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Happy Holidays from New Hope
We had a very successful year because of the generosity of people like you. Our mission of providing hope & healing in the lives of grieving people, and kids like Patrick only exists because of your support and  your belief in the work we do. Please help New Hope continue it's mission and give the Gift of Hope this holiday season. Please Click Here to Donate. 
New Hope would like to recognize & thank the following for their continued support & financial contributions in 2013: 
7-Eleven 
Adrean Marquez Training
AeonTG
Alliance Psychology Group
Alondra Hot Wings
Andrew Knox
Anthony Munoz
Aquarium of the Pacific
Big 5 Sporting Goods 
Bill Durkee
Billy and Johanna Pearson
Brad Hooper
Brian and JoAnne Chung
Bruce Flint
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Cal Bowl
Carol Okada
Charles and Bonnie Horton
Cheryl Anderson
Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
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Cornerstone Church
Crab Pot 
Curtis and Cindy Johnson
Dave and Pat Ingram
Dave and Sherry Barnes
Dave Jeffery
Dean and Linda Dow
Demetra Monios
Dixon Golf 
Domenico's 
Donna Ross
Doreen Roberts 
Dow Diversified 
Dr. Jonathan Blitzer and Dr. Carole Warde
Drew and Renee Hunt
Evelyn Wilson
Everloop 
Gladstone's Long Beach
Go Kart World 
Gondola Getaway
Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach
Graner Oil Company
Greg and Martha Haeseler
Hilary DeCesare
Incredible Journey
Jake and Megan Beeney
Jane Roeder
Jeff and Maureen Hasbrouck
Jeffrey Planchon
Jersey Mikes Subs
Jim Cordova and Windes & McClaughry
Joe Josts
John and Cheryl Dix
John and Corinne Handy
John and Lynne Matlock
Jonathan and Donna Boyce
Jonathan and Natalie Anderson
Joshua Castlen
June and Robert Barnes
K1 Speed
Kafe Neo 
Keith and Sheri Douds
Kenneth and Mary Lou Petersen
Kevin and  Julie Turvey
Lazy Acres 
Lois Osburn
Marilyn Hewitt
Maryann Cianelli Child
Matt Schiavo and Hilti Tools 
Mike Lentini
Molly Koops
Neil Mickelson
Ninos Italian Restaurant 
NuCourse Distribution, Inc.
Orange County of Health Underwriters & Women In Business
Pam Boubel
Pat Ellington 
Patti Blake & Blue Moon Boutique
Paul and Anna McMurtrie
Pixi Beauty 
Pop Beauty 
Randy & Rebecca Nordyke
Recreation Park Golf Course 18
Richard and Kelly Fienberg
Richard Lawson
Rick Beeney
Robert Martin
Rossmoor Carwash 
Steve and Dee Cockriel 
Sue Woolheather
Suzanne Purnell
The Centennial Group
The Creative Space 
The Schulten Group
The Well Church 
The Wine Country
Theatre West 
Thomas & Shari Burke
Todd Buchner
Total Lighting Concepts, Inc
Vadim and Leticia Yuzefpolsky
Virgil and Jacqueline Borger
Walters Wholesale Electric 
Wells Fargo Advisors 
William & Mona Cook

 
Patrick Finds His New Normal


On June 25, 2011 my life was changed forever. My family was traveling North on the Ventura 101 Freeway.  While traveling at high speeds we crashed into a tree.  In that accident I lost my Dad Phet, my Mom, Holly and my 11-year-old brother Eric. We also lost a close family friend.  I was the only one to survive the accident; my only injury was a broken arm, but it was my emotional wounds that hurt me the most.

After being discharged from the hospital I was sent home to live with my older cousin’s family.  On the car ride home from the hospital my cousin and aunt told me if I needed to talk to them about anything I could. Immediately after losing my family I didn't feel anything, no sadness at all—I was numb. When I returned to school everyone knew my story. My brother’s school held a tree planting ceremony in memory of my family.

At an attempt to find support after the accident I started seeing a therapist and my cousin took me to the youth group at his church. I was reluctant at first to attend, but I began to enjoy myself and find some peace.  My faith has played a huge role in my healing process.

