On October 13, 2012, was the 8th annual SHARE Walk to Remember. A friend of a friend is one of the founders of this amazing event. She mentioned it to our friend, who in turn encouraged us to check it out. This event is a wonderful thing for parents that have experienced this type of loss. It is part of the SHARE program which is an excellent support system for grieving parents (link below). After talking about it with another friend, she suggested that we have shirts made so others can come support us or wear the shirt to remember Evelyn. We had asked a friend that is a graphic designer to help with the shirts - he did an amazing job. We had another goal in mind as well.... We set out to raise money through shirt sales to have a memorial brick placed in The Wings of Hope Angel Garden at Edwards Hospital (where the SHARE program is based).
The Wings of Hope Angel Garden is a place where people can gather who wish they didn't share a common bond - the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or death in early infancy. The garden is a special place that allows parents who have lost a baby to memorialize and celebrate their child's life, however short.
Our goal was $550 for a memorial brick. Our shirt sales and a little help from a friend's hair salon in Naperville we raised double that. The garden just recently reopened from a major remodeling - we are looking forward to seeing Evelyn's memorial items in the garden soon (pictures to come).
It is amazing to see the support at the walk - it was a nasty, rainy day and still people were there standing it support of our little girl.
Special thanks to Jose, Jen, Lisa, and Megan for getting this project rolling and to all the friends and family that bought shirts or were there to show support. We love you as much as you love our angel Evy!
http://www.edward.org/wingsofhope
http://www.edward.org/SHAREResources
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pink-the-salon-naperville
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