Candlelight Remembrance Ceremony
at 7:00 pm on Sunday, December 13, 2009
in the Medical Arts Building (MAB) Auditorium
at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa.

Please join us in this beautiful tribute to our children. Any bereaved parent or family member and friends are invited to participate. For those of you who are newly bereaved, we encourage you to attend. This service can make handling the holiday season a little easier.

KEEPSAKE VOTIVE - Each family who attends will light a candle in honor of their child and take the candle home to light throughout the holidays.

RECEPTION - We will have a reception following the ceremony and we invite you to bring, if possible, your child’s favorite food (vegetables, chips, snack, sandwiches, etc.) to share with others.

PICTURE PRESENTATION - A Special Slide Picture Presentation of our beautiful Children! If you are planning to attend our Candle Light Ceremony, mail a picture of your child, and include their full name as you want it displayed on the slide presentation and also the birth and death dates, to:
David Hurley, 3805 W. San Juan Street, Tampa, FL 33629

NOTE: Due to time restraints, only pictures of children whose parents are attending the Ceremony will be shown. Thank you for your understanding.

Picture should be of your deceased child only. If your child's picture was included in previous years’ candle lights, any of the National Gathering closing ceremonies, or Chapter Newsletters and you want to use the same photo, just let David know that. Pictures mailed in will be returned to you at the Candle Light Service-please pick them up at the registration desk. You can scan the picture yourself and email to:
david.hurley@gte.net. Any questions please call David Hurley 813-831-2588.

BUTTONS - We have the equipment to make picture buttons. Bring a picture no smaller than 3" x 5". Buttons are round and measure approximately 2.25" in diameter. Your picture will be cut and become the button! Cost per button is only $3.00.

BOUTIQUE - There will be an Angel/Butterfly Boutique to purchase holiday items or gifts. All items are donated and all proceeds benefit your local BP/USA Chapter. To donate items, please call Sue Bowditch at 813-661-9334!

PARTICIPATION INFO - For planning purposes, or to ensure your child’s name appears in our candle lighting program, or if you wish to have a candle lit for your child in your absence, please email bee.hurley@gte.net or call 813-832-3175 before November 20.

Again This Year ... Picture Buttons
Families wishing to have a picture button of their child made can do so at the Candlelight Ceremony. Price for each button is $3 and you can get one made before the start of the ceremony.

Buttons are round and measure approximately 2 1/4 inches in diameter.
If you are interested in having a button made, be sure to bring a 3” to 4” picture. You can even have a copy of your child’s footprint and/or handprint made into a button. Note: Your picture becomes the button!

Butterfly Board
We will again have a Butterfly Background at our Candle Light Ceremony.
Please use this sample pattern to decorate one for your child and bring it to the Candle Light Ceremony to display.

Thank you! See you December 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.!