401 West Seminary Street • Charlotte
Phone 517-543-2950 • Toll-free 1-888-825-8527
Phone 517-543-2950 • Toll-free 1-888-825-8527
New Skills Series
“A program like this hasn’t been done before in the Community of Charlotte” said Lori Poyer, “It will be a great benefit to people who have experienced a loss”
The classes will focus on a series of helpful topics that newly widowed people may not have much experience in.
The topics will include simple home and auto maintenance, cooking for one person, simple home finances, and a final class that will cover how families can handle the first anniversaries, birthday, or holidays following the death of a family member. “We have been told by many people we have taken care of, that these areas are often new skills that a person my have to learn to take care of after a spouse dies” said Joe E. Pray, he continued, “In many cases these are things they never had to worry about because their spouse always took care of it for them.”
The program will be held five consecutive Monday’s starting May 23 at 6 PM at Pray Funeral Home. Each one-hour presentation will feature local professionals. The first week will feature Lori Poyer of Maximum Living Associates and the Staff Grief Counselor for Pray Funeral Home. The meeting will focus on the construction of Prayer Flags in memory of their family members and a short ceremony in the gardens behind Pray Funeral Home.
The next weeks topic “Cooking For One” will be on June 6. It will feature Dottie Berkompas, Program Assistant with MSU Extension. She will cover the basis for developing simple cooking skills for those who have never had them. The June 13 program will feature Louie Hertrich of Eaton Car Care on simple auto maintenance and Jerry Sommer of General Contractor and owner of Sommer Building Corporation on Home maintenance. The topic on June 20 will cover financial matters. This will feature Martin Latchaw, CPA with Latchaw Financial Services.
The final program on June 27 will feature Lori Poyer on “How To Handle The Firsts”
“It is our responsibility to help families cope with the challenges they will face after losing a spouse or family member, ”said Tyler Pray of Pray Funeral Home, “This series is one of the ways we provide that help, that’s what we do.”
Anyone from the community is invited to attend with no cost or obligation. Reservations are not required, but an rsvp would be appreciated. For more information on these events or to reserve your spot, please call Pray Funeral Home at 517-543-2950, or by email.
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