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CaptHeather
10-19-2007, 01:05 PM
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Loc: In between a rock and a hard p... Gearing up for October
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October 15th is as you all know Pregnancy and Infant Loss rememberance Day. Here's some stuff you can do to get the message out there

Ideas for all of the Month of October:

Tying pink or blue ribbons around trees in yards, neighborhoods, and parks.

Place signs and banners in your yard, neighborhoods, and parks.

Contact your local radio stations and television news stations to have them announce that October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

Write an article and submit it to your local newspapers.
Sponsor flowers in memory of your baby in a church service or hospital.

Have a t-shirt made that says I have an Angel, and have your child’s name put on it.

Ideas for October 15th:

Light candles and display them in your windows.

Contact local Radio and News stations and have them announce that it is October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

Drive with your headlights on. Also, ask that radio and news stations announce this as well.

Leave your porch lights on. Have radio and news stations announce this as well.

Release butterflies (Can be expensive, but is very beautiful, Use a search engine such as yahoo and type in butterfly release)

Release Doves (You can rent doves that are trained to fly back to the owner)

Sponsor a candle lighting ceremony in a park, church, or local hospital.

Send off a pink or blue balloon with your Angel’s name and/or picture.