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February Newsletter

Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized

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Dear Friends of The Sunny Center,

February is the month dedicated to love and so it is a wonderful time to express our gratitude for all the love and support we feel from our friends and supporters from around the world. 

It is also a fitting time to invite you to consider showing your love for the work of The Sunny Center or honoring someone you love with a donation to The Sunny Center. We are truly grateful for any and all gestures of generosity.

OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS
Filmmaker preparing a drone to take aerial footage of The Sunny Center.

We hosted three days of filming with an Italian film crew working on a documentary about people who have been wrongly convicted. The filming included drone footage of The Sunny Center.
 
We are also busily finalizing our schedule for hosting guests in the coming year. 

OUR VOLUNTEERS 
Cat watching the chickens through the window. 

We are busy doing outreach and aftercare, scheduling a roster of volunteers for the coming year. Our volunteers are such an important part of the Sunny Center community and contribute so much to help the center run smoothly and efficiently. We are grateful for their help and would like to remind our supporters that we are still accepting applications for volunteers. If you are interested, we have an open call so please contact us.  

OUR ACTIVISM 
Sunny and Peter at Amicus training in London.

We spent three days in the UK doing a talk at the University of Liverpool, two talks in Manchester, two talks in London at a major law firm and a training for young lawyers to work on death penalty cases in the US for Amicus, a non-profit organization. 

Peter’s interview on Jason Flom’s Wrongful Convictions podcast will be aired live on February 20th. We hope you will all tune in or catch it later online.

OUR FURRY FRIENDS

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​Lily enjoying herself.

Our herd of goats keeps us in milk, cheese and yogurt. They are also great company and give us, our guests and volunteers great pleasure. Sadly, we lost a member of our goat family when Lily died unexpectedly this week. But hopefully, a recent visit from the wild goats will bring new kids this spring. 

STAY CONNECTED 
Sunny and Peter enjoying dinner with Amicus supporters and volunteers in the UK.

We are planning for a busy year of new developments at the Sunny Center in the months ahead. Much travelling is planned. We have guests arriving starting next month. And, of course, we hope to enlarge our circle of supporters and friends. We hope you will stay in touch.
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We send you peace and love,

Sunny and Peter 

Remembering Peter

My dear Peter is gone.
We sang him home on the last day of the year, gathered around his bedside as we had done for so many days before.

‘Send them green.’ A special message from a Sunny Center supporter!

“I had the wonderful opportunity to be a guest at the Sunny Center this past July. My first trip to Ireland, it always is a magical moment to visit friends who live overseas…”

Exonerees are succeeding, thanks to you!

Helping people exonerated of crimes they did not commit, setting them back on the path to a fulfilling life, is a monumental task that we depend on the dedication of volunteers, both near and far, to achieve.

Even in summer, the work doesn’t stop

We’re in midsummer now, with its long days that stretch until 11 in the evening here in Ireland. It’s a busy time for everyone and everything.

The power of art to heal and renew

Did you know that Peter was a woodworker and an artist? He created so many things. But more importantly, he taught those skills to other Exonerees when they visited the Center.

Looking for green shoots

Photo by Samantha Bookman. Peter and I chose to situate the Sunny Healing Center here in this beautiful location in the west of Ireland. A newcomer may at first see only a barren, rocky, windswept landscape. But, put your hand on the earth here, and you can feel the...

A message from Sunny about Peter

The time has come to say farewell to our dear Peter, who is in the process of transitioning from this body and this plane.

Finding Peace, Joy and Hope

The events in Ukraine over the past several days have been ever-present in all of our lives through the daily news and constant social media. These times can be especially difficult for Exonerees because of the traumas they are working to overcome.

Love Is Always the Answer

Winter is always a little bit quieter than the rest of the year. After a long day spent maintaining the Sunny Healing Center and getting it ready for visitors, it’s time for us to cuddle up with the kittens and, of course, Barney, on chilly winter evenings with a warm fire in the hearth.

A Happy, Healthy and Healing New Year to All

Love has no barriers and no limits. And neither does our gratitude for your continuing support and friendship. Know that you are never alone, because you are part of our family.

Happy Holidays to Our Friends Near and Far!

These are extraordinary times. And you’ve all been extraordinary supporters. Thanks to you, we’ve been able to keep helping Exonerees in the midst of a global emergency.