Tim Griffith Foundation

We are proud to share that Stacey Redman and Tim Meadows (friend of the Foundation) were featured presenters at the Compassionate Friends National Conference on July 12-14 in New Orleans. This conference is targeted toward bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. Stacey and Tim Meadows having both lost a son and both started and run a Foundation, were asked to lead a break-out session titled: The Power of Honoring Your Child By Starting a Memorial Fund". We are certain this presentation will support the bereaved attendees and will help them honor their children in their communities across the nation.

SAVE THE DATE-Saturday NOV 9
TIM GRIFFITH FOUNDATION 20TH ANNUAL GALA

Dining, Silent and Live Auctions, Live Music and Testimonials from clients that will start your holiday season with a warm feeling.

Let Your Holiday Shopping Make a Real Difference
Shop our silent auction items for unique and highly desirable gifts for loved ones on your holiday shopping list. Give gift certificates to local restaurants and sporting events. Pick up bottles of wine from Napa and surrounding vineyards. We also have certificates for winery tastings. Fashion and fine jewelry are always popular gifts as well as our custom-made gift baskets with themes to delight men, women, young and old! Even the cat or dog will enjoy a basket made just for them.

Invitations will be out soon, keep an eye on your mailbox!

See You At The Gala!

What are you doing Sunday 4/28 at 5:00? Let's meet at Club Fox in Redwood City to listen to great live music and raise money for the Tim Griffith Foundation! Here's the full story...

Zach Fest ’24 offers music and a message Redwood City musician Garrick Davis is organizing and performing at Zach Fest '24, an April 28 concert in memory of his son, Zach Davis-Price, that will also raise funds for local nonprofits.

The first Meadowlark Mother's Grief Retreat of 2024 was held on February 2nd-4th. Six Mothers attended the retreat held in Graton, CA. We were able to see healing begin in these woman as they listened to each other with understanding hearts and shared their depth of sadness and the love they will forever hold for their children. The mother's care over the weekend was managed by Pam Smith and Corky Schuster and the grief work was facilitated by Stacey Redman and Maria Segal.

This retreat was made possible because of the generous donations of our Foundation supporters. Thank you! For more information on Meadowlark Retreats including future retreat dates, visit our website.
https://www.timgriffithfoundation.org/grief-support/meadowlark-retreats

We are pleased to announce that our Board of Directors is once again expanding to ensure we have the leadership and talent to increase the reach of our services in our communities.

We have named Maria Segal and Pam Smith to the Tim Griffith Foundation Board. Both Maria and Pam have been an integral part of our Meadowlark Grief Retreats through the years. Each attended a Meadowlark Retreat after the death of a son. Maria's son Andrew passed away in 2009 while attending the University of Arizona and Pam's son Trevor died at the young age of thirteen in 2012. Pam and Maria found the grief retreats to be an important part of their healing journey and wanted to volunteer for the Foundation to help other mothers grieving the death of a child.

Maria is a certified grief retreat facilitator, and Pam is a coordinator of grief retreat logistics including shopping for food and supplies, cooking and taking care of the mother's comfort needs during the retreat. Pam now claims she leaves retreats having "gotten more out of the experience than she 's given." Maria's decision to become a facilitator comes from the belief that helping others is key to her own grief journey. Both women give hope to all Mothers attending retreats as they are role models of women who once again live productive lives even while living with grief.

To see the full bios of these talented women, visit our leadership page on our website. https://www.timgriffithfoundation.org/about/leadership

Thanks to your amazing support, we've nearly met our Giving Tuesday goal!

This year, you've shown that peace is possible when we all decide to build it, together.

Every donation and message of support you've sent means a future filled with more hope and more understanding. It means a future filled with more safe places to grieve, safe places to heal and safe places to grow.

Together, we're keeping Tim's legacy alive and making real and lasting change for people in our very own community.

It's , and today you can be an architect of peace. 🌍✨

Mahatma Gandhi said, "Peace is not made by the declaration but by the effort." We see your efforts, we feel your support, and we are thankful for every brick you lay in the foundation of a more peaceful community. 🧱❤️

Your generosity builds hope and healing for grieving parents, creates a refuge for young men striving for sobriety, and lays down educational pathways for students in need. 🕊️

Our goal of $14,000 helps fund a grief retreat, supports Tim’s House, and provides scholarships to students in need. And here’s the incredible part - every dollar you donate will be matched by Deb Blackburn, doubling your impact!

Join hands with us. Become a part of a growing community dedicated to building peace. Share our mission, spread the word, and let's amplify the impact. 🙌

Click this link or text "PEACE23" to 44-321 to give. Your action today changes lives forever. Let’s build peace together.

This is the Manriquez family celebrating their daughter Alondra's graduation this past summer from St. Edwards University of Austin, Texas. She earned a B.S. degree in Biology and is looking to start her career in the field of scientific research.

Alondra was a guest speaker at the Gala evening program and shared that
"The TGF scholarship allowed me to pay tuition and housing expenses. My ability to fully focus on my education was maximized and I was able to study abroad in Ireland."

