An end-of-life doula and a Girl Scout in Nampa, Idaho, have collaborated to install a ‘wind phone’ outside Alsip & Persons Funeral Home, offering a space for community members to speak to their lost loved ones. The project holds personal significance for both women and has helped Beaton earn her prestigious Gold Award.
- The ‘wind phone’ provides an outlet for those grieving to say things left unsaid.
- Christine Soza, who lost her parents, initiated the project.
- Katie Beaton, motivated by the loss of her grandfather, completed this as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award, an honor achieved by only 5% of scouts.
( Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
Just outside Alsip & Persons Funeral Home in Nampa stands a unique phone, waiting for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. This ‘wind phone’ offers a chance for people to speak to those they’ve lost, providing an opportunity to say the things that were left unsaid.
Christine Soza, an end-of-life doula, emphasizes the significance of this opportunity.