If you are intreseted in being a sponsor for the Walk, please email info@napervillewalktoremember.org.

To be posted after the Walk.

Schedule of Meetings and Events

Date - Time	Type	Location	Notes
March 18, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
April 15, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
May 20, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
June 17, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
July 15, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
August 5, 7:30 pm	Stuffing Party	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome to help us stuff our registration forms in envelopes.
August 19, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
September 16, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
September 30, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
October 7, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
October 14, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
October 17	A Walk to Remember	Naperville Riverwalk Grand Pavilion	All are welcom to volunteer and to walk.

Saturday, October 17, 2009
Naperville Riverwalk

The Walk will take place along Naperville's beautiful Riverwalk. We will begin the day with the memorial service at the Grand Pavilion, located just west of Centennial Beach off of Jackson Avenue in downtown Naperville (the Centennial Beach parking lots are available for our use). We will walk two miles around the park and loop back to the Grand Pavilion where we will have the raffle drawing, closing comments and Thank Yous. Click on the links below for a map of the Riverwalk and driving directions.

See the registration tab above for information on how to register and donate.

Walk to Remember Flier

Schedule of Events
8:15 AM - Registration Begins
9:30 AM - Memorial Service Begins (music, poetry, reading of baby names)
10:15 AM - Walk begins
Raffles will be drawn immediately following the walk! Winners do not need to be present!

Map of the Riverwalk
Directions to get to the Riverwalk

Schedule of Meetings and Events

Date - Time	Type	Location	Notes
May 14, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
June 18, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
July 16, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
August 6, 7:30 pm	Stuffing Party	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome to help us stuff our registration forms in envelopes.
August 20, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
September 17, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
September 26, 11 am	Bake Sale	Lobby outside Edward Hospital cafeteria	All are welcome to bake. And if you don't have time to bake you can always buy and/or help with the sales. Call (630) 303-1642 for more information.
October 1, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome.
October 8, 7:30 pm	General Meeting	Foundation Conference Room 1st Floor Education Center	All are welcome but if we don't need this meeting, we will give everyone a break before the big day.
October 16, 11 am	Bake Sale	Lobby outside Edward Hospital cafeteria	All are welcome to bake. And if you don't have time to bake you can always buy and/or help with the sales. Call (630) 303-1642 for more information.
October 19	A Walk to Remember	Naperville Riverwalk Grand Pavilion	All are welcom to volunteer and to walk.

Naperville's 4th Annual A Walk to Remember was held on Sunday, October 19, 2008, at the Riverwalk Grand Pavilion in Naperville. The Walk raised approximately $17,000 for the development of the Wings of Hope Angel Garden at Edward Hospital, bringing the total money raised for the garden to more than $144,000 or 52% of our goal. The garden will serve as a place of reflection and hope for grieving families whose lives have been touched by miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss, while supporting the mission of the Edward Foundation SHARE Program with memorial donation opportunities. The SHARE Program is a national and local non-profit pregnancy and infant loss support group.

Nearly 400 people attended the event, which included a memorial service featuring key-note speakers Sheila Rutledge, affiliated photographer of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, and Dr. Donald Taylor, Edward Perinatology O/P Clinic, DO Maternal & Fetal Medicine/DO Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ben Thomas of So Elated performed two incredible songs and Phillips Flowers & Gifts generously donated beautiful long-stemmed white roses which were symbolically handed to the parents of more than 100 babies that we walked to honor while their names were read.

Corporate sponsors included: 101.9 FM The Mix; 92.5 FM "9FM" Chicago; 95.9 FM The River; Alfonsi Venetis; Arbor Vitae Café; Caribou Coffee; The Comfort Company; Edward Foundation; Egg Harbor Cafe; Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services; Minuteman Press; The Naperville Sun; Naperville Women's Health Care; Panera Bread; Ryan Hill Realty, Cal & Jackie Thurlby, Team Hagmeyer; and WasteBox, Inc

Program

The sponsors for 2007 were:

Naperville's 3rd Annual A Walk to Remember was held on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at the Riverwalk Grand Pavilion in Naperville. The Walk raised approximately $25,000 for the development of the Wings of Hope Angel Garden at Edward Hospital. The garden will serve as a place of reflection and hope for grieving families whose lives have been touched by miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss, while supporting the mission of the Edward Foundation SHARE Program with memorial donation opportunities. The SHARE Program is a national and local non-profit pregnancy and infant loss support group.

Nearly 400 people attended the event, which included a moving memorial service featuring Linda DeYmaz, author of "Mommy, Please Don't Cry", as the keynote speaker. DeYmaz reflected on the journey of grief and search for hope that she embarked on after her daughter, Alexandra Grace, was stillborn on Easter morning in 1995. She also discussed her unfailing determination in getting her book published. "Mommy, Please Don't Cry" (Random House 1996) was a 2004 Retailers Choice Nominee and has been described as, "he best resource available today for women grieving the loss of a child." The memorial service also featured live music, poetry, and a reading of baby names before participants walked for the steps those babies will never take.

Corporate sponsors included: 95.9 FM The River WERV-FM; Children's Health Partners, S.C.; Edward Foundation; Francesca's Passaggio; Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home; K & D Enterprises; Mercer; Minuteman Press; The Naperville Sun; Naperville Women's Health Care, P.C.; and Women's Center OGM.

In 2006, we held the 2nd Annual A Walk to Remember in Naperville and it was a huge success. Together we raised over $20,000 to benefit Edward Foundation's SHARE Program. As promised, the developments of the Edward Hospital Angel Garden are well underway. Hitchcock Design Group, Inc. has graciously donated conceptual designs for the garden. A detailed update will be shared at this year's Walk.

Thank you to all of those incredible families who participated and helped us make the Walk a success! We remembered and honored our babies, while raising awareness and much needed funds to support the Edward Foundation SHARE Program!