After a crazy start to the school year, are you looking for a break from all the stress? If you have lost a loved one, then this is a perfect opportunity to bond and meet new people who are going through something similar. With Companions on a Journey, you can grow closer in your relationship with others and with God while having a good time. We will be gathering around the campfire, enjoying many activities, going on hay rides, eating food, and creating relationships that can last for a lifetime!
Who? High Schoolers
What? Night full of fun bonding activities and moments to grow closer
When? Thursday, Oct. 25th 6 – 9 pm
Where? Niederman Farm, 4972 Lesourdsville West Chester Rd, Liberty Township, OH 45011
Why? There will be fun, food, and friends!!
A Memorial Pathway to Healing Please join us to remember your loved ones by creating painted rocks of love, and a beautiful butterfly release as a memorial. Painted Rocks of Love and Butterfly Release!
Sat. September 22 at 10am-12pm
Register online at www.companionsonajourney.org. or Click on the Butterfly
Our Beautiful Memorial will
be held at Chesterwood Village
8073 Tylersville Rd. West Chester, OH 45069
Dear Friends of COJ,
You are invited to the 4th Annual COJ Golf Outing on Tuesday August 21st 2018 at Kenwood Country Club!! This event will SELL OUT FAST! The last three years have been a huge success and we are thrilled to be at KCC! Don’t wait to sign up and miss this opportunity to support such a great organization. The event is a truly a blast with prizes, free beer, Lunch Buffet, & Eli’s BBQ Dinner on the back terrace. We need your help to make this year’s event the best yet to ensure we can meet the growing demand of those going through the toughest times in their life.
For more details about this event, or to register please visit: www.golfinvite.com/COJ
Companions on a Journey Grief Support, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is a 501(c)(3) organization. (COJ) provides ongoing grief support to people coping with the loss of a loved one. We assist over 4,000 bereaved individuals a year in our community by providing ongoing grief support through meetings in schools, churches, businesses, and other locations. Our work impacts the lives of more than 650 children and teens, in 35 schools per month, providing both ongoing and Crisis Response support. COJ also offers 13 adult specific support groups, assisting families to create a new family balance.
We have done tremendous work in this community but we want to do even more. Because of limited staff, space, and funds, we turn away people, schools and other organizations each year who want to use our services.
Here about the fabulous work COJ is doing here (click on the picture):
Liberty Center Foundation has selected COJ as a recipient for the Change for Charity program. COJ will benefit from a portion of the parking meter proceeds generated in a two-month span at Liberty Center for March and April.
Liberty Center is a multi-use center that brings together the community’s recreational, social and civic passions by anchoring its citizen’s state-of-mind to an attainable state-of-being.
Liberty Center artfully blends freedom and work, clarity and culture, kinship and community. It is holistically designed with a mindful approach to building enduring relationships between local businesses, people and place.
Situated between Cincinnati and Dayton, Liberty Center brings together over 100 acres to form the most community-centric and balanced approach to private-public partnerships in the region. Together with a thriving daytime population and socially engaged, supportive community, Liberty Center is the perfect place for people to live, work and enjoy the benefits of a brilliantly vibrant and centered local life.
Please click on Liberty Center
On Friday, November 17th, 2017; we celebrated our 20 years of successful growth. We also raised awareness for those who most need our support; grieving teens and children. Thursday, November 16, was Children’s Grief Awareness Day.
It was an honor to present Dr. Dan Nelson, Dr. Sharon Phillips and Chesterwood Village Hillandale Family Healing Hearts Residents Cathy Howard, Shannon Bryant, Don Devore, Doyce Schleusener, Ginny Elrod, and Mary Lou Benson with our Hope, Strength and Healing Award at the Savannah Cent in West Chester Ohio. We thank all of you for truly making a difference.
We also want to recognize several organizations that have supported COJ, some from the beginning. These are our Companions of Hope for 2017. St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Community Foundation of WCL, Envisions Partnership, Spring Grove Funeral Homes, and Indiana Wesleyan University.
This year, the COJ organization has over 35 support groups during the school day working with 600+ students a month through their graduation. In the year prior, COJ assisted over 4,000 bereaved children, teens and adults throughout the Greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area without state or federal funding. COJ does not charge for its service.
