OC Walk to Remember – 2009
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2009 OC Walk to Remember at UC Irvine on October 10th. We raised $29,000 for local support groups and hospitals. Thousands of families will benefit from your support!
The OC Walk to Remember is a 5K walk, done in remembrance of all the babies lost to miscarriage and pregnancy and infant loss of any kind. The walk was preceded by a memorial service, where each baby’s name was read. No baby should ever be forgotten.
Proceeds from the walk benefit the national SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support organization,as well as several Orange County hospitals and support groups:
St. Joseph Perinatal Hospice, which is dedicated to supporting parents who continue a pregnancy after their baby is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, provides nurses, social workers, music therapy, chaplain services, and many other support resources. They are there for the parents from diagnosis through the bereavement process, and the walk proceeds will help support those programs.
The Guild for Infant Survival Orange County is dedicated to serving parents and families, educating the public and professionals, and raising funds to support medical research in an attempt to eradicate Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). GISOC was established in 1975 to support families that have experienced the death of a baby to SIDS. The non-profit GISOC is the only Orange County peer support group for SIDS families.
Empty Arms support group at Saddleback Church is dedicated to providing care, council and encouragement in a Christian setting to parents who have suffered through the death of their baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.
Healing Hearts SHARE support group Healing Hearts is a network of grieving families who have experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, neonatal loss including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and for parents who had a much wanted pregnancy but due to medical problems were unable to continue pregnancy.
The funds also benefit the following hospitals. Previous donations have been used to fund the memory box programs; train nurses, doctors, and social workers about perinatal death; buy cameras and photo printers; and more.
• Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)
• St. Jude Medical Center
• Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
• AHMC Anaheim Regional
• UCI Medical Center
• Western Medical Center
• Mission Hospital
• Kaiser Permanente (Irvine and Anaheim locations)
Several hospitals and support groups will receive donations of books of inspiration and support after the loss of a baby. A collection of books will be given to each hospital’s labor and delivery unit and available to mothers, fathers and other family members following the death of a baby.
The SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support organization serves parents around the country those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or in the first few months of life. The proceeds will help support their mission of helping families around the country.
Thank you to White, Nelson & Co. for sponsoring our program
Quality. Integrity. Balance. These are the prevailing philosophies that guide the accounting firm of White, Nelson & Co. LLP. Located in the heart of Orange County in Irvine, we provide a full range of accounting, tax, and management advisory services that support some of Southern California’s most successful and entrepreneurial companies. www.whitenelson.com
Thank you to The Flowery in Villa Park for the generous donation of roses so every family had a item to remember their baby by: The Flowery in Villa Park California has been the premier Orange County, CA florist for over 25 years. The Flowery delivers beautiful, unique and creative floral designs for every occasion from weddings and special occasion parties to funerals and get well wishes. The owners of the florist, Carolyn Kain and daughter Billie O’Brien along with their professional staff take pride in creating custom floral arrangements for all occasions for delivery throughout Orange County, CA. thefloweryvillapark.com
Thank you to Gold Sponsor Hoag Hospital’s Women’s Health Department for their support of the OC Walk to Remember: The Sue & Bill Gross Women’s Pavilion contains a spectrum of women’s health services, such as Hoag Breast Care Center, and the Women’s Wellness Center. The Women’s Wellness Center provides health assessments, screenings and education on a wide variety of health topics including menopause, osteoporosis screening, heart disease and cancer. Maternity services provided are unsurpassed – with 18 state-of-the-art labor, delivery and recovery suites, three operating rooms for Caesarean sections and a seven-bed antepartum unit for women with pre-delivery risk. The new facility houses an expanded neonatal intensive care unit and mother/baby unit, as well as expanded areas for fetal diagnostics, neonatology services and staff support functions. hoaghospital.org/womenshealth
Thank you to Suzanne Pullen for speaking at the Remembrance Ceremony and Ken Faulkner for his music contribution. You both helped make the event very special for many parents.
Memorial Wall
Thank you to the Preston Family (Joe, Lisa, Malia Jayne, and Soraya Nicole) for sponsoring the Thornton McKinley Preston Memorial Wall in memory of their son.
Gold Sponsor
Hoag Hospital www.hoaghospital.org
Bronze Sponsors
Bette Kohout CWFC Nuclear Group
Thank you to White, Nelson & Co. for sponsoring the program www.whitenelson.com
Acknowledgements / Special Thanks
Thank you to the companies and individuals who donated their services, raffle prizes, and/or provided pregnancy and infant loss merchandise.
