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Event Volunteer - Remembrance Walk in Florida
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Volunteers Needed for the 2017 Remembrance Walk in Orlando, Florida
Based in Centennial, Colorado, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is a non-profit organization that trains, educates, and mobilizes over 1700 professional quality photographers around the world to provide beautiful heirloom portraits to families facing the untimely death of an infant. Photographers volunteer their time to gift parents with heirloom portraits of the only moments the parents will spend with their baby.
Volunteer opportunities are available to assist with our upcoming event, called a "Remembrance Walk" which will be held in Orlando to remember babies and to help bring healing to the many families that have experienced the loss of an infant. The Remembrance Walk includes a program with readings, music and speakers and each baby his honored by having his or her name read aloud. Following the program, participants will journey together for a reflective walk. Additionally, before the "Remembrance Walk" there is an optional 5k run/walk.
The event will be held on Sunday, May 7th at Baldwin Park in Orlando, located at 2162 Lakemont Avenue, Orlando, FL 32814.
Volunteer shifts begin as early as 6:00am for setup and conclude by 2:30pm.
Please know that Friday, May 5th is our deadline and all volunteer spaces will be filled by that date.
How to Apply:
To volunteer at this event, please resgister on Race Roster by clicking the following link: https://raceroster.com/events/2017/11731/now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep-2017-remembrance-walkrun/volunteer and our volunteer coordinator will contact you with further information and logistics.
Other Important Details:
Volunteers are responsible for their own transportation to the event.
For more information on our charity, please visit us online: www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org
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HEADQUARTERS, P.O. Box 621669, Littleton, CO 80162, US
Mission Statement
To introduce remembrance photography to parents experiencing the loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture.
Description
'Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep' (NILMDTS) is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization. All proceeds go directly into the operation of this organization to help parents who are experiencing an early infant loss.
NILMDTS offers the gift of healing, hope and honor to parents experiencing the death of a baby through the overwhelming power of remembrance portraits. Professional-level photographers volunteer their time to conduct an intimate portrait session, capturing the only moments parents spend with their babies. Parents are gifted with delicately retouched heirloom black and white portraits free of charge.These priceless images serve as an important step in the healing recovery for bereaved families. NILMDTS remembrance photography validates the existence and presence of these precious babies by honoring their legacy.
NILMDTS recruits, trains, and mobilizes professional quality photographers around the world. Through NILMDTS, medical personnel are given a meaningful option to offer bereaved parents by creating remembrance portraiture for their babies.
Through further engagement in the organization, such as the NILMDTS Remembrance Walk and online support, families become a part of a compassionate and supportive community. Parents gain a sense of inclusiveness, alleviating the alienation and perception of being alone in their pregnancy or infant loss journey.
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April 27, 2017
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