I have been thinking over the past couple weeks that I want to do something this summer for Amiah. I want to have a remembrance day, or an "Amiah's Day", to celebrate her and remember her. I want to donate the money raised on her day to two different organizations that saw us through the hardest time in our life.
The first one being the bereavement center at Central Baptist. That hospital, their staff, and the bereavement center director, Debbie, were so good and so amazing to us.
The second one being Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. We have some incredible photos of Amiah that we will cherish forever that we did not have to pay for at all. NILMDTS offers photography services to those who have lost babies at no cost. Sara Corman did Amiah's photos and I will cherish those forever.
So what can we do on Amiah's day? What is an event that people would come to and have fun at to raise money? I want it to be a day of celebration, not sadness. I want to remember Amiah and honor her in a positive way. Because our little girl left a huge footprint on so many people's hearts.
I think that's a great idea. Could you have different booths and games where all or a percent of the proceeds would go to the two different organizations? Also face painting? Maybe a jump house? Just some ideas :)
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ReplyDeleteA great big BBQ! Somewhere where kids can run around and families set up a blanket to stay for the day. Hopefully someone would donate a bouncy castle, face painting too for children then different games and stalls to earn the money for your charities. I think calling it an 'Amiah Mae Day' would be perfect. Do you celebrate May Day in the US? Would be a nice play on her name to be on May Day and called "Amiah MAE DAY" and what a lovely time to have a special rememberance for her annually.
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