PFLAG Napa 

October 2013 Newsletter         

Upcoming  Events 

Next Chapter meeting will be on   Tuesday, October 22, 2013​ at ​7:00pm at ​New Tech High School    Speaker will be:   Lisa Ford-Berry  Founder of   B.R.A.V.E. Society 

10/14  PFLAG Napa   Board Meeting  3:30pm, Gasser  Foundation    10/22  PFLAG Napa   October Meeting  7:00pm​,​ New Tech  High School    11/TBD  PFLAG Napa   Holiday Mixer  Date and time TBD  Stay Tuned!                                     

 

Lisa  Ford-Berry  walked away from a corporate career when her son Michael Joseph Berry became a  victim  of  a  peer  abuse  driven  bullycide  on  his  17th  birthday,  September  15,  2008.  As  a  grieving  parent,  she  knows  the  horrible  heartache  of  bullycide.  She  knows  the  looks.  She  knows  the stares.  She knows the whispers. She knows the pain.    B.R.A.V.E  is  in  honor  of  her  son  Michael,  and  any  other  child  who  has  suffered,  from peer abuse in  the  form  of  victim,  bystander  or  bully.  Michael’s  legacy  is  awareness,  and  her  mission  is  accountability.    To  that  end,  Lisa  has  created  a  stirring,  sober  and  a  resourceful  handbook  on  one  of  the  greatest  challenges  facing  our  children and our schools to date - peer abuse.  BE BRAVE Say Something; Do  Something  is  written  from her own account and experience.  Additionally, Lisa has co-authored peer  abuse  awareness  state  legislation,  as  well  as  created  empathy  enhancing  experiential  training  that  gives  students  the  unique  opportunity  to  make  themselves  heard.  She  has  also  created  a  community  wide  solution  focused  prevention  and  intervention  conference  that  takes  place  every  October.      Lisa’s  work  fosters  understanding  so  parents  and  educators  can  work  together  to  promote  peace.  She  collaborates  with  like-minded  organizations  such as the A2A Alliance based on core beliefs that  service,  purpose,  and  empathy  help  create  a  resilient  state  of  mind  that  allows  us  to  celebrate  human  dignity.  We  all  look  for  what  we  see  now it is time to focus on what we feel and don’t see in  order  to  celebrate  the joy that comes from owning the risks we take in a world largely immune to our  control.      For more information Lisa can be reached at ​[email protected]​ or to join The Brave  Society Newsletter ​http://bravesociety.org  Interested in keeping up with her community efforts;  Facebook ​- ​Twitter​ - ​YouTube     After the presentation we will break into support groups.  

Chapter website: 

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P.O. Box 2661  

pflagnapa.org       

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Want to participate more: 

Napa, CA 94558-0266 

  There is lots of work to do for PFLAG Napa and we need volunteers.      We also need folks to become PFLAG Napa Board Members.      Here are some of the areas where you can help:    ● Publicity - helping with social media, email, etc.  ● Fundraising  ● Outreach to organizations - religious, schools, community    Help  us  spread  the  word  about  PFLAG  Napa,  join  us  on  facebook  and  twitter  and  get  talking!  Share  our  page, retweet our tweets!     Most of all, join us at our monthly meetings and be a part of a great network of support.                                                     

PFLAG​ ​Napa

Lisa Ford-Berry walked away from a corporate career when her son Michael Joseph Berry became a victim of a peer abuse driven bullycide on his 17th birthday, September 15, 2008. As a grieving parent, she knows the horrible heartache of bullycide. She knows the looks. She knows the stares.

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