Hope Grows Here: A Benefit For The Bereaved

🎉 A 1960s-Themed Celebration to Support Grieving Hearts

💛 Our Fundraising Goal: $50,000

This event’s purpose is to raise $50,000 to fuel two vital efforts:

🎓 Launch the Hope Grows Here Education Fund – providing scholarships for widows, widowers, and their children to access higher education, vocational training, and grief-related certification programs.
🦋 Sustain our core grief support services, including:
- Free monthly support groups
- Healing retreats and community events
- Grief education resources and podcast production
- Memorial garden and awareness initiatives

Every dollar you give helps create a more compassionate and supported path forward for grieving families.

Together, we can meet this goal and plant hope that will grow for generations.

💥 Why This Event Matters – Fast Facts

🎓 This event launches our Hope Grows Here Education Fund to help widowed families access the education and training needed to

rebuild their lives.

🧡 5+ million podcast views across 126 countries
🦋 Hosted sacred butterfly release ceremonies to honor loved ones
🧠 Led powerful grief & mental health events, including a men’s healing panel
🌸 Created Georgia’s first Widowhood Healing Retreat
🚶🏽‍♀️ Brought the community together for our Walk for Love

This is more than a birthday party—it’s a movement. Every dollar raised helps someone grieving find hope, support, and community.

📅 May 16, 2026 | 📍 Norfolk, VA | 🎟️ $65 | 👗 Costumes Encouraged (Not Required)
🎤 Hosted by Widowhood Real Talk with Tina

🎶 What’s Happening at the Event

60s costume contest
Silent auction, photo booth, and giveaways
Book signing: The Five Widows Club
Vendor village – shop with purpose

💡 Why We Need You

Your support funds:

Free monthly grief support groups
Healing retreats and grief resources
Production of educational podcast episodes
Development of our Widows & Widowers Memorial Garden

Together, we’re helping people heal and feel seen after unimaginable loss.

✅ Ways to Get Involved

🎟️ Buy a ticket and celebrate with us
💸 Donate one-time or monthly
🙌 Sponsor or contribute an auction item
📣 Share this event to spread hope

🦋 About Us

Widowhood Real Talk with Tina is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping widows, widowers, and grieving families rediscover life after loss through honest conversations, fundamental tools, and community.

🌐 Learn more: widowhoodrealtalkwithtina.org

💬 Final Call:

You can help hope grow.
Whether dancing in 60s style or giving from afar, your support brings light to those walking through grief. Join us.