The evening began with cocktails, followed by an elegant dinner of filet or salmon. The award presentations took place after dinner ending with music and dancing provided by “The Remains” band. Everyone in attendance had a fabulous time!
The words spoken by Liz Pieniazek were heartfelt and inspiring as she talked about here Journey of Grief
Tay Shawn Elliott ended the memorial and awards presentation with a beautiful rendition of the Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody (from the ‘Ghost’ Soundtrack).
Phillip Bryant also share how important COJ has been in his Life as he continues to support COJ
The “All Star Gala” could not have been a success without the help of many individuals and sponsors.
- ProLink Healthcare Staffing
- Spring Grove
- Berish Pain Management
- CTI Restaurants
- Prosource
- Mueller Funeral Home
- Hodap Funeral Home
- Atkinsons
- Mayfield Brain and Spine Centers
- Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Fidelity Investments
- Brightview Health
- Chesterwood Village
- Guardian Savings
102 golfers showed up to the COJ’s 3rd Annual Golf Outing Friday, Aug 11th in what turned out to be a very beautiful day for a round of 18. Glenview Golf Course was selected for the event this year.
Golfers competed for prizes; Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin (2), Longest Putt. The winners received a $500.00 gift certificate to Jeff Ruby’s restaurant
When it was all done, golfers were treated to a wonder dinner donated from ELI’S BBQ.
Companions on a Journey would like to thank our volunteers from Pro-link staffing, the COJ Board along with our corporate and individual hole sponsors!
Signature Sponsors
ProLink Staffing Services John & Meg Atkinson
Al. Neyer (beverage cart)
Hole Sponsors
GE Aviation Mercy Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Fidelity Investments Legacy Financial
McCormick Equipment Company Taylor Made Inspections
RDI Corporation ProSource
DePaul Cristo Rey High School Mercy Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Taco Bell and Uno Pizzeria & Grill Chemo-Unity
Spring Grove Family In Honor of Joanne Butt
Grandma Sheila, thank you for impacting the grieving children in our local schools! Love, Tyler
Grandma Sheila, Congrats on COJ’s 20 Anniversary! Love, Andrew
Grandma Sheila, Grandpa Vince is proud of you and smiling from heaven! Love, Trevor
Companions on a Journey would like to thank our volunteers from Pro-link staffing and the COJ Board along with our corporate and individual hole sponsors!
Come on out and celebrate with COJ, from 5-8pm at Rhineqeist, Portions of proceeds will be donated back to COJ.
Since April 2016, Rhinegeist, along with Cincinnati Public Radio, has committed to providing an opportunity to local nonprofits for fundraising in the taproom. Charitable Suds takes place every Wednesday at the Rhinegeist taproom.
Rhinegeist views their community programs and philanthropic efforts as a chance to give back and reciprocate the love they feel each and every day.
Their charitable and voluntary efforts have an emphasis on improving the equality of opportunity for those less fortunate, increasing access to quality childhood education, improving addiction & mental health services, emergency relief, and a wide variety of other subjects. community@rhinegeist.com.
A great time and turn-out was witnessed August 26th at the Municipal Brew Works (20 High Street, Hamilton) for the ceremonial tapping of the “Woltermelon Blonde Ale”. Bre Wolterman and her mother-in-law Debbie were gracious host to hundreds of people celebrating Patrick’s life at Municpal Brew Works love the beer and COJ company.
You may recall that in December 2015, Hamilton Firefighter, Patrick Wolterman tragically lost his life while fighting a fire. In working with the HFD and the Wolterman family, MBW created “Woltermelon Blonde Ale” (a watermelon infused blo nde ale) as a tribute to Patrick’s life and memory. We agreed that a portion of proceeds throug
h the sale of Woltermelon Blonde would be donated in Patrick’s name to a charity of the Wolterman’s choosing.
The Wolterman family have asked that Companions on a Journey be this years beneficiary.
We want thank the Municipal Brew Works (MBW) along with Jim Goodman CEO / Co-Founder Municipal Brew Works for their efforts and support.
Companions on a Journey would like to thank all those who participated in the
11th Annual Shamrock Shuffle held Saturday March 18, 2017
The event was a bit chilly, but we had a lot of COJ’ers and many others visit our booth.
May the Luck of the Irish be with You!
Thank YOU!
www.companionsonajourney.org 513-870-9108