Lost & Found Grief Center

05/18/2026

Run & Remember is THIS THURSDAY!! 🧡💙 We look forward to seeing 700+ of you at Jordan Valley Park on Thursday evening, May 21, with the race/walk starting at 6:30 p.m.

🧡 Packet pick up begins Tuesday. Registration is still open. Shirts are limited.
💙 The park opens at 5:30 p.m.
🧡 Free parking is available across from the ballpark (diagonal from Jordan Valley Park).
💙 Learn more & sign up:
https://lostandfoundozarks.com/runandremember/

05/14/2026

It's not too late to sign up for Run & Remember 2026! We hope to see you on Thursday evening, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. as we walk, run, encourage, and remember loved ones in our community. 🧡💙 Registration is open through May 21. Cost is $35 for the 1-Mile Memory Walk or 5K.

Sign up at lostandfoundozarks.com/runandremember or search for Run & Remember on RunSignUp!

05/13/2026

The Run & Remember countdown is on...with 8 days to go! This crew of staff and Run & Remember volunteers has been busy planning and preparing for at least six months! 🧡💙

And...there's still time and space for you to be part of this year's 5K and 1-Mile Memory Walk on Thursday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Jordan Valley Park

🔆By the way, the weather is looking pretty great for an evening jog or stroll at the park!

Thank you to our Run & Remember Committee including (not all pictured here):
Cheryl Campbell, Rebecca Shirley, Kathy M. Clark, Rhonda Jasinski, Anna Larriu Hailey Wiegard, Jamie Fields, Melanie Blair, Rebecca Metcalf, Debbie Milligan, Dustin Rich, Jennifer Brown, Ashley Landrum, Kayshia Rosenbury, Lauren Anderson (Thornton 🐾), Mark Miller, and many more volunteers who help make Run & Remember possible!

See you next week!

05/11/2026

Our Run & Remember medals have arrived! 🧡💙 More than 600 people have signed up for this year's event, and there's still space for you! You can register for the 1-Mile or 5K through May 21.

We hope to see you at Run & Remember 2026 next Thursday, May 21, 6:30 p.m., at Jordan Valley Park!

Note: Medals will be given to the first 650 finishers. T-shirt sizes are now first-come, first-served at Packet Pick up: Packet Pickup will be:

– Tuesday, May 19: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lost & Found
– Wednesday, May 20: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lost & Found
- Thursday, May 21: 5:30-6:15 p.m. at Jordan Valley Park.

05/11/2026

Thanks Around The Ozarks for the invitation to talk about Lost & Found and Run & Remember! If you still want to sign up for Run & Remember's 5K or 1-Mile at Jordan Valley Park, registration is still open!

Sign up here: https://lostandfoundozarks.com/runandremember/

05/10/2026

Mother's Day can bring many feelings and reflections. 🧡💙 Thank you, Anna, for sharing with us all about your mom. We are thankful to be a place where you can talk about your mom and find help, hope, and healing.

05/09/2026

Mother's Day grief comes in many forms.

Grieving your mother. Grieving as a mother. The role you wanted but couldn't have. The relationship that was complicated. The future you won't share together. Or grieving quietly while the world celebrates.

Whatever your loss looks like, it's real. And you don't have to carry it alone.🧡💙

Here are two helpful videos from David Kessler for anyone navigating Mother's Day grief - whether that is the loss of a mother or a loss of a child.

Watch free at the link below:
https://www.davidkesslertraining.com/mothers-day

05/08/2026

We are so thankful for the support we receive from our community, including the Laboratory Theatre students at Missouri State University. As part of their spring performance of "The Theory of Relativity," they collected books and art supplies for Lost & Found and dropped these off this week! 🧡💙 Each donation helps support a grieving child or teen. Thank you!

p.s. Congratulations to all the MSU graduates! 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓We know you'll do amazing things in your next act. 😄

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05/07/2026

Friday night.

Donate Life Day is coming to Springfield, MO, on May 8th at Hammons Field! With the purchase of a special Theme Ticket, fans will receive an exclusive Springfield Cardinals cap supporting organ and tissue donation.

These Donate Life caps are available ONLY with the purchase of a special Theme Ticket, which can be purchased here: www.milb.com/springfield/tickets/theme-tickets

We can’t wait to see you there tomorrow!

05/07/2026

“What do you do with your grief?”

For Phillip and Valerie, the answer became helping others.

After the death of their son, they found support through Lost & Found Grief Center. Today, they serve as volunteer facilitators walking with others through loss. 💙🧡 Thank you, Phillip and Valerie!

A story of heartbreak, healing, and hope.

Read their story on our Stories & Blog page (and in our recent Spring newsletter): https://lostandfoundozarks.com/shanespotlight/