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Preparations in place for 12th Annual Walk to Remember
September, 2009
 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.''
For the twelfth consecutive year, to bring awareness to this special month, Toland-Herzig Funeral Homes & Crematory of Dover, New Philadelphia and Strasburg will host the Tuscarawas valley's ''Walk to Remember.''
This year's event will begin in Toland-Herzig's Dover location, 803 N. Wooster Avenue, on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. After a short program, led by Pastor David Carrick, participants will make a candle-lit remembrance walk to the nearby gazebo and gardens at Warther's Museum. Participants will return to the funeral home for some closing thoughts and a time of fellowship.
Refreshments will be served, and, as with all of Toland-Herzig's community programming, there is no cost to participate.
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.
Again this year, the area walk will be even more inclusive. ''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,'' notes Toland-Herzig's Tricia Herzig-McKinnon.
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 McKinnon at (330) 343-6132 or email - triciamckinnon@tolandherzig.com.
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