Showing posts with label MISS FOUNDATION. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MISS FOUNDATION. Show all posts

Monday, October 15, 2012

October 15th is Infant and Child Death Awareness Day .

Arizona MISS Families are gathering at the Phoenix Angel of Hope to 

light candles at 7 pm in memory of our children

If you would like to attend, please bring your own candle. 

Also if you'd like, bring a white flower to leave at the 

base of the Angel as is tradition. For more information and rules at the 


Angel of Hope please visit their website:

 http://www.angel-of-hope.com/

The Phoenix Angel of Hope is located at the Desert Hills Mortuary and Memorial Park. The memorial is near the intersection of 64th street and Bell Road in Phoenix. 




Below are pictures of Webmaster Speaking at last weeks MISS Foundation World Conference






Webmaster Michael Sansone and My Dear Friend MISS Foundation Founder Joanne Cacciatore, PhD, LMSW, FT


Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is the founder of the MISS Foundation and she is currently a professor at Arizona State University. Her area of expertise is traumatic death, specifically child death, and she is an acclaimed public speaker on this topic.

Dr. Cacciatore also specializes in counseling those affected by traumatic death and she is a Diplomate in the American Psychotherapy Association.  Her therapeutic interventions include Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Logotherapy, and various other therapies, such as Repeated Exposure Therapy, to manage Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 

As an advocate of “green” mental health care after a traumatic experience, she is a member of the American Psychotherapy Association, the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the National Center for Crisis Management. She spearheaded and directs the graduate Certificate in Trauma and Bereavement program at ASU. 

Her research has been published in peer reviewed journals such as The Lancet, Birth, Death Studies, Omega Journal of Death and Dying, Social Work, Social Work and Healthcare, and Families in Society.  
Dr. Cacciatore received her Doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her Masters degree and Bachelor's degree in psychology from Arizona State University.  

Her work has been featured in major media sources such as People and Newsweek magazines, the New York Times, Boston Globe, CNN, National Public Radio, and the Los Angeles Times. 

She received the prestigious Hon Kachina Award in 2007. 

Friday, July 27, 2012

R.A.O.K

Just want to wish all my MISS family a 




Happy Random Act Of Kindness Day today. 


It's a wonderful thing to do something nice for a perfect stranger in memory of your child. 


To say their name and tell their story it heals the heart a little at a time
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July 27th is the MISS Foundations International Random Act of Kindness Day. In memory of Branden and his Random Act of Kindness, Circle K is sponsoring for the second year "Drinks from Branden". Starting at 7am at the Circle K at 19th ave and Happy Valley Road free drinks will be given to anyone coming into the Circle K that day. Each drink recepient will get a MISS Foundation Random Act of Kindness Card with Branden's signature and a message on the back to remind others to wear their helmets. A banner will also be hanging up inside the Circle K. Family and Friends are welcome to make donations to help purchase drinks. 

I want to invite you to participate in this Random Act of Kindness Day by bringing your RAOK or conducting them at the Circle K.

We will also have an informational table and hopefully, like last year, we will have media coverage.

If you are going to come to the Circle K with your RAOK please message me with your RAOK so that I can make a list of all the RAOK that will be conducted in memory of our children.

Very excited that this year will be even bigger and better than last year!

By Michele Newton     A MISS Mom
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So this little girl around 10years old has moved onto our block with her Mom, After spending some time around her I found that in some ways she reminded me of my Dawn, Hyper, Happy and a Smile that will melt you..I have decided she will be my Act of Kindness ..Just for making me smile every time I see her..The other nite she brought me cupcakes !! So I will gear her up for school this year along with a gift card for some new outfits.......I know Dawn would agree !!
By Michael Sansone (Webmaster)  A MISS Dad

Monday, April 30, 2012

Help Me...Help Them

As many of you know I spend much of my time with the MISS Foundation, http://missfoundation.org/   who deal with parents that have lost a child, 


In 2010  I was appointed by the Founder Dr Joann Cacciatore
to be a Mentor
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http://missfoundation.org/bios/msansone.html    My Page Click Link


As a Mentor I counsel other Parents who have endured this tragedy in their lives.


On Sunday May 13th I will be participating in the Kindness Walk in Honor of my Daughter Dawn Marie....and all the Children gone too soon.If you would like to donate to this wonderful cause please see Link Below

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/michaelsansone/kindness-walk-phoenix-az-2012

If you lose a wife .you are a widower
If you lose a husband you are a widow
There are No Words for loss of a Child other than Broken hearted

Please Use your Heart and Donate to this wonderful Organization
                                                                                                                       DAWN MARIE

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

NEW CANDIDATES ??

Well I see we have a letter to meet the New Candidates fro the Board

1st Question Who nominated who ??

Is this another railroad session to put in a Board that is as useless as previous board??

Has anyone talked Janet and Izzy to resign

Has anybody received a list of candidates

I THINK THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED

LETS NOT LET US GET STUCK WITH ANOTHER 4 YEARS OF INCOMPETENT PEOPLE

We can not have an quality  board here till we remove Robert B who is not a resident here, and we lose the old two sleepers known as Izzy and Janet..We still have the same issues as we did last 8 months or are you all gonna just sit until election is over and then come cry here???

GET OFF YOUR ASSES AND PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT HERE

Monday, December 12, 2011

Thank You MISS Foundation



Big thank you to the MISS Foundation for last nights National Childrens Memorial service here in Phoenix at The Temple Chai 


 As some of you know I was this years Speaker and allowed to share Dawns Story(my daughter) I have also been asked to sit on a panel at ASU University starting in January for bereaved parents, 


Last nights turn out was very large and also a bit sad that so many people from so many walks of life have shared the tragedy of losing a child,But the evening was a fine night of remembrance and 


It was nice of Channel 15  to be there and cover this Important event that started in 1997 worldwide..So if this holiday season you are feeling generous this organization does wonders

.  http://missfoundation.org/
COMMENTS



IT was a beautiful memorial service in memory of all the children gone too soon. An amazing job by Joey Kendrick Johnson , Michael Sansone and Kris Barnes-Beck Oldenburg in memory of their children. I am so proud to know you all and to be able to be there tonight to hear your words of love for Jack, Dawn and Brandon. They are very proud of their parents tonight and their candles glowed bright. Hugs and love my friends. xoxox

Katherine Sandler Yes, Michael - a giant virtual (((HUG))) thank you for sharing yourself and Dawn with all of the MISS Families....watch the 10 o'clock news tonight -  the camera man was covering for channel 15