Good Samaritan and Palliative Care to host Family Fun Fair
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Good Samaritan Hospital and Palliative Care have teamed up to host a Family Fun Fair to raise awareness for grief support services.
The event is to be held in honor of members of the community who have gone through tremendous loss. The event will take place on June 7 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Highland Woods Park. The event will offer a slew of activities for families including:
Inflatables and bounce houses
· Face painting
· Carnival games
· Food trucks
· Dunk tank
· Contests and prizes
· A cornhole tournament
Wristbands for children will be $15 and will allow access to all the inflatables and carnival games. Proceeds from the event will go to benefit the Good Grief Support Group and Camp Memiki, a grief camp for children.
Makenzie Barrett, RN, Nurse Manager for Hospice and Palliative Care at Good Samaritan, said the event is a chance to celebrate life while raising awareness.
'Grief can be an isolating experience,' Barrett said. 'Our goal is to let people know they are not alone, and that support is available. The Family Fun Fair is a joyful way to connect with our community and spread that message.'
The Good Samaritan Grief Support Group meets every other Thursday at 6 p.m. EST in the Cancer Pavilion located at 520 South Seventh Street and is open to anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one. After losing her daughter unexpectedly in 2022, people like Vincennes resident Tami Kinman have used the group to deal with the immense feelings of grief.
'I thought I knew grief,' Tami shared. 'But nothing prepared me for the overwhelming pain of losing my daughter. It completely broke me.'
Now, more than a year later, Tami has said how much the group helped save her from that grief.
'The people in that room knew what it felt like to be broken,' she said. 'They helped me find tools to cope. Honestly, I believe this group helped save my life.'
To learn more about the event or to support Good Samaritan's grief services, you can visit this link. Individuals seeking support can also call Hospice at 812-885-8035.
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