Hi all
Just thought I'd let you know the details for the balloon release that Sands Auckland Central is organising for Baby Loss Awareness Week. This info was in our recent magazine that went out to all members.

Baby Loss Awareness Week & October 15th
International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

International Baby Loss Awareness Week provides the opportunity for parents and families around New Zealand to come together and remember the lives of their babies who have died. We acknowledge the lives and deaths of all babies, no matter what their gestation, length of life or how they died. It is also a chance to highlight the work done by Sands around New Zealand.
The aims for the week are:
• To promote 15th October as National Baby Loss Awareness Day
• To promote the annual Global Wave of Light and other events or services where parents can publicly acknowledge their babies
• To raise awareness and increase understanding of the impact of baby loss amongst the wider public

EVENTS

All Sands parents, families and friends are invited to attend the following events. We look forward to seeing you there: -

BALLOON RELEASE & SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Sunday 11th October, open from 1.30pm, 2pm release, Herne Bay

An opportunity to meet with other bereaved parents and family members, to release a balloon for our babies, tie a ribbon on our remembrance heart and be together on a special day.

There will be a small charge of $2 for sausage and cake.

Collection boxes will be available and we respectfully request that you make a donation to Sands. Wristbands, ribbon pins and keyrings will be available.

Please email us if you are interested in coming along and for exact venue details. We need an idea of numbers so that we order the right number of balloons.

Email, sandsaucklandcentral@gmail.com Subject; Balloon Release


ANNUAL GLOBAL WAVE OF LIGHT – October 15th Service
Thursday October 15th – International Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Hospital Chapel, Level 6, Auckland City Hospital, 6.45pm

Arranged by Parent Care Inc - This is an opportunity to light a candle and participate in the Global Wave of Light. If you would like to you may also read a poem or say a few words for your baby/babies. You are also invited to a light supper on level 9 after the service.

We'll do our best to be there this year, thanks for the headsup Alana!

unfortunately I wont be able to make it this year..again. It is just the wrong tome of year for me what with the calving and all, plus we start AB on the 19th so will be busy with that too.

Anybody know if there is anything on in the wellington region?

Hey Debs, check this link out

http://www.sands.org.nz/baby-loss-awareness-week.html

Was going to ask that - have an extra balloon to release this year....

Hey Debs
Have another look at the Sands events page as another couple of Wellington events have been posted up there today.

Oh Telly, I totally missed that, so sorry hun.

..you didn't miss it love, I just haven't posted about it..........

....Couldn't find anything on here.

Yay, it's not the same weekend as the gremlins birthday! (that's what I get for having them oct 14th I guess lol!).
We'll make every effort to be there Alana

Great Emma, I will put you on the list so that we have enough balloons.

Hi Alana,

We are going to try and get there. I've got the flu at the moment, but hoping to be over it by then.

Cheers

Yvonne

So sorry Chantelle