When three-year old Christine Marie Tipsord complained about a simple headache, her parents never dreamed that doctors would discover she had a rare brain tumor.

Christine died just six weeks after this unimaginable diagnosis. She was three months shy of her fourth birthday.

While Daniel and Susan, Christine's parents, mourned the overwhelming loss of their daughter and braved their own deep grief, they were confronted with another extremely difficult challenge: how to help their surviving daughter, Allison, navigate the grief of losing a sibling. This trying ordeal inspired them to reach out and help other families who found themselves in similar situations.

Project Christine equips parents who have lost children to illnesses or accidents with the tools they need to help their surviving children cope with their loss. These tools include books, workbooks, and grief kits. Contributions to The Project Christine Fund are accepted at any time by the Community Foundation and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.