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Quote of the month: ...when we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. -- Sogyal Rinpoche |
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New! Click to visit the Twilight Brigade storeAll purchases will benefit our chapter.Too many people are dying alone…The dying are one of society's most unrecognized and under-served groups. As individuals near the end of life they are often ignored, discounted, misunderstood and forgotten. We are doing something about it… The Twilight Brigade/Compassion in Action is a national 501c(3) nonprofit organization committed to raising society's consciousness about the needs of the dying through community and professional education, advocacy, and service to the terminally ill and their loved ones so that no one need die alone. The Twilight Brigade is a non-profit national association of end-of-life care volunteers. It was founded in 1997 in Los Angeles, and today has over 6,000 members nationwide. The Twilight Brigade does not provide health care or direct hospice services, though it embraces the hospice approach to end-of-life care. The Association provides education, training, and volunteers to assist the terminally ill and those closest to them. For more information about The Twilight Brigade/Compassion in Action
national organization click here: |
Weekend intensive workshops
The Twilight Brigade offers an intensive 20-hour workshop designed to teach
people how to provide comfort and support to the dying and their family members.
It is appropriate for lay volunteers, as well as medical and mental health
professionals. Three vital areas of focus are:
Why you should take it:
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Connecticut ChapterThe Connecticut Affiliate Chapter of The Twilight Brigade currently has
initiatives underway to provide training and volunteers for hospice,
convalescent homes, VA hospitals, and prisons. If you are interested in
volunteering for this special and rewarding work please contact us: New England - New York ExpansionWe are expanding The Twilight Brigade into New York and New England. We are holding training events and helping to form new chapters in this area. If you are interested in holding a weekend intensive seminar or forming a chapter in your area please contact us.
Photos of April 2005 seminar 2009 Events
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| Friday | 7:00 p.m. - | 10:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10:00 a.m. - | 10:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | 10:00 a.m. - | 5:00 p.m. |