Beebe Healthcare to Host 20th Annual ‘Walk to Remember’ on Oct. 13

Beebe Healthcare Perinatal Loss Support Services will host the 20th Annual “Walk to Remember” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, at the George H. P. Smith Park, Block House Pond, in Lewes. In case of rain, the event will be held the following Sunday.

The Walk to Remember is held annually to offer families the opportunity to honor the memory of babies who have died through tubal pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal, or infant death. Beebe’s event is the only Walk to Remember held in the State of Delaware to specifically commemorate pregnancy and infant loss. Similar walks take place nationwide each fall in honor of October’s designation as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

Participants may pre-register or register on site the day of the walk. Attendees will gather at Blockhouse Pond pavilion before the half-mile walk, and then will proceed as a group along the paved walkway around the pond. At the end of the walk, a short memorial service will take place to honor the memory of the babies. Parents wishing to have the names of their infant(s) included in the program will need to submit a registration form prior to Oct. 1.

Parents and grandparents who pre-register prior to the event will receive a memorial T-shirt at no cost based on availability (early registration is encouraged). Friends, other family members and supporters may purchase a T-shirt for $10. For more information about the walk, to register, or to provide contributions, contact Barbara Rogers at Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing by calling 302-645-3251.