Project COMMON BOND Winter 2020
A Time for Bonding, Bravery and Building Trust
Dear Friends and Families of Tuesday's Children,

Earlier this month, we welcomed participants from 7 nations - Canada, Republic of Congo, Israel, Northern Ireland, Norway, Sudan and the U.S. - to the Winter 2020 Session of Project COMMON BOND in Washington, D.C. While everyone came from different backgrounds, they all shared one tragic commonality: loss of a family member due to terrorism, military service or mass violence.

At Project COMMON BOND, participants learned that there are others who identify with their pain, and that hope and resilience is possible. When the buses arrived, planes landed and cars shifted into park, it was time to begin the process of healing through community and leadership development.

The tougher moments, such as dignity sessions led by trained clinicians, were balanced out by lighter group activities like sports and art. Together, these activities led to the creation of lifelong friendships and the enrichment of cross-cultural exchange.
"The Project COMMON BOND winter session is the perfect opportunity to take the knowledge obtained at the summer session and use it to solve real world problems. I reunited with old friends and made new ones I'll have for life."
-Project COMMON BOND winter 2018 participant
It's wonderful knowing that these young people will return home empowered to be peace-builders and agents of change. The statistics show that Project COMMON BOND motivates participants to advocate for peace and dignity, but seeing truly is believing.

All of us at Tuesday's Children are proud and honored to call these individuals members of our community, and look forward to the bright futures that await them. Terrorism, violent extremism and war may be powerful forces, but peace, dignity and friendship can prevail.

Warmest regards,

Terry Sears
Executive Director, Tuesday's Children
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Registration is now open for our summer 2020 session! To receive an application, please contact DeannaB@tuesdayschildren.org .
About Tuesday's Children
Tuesday’s Children provides a lifetime of healing for families who have been forever changed by terrorism, military conflict or mass violence. Through a time-tested, long-term approach, Tuesday’s Children programming serves and supports our nation’s military Families of the Fallen; builds resilience and common bonds in communities worldwide recovering from tragedies; and keeps the promise to support all those impacted by Tuesday, September 11th.
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