2024 Community Event
at the Cinema Center

On March 14 2024, Lisa’s Legacy hosted a free community event at the Fort Wayne Cinema Center.  The purpose was to raise awareness of what Lisa’s Legacy has to offer for someone who is grieving and to reinforce the concept that an individual does not have to grieve alone.  Tickets were free, although reservations were requested.  Sponsorships covered the cost of the event.

The evening began with a social hour entailing sumptuous hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar in the Cinema Center lounge.   Because our event date could be written as 3.14.24, Walnut Hill Catering capitalized on the mathematical concept of 3.14 ( pi ) by offering three varieties of pie in addition to the hors d’oeuvres. 

Ninety-one people made reservations for the event, many of whom learned about Lisa's Legacy, thus helping to achieve our goal.  Also, new this year to the event was a Memory Wall.  Those who came could pick a silk flower or decorative butterfly from the “garden” of the Memory Wall, writing the name of a loved one in its place. 

Before the movie, there was a short video about Lisa’s Legacy, as well as three people who described how Lisa’s Legacy helps a person during their time of grief.  The movie of our choice was “The Starling”, featuring Melissa McCarthy and Kevin Cline.  The film centered around how a husband and wife dealt with the death of their newborn daughter and their ensuing grief.