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Sponsored by: The Center for Grieving Children
Updated: September 28, 2020 2020 Giving Guide

The Center for Grieving Children

2021 Goals

Our vision is that all children and families in southern Maine will have access to grief support at no cost for as long as necessary. We want every person in southern Maine to know about the Center’s services so that no child has to grieve alone.

Goal 1: Provide and maintain high-quality, direct-service grief-support programs for children and their families.

Goal 2: Support schools, workplaces and agencies through crisis response services and by providing grief-related education and training.

Goal 3: Maintain program offerings to accommodate current and new participants.

Goal 4: Lead community response to challenges and emerging needs related to supporting grieving children and families.

Goal 5: Meaningfully recognize the volunteers, donors and business sponsors who keep the Center’s services free for families.

Fundraising events/Opportunities

In response to the ongoing pandemic and event size restrictions, we continue to develop our calendar of virtual events for the upcoming year. The Center will hold a Virtual Love Gala on Friday, February 5. We are underway planning for this altered rendition of our annual sell-out event. More details to come!

We have also redesigned our Corporate Partner Program to still offer great visibility and volunteer opportunities for your employees! Depending on the level of giving, year-round partnership includes recognition at our virtual events, webinars, and conferences, as well as tailored communications. Beloved business supporters can also donate a percentage of sales or work with the Center to create their own customized fundraiser! Lot of opportunities available!

Photo / Courtesy of The Center for Grieving Children

Giving Opportunities

Gifts to the Center keep our services free for children and families during the most difficult losses, changes and challenges imaginable.

  • Individual Donors and “Friends of Hope”, our monthly giving program to spread giving throughout the year.
  • Corporate Partners invest in a relationship with great returns for businesses, employees, the community and the Center.
  • Contributions are made to the Center in memory or honor of a loved one, or to mark a special occasion or company milestone.
  • Bequests leave a legacy of support, by joining the Bill Hemmens Society, ensuring our services will be available for children and families for years to come.
  • Giving on Children’s Grief Awareness Day — Nov. 19, 2020
  • Giving on #GivingTuesday — Dec. 1, 2020

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are at the heart of the Center’s service and work throughout the community.

  • Program Facilitators make a weekly commitment to our peer-based grief support groups for children and their adult family members. The Center provides excellent training and ongoing support.
  • Event volunteers help make our fundraising events successful. We welcome individuals and groups of employees to assist at our events.
  • Office volunteers assist with a variety of projects on a one-time or ongoing basis.
  • Employee volunteer groups can hold their own fundraiser to benefit the Center or complete special projects in collaboration with the Center.

Leadership

Anne Heros, Executive Director
Mary Larkin, Board President: President, Diversified Communications, USA

Board officers

Julie Grosvenor, MD, Board Past President: Physician & Associate Chief Medical Officer, Southern Maine Health Center

Mark Pettingill, Board Vice President: President & CEO, Patrons Oxford Insurance

Kevin Chase, Board Treasurer: Audit Manager, Baker Newman Noyes

Robert Baldacci, Board Secretary: Consultant, Baldacci Consulting Group


Board Members

Kathy Baker: Rental Manager/Agent, Kennebunk Beach Realty, Inc.

Sandra Bagwell, MD: Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Maine Medical Center

Jenilee Bryant: Marketing Director, Two Lights Settlement

Doug Currier: Partner , Verrill Dana

Peter DeWitt: Head of Talent Marketing and Community Relations , IDEXX

Katherine Hogan: Vice President/Sales Agent, Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty

John Holland: Retired, Former Director, Sappi Fine Paper

William Kany (At Large): Senior Vice President, Director of Legal & Government Affairs, Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution

Thomas Kelly: Vice President, Finance, Hannaford Supermarkets

Sara McLaughlin: Accounting/Finance Consultant

Francis Mesina: Managing Partner, New York Life Insurance

Nicola Morris: Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, WEX, Inc.

Diana Nelson: Principal, Black Fly Media

Jeannine Pendergast: Senior ESOP Client Advisor, Spinnaker Trust

Noah Petrucci: Portfolio Manager, H.M. Payson

Shikha Vasaiwala (At Large): Business Support Specialist , KMA Human Resources Consulting

Mike Wilson: Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Great Falls Marketing

Jack Yao: Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, MEMIC

At A Glance

Established: 1987
Employees: 14
Annual revenue: $1,060,961

Top funding sources

45% Individuals
34% Events
20% Grants
1% Other

Contact

555 Forest Ave.,
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 775-5216

893 Main St.,
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 775-5216

cgcmaine.org
facebook.com/cgcmaine
instagram.com/cgcmaine

Awards/Accolades

2018 Portland Phoenix Best Non-Profit Award 2019 Maine Education Association’s Human and Civil Rights Award

Mission Statement

The Center for Grieving Children provides a safe space, loving peer support, outreach, and education to grieving children, teens, families and the community.

Service locations

Peer support groups are typically available weekly in Portland and Sanford, and online during Covid-19 with Center training, education and crisis response available to schools, workplaces and other organizations throughout Southern Maine