Thank you to all of our donors for your support of the Foundation and the Scholarship Program. You are making a significant difference in in the lives of people in our communities

As we look forward to the Holiday Season and gather with friends and family, we ask that, if possible, you remember the Tim Griffith Foundation on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28th. Its an opportunity to help those overcoming personal struggles to make a better life for themselves and their families. Let them know that their community cares and encourages their success. Thank you for joining us in making a difference! No need to wait until Nov 28 - donate now: https://www.timgriffithfoundation.org/donate/overview

We are celebrating another successful Annual Gala held on Saturday, November 11. Those in attendance enjoyed silent & live auctions, dining and dancing to stirring music performed by Tony Lindsay and Friends! We raised over $150,000 to continue the important work in addiction recovery, grief healing and education support for college students. Thank you to all who volunteered and made this stellar evening possible!

Final Days To Buy Gala Tickets

Doors Open at 5:30pm for
Champagne Reception & Silent Auction
Silent Auction begins closing at 7:00pm

Some Auction Items Available For Bid:
--Custom Gift Baskets for all ages and interests
--Certificates to Bay Area attractions and experiences for the family
--Highly Collectable Sports Memorabilia
--Restaurant Gift Certificates for San Francisco, Half Moon Bay
--Hotel stays in Monterey, Half Moon Bay, Peninsula
--Unique Fine and Costume Jewelry pieces for all tastes
--Premium Wines and Tasting Experiences in the Wine Country

Are you in the mood for a little R&R? Maybe a local getaway or a Hawaii retreat? Here's a sneak peek at our Live Auction items up for bid during our Nov 11th Gala in San Mateo. Bring your family and friends and bid on an exciting experience!

*Monterey: Two nights at Portola Hotel & Spa on the wharf and a private whale watching boat tour.
*Spirit Hill Farm: Two nights at a lovely garden and orchard farm home located in Sebastopol among the wine country.
+Maui, Hawaii: One week stay for four people at a beachfront condominium, just steps away from a refreshing pool and a cove with world class snorkeling!
*Oakland Zoo Private Tour: Take a zoo-keeper led tour behind-the-scenes of the Giraffe environment at the Oakland Zoo. What a great gift for children or family to experience!
*Private Plane Tour: Enjoy a private plane tour of the bay area. See our beautiful landscapes and cities in a way you have never seen before!

See you there!

Purchase Tickets: https://www.timgriffithfoundation.org/news-and-events/gala

What do you enjoy most when attending a Tim Griffith Foundation Gala? Going out for a fun evening with family and friends?Shopping the silent auction for unique gifts for the holidays? Hearing about people the Foundation helps throughout the year? Don't miss all of that and even more on Sat. November 11.
Purchase your 2023 Gala Tickets and we will see you at the San Mateo Elk's Lodge, https://www.timgriffithfoundation.org/news-and-events/gala

Have you purchased your Gala tickets yet? Sat. Nov 11 is coming fast!

Pick yours up now on our website and kick-off the holiday season with dining, dancing, auction bidding and gift buying. Get that warm feeling by joining others giving back to those in need in our community. Grammy Award Winning artists Tony Lindsay and friends will make the evening swing!

See you there!

https://tgmf.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/Gala2023/Tickets/tabid/1366935/Default.aspx

Join us Saturday November 11 for our Annual Evening Gala! Tickets available now on our website or look for your invitation coming soon to your mailbox!

Three course Dinner, Client Success Stories, and Raffle fun. Featuring our Silent and Live auctions and ending with Live music with Grammy Award Winning Artist Tony Lindsay. A night you won't want to miss! Purchase your tickets now!

https://tgmf.ejoinme.org/2023Gala

Save the Date for our Evening Gala on Saturday, November 11th! Silent and Live Auctions, Dinner, Client success stories and a fun night in great company. Bring your family and friends to a feel-good event. See you at the Elk's Club in San Mateo!

Event Sponsorships now available for $250 - $5000. Contact Deb at [email protected]

Volunteer to help at the Gala. Contact Stacey at
[email protected]

You can change a life with a gift today! This year, there are more of us than ever who need the strength we give each other, when we all show up to give and recieve.

A mother who attended one of our grief retreats for parents who have lost a child said:
"The parents I met there are keeping me alive. We take car of each other. They understand exactly how I feel."

You can help make these life-changing moments possible, by giving to TGF today!

Our goal is $8,000 and we're only 15% of the way there, please make a gift today! Any gift you make will be DOUBLED by a generous matching gift from Deb Blackburn and an anonymous donor.

Text TGF22 to 44-321 to give! Or click the link here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/tim-griffith-memorial-foundationinc/gift-courage-in-22

We're feeling like the world opened up a little more this year. Families gathered for holidays, businesses and schools reopened and friends reconnected after years apart. Yet it seems easier to go places, yet tougher to truly “show up”.

As Brene Brown’s has said, “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen”. Amazingly, you have demonstrated that courage. Over these last difficult years, you've showed up. You’ve showed up with empathy. And with kindness. And with the willingness to be seen.

You’ve generously given to grieving parents, young men in recovery and students striving for change. In doing so, you’ve made it possible for them to show up, too.

And this Giving Tuesday, we are asking you to choose to continue to courageously show up for our community by making a gift to TGF. If you'd like to give today, you don't have to wait - we're opening our Giving Tuesday campaign early! Visit our webpage at:

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/tim-griffith-memorial-foundationinc/gift-courage-in-22

Thank you for your courage, and thank you for showing up with TGF. ❤️

Well we did it! We held our first in-person Gala in 3 years last night at the San Mateo Elks Lodge. It was a huge success and although we kept the crowd a bit smaller we were very pleased with our fundraising results. We are still tabulating but it appears we are at the $100k mark! Thank you so very much!

It was a great opportunity that reminded us how important a community is to each of us.
We heard testimonials regarding our scholarship program as well as a mom from a Meadowlark Retreat. Tim’s brother Josh spoke and shared the work TGF has been doing these past few years.

If you were unable to attend but would still like to give please go to our website: www.timgriffithfoundation.org
Or plan on considering a gift on Guving Tuesday this year, November 29.

We are so grateful for all of your support and wish you a warm and peaceful holiday season.

It was a great day on the golf course yesterday in Half Moon Bay! The sun was out and everyone was happy to be on the Ocean Course at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay. Thank you to our wonderful tournament sponsors including Dimerico, AccesseHR, Terrace Consulting, GSI Insurance and Ameriprise for making this event possible. Congratulations to the winning foursome: David and Garett Lentz, Thor Berge, and Joe Shaughnessy.

We raised a record amount of money to use for the important work we do every year. A big thank you to TGF board member Stephen Hsu who made this tournament a great success. We hope you can all join us again next year!

We are excited to share a success story of one of the Stanford University Interns sponsored by the Tim Griffith Foundation! Elizabeth Luna accepted a permanent position in the Psychology department after completing her internship. She interviewed well, and impressed the hiring manager by holding down two jobs while attending college full time! Outstanding young woman!

Join us at our Annual Gala on November 5th to hear more about TGF Scholarships, Internships and all the good work we are accomplishing!

https://www.timgriffithfoundation.org/news-and-events/gala

Great News! Our Annual Gala is back, and we invite you to join us for an evening of fundraising and celebrating the great work we do together! This year we plan to have live music and dancing following our silent and live auctions, program and plated dinner. Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 5th and join us at the San Mateo Elk's Lodge. Keep an eye out for your invitation in the mail.

Sign up now for the Golf Tournament taking place on Monday, Oct 17 at Half Moon Bay Oceanside Golf Course. Bring your favorite foursome or come meet new golfers for a day of first-class golf at this gorgeous and challenging course all while raising funds for our Foundation. Looking forward to seeing you on the links!

Purchase tickets here: https://birdease.com/timgriffithfoundation

Registration is OPEN for the TGF Golf Tournament!

Enjoy golf near the beach at Oceanside Golf Course at Half Moon Bay Ritz Carlton on MONDAY, OCT 17th.

Assemble your foursome, or plan to join in with new friends for a day of fun. Purchase tickets now and learn event details at: https://birdease.com/timgriffithfoundation

Your participation helps us to continue our important and vital work in our communities. We hope to see you there!

"The fact is, with every friendship you make and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world." ~ Michelle Obama

Happy 4th of July to our Tim Griffith Foundation community of friends!

Dad: A son's first hero, a daughter's first love. Happy Father's Day!

We honor those who bravely served in our armed forces, protecting our freedoms. As we gather with our friends and family, let's especially remember those who were lost in the effort, and send prayers of comfort and gratitude to their family members.

Let's pray as a community of empathy that stands against violence, who recognizes the lifelong grieving process ahead for the students, staff, families and community members in Ulvade Texas.

May they all find comfort and healing within each other in the coming days, months and years ahead, and above all may they remember the beautiful lives of the people lost far too young today.

We wanted to share these insightful thoughts from the Crisis Text Line as many of us are confronted with feelings of anger and helplessness at the continued violence taking place. Please read, and take good care of each other....

"The acts of violence against Black and Asian communities over the weekend mark a moment of devastation and trauma for America. Once again, we watch in horror as more mass shootings take place in the United States. This could be triggering for anyone—yet, for Asian and Black folks living through compounding events of targeted violence, the pain is far greater.

Because acute and sustained trauma can trigger anxiety, exhaustion, and loneliness, coming together at a time like this is vital for mental health—whether to grieve, connect, offer support to another, or simply take a moment to notice what we feel. There is power in community, in knowing that we are not alone, and that there are resources available to all of us to help us cope.

Here are just a few things we can do to support ourselves and each other during this time of heightened distress:

Focus your mind. When the news is swirling, it can be easy to get overwhelmed quickly. Try breathing for a few minutes with specific attention to every inhale and exhale.

Connect with intention. In moments when you’re feeling overwhelmed or isolated, it’s often helpful to surround yourself with people who love and care about you. Try reaching out to friends and family and be as specific as you can about how you need and want them to support you."

And thank you for the support you provide to the Foundation and the people we serve who you may not even know. Simply because you know others in our community are in need."