On my school campus New Hope hosted a grief support group for grieving teens. At the first meeting I met peers I didn't even know. During the first couple of meetings I felt distant; I wouldn’t even cry and if I did it was rare. As time went on, I learned some of the other students in the group had also lost more than one family member. A few weeks into the group I began to feel comfortable and was able to share and express myself, we all became connected.  Our volunteer group leaders were knowledgeable and caring; they reassured us that it was o.k. to grieve and that we would live life again. I made many new friends from the group and some of us now attend Wilson High School together. 

Today I'm a freshman in high school striving for those A’s. I find joy in playing video games, my guitar, and riding my bike around the neighborhood. New Hope was my catalyst to becoming a new person, and discovering my new normal after losing my family. Thank you to everyone at New Hope for picking me up and caring for me in my time of need and beyond.  
 
Happy Holidays from New Hope
2013 was another amazing year for New Hope.  We had the opportunity to come alongside many grieving families and give them the hope and healing they needed along their grief journey. We were able to strengthen our mission by training more volunteer grief group facilitators to meet the needs of our growing community.

We continue our partnership with the Long Beach Unified School District as we serve grieving students on campuses that have lost family members, classmates, or friends. Without New Hope these students would not have the opportunity to receive grief support.

This year our partnership with the National Guard Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy in Los Alamitos has strengthened.  We provided 9 grief groups, giving care and support for 85 male and female at-risk teenage cadets whose lives are now changed forever.

At our two Family Grief Camps we took 50 Volunteers and served 56 campers from over 15 families.  In conjunction with our community partners we hosted three Hope for the Holidays seminars for grieving people in the greater Long Beach community, serving over 75 people. This year New Hope was asked to sit on the City of Long Beach Violence Prevention Steering Committee, offering our expertise on grief and loss care after a violent crime. We look forward the possibilities in 2014 as New Hope begins to grow in new and exciting ways.
On behalf of the New Hope Family and those we serve we want to thank you for your continued support.

Happy Holidays & Prosperous New Year!
Your friends at New Hope,

Susan, David, Alison, & The Board of Directors

Top Row, Left to Right:
Todd Buchner, Richard Fienberg, Jonathan Blitzer
Bottom Row, Left to Right:
Keith Douds, David Barnes, Steve Cockriel, John Matlock


Thanks to our wonderful Volunteers who served countless volunteer hours to ensure that our mission of hope and healing continued in the lives of grieving people in 2013! 
 
General Volunteers:
Jan Young, Jean Claunch, Laurie Roberts, Maggee Blankers, Marilyn Hewitt, Rick Beeney,  Steven Leary, Sue Reveche, Tammy Tatreau
 
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy Groups: 
Austin Adams, Keith Simmons, Moe Simpson, Renee Hunt, Rick Beeney, Stephanie Moore, Sue Woolhether, Tammy Tatreau, Vikram Peters
 
School Based Groups:
Marci Pecora, Naala Ho, Renee Hunt, Sue Woolhether
 
Adult & Young Adult Groups: 
Dennis and Karen Punches, Fred Fate, Hallie Palsgrove, Linda Hynes, Lisa Dawes, Rick Beeney, Sandy Manning, Stephen Beal, Terri Buckingham, Tommy Burns
 
Child Loss for Parents:
Linda Helton, Mike and Debbie Castlen
 
Family Camps: 
Adam Arteaga, Alissa Shimada-Heil, Anthony Moore, Ashley Helo, Bridget McQuaid, Chris Moore, Cory Stupy, Dennis and Karen Punches, Eric Heil, Eric Shimada-Heil, Harmony Reuss, Michael Jurdewicz, Mike and Debbie Castlen, Rick Beeney, Sammie Babbidge, Sandy Manning, Tammy Tatreau, Todd Buchner, Wayne & Debbie Alves
 
Internships: Derric Brown, USC School of Social Work
 
Golf Tournament Planning Committee: 
Bruce Flint, Janell Reina, John Leonard, Krista Jones, Louie Heckerman, Rick Beeney, Steve Baker, Sue Woolheather, Todd Buchner, Wilson High School Golf Team
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