Solace Tree Featured on Award Winning PBS Documentary

The Solace Tree was recently featured on a full-length documentary entitled, “You Will Always Be with Me”.

Click here to view the documentary on the Reno PBS website.

The documentary recently won the 2011 Silver Communicator Award.

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for Communications Professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards receives over 9,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.

The Communicator Awards provides winners and their clients the recognition they deserve and gives communications and creative professionals proof and validation that their work is outstanding and highly regarded by their peers. The Communicator Awards provides an equal chance of winning to all entrants regardless of company or agency size and project budget.

The Award of Excellence, our highest honor, is given to those entries whose ability to communicate puts them among the best in the field. The Award of Distinction is presented for projects that exceed industry standards in quality and achievement.

For well over a decade, the Communicator Awards has honored the best creative work in the communications fields. And now, as we enter our 17th season, we are announcing even more categories to honor your work. Along with our expanded web and interactive categories we have added categories in the areas of Social Media and Social Responsibility.

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Books Available to Help Children and Teens Cope with Grief

In these impassioned books, Pediatric Thanatologist Emilio Parga, MA charts the complex emotional waters every family must navigate in the wake of death. Written from his personal experiences and through the children and teens at The Solace Tree, these books are an invaluable tool for parents, educators, clergy, children and teens and those who care for them.

  • Kids Can Cope: This activity book from children for children who are living with change and loss features more than 60 pages of text offering numerous opportunities for children to describe what is happening, write down their questions, draw pictures, identify sources of help and engage in other activities to help them cope. $9.95
  • Love Never Stops: This caring memory book for children of all ages includes guided pages for children to write or draw about their feelings. $7.95
  • I Will Never Forget You Teen Journal: This journal is designed for teens grieving the death of someone they love. $9.95
  • No Child Should Grieve Alone: This book includes information for parents, caregivers, school personnel, clergy and professionals working with children and adolescence. It includes information about different types

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A Special Thanks to NSET for their Donation

The Solace Tree wishes to thank Northern Sierra Endurance Training (NSET) for their generous $8,000 donation!  The funds will help support The Solace Tree’s mission of providing support and counseling for grieving children, teens and families in Northern Nevada. About NSET Northern Sierra Endurance Training’s goal is to encourage people to exercise for fun and … Read more

Journal of Hope E-Newsletter – Summer 2009

The summer edition of the Journal of Hope E-Newsletter has arrived!  In this issue, learn more about our upcoming Camp Solace grief camp, volunteer opportunities, the latest Solace Tree news and more! Click below to download the newsletter in PDF form: Journal of Hope E-Newsletter – Summer 2009 Sign up to receive the Solace Tree … Read more

A Big Thanks to Mamie Towles Elementary School!

The Solace Tree wishes to thank Mamie Towles Elementary School for raising $724.47 from their fundraiser to support The Solace Tree.  The northwest Reno school has been a great help to The Solace Tree and its mission of supporting grieving children and teens in Northern Nevada.

Support The Solace Tree At Our Car Wash

Car Wash Benefit For The Solace Tree Join the Reno 4H Organization in supporting The Solace Tree by getting your car washed! Where: 7-Eleven Store – corner of South Virginia and Arrowcreek Pkwy, Reno, Nevada; click here for directions When: Saturday, April 18, 2009 Time: 10:00AM to 3:00PM All proceeds will benefit The Solace Tree … Read more

A Big Thanks to the E.L. Wiegand Foundation

The Solace Tree wishes to thank the E.L. Wiegand Foundation for their generous $5000 grant. Specifically, the grant will be utilized to upgrade office equipment. About the E.L. Wiegand Foundation The E.L. Wiegand Foundation embodies the spirit of E.L. Wiegand and personifies his devout religious beliefs, adherence to the work ethic, and profound faith in … Read more

Introducing “Kids Can Cope” – An Activity Book For Grieving Children

kids-can-copeThe Solace Tree is excited to announce the arrival of our latest book, Kids Can CopeKids Can Cope is an activity book from children for children who are living with change and loss.  Written by Solace Tree Founder Emilio Parga, the book features more than 60 pages of text offering numerous opportunities for children to describe what is happening, write down their questions, draw pictures, identify sources of help and engage in other activities to help them cope.  In addition, a four page glossary explains a long list of terms that may be puzzling to children.

Caring adults will welcome the new tools that Kids Can Cope offers them to help children striving to find ways to manage challenges arising from their own life-threatening illnesses or those of others.
-Charles A. Corr, Ph.D.

Losing a precious member of the family means that the idea of “family” will never be the same. Previous assumptions and what could have been become a fantasy world, with all expectations suddenly gone. Learning to “live” with loss forces us to find a way to remember, keep this special person in our hearts, yet experience joy and life again with those we love. This workbook allows children the opportunity for self discovery down this previously untraveled path, opening new doors to share thoughts and wishes and fears. Through this process they find themselves again and create family anew.
-Caroline Hastings, MD, Children’s Hospital and Research Center, Oakland, California

Kids Can Cope will be available for purchase beginning on April 7th, 2009

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Solace Tree Founder Emilio Parga Honored by University

Solace Tree founder Emilio Parga has been honored by the University of Nevada’s School of Medicine as Clinical Assisstant Professor.  This new role will allow Parga to be a resource to students and professors learning more about the grieving process. About the School of Medicine As the state’s only public medical school, the University of … Read more