The Angel of Hope Planning Committee announced a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Angel of Hope Memorial Garden. The ceremony took place on Saturday, June 16, 2001 at Pinhook Park in South Bend.
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Welcome!
Lisa Haines welcomes parents, friends, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles to the ceremony.
Lisa then introduced the Angel of Hope committee members. |
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In the Beginning
Linda Mullenix shares how the project got started. |
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"In August of 2000 I lost my youngest son Scottie to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. His baby-sitter wanted to do something special in memory of Scottie. We planned a 'Hacienda Gives Back Night in Memory of Scottie'. We needed to find the right cause for the money that would be raised. I called Jerry Nussbaum the chaplain from the 'Forget me Not Support Group' to help me think of something. He said that he had just received an e-mail from Sandi Daniels about a very wonderful project. Sandi was another mother who had lost a child and since joined the committee. Jerry forwarded the e-mail to me ... it was the Angel of Hope website and it explained how you can have your own Angel of Hope statue in your home town. I contacted Lisa Haines, Lisa Rupert and Jerry along with Reg Wagle."
We had a vision and the dream began.
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The Groundbreaking Ceremony
