Events
2010 Empty Cradle Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember honors our babies, and seeks to promote support, education and awareness for grieving parents. The annual Walk to Remember memorial service, balloon release and walk is a touching and wonderful memorial to our babies. Click to View Our Walk to Remember 2008 & 2009 Photo Albums. Note: The photo gallery will open in a new browser window.
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Date and Time:Sunday, October 17th, 2010 at 2:00 PM Location:
Temecula Harveston Community Park Registration:Adult: $25 | Child (3 to 12 years): $10Registration is available online. Day of Event Additional:Empty Cradle Fundraisers at the Walk |
To learn more about this event, contact us by email at walktoremember@emptycradle.org.
Walk to Remember Photos:
Walk to Remember 2008 & 2009 Photo Albums. Note: The photo gallery will open in a new browser window.
Michiyo at Visual Impact Photography has generously donated photos of the 2008 & 2009 Walk to Remember events to Empty Cradle. To have your favorites printed professionally, contact Michiyo at (909) 437 2924, or visit her Web site at: visualimpactphotography.zenfolio.com
Empty Cradle invites members to share your Walk to Remember pictures in the photo gallery. Photos, with or without descriptions, can be sent to webadministrator@emptycradle.org. Please include your name and email address.
Previous Year Photos:
Around the Community
The Isabella's Giraffe Club "A Walk to Remember 2009" event will be held Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Scripps Ranch Community Park. Click for More Info and Registration Form (PDF 190kb)
Isabella's Giraffe Club is a non-profit organization committed to providing emotional and educational support for parents with infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
For more information about events, and the Isabella's Giraffe Club organization, visit: www.isabellasgiraffeclub.org
Giant Hearts Bereavement Support Group
Giant Hearts welcomes anyone who is experiencing the loss of a loved one at any age. Giant Hearts provides a safe and confidential environment to support families who have experienced a loss.
Meetings are held the 4th Sunday of every month, from 7-8 pm at 11777 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 140. Please call to reserve your place. For more information, please call Johanna at (858) 449 6554.
October Memorial Meeting and Candle Lighting Service
At all three of our October meetings, we will be having our annual memorial service. This is one of the most important and moving meetings of the year…a time to remember, reflect and connect with your beloved baby(ies). We’d like to invite you to share with others at the meeting the various ways that you have memorialized your baby(ies). Perhaps you have a memory album, pictures, a poem, a quilt, a box, special mementos or some other cherished items that helps you to remember and keep your baby’s spirit alive. Please bring any memorial items that you would like to share to the October meeting and join us for our candle lighting memorial.
Memorial Meeting Dates for 2009:
- North County – Wednesday, October 7, 2009
- South Riverside County – Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- East County – Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is October 15th of each year. This special day was created to bring national awareness to the impact of pregnancy loss. The goal is to provide support, education and awareness for those who are suffering or may know someone who has suffered a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, a still birth, or the loss of an infant. On September 28, 2006, House Resolution #222 was passed in the House of Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. One of the Speakers that spoke in support of the House Resolution was California Representative Brian Bilbray. Mr. Bilbray also shared that he and his wife had lost their 3 month old baby to SIDS and that even though it had been 22 years ago, he and his wife still very much felt the pain of losing their little one.
The mission of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day is “to diligently work with local, state and national leaders to obtain a National Day of Remembrance recognizing the need for community education and awareness when a family loses a child to miscarriage, stillbirth, and/or neonatal death. While promoting the need for openness, understanding and compassion during a family's time of grief and most importantly, allowing those who wish, to remember these children who we now hold dear.”
To learn more about Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, visit www.October15th.com.
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
Empty Cradle is an organization run entirely by volunteers. Our volunteers donate their precious time and energy in order to help the organization continue to provide support and services to bereaved parents and the community. Many of our resource parents find that volunteering is a good way to “parent” their lost little one(s).
Once a year, the Empty Cradle Organization says thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers with a luncheon in honor of their dedication to the organization. Our next luncheon date will occur Saturday April 25th, 2009. The Luncheon will be held from 11 am - 1:00 pm at the Macaroni Grill at the Westfield Shopping Mall in Escondido.
Thanks so much to all of our volunteers! Your commitment and dedication to the organization continues to bring hope to our members!
October 10 Volunteer Training - Parents Helping Parents
Empty Cradle is a non-profit volunteer organization. We rely on our volunteers to keep the organization going and to help provide the services we offer. If you have been thinking about giving something back to our organization, we would like to invite you to become part of the Empty Cradle Volunteer team. We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available at this time. For a list of the positions and their descriptions click on the Volunteer link.
On Saturday, October 10, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, we will have a meeting for all of our new volunteers and for those who are interested in learning about the different volunteer positions that are available. For more information about the training you may call the Empty Cradle phone line or send an inquiry to volunteer@emptycradle.org.
Board Meetings
Our board meetings are held four times per year in order to plan the next 3 months of activities, make decisions, create new services and report on existing services. All members are welcome to attend the board meetings.
August 1st, 2009 10:00 am - 12 pm (at Panera in Westfield Mall - North County Fair, in Escondido)
October 10, 2009 9:00 am - 10:45 am. This is an attenuated board meeting held at Tracy Swanson's house. Immediately following the Board Meeting we will be hosting a Volunteer Training on October 10, 2009 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
March 12 Internet Radio Program
Empty Cradle was the focus of Gloria Horsely's national internet radio program - Healing the Grieving Heart on the March 12th, 2009 9:00am airing. Director Tracy Swanson talks with Gloria and her daughter Heidi about Empty Cradle and the impact that it has had on her life and the lives of many bereaved parents who have sought comfort and support from the organization.
Tune in to Listen at: www.Health.VoiceAmerica.com
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