Joel's Place for Children's Annual Butterfly Release on September 12, 2009.

Joel's Place supports sponsored butterflys designed by a local artist.

Enjoying the butterfly balloon before the release

Looking at the butterfly before releasing it

Taking photos of the beautiful butterflies

Talking about who they are going to remember when they release the butterfly

Everyone participate in remembering someone special

Letting go of the butterfly

The butterflys were landing on the participants

One of the beautiful butterflies

One of the butterflies decided to stay in someone's hair

This butterfly stayed with the boy who released it. Maybe he thought they were dressed alike.

One of the butterflies being released

Playing with the butterfly balloons

During on session, the group made a memory box

Standing in line during the year end party for Joel's Place

Standing in line during the year end party for Joel's Place

Talking with other Joel's Place kids before the end of the session.

Enjoying family and friends at the End of the Session party.

Enjoying family and friends at the End of the Session party.

Gathering together with family and friends at the End of the Session party.

Writing some thoughts about what happened during the year.

Writing some thoughts about what happened during the year.

Writing some thoughts about what happened during the year.

Writing some thoughts about what happened during the year.

Writing some thoughts about what happened during the year.

Writing some thoughts about what happened during the year.

Building a memorial garden at the End of Session party.

Everyone getting organized to build a memorial garden at the End of Session party.

Kids helping each other to buildi their memorial garden at the End of Session party.

Kids helping each other to buildi their memorial garden at the End of Session party.

Planting flowers to remember special people in their lives with Memorial Gardens.

Families build the Memorial Gardens together

Families build the Memorial Gardens together

Families help each other when they were building the Memorial Gardens

Families help each other when they were building the Memorial Gardens

Proud of their finished Memorial Garden

Families wrote names of special loved ones who they wanted to remember and put them in the Memorial Garden

Working on the Memorial Garden at the End of Session party.

Working on the Memorial Garden at the End of Session party.

Families wrote names of special loved ones who they wanted to remember and put them in the Memorial Garden

All the families who participated in the Joel's Place for Children End of Session Party.