IMPACT

With the generosity and partnership of our sponsors and donors, we are so proud to have supported the following local initiatives benefitting families and individuals journeying through pregnancy and infant loss.

  • I gave birth to my daughter, Clover, via emergency c-section at the Lois Hole on January 6, 2025. Too small (300g at 24w5d gestation) for life-saving resuscitation measures to be performed, she was removed from oxygen and passed away 7 hours from her birth time. I was gifted one of the bears [donated by the Tiny Footprints Society of Edmonton] and it has been my biggest keepsake in the grieving process. I have slept with the bear every day since receiving it. Thank you.

    - Jessica, Clover’s Mom

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    $35,000 to Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation since 2022

    3 new CuddleCots purchased for the Lois Hole Hospital

    Healthcare professionals’ virtual attendance at a perinatal bereavement care training conference in Ontario

    2024 Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health Annual May Memorial Service at Hainstock’s Funeral Home

  • $30,000 to BriarPatch H.E.A.R.T.S. Baby Loss Program since 2022

    216 no-cost counselling sessions provided to families and individuals experiencing baby loss

    Annual December Candle Light Memorial Service funded for December 2023

    Hosting fees for baby loss chat line

    Dreams Interrupted Retreat for 12 baby loss parents in Sherwood Park

    Staff attendance at Pregnancy and Infant Loss Convention for professional development

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  • $5,000 to Angel Whispers Baby Loss Support Program since 2022

    Summer Bubble Release Family Picnic

    Healing Hands Christmas Ornament workshop

    Care packages for grieving families

    Updates to resource library

    Administrative fees including volunteer training

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  • $5,000 to Community Events since 2023

    52 seats fully funded at 4 Workshops:

    - “Envision”, mini-vision board workshop, finding hope after baby loss

    - “Gather”, on navigating grief through connecting with nature

    - “Reflections on Love and Loss” grief writing workshop

    “Navigating Life After Loss” online support program purchased for 8 families

    Partnered with Cynthia Priest Photography to offer 6 families a “Rainbow Baby” Photo Shoot

  • $4,000 on Teddy Bear Donations since 2024

    225+ soft and comforting teddy bears donated to Alberta Health Services Perinatal Bereavement Programs, to be gifted to families newly experiencing baby loss within the hospital system.

  • $3,000 to ParentCare - Parents Supporting Parents since 2022

    Funding for 2022, 2023, and 2024 Annual December Candlelight Services

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  • $2,000 to Kihew Awasis Wakamik Cultural Society since 2023

    Funds used by indigenous birth workers to support indigenous families journeying through pregnancy and infant loss

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  • $1,500 to Avery's Legacy since 2023

    10 comfort boxes purchased to be distributed to families journeying through baby loss at the Stollery Children’s Hospital or at Braemar School for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

Over $100K raised since 2022

Over $100K raised since 2022

Over $100K raised since 2022 Over $100K raised since 2022

600+ gala attendees and supporters served

600+ gala attendees and supporters served

216+ counseling sessions funded

216+ counseling sessions funded

225+ Teddy Bears donated to local hospitals and perinatal loss organizations

225+ Teddy Bears donated to local hospitals and perinatal loss organizations

3 cuddle cots funded

3 cuddle cots funded

  • “Very refreshing to have an event that isn’t so grief centric. To have the opportunity to gather and be amongst each other without the heavy was a welcome experience."

    2024 “Gather” Workshop Participant

  • "We received two bears from the Lois Hole bereavement program, giving our empty arms something to hold as we mourned the twin baby girls we had lost."

    Livia & Julia’s Parents

  • Rainbow photo shoot Tiny Footprints Society Edmonton

    "Honouring the babies I have lost and the journey they led me on, to the living baby I welcomed thereafter, was a really beautiful experience that I am so grateful for."

    Cristina, Rainbow Baby Photo Shoot Participant

  • “Receiving funds from the annual Starry Night Gala has helped us fund counseling, grief retreats, chat line support, and more. It is also helping to create a strategic plan for increasing baby loss supports and awareness."

    Chy Salter-Roberts, Founder & Director of BriarPatch

  • Customized bereavement box donations by Avery's Legacy and Tiny Footprints Society Edmonton

    "When we received our Avery's Legacy comfort box after our precious son Ryan had passed away, we were moved to tears for the thoughtfulness, care and love that we felt as we looked through each item."

    Ryan's Mom & Dad

  • "Access to a CuddleCot after our infant son died allowed extended family to travel in to see him, and for all of us, the chance to say our goodbyes. The impact this time has had on our healing is profound."

    Jessica Fleming, Maxwell George Fleming Foundation