Sunset 2 Sunrise Fundraising

Imagine you have just experienced the loss of your spouse! Imagine you are devastated, heartbroken, and feeling completely lost. Imagine your whole sense of self, who you are and who you dreamed you would be when you grow old vanished with your spouse. Now, picture yourself sitting in your home, the home that used to be your sanctuary, the place where you were at peace with your family and friends. Look around at all of the photos adorning your walls - a museum of your happiest memories.                   

Boom, it's all gone!

Those pictures that used to showcase happy memories now evoke feelings of sadness, extreme trauma and pain due to your loss. Even if it is just  you and your children in the photos they represent memories of a "Family" that no longer exists. Or in the alternative, imagine having to leave those now painful memories behind along with the only place you and your family have ever called  home - sitting there staring at blank walls forced to face the reality of having to start over again on your own. 

Approximately 50% of the population is divorced. Several studies have shown that divorced women report significantly higher psychological distress levels than their male counterparts. Most significantly, many of the women experience the trauma described above on their own with no support. It could be your mother, your sister, family member, or best friend. 

CLOSE YOUR EYES AND PICTURE THE SMILE ON THIS WOMAN'S FACE AFTER YOU GIVE HER THE GIFT OF NEW PORTRAITS AND PHOTOS TO PUT IN HER HOME! FEEL HER HAPPINESS AND STRENGTH WHEN SHE GETS A MAKEOVER BY A TALENTED MAKEUP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST PRIOR TO HER PROFESSIONAL PHOTO SHOOT! YOU GAVE HER THE GIFT OF NEW MEMORIES! YOU ARE HER NEW BEGINNING! YOU ARE HER SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD BY FUNDING THE COUNSELING SHE TRULY NEEDS!! 

All we ask is that you give at least a DOLLAR ($1). Of course, any form of generosity is extremely appreciated, but if nothing else we ask that you donate a $1 as a show of support for these women at a time when they are experiencing extreme hardship and loss. Sunset 2 Sunrise is a Section 501(c)3 nonprofit so any gift may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes. 

Also, please be so kind as to show your support by sharing this campaign with as many of your family members, friends and acquaintances as possible and urge them to support a woman at a time when she needs it most! 

Divorce is a serious crisis in many women's lives - please keep reading to find out how you can help! 

Your generosity will provide much needed support, empowerment, resources and funding for counseling for women affected by divorce! 

It is our mission, duty and purpose to empower women recently affected by Divorce by providing them with emotional support, education and resources. Our mission will be accomplished in three (3) ways. The women will be provided with: 1) a Sunrise Session which includes a professional makeover of their makeup and hair, a photography session of the women and her children, if she so chooses, a portrait for her home and edited digital images, 2) Education and support through a free, private, secure online community for divorced women, combined with educational and motivational retreats, events and programs and 3) once funding is secured, the amount required for their initial counseling sessions.

WE KNOW FIRST HAND HOW DIVORCE AFFECTS WOMEN. 

Helen, a divorce and family law attorney, has witnessed first hand through her years of practice and hundreds of clients what a toll a divorce can take on every aspect of a person's life, especially when it comes to her female clients. One such client sat in Helen's office and cried about how she was left in a home with no portraits or pictures as all of the portraits and pictures of her and her children or her and her ex-spouse now brought her such extreme negative emotions. During that meeting an idea was born for Sunset 2 Sunrise, a nonprofit organization that provides women with not only a photography session including brand new empowering portraits and pictures, but a new image through a hair and makeup makeover, a new sense of self, empowerment, community, education, resources and funding for counseling. Helen was aware that when another one of her divorce clients, Dalia, moved out of her marital home she immediately placed new photographs of her and her children on the walls and around their new home. Dalia and Helen became close friends and being that Dalia is a photographer and a therapist, Helen knew who she had to ask to be her vice president and partner. They have put together a fantastic team: Marni Gold as their Social Director and Secretary and Allison Mentzel as CFO and treasurer. All four ladies are on a mission together to empower as many women as possible struggling with life during and post-divorce. We hope and would be honored if you helped us fulfill what we believe is our duty to empower these women and help them make a strong and healthy transition. Our motto is “Freedom In Every Photo”, which is what we strive to achieve for these women.For more information please go to Sunset2Sunrise.org.