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Award Winning Songwriter and Bereaved Father Alan Pedersen to Play/Speak For Local Grief Organization “Angels Across the USA Tour 2010”

Award Winning Songwriter and Bereaved Father
Alan Pedersen to Play/Speak For Local Grief Organization 
“Angels Across the USA Tour 2010”

DATE:   Sunday October 10, 2010   7-9 pm
 
LOCATION: 
Hamilton VFW Post 3525 (Directly behind Kucker Haney Paint 2180 
Nottingham Way) 77 Christine Ave Mercerville, NJ 08619
 
Alan Pedersen is a bereaved father, award winning songwriter, successful recording artist, and nationally recognized speaker on grief
and loss. 
 
In August of 2001 Alan’s only daughter Ashley was killed in an automobile accident in Colorado.  This tragedy took his life in a direction
he never imagined. His pain and journey toward finding joy again have been the subject matter for three highly acclaimed CD’s of
original songs.  
 
As an in demand keynote speaker and workshop presenter, Alan has been featured at many international, national, and regional
conferences including The World Gathering on Bereavement, The Compassionate Friends National Conference, and The National
Gathering of Bereaved Parents of the USA.  
 
His music is popular with bereaved people around the world and is used at hundreds of candle lighting services, balloon and butterfly
releases, and by hundreds of professionals and organizations as a healing tool for the bereaved.
 
Alan’s message is simple, “We were put on this earth to love them for as long as WE live, not for as long as THEY lived.”  He believes
that healing comes slow, but does come as we reach out to others who share this journey and offer our hand to help.  
 
With a gentle mix of humor and straight-from-the-heart talk wrapped around powerful songs about love and loss, an evening with Alan
Pedersen will make for a unique, healing and memorable concert experience. 
 
The public is invited to share an evening of music, hope, and healing at this free concert event.    Due to limited space we
require that you RSVP with the number attending no later than October 5th, 2010 to our chapter website info@tcfmercer.org or to our
chapter hotline at 609-516-8047. This program is not suitable for children under the age of ten.
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to
provide information to help others be supportive. You can visit us at www.tcfmercer.org.