The Compassionate Friends 35th National/5th International Conference

More than 100 bereavement workshops, including a complete sibling program, will cover a a wide variety of grief topics. There will also be many sharing sessions, a pre-conference Spanish language workshop, a bookstore, memorial candle lighting, Butterfly Boutique, plus special entertainment.

The 13th annual Compassionate Friends Walk to Remember will be held starting at the host hotel (the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa) at 8 a.m. Sunday following 7 a.m. registration. Many from the local area will join with those from the conference walking in remembrance of children, siblings, and grandchildren gone too soon.

For more information about the conference, visit http://www.compassionatefriends.org or call 877-969-0010. The Compassionate Friends is the country’s largest self-help bereavement organization with more than 640 chapters with locations in every state plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico.