3rd Annual Bonfire: Please make plans to attend our bonfire September 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Carol Johnson’s home. The address is 14482 CR 472, Tyler. Directions: From N Loop 323 take Hwy 69N towards Lindale. Cross under Interstate 20. Take the first road to the left, CR 472 (by Taco Bell). It will dead end at Wood Springs Rd and you will take a right. The first left is CR 472. Again, take the left and we are the second house on the right. Our driveway is the third one with pine trees along the drive. Carol will have butterflies out so you'll know you're in the right place.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness walk will be held on Saturday, November 6th. This is a remembrance walk for anyone who would like to participate. More details to come.

Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony: Our Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony will be December 12, 2010, at Crossroads Community Church, 13730 Hwy 155 South, Tyler. The service begins at 6:30 p.m. Family and friends are welcome. (Link to map of the Church)

Come be part of the Candle Lighting Service. For 24 hours straight candles stay lit in every time zone around the globe for one hour to remember our NOT FORGOTTEN children. Please mark this day on your calendars. All family members and friends are welcome.

Contact us for more information.

Holiday Food Donations for Lack’s: We have a box at our new meeting location for non-perishable items.

General Assembly: Join us one Sunday afternoon a month to assemble the newsletter and mail out cards. This is a nice time for fellowship while we help ourselves and others who have lost a child. Call 903-258-2547 for information.

Steering Committee: If you are interested in participating in our chapter by serving on the steering committee, please plan to attend a steering committee meeting in 2010. Call 903-258-2547 for more information.

The Touched by Suicide meeting is held the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is held at our new meeting location. Anyone who has lost someone they love to suicide is welcome to attend this peer support group. Note that it is not the proper forum for those who have attempted suicide and survived. For more information please call 903-574-3127.

MADD Heart meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at the MADD office, 215 Winchester Dr. Ste., 100, Tyler, TX 75701. For more info call 888-665-6233 or email Melissa at melissa.granberry@madd.org.

May 2011 Annual Butterfly Release: We will be holding our 8th Annual Butterfly Release in May of 2011. Details will be posted as they become available.

We are personalizing wood butterflies for an additional charge again next year. If you want a butterfly designed specifically for your child, please click here for a form to fill out and mail with your check. Football, baseball, softball, cheerleading, dance, military, etc., are a few of the designs available. Personalized butterflies are $20 and need to be paid for in advance. Live Monarch butterflies are available for $10 each. If you are interested in donating refreshments next year, or would like to help with the set up in loving memory of your child, please contact us at info@tylertcf.org or call (903) 258-2547.

Thanks, once again, to First Baptist Church, Tyler south campus, for allowing us to hold our Butterfly Release at their beautiful location.

View photos from the May 2007 Butterfly Release, courtesy of spotted.tylerpaper.com.

TCF of Tyler Memorial Quilt: If you would like to have your child's photo included on our fourth memorial quilt, please mail a $25 donation to P.O. Box 9714, Tyler, TX 75711. For more information contact us at (903) 258-2547, or email us at info@TylerTCF.org.

Thanks to Teresa Terrell for donating her talent and time on this beautiful quilt which will be displayed in our meeting room and at special events.