Springfield Business Journal_2019-08-23

G IV I N G O P P O RT U N I T I E S L O S T & F O U N D G R I E F C E N T E R A D D R E S S 1 555 S . G l e n sto n e, S p r i n g f i e ld , M O 65 8 0 4 P H O N E 41 7- 8 65 - 9 99 8 W E B S I T E l o st a n d fo u n d oz a r k s .co m SO C IA L ME D IA / l o st a n d fo u n d . g r i e fce nte r @ l ost a n d fo u n dgc TOTA L N UM B E R O F EM P LOY E E S 1 0 A N N UA L R E V E N U E S $7 1 8 , 0 0 0 TOP E X EC U T I V E E m i l y G i ve n s , E xe c ut i ve D i re cto r B OA R D O F D I REC TO R S C H A I RP E R SO N : G a r y Le on a rd E X EC U T I V E CO M M I T T E E G a r y Le on a rd , S te a k ‘ n S h ake, C h a i r ma n Jason Smith, Spencer Fane, Vice-Chairman D av i d S to te l mye r, B K D, Tre a s u re r Shannon Nagy, Community Volunteer, Secretary Ron Prenger, CoxHealth, Immediate Past Chairman B OA R D O F D I REC TO R S S h aw n A s ki n o s i e, A s k i n o s i e C h o co l ate Ro b e r t C ava g n o l , M D, M e rcy H e a l t h S p r i n g f i e ld J oh n D o ra n , D o ra n H o m e s Te re s a Gra nt h a m F i e ste r, G ra nt h a m F i e ste r Law L i s a H a ll a m , M e rcy H e a l t h S p r i n g f i e l d Joe Johnson, International Dehydrated Foods J osh K i tc h i n , Ed wa rd J o n e s Brad Lawing , Prevail Innovative Wealth Strategies M o nte M c N ew, S p r i n g f i e l d F i rst Co m m un i ty B a n k M a r k M cQ ue a r y, N e a l e & N ew m a n , L . L . P. J ud i P h i l l i ps , Co m m u n i ty Vo l u nte e r C i n d y W. Wy rs c h , Co m m u n i ty Vo l u nte e r Help • Hope • Healing care we provide grieving families. If you would like to become a friend of Lost & Found Grief Center, please contact us about being a partner through an invest- ment of time or money. Testimonials “It is very hard to find the words to adequately describe how colossally important your agency’s work is... even to the point of rendering life-saving help. From a personal perspective, I can’t overem- phasize how my time with the support group got me through perhaps the most difficult period of my own grieving journey. I will forever be grateful for that experience and the “lift” it gave me to be able to move forward while still cherishing the memories of my life with my wife.” —LFGC Adult “Kids need this place.” — LFGC Child Mission Statement We strive to improve lives in our community by pro- viding help, hope and healing through professional grief support services. Service Area We have served individuals from 23 counties throughout southwest Missouri. Funding Private donations, grants, events 12 Month Goals 1. Expand our grief support group offerings beyond Springfield, Missouri. 2. Expand our online resources for grieving children, teens, young adults, and adults so they may receive the help and hope they need 24/7. 3. Offer more individual grief counseling sessions. 4. Publish our second book on how to support young children through the grief process. 5. Find more opportunities to educate our commu- nity on how to help friends, family members and co-workers who are grieving. Annual Events • Game Day – October 5, 2019 • Evening of Hope – January 25, 2020 • Run and Remember 5K/10K – May 21, 2020 • Golf Fore Hope at Hickory Hills CC – June 8, 2020 How People and Businesses Can Help Lost & Found Grief Center offers grief support ser- vices, at no charge to our families, and this is only possible because of the incredible generosity of our community. Every donation is an investment into the lives of someone experiencing a heartbreaking loss of a loved one. These gifts make a life-changing impact on hundreds of families (over 1,000 individu- als) each year. Lost & Found Grief Center also relies on compassionate volunteers who work with the children, young adults, and adults each night in our therapeutic support groups. Our volunteers in group, in the office, and at our events are beneficial to the 64 2019 GIVING GUIDE SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL | ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT