Membership

Membership of The Compassionate Friends is open to parents, grandparents and siblings who have experienced the death of a child. The term 'membership' is used loosely as there is little formal organisation.

Benefits

Parents and families come as they wish to our support meetings, for as long as their needs are met. They need not attend the support meetings to avail themselves of the telephone contacts and library materials. Present at every meeting are parents who have worked through their own grief and who can empathize with the bereaved family and truly be with them.

Parents and families receive the bi-monthly newsletter free of charge for the first six months. After that if they wish to join, a membership fee of $25 per annum will be payable. If you are unable to pay at that time, but would still like to receive our newsletter please contact as, as no-one is turned away.

Members also have the option of placing a photo of their child on our Memorial Wall.

By becoming a TCF Qld member, you are also ensuring parents and families can continue to be supported after the loss of their child.

To Join

Membership fee is $25 per annum, with fees due in August each year.

If you wish to become a member, please contact the Drop in Centre, or download and fill out the membership form pdf from the link below and post back to the Drop in Centre.

To remain a member, membership forms must be filled out each year to be returned to us along with the annual fee.

Annual membership subscription fees are now due for the year 1.9.2011 to 31.8.2012.

A membership form was posted with the latest newsletter. If you aren't currently a member and would like to become a member, please contact the office or download a membership form now.

Thank you very much to all our members who have renewed their subscriptions-and a very special “Thank You” to those who included extra as a donation.

Should anyone want to continue receiving the newsletter but are unable to pay the fees at this time, would you please call us at the office on 3254 2657 or write to us. It is TCF's express desire that anyone who needs the support of our newsletter is not disadvantaged by their circumstances. The newsletter is costly to produce and post and your subscription fees allow us to continue to compile this very important resource, especially for those families in the remote and rural areas.

Please note, should you have first made contact with TCF in the last few months, you are entitled to three (3) free newsletters and when this period has expired you will be notified regarding fees due.

As we continually update our database we would be most appreciative if you could complete the front and back section of the membership form.