Every year, millions of families around the world, including thousands in Connecticut, experience the loss of a pregnancy or newborn. The Hygeia Foundation provides help and comfort to these bereaved families. As we join together to support each other through our losses, we ensure that our babies are not forgotten.

 

On October 2, 2011, at 1:00 pm, we will hold our first annual Footprints on Our Hearts Walk to Remember at East Shore Park in New Haven, Connecticut. Following a memorial program, we will walk together for one mile to remember and honor babies who have gone too soon. We hope that you, your family, and your friends will all join us at the Walk.

After registering for the Walk, you will be given your own fundraising page that you may personalize with your story, a photo, poetry, or simply your reason for walking. Funds raised from our Walk will allow us to continue to provide our free bereavement support services, burial assistance to low-income families, and outreach and educational programs in the community. We challenge you to become a member of the Footprints Team by raising at least $500 in pledges. We will award prizes to the top three individual fundraisers. We hope you will join us in reaching our goal of $35,000.

 

To learn more about the Walk, including how you can participate in the Walk even if you can't be there in person, please click on Event Information at the top of this page. We thank you for supporting the Hygeia Foundation and we look forward to walking with you.