VHBC to host supper benefitting the Amelia Center

Friends of The Amelia Center will hold a pancake supper, Sunday, April 19 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Vestavia Hills Baptist Church, located at 2600 Vestavia Drive. 

Local photographer George Elliott and his wife Jerrie founded the Amelia Center. In 1995, their daughter Amelia passed away at age 17 when a car carrying her and three other camp counselors was involved in an accident.

After their daughter’s passing, Elliott and his wife struggled with their grief for several years but were ultimately determined that good would prevail. In 1997, they founded the Amelia Center at Children’s Hospital, which offers grief counseling for families dealing with the loss of a child and for young adults grieving the death of a loved one.

A support service of Children’s Health System, the Center provides individual and group counseling; training and education for professionals dealing with grief situations, including educators.  It also sponsors a spring bereavement workshop and an annual remembrance vigil on National Children’s Memorial Day in December.

Organizers of the pancake supper are members of Team Sunflower who participate in the annual BabySteps Memorial 5K and 1-mile Fun Run supporting The Amelia Center. This year the race will to be held Aug. 22 at Tannehill State Park.  

Tickets for the pancake supper are $7 for adults and $5 for children. Reservations may be made at signupgenuis.com. Tickets will also be sold throughout the community or individuals may pay at the door. All proceeds the supper will go to benefit the Center’s services.

For more information call George Elliott at 205-910-5248 or visit ameliacenter.org.