With the Month of October being recognized as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness
Month, The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation holds its Annual Fund Drive for
six weeks starting in mid-September and ending in October.
President Ronald Reagan enacted Proclamation 5890 in October of 1988 to recognize
that each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States alone end
in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a newborn child. Reagan stated, "A
national observance offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the
great tragedy involved in the deaths of unborn or newborn babies. It also enables
us to consider how, as individuals and communities, we can meet the needs of bereaved
parents and family members... " To read the full Proclamation signed by Reagan,
CLICK HERE.
If you are in a place to make even a small contribution to NILMDTS, please know
that doing so will continue to allow the organization to provide improved resources,
training, communication, and other tools necessary in support of our amazing contingent
of professional photographers who provide the gift of free remembrance portraiture
to families in need.
Our next project we are working on is an online, interactive webinar version of
our Formal NILMDTS Training taught by Co-Founder Sandy Puc' allowing anyone in any
country with access to a computer to complete the course online. Donations help
make programs like this a reality!
To make a donation to NILMDTS, please click here.
Your Donations Support the Organization in Many Ways -
* By supporting the continued education of our volunteer photographers
* By allowing us to further our outreach to hospitals and hospices across the world
* By offsetting the costs associated with outreach efforts including Formal NILMDTS
Traingin Seminars
* By supporting the Family Forum which creates a productive and supportive haven
for healing
* By supporting the Photographers' Forum which provides a helpful environment for
our member photographers to express their feelings and receive advice on the various
issues that they face in this noble work
* By supporting the day to day operations of our Headquarters Offices
