Our memorial butterfly release is a beautiful event that helps to express our sorrow for the loss of our loved one and honour their memory.

According to Indian legend, if anyone desires a wish to come true they must first capture a butterfly and whisper that wish to it. Since a butterfly can make no sound, the butterfly cannot reveal the wish to anyone but the Great Spirit who hears and sees all. In gratitude for giving the beautiful butterfly its freedom, the Great Spirit always grants the wish. So, according to legend, by making a wish and giving the butterfly its freedom, the wish will be taken to the heavens and be granted.

The butterflies for this year's event have been provided by Greenway Blooming Centre. These butterflies have been tagged by "Monarch Watch", an educational outreach program based at the University of Kansas. Monarch Watch engages citizen scientists in large scale research projects. This program produces real data related to a serious conservation issue. In the North (Canada and the U.S.), monarchs face direct habitat destruction caused by new roads, housing developments and agricultural expansion.

Join us for our 2nd Annual Memorial Butterfly Release, Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 2 p.m. Please follow the links below to download the brochure and register for the memorial:

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