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    The Black Swan: Blyth Lord On Courage And Grief

    Child Loss, Family Stories

The Black Swan: Blyth Lord On Courage And Grief

"The Black Swan": Blyth Lord On Courage & Grief In case you missed it, The Children's Room Board Member and founder of the Courageous Parents Network, Blyth Lord, gave a must-hear interview with WGBH News.  In this half-hour discussion, Blyth speaks with poise [...]

The Children's Room2021-04-22T11:39:34+00:00May 22nd, 2016|Child Loss, Family Stories|
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Teen Performance Troupe Delivers Memorable Performance

Members of the 2012 Teen Performance Troupe took to the stage for their last time this year on Friday, June 8th at Belmont Hill School's Kraft Theatre. The Teen Performance Troupe is a unique piece of TCR programming. Each year teens from TCR join [...]

The Children's Room2020-09-09T01:07:20+00:00May 24th, 2012|Art, Events, Family Stories, News, Teens|
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Marathon Kickoff Reception

What inspires someone to run in the Boston Marathon? We had a great evening in January during our Marathon Kickoff Reception, hearing from this year's runners: Courtney & Jill (pictured left), Anne, Deana, and Chris. Friends and supporters came to meet our runners and [...]

The Children's Room2022-03-23T12:08:15+00:00February 22nd, 2012|Events, Family Stories, Volunteers|
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Annual Memories Walk – October 2nd

Memories That Move Us - Our annual Memories Walk was a wonderful day for our community, and we thank our many supporters for being part of our biggest walk ever!  Please check back soon to see more photographs from the day, featuring walkers in bright green shirts. We [...]

The Children's Room2020-09-09T01:07:21+00:00October 3rd, 2011|Child Loss, College Students, Events, Family Stories, Memorial Events, News, Teens, Volunteers|
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Anniversary Memorial: 9/11

We join communities throughout Massachusetts in honoring the 9/11 Anniversary. Nearly 3,000 children lost a parent who died from the attacks on September 11th, 2001. Ten years after losing her husband, Teresa Mathai shared some of her memories and reflections with us. "Ten years [...]

The Children's Room2020-09-09T01:07:21+00:00August 30th, 2011|Advocacy, Child Loss, Family Stories, Homicide, Memorial Events, News|
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Community Support for Memories Walk Amazing

We had sunshine yesterday for the annual Memories Walk, but more importantly we were surrounded by familes, volunteers, and friends who came to support the mission and programs of The Children's Room. The community support was simply amazing.  We would like to thank everyone [...]

The Children's Room2020-09-09T03:10:57+00:00October 4th, 2010|Family Stories, News, Resources, Rituals, Volunteers|
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Team Up Success – Looks Like an Annual Event!

The Team Up soccer tournament was successful in every way – so successful that we are already looking at our calendar to schedule it again for next year!  We would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped to make the day run [...]

The Children's Room2020-06-25T15:50:45+00:00June 29th, 2010|Events, Family Stories, News, Volunteers|
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Victoria’s Run funds 10 children in TCR program

Dr. Arthur recognized by John Hancock Non-Profit Marathon Program When Victoria signed up for the Boston Marathon, she created a fundraising challenge for herself -- to raise enough to fund 5 children in the program ($7,500).  Well, she doubled her goal! Victoria's Run has crossed [...]

The Children's Room2010-05-20T07:33:37+00:00May 20th, 2010|Family Stories, News|
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Our Marathon Woman – Victoria Arthur’s Run

She did it! Dr. Victoria Arthur completed the Boston Marathon (her first marathon ever) with an official time of 4:48:41. Impressive! And there is more exciting news to share: Not only did Vic reach her fundraising goal of $7500 (enough to fund five children [...]

The Children's Room2010-04-25T18:06:36+00:00April 25th, 2010|Family Stories, Memorial Events, News|
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Drop-In Discussion Group – May 12

Our parent alumni group is hosting a monthly series of informal discussions on Wednesday evenings. The discussions are open to any parent or guardian of a family who has experienced the loss of a spouse or a child. We hope these discussion groups will [...]

The Children's Room2020-09-09T01:03:41+00:00April 12th, 2010|Child Loss, Family Stories, News, Resources|
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