions on a Journey goes into 32 k-12 schools
facilitating 33+ groups providing 600 children and teens with
ongoing support through their graduations and needed Crisis Response
Adena
Cherokee
Planes Junior
Lakota East HS and LE Freshman
Van Gorden
Wyandot
Heritage
Lakota West HS and LW Freshman
Woodland
Ridge Junior
Liberty Junior
Dater
Western HS
ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA SCHOOL
Garfield Hamilton City Schools - Fairwood Elementary & Intermediate Schools
Highland Crawford Woods
Riverview
Middletown Middle School
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Bridgeport Elementary
Scarlet Oaks High School
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8857 Cincinnati Dayton Rd. Suite #002
West Chester, OH 45069
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
HAMILTON, OH 45011
Permit No. 241
OPEN TO ALL WHO GRIEVE
COMPLIMENTS OF
St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish
5720 Hamilton Mason Road
Liberty Township, OH 45011
SOCIAL EVENTS for WIDOWS & WIDOWERS
RSVP Required—Russ Pennavaria 490-3724
April 21st. 11:30am, Lunch Bunch
April 22nd. 6:00pm, COJ Dinner Event,
SoHo Japanese Bistro
May 13th
6:00pm, Vincenzo's Ristorante
Italiano
June 17th. 6:00pm, Rib City Grill
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meetup.com/Companions-on-a-Journey-COJ
Seasons of Grief Newsletter
To share a story on how
COJ has helped you.
please E-mail to:
Tom Kanoza [email protected]
www.companionsonajourney.org
513-870-9108