Events

Worldwide Candle Lighting

TCF's Worldwide Candle lighting is held on the 2nd Sunday in December. This year it will be December 11, 2011. The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting unites family and friends around the globe as they light candles for one hour to honor and remember children who have died at any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7:00 p.m. local time, creating a virtual wave of light, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor children in a way that transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious and political boundaries. The Omaha Chapter hosts a local event attended by 400-500.

The Birdhouse Project

A Tool of Self-Discovery--If you’re struggling with loss of direction in your life due to crisis that is brought on by death, divorce, life transition, illness, identity struggle and job, please join us for this hands on opportunity to apply the heart, mind and hands in this project-based learning exercise. Through this process, you will get a deeper sense of direction and self which in turn will give you tools to cope and make progress in your life. Register

National Conference

The TCF National Conference will be held July 20-22, 2012, in Costa Mesa, CA.

Worldwide Candle Lighting

TCF's Worldwide Candle lighting is held on the 2nd Sunday in December. This year it will be December 11, 2011. The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting unites family and friends around the globe as they light candles for one hour to honor and remember children who have died at any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7:00 p.m. local time, creating a virtual wave of light, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor children in a way that transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious and political boundaries. The Omaha Chapter hosts a local event attended by 400-500.

Regional Conference

The Regional Conference, will be held February 17 & 18, 2012, in Overland Park, KS. The conference theme is "Sunflowers of Hope".

Walk to Remember

The Compassionate Friends Walk to Remember, now a highlight of every TCF National Conference, was created as a symbolic way to show the love we carry for the children we mourn. Held at 8 a.m. Sunday on the final day of the national conference, the walk starts at the hotel of the conference. The Nebraska Chapter Banner is carried in the walk.