Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Candle Glow
2024-06-14 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Missouri State Capitol, 201 W Capitol Ave, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, United States
The HART Foundation (Hope And River Talken) presents the first Candle Glow. NILMDTS will be in attendance providing information.

51st Annual Perinatal Symposium
2024-09-27 | Embassy Suites Destiny USA by Hilton, 311 Hiawatha Blvd W, Syracuse, New York, 13204, United States
The Regional Perinatal Program of Crouse Hospital and Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse will hold its 51st Annual Perinatal Symposium on Friday, September 27, 2024 at the Embassy Suites Destiny USA by Hilton, 311 Hiawatha Blvd W, Syracuse, New York, 13204. It draws over 200 attendees from the 13 county Central New York referral areas. The participants include many disciplines of health care professionals caring for women throughout the perinatal period and newborn babies.

Baby Steps 5K Run/Walk
2024-09-28 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Spring Valley Park, 2606 Mt Olivet Rd, Kalamazoo, MI, 49004, United States
Families are welcome to walk and join us afterward for a brief memorial in honor of the beloved babies gone too soon. The park is open for you to enjoy post-race. Proceeds will be donated to the Star Legacy Foundation, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, and Amos’ Anchors: perinatal bereavement support organizations that provide resources and care programs in Kalamazoo County, Michigan and beyond.

Vote for Project for Awesome
2025-02-11 - 2025-02-16
We have an incredible opportunity to receive a grant through Project for Awesome (P4A)—but we need your vote to make it happen!
P4A is an annual event that raises funds for charities making the world a better place, and only the top 30 nonprofits receive grants. Your vote can help Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep continue providing remembrance photography to grieving families.
Every vote counts, and you can vote once per device (phone, tablet, computer) between February 11-16, 2025!
Last year, nonprofits were awarded in excess of $30,000!
With a grant from Project for Awesome 2025, we can train and equip more volunteer photographers, expand our outreach to hospitals and birthing centers, develop online resources for grieving families, and touch more families in their time of need, ensuring that no parent has to face this unimaginable loss without the gift of remembrance.

TY FIVE - 5k Race Run/Walk
2025-09-13 07:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | East Rogersville Baptist Church, 1100 E McKinney Ave, Rogersville, TN, 37857, United States
Join us for the inaugural Ty Five 5K in historic downtown Rogersville, Tennessee—a heartfelt tribute in memory of Tyson Emmitt Gibson. Set against the backdrop of beautiful Rogersville, this 5K course offers a welcoming and scenic route for all ages and skill levels. Participants will begin at East Rogersville Baptist Church, follow East Main Street through downtown, turn left onto South Armstrong, and then make their way onto West McKinney Avenue before returning to the finish at the church.
Packet Pick up on day of race 7 to 7:45am.
5k Race starts at 8 am.
This family-friendly event is not just about running—it’s about community, remembrance, and creating a positive impact. Every stride supports a meaningful cause close to our hearts.
Proceeds from the Ty Five 5K will go directly to the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS) Foundation. NILMDTS is a nonprofit dedicated to providing parents enduring the heartbreaking loss of a stillborn or infant child with free, professional portrait photography. These tender images serve as a cherished keepsake and a gentle way to honor the brief, yet profound, life of their child. By supporting this race, you help give the priceless gift of remembrance to grieving families and ensure that every baby’s story is beautifully and respectfully preserved.

Charlie's Challenge 2025
2025-09-13 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | Cuyahoga Valley National Park, between Cleveland and Akron, OH, United States
The Charles Martin Corvi Fund partners with organizations that support families who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss, including NILMDTS.
Course Options:
WALK – 5.4 miles – starts at Station Road Bridge Trailhead, turn around at Red Lock Trailhead
RUN – 13.8 miles – starts at Station Road Bridge Trailhead, turn around at Lock 29 Trailhead
BIKE (Adult) – 27 miles – starts at Station Road Bridge Trailhead, turn around at Botzum Trailhead
BIKE (Child) – 5.4 miles – starts at Station Road Bridge Trailhead, turn around at Redlock Trailhead

Annual Perinatal Remembrance Day
2025-09-19 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | Baptist Health, Health 841 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL, 32207, United States
Join Baptist Health for Perinatal Remembrance Day. Each October we release butterflies to remember our littlest babies, create individual keepsakes, and share memories with friends.

Baby Steps 5k Run/Walk
2025-09-27 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Spring Valley Park, 2606 Mt Olivet Rd, Kalamazoo, MI, 49004, United States
The Baby Steps 5k Walk/Run is in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (which is October 15, though we’re running/walking in September when the weather is hopefully nicer for being outdoors!). Miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss are sad realities for many families in the United States and around the world. Proceeds from this race will be donated to the Star Legacy Foundation, Amos’ Anchors, and Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.
Price information:
🐤 Early bird pricing ends August 31
💲 Family price option is available for a maximum of 2 adults and up to 4 children – $60
Race information:
🚶‍♂️ Walkers will follow a one-loop course – 2 miles
🏃 Runners will follow a two-loop course – 3.1 miles
👕 Shirts are included with registration before September 1
🍎 Post-race snacks and water are provided
Schedule of events:
Friday, September 26
5-7 PM: Bib pick-up & pre-race check-in. Location: Biggby, 23944 Red Arrow Hwy, Mattawan, MI 49071
Saturday, September 27
8:30 AM – Bib pick-up and on-site registration
10:00 AM – Race begins
11:15 AM – Ceremony of Remembrance

This race is organized by Amos’ Anchors and Forever Loved (A Committee for Better Perinatal Bereavement Care in West Michigan).

