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6th Annual Walk to Remember Planned
October, 2003
Across the nation during the month of October (National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month), thousands of parents, their friends & families, health professionals, clergy, and others affected by the death of a child will be participating in a ''Walk to Remember.''
To punctuate this special month, Toland-Herzig Funeral Homes of Dover, New Philadelphia and Strasburg will host the sixth annual, area ''Walk to Remember'' Wednesday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m.
This year’s program is being held at Toland-Herzig’s New Philadelphia location, 246 East High Avenue. After a short program, participants will make a candle-lit remembrance walk to the steps of the Tuscarawas County Court House for a short ceremony and special music provided by New Philadelphia’s East Elementary School Choir.
Nationally, the ''Walk'' is dedicated to the memory of the approximately 870,000 babies that die each year through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or infant death.
Todd Little, Director of Bereavement Services for Toland-Herzig sees the program on an even bigger scale. “Since we first began the ‘Walk to Remember,’ I have seen it make such a difference in the lives of parents and families of children who have died. Each year we gather to remember those children – whether they were lost in pregnancy or lived to be an older adult, and no matter how long they have been gone, the loss of a child is one of life’s toughest experiences.”
The first ''Walk to Remember'' was held September 26, 1986 at the National Perinatal Bereavement Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
To make a reservation or for further information, please contact Little at (330) 343-5525 or email toddlittle@tolandherzig.com.
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