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September Newsletter

Sep 25, 2017 | Uncategorized

Dear Friends of The Sunny Center,
The last blossoms of summer! Daisies!!!

We have had a wonderful summer filled with guests and visitors, and we are now getting ready for the winter months. We have lots of exciting events and plans under way, all part of our work here at the Sunny Center. 
 
Of course, we couldn’t connect with exonerees or reach out to their families without your support, so we ask you this one thing: if you haven’t sent a donation in a while, please consider doing so now. We are a small operation. Every gift matters and we could use your help now. 

OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS

Pam and Dean.

We had Dean and Pam stay with us this month. This was our first experience working with a couple.  We all enjoyed each other’s company and learned so much about the importance of connection and communication. 

OUR VOLUNTEERS ​ 

Our newest volunteers Emily, doing doggy yoga, and Hannah, relaxing!

We bid goodbye to Georgie, who will be organizing a talk for us at her university.  Our two new volunteers, Emily and Hannah, from the US and UK, respectively, have been learning the routines and enjoying work with the animals. 

OUR ACTIVISM ​

We have realised that we must develop our capacity to extend our services beyond bringing people to the Center for healing. Therefore, we will be connecting with other organisations that are already in place in order to further our work in this area. 

We are also creating a network across the country of pro-bono doctors, dentists, opticians etc. willing to offer their expertise to help exonerees who might need such help. If  you can help in this regard, please let us know through the website. 
                           
We have found an expert in the field of PTSD who has agreed to work with all exonerees free of charge. His work is very successful and only requires one day of the person’s time, with follow up online support. 
 
We are holding healing retreats for Exonerees in major cities around the US, utilising the universities that invite us to do speaking engagements in conjunction with the local Innocence Projects.
 
Sunny and Peter and the Sunny Center are featured in a full length documentary film, “Fallout” that is available in the UK now on BBC Scotland Player.
           
In the area of fund raising, we are organising a performance of the play “The Exonerated” at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway on November 19th. Also in November, we will be hosting, “Sing Aong With Sister Helen,” in London with Sr. Helen Prejean and the cooperation of supporters there. This will depend on Sister Helen’s health as we understand that she has recently had back surgery. Please send her your love and prayers.
 
Link to our crowdfunding for the performance of the Exonerated:
DONATE HERE

OUR FURRY FRIENDS

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Jack and Jill, Happy goats!

Our new kids Louie, Jack and Jill are thriving. We enjoy watching them grow and interact with one another. The hens have decided that they enjoy laying their eggs in the goat house! Every day is an egg hunt at the Sunny Center! 

STAY CONNECTED ​

We live a simple but special life here at the Sunny Center. We grow lots of our own food, make our own cheese from goat milk and live as frugally as we are able. But, there are, of course, costs associated with the work that we do. And we rely on you. We have been very blessed that we have such generous supporters. We know you entrust us with your donations. We promise to spend any funds we receive wisely and efficiently. And so, we thank you!!!

Peace and Love,
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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.