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Please join us

Tues, October 15, 2024

6:00 PM | WICHITA, Kansas

Beech lake | 13th & WEBB

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A NIGHT OF HOPE

Join us on October 15th for a community candlelight vigil and water lantern release amongst a light display featuring over 50,000 pink, blue, and white lights in memory of our babies in Heaven.


This is a free event for families who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss and their friends and family.

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SPONSOR A LIGHT CLUSTER

Displayed at the Wave of Light event, you can sponsor a cluster of lights in memory of your baby in Heaven for a $100 donation.

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A sign with your baby's name will be illuminated in front of five 10-foot-high poles, twinkling in your choice of pink, blue, or white lights.

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SHINE THEIR LIGHT

For Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, we are holding our annual 

Shine Their Light 

fundraising campaign.

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We would be honored if you would fundraise on behalf of grieving families and help us reach our goal.

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HOPE
WALK

walk through 50,000 lights in memory of babies of Heaven

water
lantern
release

Release a
water lantern
on the lake
in memory
of a baby

A special night of hope & healing

Join Us

We will walk through rows of beautiful lights together and hear our babies’ names as we release water lanterns onto the lake.

 

United in our heartache, we will light up the night together in remembrance of our babies in Heaven.

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Together, we will grieve with HOPE!

Spread the Word

Download our event flyer (and share it with your friends, or post it at your work or church)

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REGISTER TO ATTEND wave of light 2024

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FAQ

About Remembrance Day

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or the death of a newborn. It is observed annually on October 15th in the United States and Canada and, in recent years, the United Kingdom and parts of Australia.

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The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Movement began in the United States in 1987. On October 25, 1988, American President Ronald Reagan designated the entire month of October 1988 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The October 15th Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (PAILRD) Campaign began in 2002 as an American movement started by Robyn Bear, Lisa Brown, and Tammy Novak. Together, they petitioned the federal government, as well as the governors of each of the 50 states, and by October 15, 2002 (the first observance of PAILRD), 20 states had signed proclamations recognizing the date as such. As a result of the American campaign effort, Concurrent Resolution 222, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day was passed in the House of Representatives on September 28, 2006. To date, all 50 American states have yearly proclamations, with Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island, and South Dakota adopting permanent proclamations. (Source)

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About International Wave of Light

The day is observed with remembrance ceremonies and candle-lighting vigils, concluding with the International Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of candles at 7:00 p.m. The International Wave of Light invites participants from around the world to light a candle in honor of PAILRD, starting at 1900 hours on October 15 in their respective time zones, and to leave the candle burning for at least an hour. The result is a continuous chain of light spanning the earth for a 24-hour period in honor and remembrance of the children who pass away during pregnancy or shortly after birth. (Source)

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