CHI Health Pregnancy & Infant Loss Conference
2025-10-02 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | CUMC Bergan Mercy, 7500 Mercy Rd, Omaha, NE, 68124, United States
Join us at the CHI Health Pregnancy and Infant Loss Conference to connect, learn, and honor the journey of those who have experienced loss.

P.A.I.L. Remembrance & Awareness Walk
2025-10-11 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Detroit) | Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
The P.A.I.L. Remembrance & Awareness Walk will be hosted by Alive In My Heart, Miles’ Mission, Columbus Public Health, and Nationwide Children’s Hospital at Genoa Park in Columbus. The event will bring awareness and support around the experience of Pregnancy and Infant Loss (“P.A.I.L.”) and honor and remember all of the babies we miss, babies who are loved beyond measure.
Check-in will open at 9 am and a brief presentation will begin at 10 am including Keynote Speaker Seneca Bing of Aliyah’s Light and music by Heather Evans. The un-timed one-mile walk begins following the presentation, at roughly 10:30 am. The event will also include light snacks, water, resources for grieving parents, activities for children, and Dos Hermanos Food Truck and Kingdom Coffee Truck available for purchase, so please arrive early to enjoy these opportunities. The course is stroller-friendly, but pets other than service animals are not permitted.

The Love Can Store
2025-11-02 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Baxter Arena, 2425 South 67th Street, Omaha, NE, 68182, United States
The Love Can Store is more than an event. It’s a place where families are reminded that dignity and hope belong to them. We are bringing together over 75 local nonprofits, resources, job opportunities, hygiene products, socks, hugs, and so much more—all under one roof at Baxter Arena on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from 1–5 PM.

Imaging USA
2026-01-11 - 2026-01-13 | Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Dr, Nashville, TN, 37214, United States
Visit us at booth TBD
Trade Show Hours
Sunday, Jan 11 …………………………………………. 11:30am – 5:00pmMonday, Jan 12 ……………………………………….. 11:30am – 5:00pmTuesday, Jan. 13……………………………………….. 11:30am – 3:30pm
Stop by to say hi to some staff and volunteers at the ImagingUSA Conference and learn about becoming a volunteer.

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Gaming for Remembrance
2026-02-08 - 2026-02-14 | Twitch
During the week of February 8th-February 14th, we will host a video game fundraiser on a twitch steam in memory of my twins, Twin A Jordan Suzanne and Twin B Ariana Catherine. Ariana was born with anencephaly and Jordan was stillborn.
They received photographs with the help of a NILMDTS photographer, and remark that “Now, five years later, we have these beautiful photos to look back on. Instead of focusing on the ugliness of their deaths, we can instead see the beauty of their short-lived lives, and the immense love that we still have for them. We owe it all to NILMDTS and Rachael.”
You can donate online and join the Twitch livestream here: https://www.twitch.tv/therosepatchgaming

Smilin' Rylen Run
2026-04-25 | University of Houston at Katy, 22400 Grand Cir Blvd, Katy, TX, 77450, United States
Join us on Saturday, April 25, 2026, as we race to make a difference! Proceeds from the Smilin’ Rylen Run benefit the Smilin’ Rylen Foundation’s mission to assist families in crisis. This includes our proud support of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS), helping them provide portraits to grieving families. Whether you run the 5K, 10K, or 1 Mile, your strides help capture a lifetime of love in a single moment.
Onsite Registration begins at 6:45 am
10K & 5K Races start at 8:00 am
1-mile will begin at 8:15 am

Texas School 2026
2026-04-28 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel, 15201 Dallas Pkwy, Addison, TX, 55001, United States
Join Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep at the Trade Show! Stop by our booth and meet Ali Furtwangler, our Director of IT and an Affiliated Photographer, and find out more information about being a NILMDTS volunteer.
Tuesday, April 28
Noon – 7pm – Trade Show
Wednesday, April 29
4pm-9pm – Trade Show Extravaganza
Thursday, April 30
Noon-7pm – Trade Show

Coffee With a Cause
2026-04-30 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Chicago) | Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel, 15201 Dallas Pkwy, Addison, TX, 55001, United States
Please join us for a casual time to learn about volunteering with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. NILMDTS Staff and current volunteers will be in the Renaissance Hotel Atrium (by the Starbucks) at 7am on Thursday, April 30th to demonstrate posing, talk about equipment, and answer any questions you may have about volunteering. We hope to see you there! Please feel free to email NILMDTS Recruitment Manager, Melanie at melanie@nilmdts.org with any questions.

International Perinatal Bereavement Conference
2026-05-12 - 2026-05-16 | Marriott New Orleans Warehouse Arts, 859 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70130, United States
A Biennial Conference for those who care for families experiencing miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, newborn death, a baby with a life-limiting condition, traumatic childbirth, death of the birthing parent, and pregnancy and/or birthing care that is disrespectful and lacks compassion.

Grady Classic Golf Tournament
2026-06-08 09:00 (America/Denver) | Pinery Country Club, 6900 N Pinery Pkwy,, Parker, CO, 80134, United States
In honor of Grady, stillborn on June 9, 2021, the Annual Grady Classic – a golf tournament – plays a part in supporting Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.
