The Drew Michael Taylor Foundation has been given a unique opportunity to raise funds. The Partnership for Better Health is launching Match Madness, a large matching gift campaign, and we’ve been invited to participate. The purpose of Match Madness is to provide organizations with a special spring fundraising opportunity from March 1-31, 2025.  Donations to the Drew Michael Taylor Foundation (through the Partnership for Better Health campaign) can be made online through this link https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E206321&id=10

If you prefer to donate by sending a check, instead of online, please make checks payable to the Partnership for Better Health (with Drew Michael Taylor Foundation in the memo line) and mail checks to the Partnership for Better Health, 274 Wilson St., Carlisle, PA 17013.  Remember that the campaign runs from March 1 – 31 so please send your check in a timely fashion.

The Partnership for Better Health, the M&T Charitable Foundation and WellSpan Health are offering $150,000 in funds that may be matched by gifts that individual donors make to the Drew Michael Taylor Foundation through the Partnership for Better Health.

We will receive a one-to-one match for the first $1,500 raised and are planning to designate these funds for our Blue Butterfly Ball and other free grief support programs for children, teens and adults.  We will also receive a proportion of the $150,000 stretch fund, based upon what we raise. For example, if we raise 5 percent of the total funds raised by all participating organizations, we will receive 5 percent of the stretch fund.

The Partnership for Better Health will pass 100% of your charitable contribution directly on to Drew Michael Taylor Foundation. The Partnership will receive no revenue from the match campaign.

Please help us spread the word! Invite your friends, family and colleagues to join you in donating to Drew Michael Taylor Foundation through this campaign between March 1 and 31, 2025. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Contact us at [email protected] if you have questions about Match Madness. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

The Perfect Blend: Coffee, Crafting & Conversation is a unique grief support group for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one (recent loss or years ago). The group meets every Wed. morning from 10 a.m. – noon at our Drew’s Hope Grief Center, 946 Ashton Dr., Shippensburg, PA.  Participants bring their own craft projects (or use our supplies) and while they craft, they talk about grief or everything but grief. It’s a unique way to connect with fellow grievers in a positive, healing way. We are seeking to create relationships that extend beyond the group in order to support and sustain us at difficult times in our grief journey. For more information, contact the DMTF at 717-532-8922 or [email protected].  *RSVPs are requested when attending this group so we know how many chairs to set up and so we can notify participants if the group is cancelled for any reason.

The GriefKnits Support Group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Drew’s Hope Grief Center, 946 Ashton Dr., Shippensburg, PA.  Knitting has shown positive mental health benefits for grievers. Come and meet others who are grieving the death of a loved one and learn to knit or bring another craft project to work on.  If you’re a griever who already knows how to knit/crochet, bring your current project and gather with us for conversation and fellowship. If you don’t have arts/crafts materials, we have lots of supplies you can use.  We provide the knitting supplies for our new knitters too. 

Drew’s Hope is a 7 session grief support program for children/teens 18 and under and their families that meets each Fall and Winter/Spring on the campus of Shippensburg University.  Dinner is served from 6-6:30, followed by separate support groups for children, teens and adults from 6:30-8.  More information, and an informational video, can be found under the Drew’s Hope tab on our website.  Pre-registration is required for this program by calling 717-532-8922 or emailing [email protected].  A list of our adult grief support groups can be found under the Grief Support and Events tabs. *The Spring 2025 program will begin on Tues., Feb. 25 and meet weekly on Tuesday evenings for 7 sessions (skipping March 11 due to Spring Break at Shippensburg University)

The Healing Together Support Group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Drew’s Hope Grief Center, 946 Ashton Dr., Shippensburg, PA.  This education/discussion-based group is for any adults who are grieving the death of a loved one.  RSVPs are requested when attending this group so we know how many chairs to set up (email us at [email protected]) and so we can notify participants if the group needs to be cancelled for any reason.

If you hate hearing the restaurant host greet you with the question, “Just one?” with THAT tone (you know the one we’re talking about), then this monthly lunch group might be for you!  We welcome all grieving spouses to join us at various local restaurants throughout the area once a month so you can enjoy food and fellowship with other bereaved widows and widowers that “get it”.  Together, we’ll find healing and hope on the difficult grief journey.

The March 2025 lunch date is scheduled for Friday, March 21 at 11:30 a.m. at Knute’s Taproom & Grille, 15 W. King St., Shippensburg. Please RSVP by Thurs., March 20 so we can reserve enough seats.  Attendees are expected to pay for their own meal.

The Bereaved Parents Support Group meets the 4th Thursday of each month from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.(*although in November, the meeting combines with our Healing Together group on the 3rd Thurs. since Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday) for parents/guardians who are grieving the death of a child of any age -infant through adult.  This group meets at the Drew’s Hope Grief Center, 946 Ashton Dr., Shippensburg, PA.  RSVPs are requested when attending this group so we know how many chairs to set up (email us at [email protected]) and so we can contact you if the group is cancelled for any reason.

The grief journey is very difficult, but having the support and encouragement of other grievers who “get it” can help.  Please join us at this group for widows and widowers of any age which meets the 1st Thurs. of every month at the Drew’s Hope Grief Center, 946 Ashton Dr., Shippensburg from 7-8:30 p.m.  If you have children, you are welcome to reserve a spot in our children’s activity group that will meet downstairs while the adult group meets upstairs.  We require registration for childcare since we need to have volunteers on hand to ensure child safety.

This group is co-facilitated by a bereaved spouse.  RSVPs are requested to [email protected] or 717-532-8922.