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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day – PAIL Network Hosted In-Person Wave of Light Events
October 15, 2023 @ 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
FreeOverview:
Join PAIL Network volunteers on October 15 in the following communities for a memorial ceremony and International Wave of Light at 7 pm. Families participate in every time zone across the world at 7 pm local time, creating a 24 hour Wave Of Light around the globe.
PAIL Network volunteers will light a community candle during the ceremony to honour the babies we have lost though miscarriage, stillbirth, medical termination and infant death. Families are encouraged to bring their own memorial candle to light, and any mementos, stuffed animals, blankets, etc., that help them feel close and connected to their baby’s memory. Thank you for sharing your babies with us.
Date and Time:
Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 6:45 pm (EST)
Locations:
Belleville: Zwicks Park Pavillions – 10 Bay Bridge Road (Butterfly Memorial)
Cookstown/Alliston: Treetops Park – 29 Willoughby Way (Gazebo, past the basketball court)
Hamilton: Confederation Park – Van Warners Beach (by the Beach sign; adjacent to Adventure Village)
Kenora: Lake of the Woods Discovery Centre – 931 Lakeview Dr (on the lake side)
Leamington: Rick Akins Park – Robson Rd (bench in front of children’s play structure, south of the Gazebo)
London: Meadow Gate Park – 1165 Darnley Blvd (at the Gazebo)
Mississauga: Riverwood Conservancy – 4300 Riverwood Park Ln (beyond the garden, to the right)
Owen Sound: Harrison Park – 45 2nd Ave E (outside Harrison Park Inn, at the benches near the takeout window)
Pembroke: Riverwalk Amphitheatre (Waterfront Park) – 50 Fred Blackstein Blvd (inside the Gazebo)
Port Perry: Palmer Park – 175 Water Street (Gazebo, on the left of the park)
Sarnia: The Radiant Community Centre – 179 Christina St N (between JNAAG and Blackwater Coffee)
Thorold: Battle of Beaverdams Park – Ormond Street (Gazebo beside the playground)
Toronto Downtown: CN Tower/Roundhouse Park – 255/236 Bremner Blvd (across from the CN tower; near the picnic tables)
Toronto West: Dufferin Grove Park – 875 Dufferin Street (west side of the park, near the statue and fire pits)
Woodbridge: Sonoma Heights Community Park – 100 Sunset Ridge (Gazebo)
Virtual (Zoom) – Wave of Light Ceremony: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89045277690
Password: PAILWAVE
Additional Information:
The flyers below will be posted to PAIL Network’s closed Facebook group, and they will also be shared with the PAIL Network community via email. If you have any questions, please contact pailnetwork@sunnybrook.ca.
If you are hosting an event with PAIL Network, or hosting an event to raise awareness for pregnancy and infant loss in Ontario, please send the details to pailnetwork@sunnybrook.ca. We'd be happy to list your event in our calendar.
If you're interested in learning more about organizing an event in your community, please get in touch.
