{"id":257699,"date":"2026-08-02T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/257699\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:30:16","slug":"lecom-marks-20th-annual-butterfly-release-to-honor-loved-one-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/257699\/","title":{"rendered":"LECOM Marks 20th Annual Butterfly Release to Honor Loved One | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Families and friends gathered at the Regency at South Shore on Saturday for LECOM&#8217;s 20th annual Butterfly Release, a tradition that offers comfort and remembrance for those who have lost loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"lecom butterfly web.png\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>During the afternoon ceremony, participants released butterflies in memory of family members and friends, whether their loss occurred this year or decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>The program included prayers, reflection, and meditation before the symbolic butterfly release, creating a peaceful opportunity for attendees to celebrate the lives of those they continue to remember.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers said the event is open to anyone grieving the loss of a loved one and serves as a meaningful way to find healing while honoring cherished memories.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the annual fundraiser benefit LECOM&#8217;s hospice program and other aging services, helping provide compassionate care and support for patients and their families throughout the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Families and friends gathered at the Regency at South Shore on Saturday for LECOM&#8217;s 20th annual Butterfly Release,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[109470,733,136,138,137,2350,36882,22414,96805,104383,8589,88333],"class_list":["post-257699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-butterfly-release","tag-community-event","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-fundraiser","tag-grief","tag-healing","tag-hospice","tag-loved-ones","tag-memorial","tag-remembrance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}