A friend of mine, Natalie,
had posted in her Facebook status that she was looking for pledges for a
Run/Walk that she is going to participate in... when I saw the little
footprints next to the event title I knew I had to take a look... The
cause is near and dear to Natalie as her cousin Briana lost her little
Lexie at 22 weeks gestation and has decided to organizer the event in
her honor.
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“As a way to give back to the
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Program and to honor our Littlest Valuable
Player - Lexie Victoria Pelrine who was born sleeping at only 22weeks.
We are organizing a 5km Run/Walk fundraiser with the proceeds going to
the program. The Program provided amazing support and resources and
created a memory box of items that we will treasure forever. I can only
hope that programs like this get the support they need to aid families
going through similar experiences that our family went through, and what
better way to give back, than to do what I love, which is running and
to help this amazing program and in some way reach out to our lost loved
ones and let them know that we will remember and honor them forever. so
please JOIN us on race day or PLEDGE what you can. Much love! xoxo”
The L.V.P 5km Run/Walk is on September
19th at 10:00am in Okotoks, Alberta. More information to be provided
when more details are worked out.
To check out the L.V.P Facebook group click HERE.
To learn more about the Calgary Health Trust Pregnancy & Infant Loss Program click HERE.
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Briana,
I admire your strength, determination
and want to give back to a program you believe in. You are making your
little girl proud! Because of you and the help/donations of many others,
countless bereaved families will have the opportunity to leave the
hospital with memories and mementoes that they will treasure for a
lifetime.
Thank you for making a difference.
