Thank you for signing up as an individual fundraiser for the Baby Steps Memorial Run. We are very excited to celebrate our 15th Annual Baby Steps Memorial Run this year and look forward to sharing this fundraising event with you! As you know, most of our participants register to honor someone they have lost. Friends, family, coworkers and others you come in contact with may not have the right words to say to someone facing grief. Making a donation in honor of your loved one is a way they can show support to you. As your heart is empty, you will feel the impact of your loved one to other through this fundraiser.
I encourage you to make your fundraiser page personal. This will tie a connection with your donors and help them know exactly how their donation is helping. All proceeds from each fundraiser will go directly to The Amelia Center at Children's of Alabama.
Please feel free to use any of the information below in your fundraiser page. Also, if you have any questions or need support please email 4everinourheart@gmail.com. I will be glad to help in any way possible.
In 2008, Abby and Cary Nicholas lost their infant sons, Braden and Brody. In 2009, Loni and Justin Hodge lost their infant daughter, Maddox Elise. Their pain was intense and overwhelming but from their sorrow they made something good happen. Their families organized the first Annual Baby Steps Memorial Run, with all proceeds benefiting The Amelia Center, a department of Children’s of Alabama.
The Amelia Center, located in Birmingham, is now over twenty years old. It offers individual grief counseling to parents and grandparents who have suffered the loss of a child and to children who have lost siblings. In addition, the center offers family and group therapy, and educational opportunities for professionals (teachers, clergy and first responders) all who work with grief-stricken individuals. All counseling services are free to the participants. Since its inception in 1997, the compassionate staff of The Amelia Center have brought hope and smiles and understanding to over 15,000 people who thought their lives were over. It is supported not only by Children’s but by the generous donations of community members. More information can be found at www.ameliacenter.org.
