The
Herry's Kids of Hospice of Citrus County, provides medical services to children with life threatening illnesses and offers grief support to young people who have experienced a loss.
Professional staff work with school guidance counselors and law enforcement to identify children who have grief and loss issues. Specialized counseling is available to children with life-threatening illness.
If you know a child that could
benefit from the assistance in the Herry's
Kids give us a call. 352-527-2020.
Herry's Kids, Camp Good Hope and Teen
Encounter are supported through community
donations, corporate sponsorships and
grants. If you would like to donate
to the
Herry's Kids Division of Hospice of Citrus
County contact Joe Foster, Public Relations Manager at
352-527-0063 ext
228 or
email.
A
Scavenger Hunt of the Heart
A
precious little 7-year old girl taught us a
profound truth about the death of someone
that we love.
With a precocious smile, she shared,
“Just go on a scavenger hunt of your
heart. There
you will find all those you love.”
This
past October 19-20, 2007, we were all
engaged in “a scavenger hunt of our
hearts” as children, teens, counselors and
even parents took a deeper look into the
heart to find those that we love.
A group of over 75 gathered at Good
Counsel Camp in Floral City for the 17th
overnight session of Camp Good Hope and the
very first inaugural Teen Encounter.
Hospice of Citrus County, through the
Herry's Kids Division, makes
these bi-annual programs available with the
generous help of our caring community.
Grief support is offered to children
between 6 years old to 5th grade
with Camp Good Hope,
while Teen Encounter meets the needs
of Middle and High School students.
Another
young boy mustered the courage to remember
his mother in a special way.
At camp, he was given the opportunity
to plant a flower in a pot in lasting memory
of his Mom, who died when he was around 5
years old.
He treasured this memorial flower and
couldn’t wait to tell his Dad all about it
upon returning home.
The young boy told his Dad that he
wanted to visit his Mom’s grave, which he
had never requested to do before.
Dad, still grieving himself, was
hesitant, but took his young son with his
flower in hand to Mom’s gravesite.
After having gently placed his fresh
flower at his Mom’s side, tears began
flowing down his boyish cheeks.
Having watched his son’s heartfelt
tribute, Dad burst into tears himself.
His young son, moved by the intensity
of the moment, got up to comfort his Dad and
offered his support by stating, “It’s
okay to be sad, Dad.”
Having reflected on those precious
moments, Dad was later heard saying, “I
guess camp helped the both of us.”
As
we undertake “a scavenger hunt of our
hearts”, may we each find hope and healing
in the journey before us.
Together, we look back, look up, then
look inside to discover those people who
can’t physically be with us, but can
always be found on our personal scavenger
hunt of the heart.
Click on
the link below for pictures and more
information.
Camp
Good Hope, a camp offered twice a
year for campers
ages 6 - 12 who have experienced
a loss.
Teen
Encounter, a camp offered twice a
year for teens who have experienced
a loss.
Thank you for supporting the
Herry's Kids Division of Hospice of Citrus County.
Camp
Good Hope is a program of the Herry's Kids
of Hospice of Citrus County and is
supported by community donations,
corporate sponsorships and grants. If
you our your organization would like to
donate to Camp Good Hope please contact
Public Relations Manager, Joe Foster at
352.527.0063 ext 228. You can also
donate to Camp Good Hope Online, by
clicking below.
Hospice of Citrus County accepts donations online through our secure server. Use your credit card to make a tax-deductible contribution today.
For your
convenience the following forms of payment are
acceptable online.
To mail in donations by
Visa Master Card or Check, download the mail
in donation form by clicking
here.
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