SHARE Atlanta - Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Grief Support

Marcia's Story, 11Alive Community Service Award, & more of SHARE Atlanta's Story SHARE Atlanta

Marcia's bio

Marcia's Story of Loss

"I Never Imagined" by Marcia Mcginnis

"Mourning into Joy - 2011" by Marcia Mcginnis

Marcia's Story about healing with Joan Dewar's support and AMEND.

More about Marcia's "Walk" with SHARE Atlanta

Chronic illness leads to coping skills and creating a website in 1997!

"Super Citizen of the Week - May 2-8, 1992"

My unexpected gift - "11Alive's Community Service Award" April 2001

11 Alive presents Community Service Award (CSA) to Marcia McGinnis on April 11, 2001 (Click on Community then on Community Service Awards)

Marcia's Bio: I have had several ask me how I got to this place with the website and group. Here is a little more about my background.

Marcia holds a Masters Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in psychology. She has taught in elementary school, directed a religious education program, was an assistant theater-school manager, directed church plays and programs, and homeschooled the couples two sons, Joel and Aaron.

She was co-founder of SHARE Atlanta in 1984, after two miscarriages, Catherine and Elizabeth, and the death of Seth at two days old. As the years have passed, she has served on most of the organizations committees, and facilitated as president for many of the last 17 years. Marcia is proud of the twenty plus volunteers who help to keep this outreach alive.

Marcia has had numerous classes in grief education. One program that she took, taught at her church, and used many of its principles in SHARE Atlanta's groups, is Mary Joe Hannaford's Windows Program. This program can be found online under Active Parenting.

****Windows/Healing and Helping Through Loss
with accompaning Workshop Program
by Mary Joe Hannaford & Michael Popkin
Published by Active Parenting, Inc., Atlanta, GA
(contact Active Parenting to take workshop and
become certified as a "Windows" Grief Counselor)

Marcia also took a workshop under Marilyn Gyte and has given or participated with many workshops for groups such as Joy Johnson's workshop, SIDS, TCF, SHARE National Bereavement Conference, RTS local training sessions, etc. For more details about what SHARE Atlanta has achieved please look under SHARE Atlanta Information/Details.

All this has been accomplished with the support of her husband and friend, Leon, and with God's guidance and love. 12/2002