We all remember where we were that day. We also remember that the greatest strength we found was in each other.
Join us at the historic Italian Consulate General in San Francisco for an unforgettable evening of exceptional Italian cuisine, fine wines, meaningful connections, and inspiring stories as we honor the past and the compassion that carries us forward.
Meet our esteemed event honoree and host, Consul General of Italy, Massimo Carnelos & special guests.
Your sponsorship helps ACCESS train volunteer grief mentors • Launch the ACCESS Digital Family Resource Center • Provide Comfort Kits for grieving children • Expand outreach to newly bereaved families • Ensure immediate response when tragedy strikes.
Become an ACCESS Angel with a gift in memory of a loved one, your family, your company, yourself or anonymously.
Our deepest gratitude to our Legacy Sponsors. Your extraordinary generosity has sustained our mission and brought comfort, connection, and hope to families for nearly three decades.
Nearly 30 years ago, Heidi Snow Cinader, author of, “Surviving Sudden Loss”, founded ACCESS after losing a loved one aboard TWA Flight 800. Since then, ACCESS has helped thousands of families affected by aviation accidents, terrorism, mass disasters, and sudden loss.
At the heart of ACCESS is an extraordinary network of volunteer grief mentors, each of whom has experienced sudden loss firsthand. We thoughtfully connect grieving families with someone who has walked a similar path… a mother with a mother, a spouse with a spouse, a sibling with a sibling.
It is compassion born from shared experience, ensuring that no grieving family has to walk alone.
Friday, September 11, 2026 · Consulate General of Italy, San Francisco
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