Annual Fund Drive for NILMDTS

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep is the organization that I chose to give back of myself & my talents. For those of you who have not heard of this wonderful charity, you can learn more here.





With the Month of October being recognized as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation holds its Annual Fund Drive for six weeks starting in mid-September and ending in October. President Ronald Reagan enacted Proclamation 5890 in October of 1988 to recognize that each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States alone end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a newborn child. Reagan stated, "A national observance offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the great tragedy involved in the deaths of unborn or newborn babies. It also enables us to consider how, as individuals and communities, we can meet the needs of bereaved parents and family members... "

If you are in a place to make even a small contribution to NILMDTS, please know that doing so will continue to allow the organization to provide improved resources, training, communication, and other tools necessary in support of our amazing contingent of professional photographers who provide the gift of free remembrance portraiture to families in need.

Our next project we are working on is an online, interactive webinar version of our Formal NILMDTS Training taught by Co-Founder Sandy Puc' allowing anyone in any country with access to a computer to complete the course online. Donations help make programs like this a reality!



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Your donations help the organization in many ways -

* By supporting the continued education of our volunteer photographers

* By allowing us to further our outreach to hospitals and hospices across the world

* By offsetting the costs associated with outreach efforts including Formal NILMDTS Training Seminars

* By supporting the Family Forum which creates a productive and supportive haven for healing

* By supporting the Photographers' Forum which provides a helpful environment for our member photographers to express their feelings and receive advice on the various issues that they face in this noble work

* By supporting the day to day operations of our Headquarters Offices

Sneak Peek of Baby Alexis

This was a fun newborn to shoot. She was wide awake - so interested in what was going on around her. She did NOT want to go to sleep. We finally got a 10 minute window were she dozed off.

Addison, Ethan & Elizabeth

A sneak peek from a recent session.

She is such a happy baby!! Big sis & brother are very proud of their little sis.

And The WINNER Is . . .

The Grand Prize winner of the Pancake Pete & Pancake Patty contest is . . .



Jacob's mom writes, " The reason we chose to bring Pancake Pete to the Red Sox game is because one of our first family outings (just a few months after Jacob was born) was to Fenway! We actually had front row seats up on the Green Monster, so it was a lot of fun! Jacob got a lot of attention for being one of the youngest Sox fans up in those seats. We were actually lucky enough to have the person next to us catch a ball thrown up by Wily Mo Pena, and he gave the ball to Jacob- it was great!! So, we LOVE the Red Sox, Fenway Park.......and Wally the Green Monster!!!!"

Way to go Jacob & The Sox!!!!

As the winners they get a family portrait session and a 16 x 20 Print.

This was a great contest with lots of great entries, making it hard to choose a winner.

Watch for the contest again next year!

Yasmine

Yasmine was all smiles for me. Such a cutie!


One of my favorites.



Wearing mom's christening dress.


Big Blue Eyes.


Mom & Dad were exhausted by the end of the session. Who knew singing and dancing could take so much out of you.