Events

Please join us for these special events and meetings. For more information, please contact us by email  sidsma27@aol.com

Support Groups for Families who have experienced the loss of a baby through

Miscarriage, Infant Death or Stillbirth

SIDS Mid-Atlantic and Preemies Today sponsor two support groups for anyone who has lost a baby. One group meets the first Thursday evening of every month from 7 to 9 pm at McLean Presbyterian Church, 1020 Balls Hill Road , McLean , Virginia in the Parlor.   The second group, HOPE, Helping Other Parents Endure, meets the third Tuesday of every month from 7 to 9 pm at the Gainesville Church of God, 14215 Lee Highway, Gainesville VA 20155

The support groups are free and open to anyone affected by the loss of a baby due to any cause. It is always helpful for the newly bereaved families to have the support of families who have “been through it.”

For more information on coping with the death of a baby, please contact SIDS Mid-Atlantic at 703-955-6899 or sidsma27@aol.com or www.sidsma.org or www.novababyloss.org

MIS/SHARE Grief Group Meeting Schedule

( 301-460-6222 (24-hour message line)

Virginia – MIS/SHARE

Meeting Location:

St. Luke's United Methodist Church

7628 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church Virginia

Meets the 2 nd Thursday of every month 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Contact: Carolyn Mara ( 703-754-5836

For support with subsequent pregnancies,

Carolyn Mara ( 703-754-5836

For Spanish Speakers:

Call Maria Robles ( 703-326-9262

Para Información en Español:

Llame por Teléfono a Maria Robles

( 703-326-9262

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SIDS Mid-Atlantic Trainings

February 10 2012                Keys to a Healthy Baby, Infant Development and Shaken Baby Syndrome

10 am to 1 pm                   Inmed Partnerships for Children, Ashburn Virginia

February 24 2012               Safe Sleep for Baby, Perinatal Substance Abuse, and When a Baby Dies

10 am to 1 pm                     Inmed Partnerships for Children, Ashburn Virginia

February 29 2012              Safe Sleep for Baby

11 am to noon                  Inova HealthSource, Fairfax Virginia

March 14 2012                 Sudden Infant Death and Shaken Baby Syndrome for Child Care Providers

7 to9 pm                            Fairfax South County Government Center,  Richmond Highway, Fairfax Virginia

March 23 2012                  Prematurity and  Perinatal Depression

10 am to 1 pm                   Inmed Partnerships for Children, Ashburn Virginia

April 27 2012                     Five A's Smoking Cessation Training

10 am to 1 pm                   Inmed Partnerships for Children  Ashburn Virginia

 

 

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Please join us for the annual SIDS Mid-Atlantic

"Celebration of Remembrance"

November 20 2011

at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington  

4444 Arlington Boulevard

Arlington, Virginia

Family and friends of babies who have died from any cause

are welcome to attend.

Our Babies:  slide show from Celebration of Remembrance

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SIDS Walk 2007  slide show of the walk to fight SIDS

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Past Events

OUR PHOTO GALLERIES are here.

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Second Annual Stratton Woods Charity Golf Classic
In Memory of Kylie Xiu Clifford June 16th Click here

First Annual Brisan's Bash June 24 Click here

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SIDS WALK 2005  Sunday September 11

Almost 3000 babies a year—as many people who died at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001—die of SIDS in the United States every year.
72 babies in Virginia and 55 babies in Maryland died of SIDS last year, and another 110 babies died of “other” sudden infant death causes, such as accidental suffocation in unsafe beds, infection, and undiagnosed metabolic or cardiac disorders. We walk in memory of these children and to raise funds to prevent other infant deaths.

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BOWLING FOR SIDS April 28, 2004

Worldwide candle lighting® on National children's memorial day

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December 12, Sunday, at 7 pm local time for one hour. A 24-hour remembrance for all children who have died, held by The Compassionate Friends. www.compassionatefriends.org

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Celebration of Remembrance 2004

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The 2004 Celebration of Remembrance Memorial Service was Saturday November 13, 2004 at Messiah United Methodist Church in Springfield, Virginia.

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Click here for a photo gallery of this event.

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David Ratliff, father of Chloe, sang the song he wrote in her memory: "Chloe's Playground."

Ornaments for each baby in the shape of stars were created by Patti Smith, grandmother of Louis Copps.
"Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy"

Dona Dei, Parish Nurse, led us in prayer:

" Blessed are those who kindle the flame of creation
Blessed are those who spark the imagination
Blessed are those who weave threads of life throughout the generations
Welcome little ones, children of God, loved by God,
Who turn our longing for healing into illumination."

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           September 19, 2004 at 2pm.

           Floris Elementary School, Herndon, VA

Click here for Kylie's memorial page on this site.

Click here to see pictures from the dedication.

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WAWA/SIDS MA benefit Golf Tournament

           The golf tournament that Wawa is hosting for us.

           September 17, 2004 10am to 5pm

           The Crossings Golf Club in Richmond, VA.

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8TH ANNUAL SIDS WALK 2004

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Benefiting SIDS Mid-Atlantic, Wawa, Inc., and the CJ Foundation for SIDS

Sunday, September 12, 2004. Thank you for helping us to pursue the mission of a future in which no parent is faced with the tragedy of losing a baby to SIDS.

Locust Shade Park, Triangle, VA; First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, VA; Buddy Attick State Park, Greenbelt, MD.

Here are SIDS Walk posters PDF 1, PDF 2.

Click here for a photo gallery of the Walk at Locust Shade Park in Triangle.

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SIDS Mid-Atlantic "Celebration of Remembrance"

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Sunday November 16, 2003
6 P.M. to 9 P.M.
The Unitarian Church of Arlington
4444 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA

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The theme of the Celebration of Remembrance was
"The Gifts Our Children Brought Us"

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Click here for a photo gallery of this event.

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We invited families to share in the celebration in writing or verbally by contributing to a new tradition. We had a tablecloth available to write a few lines describing how your baby's brief life enriched your life, the special meaning your baby has in your life, and how your relationship with your baby has continued.

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We will use these tablecloths for future celebrations and add to them over the years.

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The family dinner and get together was followed by a moving memorial service in the chapel.

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Sids Walk 2003

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SIDS Mid-Atlantic, CJ Foundation for SIDS, and Wawa , Inc. participated in the seventh annual SIDS Walk Sunday (click here to see photos of the event) September 14, 2003 at two locations, Locust Shade Park in Triangle and First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach. As you can see in the pictures, it's an enjoyable and memorable event for families.

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