Food & Beverage Donations
Activate Drinks www.activatedrinks.com
Bagels & Brew www.bagelsandbrew.com
Cinnamon Productions www.cinnamon-productions.com
Raffle Donations
| Amanda Hawley Asics www.asicsamerica.com Bears, Buddies & Toys www.bearsbuddiesandtoys.com bel kai designs www.belkaidesigns.com Boneheads www.eatboneheads.com California Fake Bake Chick-Fil-A, Foothill Ranch www.chic-fil-a.com Creative Memories by Cindy Andersen www.mycmsite.com/cindyandersen daytrippingmom.com Frances Fendors Graziano’s Italian Restaurantswww.grazianosrestaurants.com In Motion OC www.inmotionoc.com Jim Leachman Kathy Bellomo LoveTagz www.lovetagz.com Michael Stars www.michaelstars.com Mother’s Market www.mothersmarket.com MyPersonalizedTshirt.com Oakley www.oakley.com Ore’ Originals www.oreoriginals.com OriginOne Clothing www.iamoriginone.com Precious Hand and Footprints www.precioushandfootprints.com Precision Pilates www.precisionpilates.com Scentsy/Leanne Fawcett www.scentsy.com/lfawcett Scrapbooks by Marcela Glaser Signum Digital Pro |
Soul at Home www.soulathome.com Studio EMP Inc www.emausphoto.com T.S.B. & Co. www.TSBandCo.comThe Spa Club/Patti Ross The Sweet Tooth Fairy Bake Shop www.thesweettoothfairy.com The Pagliarini Family The von Rotz Family Timeless Treasures Zlaket’s Market www.zlakets.com Zoomars Petting Zoo www.zoomars.com Merchandise & Service Donations bel kai designs www.belkaidesigns.com Candlewood Suites www.candlewoodsuites.com CARE Ambulance Services Christine Marie Photography www.photobycm.com Classic Party Rentals www.classicpartyrentals.com Facepainting by Jennifer Davidowitz Ginny Apke www.whentowork.comInternational Print & Promotional www.ippromo.com Kathy Bellomo LoveTagz www.lovetagz.com Scrapbooks by Marcela Glaser Signum Digital Pro Sterling O.C. Enterprises LLC www.sterlingoc.com The Flowery www.theflowery.net Top Hat Balloon Werks www.tophatballoonwerks.com |
Grief Support Services
CA Certificate of Stillbirth and Kirsten Pert
Empty Arms Support Group
at Saddleback Church
Empty Arms Support Group at Yorba Linda Friends Church
Guild for Infant Survival
Hoag Hospital, Women’s Health Services
Saddleback Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
Fundraising Efforts
An extra special thanks to everyone who created online fundraising pages for this year’s OC Walk To Remember:
| Angel Callista’s Page Angels Ethan and Emily Baby Gabriel Isaiah Cardenas Baby Janelle’s Walk For a Cause Baby Steps Christopher James Emily Caruso’s Page Erin’s Walk In Memory of Baby Patrick Chavez Infant Survival of Orange County Journey For Joseph Loving Liam Luke’s Team Olivia Kaylie’s Page Our Angels Our Lil Paz C. Vargas Pacing 4 Peyton Remembering Adrian Remembering Cade Daniel Cuevas Remembering Kayla Remembering Our Angels Remembering Our Gabrielle Remembering Our Precious Gabriel Remembering Zachary and Ava Archung St. Joseph Perinatal Comfort Care Team St. Jude Angels Steps for Kaitlyn Masumi Uyehara |
Tammy and Sam’s Page Team Brayden Jordan Team Christopher Team Drews for Bridget, Elsie and Madison Team Dustin Team Gavin Edward Pagliarini Team Hacker 2009 Team Isabel Team LEAH Team McLaughlan 09 Team Paris Team Remembering Randy Team Remembering Ryan 2009 Team Ruff Team Runyon Team Sierra Rose Team Tess Team Xavier James Threads of Love – For Our Little Angels UC Irvine Perinatal and NICU 2009 Walk for Noah Gusto Walk for Scarlett Walking for Marqus & Jonathan Walking for my little angel Rosalinda Walking for Thornton McKinley Preston Walking with Brooklyn Fundraising Page Your Name Says It All Anjelica Team |
Event Volunteers
Many thanks to the student volunteers of Rosary High School and Chino Hills High School – Health Science Academy.
We are grateful to all the volunteers who donated their time in order to make the event a success.
In Remembrance
