To my Guests,
Please visit my Memoriams section. You can create your own Memoriam for a loved one, a pet, or even write up a good-bye. All I ask for is a donation to my cause.
If you enjoy photography, visit my Guest Photo Gallery. If you have a photo you would like to share, visit the Gallery where you can find instructions on how to submit a photo.
Below is a list of programs/activities, my year in review and my nonprofit newsletters.
Thank you for visiting with me and for your support,
Cheryl
President and Founder
Board of Directors: Robert Springer, Bonnie Tournay and Cheryl Bertolino
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LETTERS
I wrote a letter to the Editor of the Observer Reporter about property tax reform – you can read that letter here. It was published in the paper on July 17, 2023.
On July 23, 2023, I wrote a letter to Governor Shapiro. In my letter I had asked him to make Pennsylvania a better place to live for our widow and widower neighbors. You can read my letter to the Governor here.
On August 17, 2024 I wrote another letter to the Editor of the Observer Reporter about property tax reform, homelessness and our state officials not stepping up to fix the property tax problem. My letter was never published. You can read my letter here.
On November 6, 2024 I wrote a letter to the Editor of the Observer Reporter about a 15% – 25% retirement cost-of-living increase for PA state workers and teachers that would be a tax burden on other retirees. It was published in the paper on November 12, 2024. You can read that letter here.
PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES
Taylor Pet Loss Support Group – Our first support group meeting was on Tuesday, May 26th at 6pm. It was held at the Coleman/Taylor Funeral Home 3380 Millers Run Road Cecil Township. Please email the group at [email protected] if you have any questions or need directions. A Pet Memorial Service will be held on October 29, 2024. Here is our 2024 calendar – Here is our 2025 calendar
Walking with Widows(ers) – Our first group walk is scheduled for Wednesday October 9th at 11am. Please join us at Cecil Township Park (court side) to walk on the Montour Trail. No registration is needed. Please see the attached flyer.
National Surviving Spouses Day – On April 30, 2024, I received an email from the National Day Calendar informing me that my National Surviving Spouses Day is on its way to becoming a cherished part of their vibrant calendar. I will let you know once my day has been added to their calendar/website. 103024 Update: I did a follow-up email to the National Day Calendar since I was not getting any more feedback. I am now being told that my national day was not approved. I responded by asking for an explanation as to why they had changed their decision. I am still waiting for a response. You can review my original notice of my approved day here. I received a response on November 4th and was told this is not an approval and that I can resubmit my application. See the response here. I wrote back and told her I would not resubmit my application, that the letter I received was an approval of my day and that the approval notice should be honored.
Memorial Plaza – A Memorial Plaza is being built at the Washington County Agricultural Fair’s Arden Mine entrance. You can purchase either a 4×8 brick ($225) or an 8×8 brick ($425) which the plaza floor will be comprised with these bricks. The bricks can be engraved with family names, memorial tributes, business and organization names or quotes. Please read the attached article with all of this information.
YEAR IN REVIEW
2023 Year in Review – please see the attachment
2022 Year in Review – please see the attachment
2021 Year in Review – please see the attachment
NEWSLETTERS
Mission Statement
The main focus of my mission is to assist any widow or widower in need of help with their spouse’s funeral expenses, a gravestone for their spouse’s final resting place, and other unique services that include helping with medical expenses, when needed, for their remaining companion, their beloved pet.
While I strive to be a driving force of well-being for the widows and widowers in my community in whom I serve, sometimes it is the little things that make all the difference.
It will be my compassion and passion for others that will make Emails to Heaven special in the eyes of my members.
I am also making it my mission to change how society perceives all widows and widowers and to help others, like me, thru these tough times and hopefully make some of life’s obstacles a little easier.
Emails to Heaven, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that assists Widows and Widowers with unique services in the counties of Allegheny and Washington in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Emails to Heaven also provides support to other areas which are noted within our special program sections as well. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
