This year's theme, "Threads of Comfort," will focus on the ways families can find comfort individually, and together, as we mourn. As any quilt is made of many pieces of different fabrics sewn together, Willow House is comprised of many families from different backgrounds, sewn together with the threads of grief and loss. By "stitching together" the experiences of many different Willow House families, we will create a Comfort Quilt to help both current and future Willow House families. Activities will incorporate these and other ideas that we hope your family will find helpful. We hope you'll join us for some fun activities as well as meaningful group time.
Willow House will provide hot dogs for lunch. Please bring a dish to pass (last names A-P should bring a side dish, Q-Z should bring a dessert) so even our lunch will be a patchwork of cuisine!
Please call with any questions (847.236.9300)! We have secured pavilions, so this event will be held rain or shine. We look forward to seeing you on September 19th!
For more information on Half Day Forest Preserve and driving directions, please visit: http://www.lcfpd.org/preserves/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.view&object_id=193&type=P
Family CampThe Annual Family Camp offers Willow House families from all group sites the opportunity to come together for an extended time to experience mutual support, to process and share their grief, to memorialize their loved ones and to enjoy and benefit of one another's company in a safe, nurturing and beautiful setting on the shores of Williams Bay Wisconsin.
An annual theme inspires meaningful and enjoyable activities for the children and teens as well as Family Activities, which are often the highlight of the weekend.
The camp is held at the Lake Geneva George Williams College campus of Aurora University, located about 1 ½ hours north of Chicago. The Family Camp begins on a September Friday evening and runs through noon on Sunday.
Teen Group meets on a pier on beautiful Lake Geneva.
Families create "memory flags" to highlight qualities of
their deceased loved one.
