Small Street Journal: May 24, 2019

WNB Financial is pleased to announce two donations: $500 to Feed My People Food Bank in Eau Claire, as well as $250 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley.  These donations were made possible from “Jeans Day” collections, where employees choose to pay $2 each Friday to wear casual jeans during the work day, with the proceeds benefitting non-profit organizations.  WNB Financial employees understand the importance of giving back to the community they serve. In 2018, 36 employees donated 2,211 hours of service to 91 organizations. WNB gifted over $377,900 to the community in the areas of education and youth programs, fine arts and culture, health and wellness, economic development, and community service.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices North Properties welcomes Janet Bublitz to their Eau Claire offices at 3452 Oakwood Hills Parkway.  Janet is a realtor with an interior design background.  In her spare time, Janet enjoys cooking, reading and decorating.
 
Share of Western Wisconsin, a pregnancy and infant loss support group recently started by HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals, is hosting memorial and burial services for families who have experienced a loss due to miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, early infant death or SIDS. Families throughout western Wisconsin are welcome to attend.
 
A service will be held in Eau Claire Monday, June 3, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cemetery, 1906 Omaha St. A second service will be held in Chippewa Falls Tuesday, June 4, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Hope Cemetery, 418 N State St.
 
Each program will consist of a memorial service with a burial ceremony following for miscarried babies under 20 weeks of gestation. Poems or special readings are welcomed and may be shared with others during the service. Extended family and friends are also welcome.
 
For more information about the programs, please contact Spiritual Care Services at HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals at 715-717-6174.

The Healing Place, a free service of HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital that helps anyone who has experienced a loss and is in need of spiritual and emotional support, is offering the following programs and sessions in June. All sessions will take place at The Healing Place, 2125 Heights Drive, Eau Claire, unless otherwise noted. For more information, call 715-717-6028.​ 

• June 3 and 17, 6:30 p.m., parent grief support group. Free. No registration needed. 
• June 4, 11, 18 and 25, 5 p.m., Tuesday evening meditation group. Free. No registration needed.
• June 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10 a.m., Wednesday morning meditation group. Free. No registration needed. 
• June 6, 10:30 a.m., gratefulness gathering, a new monthly program designed to cultivate grateful living. Free. No registration needed. 
• June 6 and 20, 6:30 p.m., suicide survivor’s group. Free. No registration needed.
• June 11, 5 p.m., sound meditation/Tibetan singing bowls with Mary Jackelen. Free. No registration needed.
• June 20, 11 a.m., “Gifted,” part of The Healing Place’s Movies with a Message series, at Micon Downtown Cinema (315 S. Barstow Street). Free. No registration needed. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
• ​June 27, 10:30 a.m., Stepping Stones through Grief, ongoing grief support group for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. Free. No registration needed.