About Us

The WNYPBN board, program committees and volunteers are a group of dedicated, compassionate and caring people who have all shared in the loss of a baby in one way or another.

Executive Director

  • Emily Doring

WNYPBN Staff

Board Members

  • Jan Walkden, President
  • Amber Hultgren, Vice President & Secretary
  • Michael Anderson, Treasurer
  • Dr. Lynn-Marie Aronica  |  Dr. Vivien Carrion  |  Terry O. Michalek  |  Constance Perna  |  Kevin Ryan  |  Terri Ryan |  Rev. Richard Zajac  |  Dr. William Zorn | Nate Weld | Joanna Weld

Our Mission

Our mission is to assist the community in meeting the needs of people facing perinatal death, the death of a baby from miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or early infant death.

  • Kristen Smith, Family Support Coordinator
  • Joanna Weld, Forget-Me-Not Newsletter Editor
  • Brooke Shields, Intern

Donate Today

Please GIVE so that others may HEAL in their Grief:

Wings of Love Memorial Fund

Christine Scott – Founder

Christine@wnypbn.org

Thank you for Supporting us

“Thank you for supporting our Mission. Without your support, time and talent, serving our bereaved families throughout the 8 counties of WNY wouldn’t be possible.” -Christine Scott

WNYPBN would like to thank all the volunteers for their donation of time, talent and creativity. So many people come forth to help with Events, such as the Walks to Remember and the Basket Raffle, as well as those who give of their time to phone newly bereaved families with the Parent Telephone Support Team.

Thank you to the many “behind the scenes” volunteers who assist as office support, preparing mailings, fielding phone calls, filing, printing… the list goes on. We would also like to thank those who create burial garments, memory boxes, gifts and cards for those who have lost a baby.

  • 21st Century Press
  • 26shirts
  • Absolut Care
  • Acacia Park Cemetery
  • Albion School Employees
  • Alex & Ani
  • Amazon
  • Angel Gowns of WNY, Inc.
  • Arcara Zucarelli, Lenda, and Associates, PC
  • Audubon Women’s Medical Associates
  • Azerty, a Division of United Stations Supply Co.
  • B.S. Tents
  • Baby Sweet Beginnings
  • Basil Family of Dealerships
  • Baxter Healthcare
  • BB&G Charities
  • Bee Publications, Inc
  • Beyond the Bump
  • Bikeorbar
  • Billit
  • BPOE Lancaster Lodge
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY
  • Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP
  • Buckles Allstate Agency, Inc.
  • Buffalo Games
  • Buffalo Sabres Booster Club, Inc.
  • Buffalo Infertility and In Vitro Fertilization
  • Catholic Cemeteries, Diocese of Buffalo
  • Catholic Health System
  • Catholic Seminary Alumni Association
  • Cattaraugus Grandparents Club
  • CB Richard Ellis Buffalo, LLC
  • Champagne Tables
  • Channel 7 News
  • Charter School for Apllied Technologies
  • Cherrytail-Design: Anthony Chimera
  • Circuit Clinical
  • City of Olean
  • Clarence Middle School
  • Clevermethod, Inc.
  • ComDoc, A Xerox Company
  • Como Park Dental Associates, PLLC
  • Country Parkway Elementary School
  • Cummins Employees Combined Charity Fund
  • Curbell, Inc.
  • Custom Ink, LLC
  • Dash’s Market
  • Dave Smith Ford
  • DJ Tim Mott
  • Donald M. Demmerley Funeral Home, Inc.
  • Duane D. Scarborough DC Chiropractic and Wellness Services PLLC
  • Ebenezer United Church of Christ
  • Elaine’s Flower Shoppe
  • Evans Bank
  • First Niagara
  • First Trinity Lutheran Church
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation, Inc.
  • Geico
  • Go Pink Buffalo!
  • Hamburg Middle School
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY
  • Hospice and Palliative Care Buffalo
  • Hunt Mortgage
  • Ingram Micro
  • Inner Lakes Federal Credit Union
  • John A. Sciole Elementary School PTO
  • John Newman Mission Community, Inc
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Josephine Goodyear Foundation
  • Kaleida Health
  • KeyBank
  • Kevin B. and Rise P. Kulick Philanthropic Fund
  • KMR Heating & Cooling, Inc.
  • Kreher’s Farm Fresh Eggs LLC
  • Lamb Farms, Inc.
  • Leece-Neville Heavy Duty Systems
  • Lombardo Funeral Home
  • Maplewest
  • March of Dimes
  • Medal Chasers
  • Merchants Mutual Insurance Company
  • Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
  • Moderncraft Home Improvement Co.
  • Moms Club of East Amherst – Clarence
  • Motherhood Matters, LLC
  • Mount Calvary Cemetery, Inc.
  • Murray Roofing Company, Inc.
  • National Fuel Foundation
  • National Fuel Gas Company Foundation
  • Newborns in Need
  • Network for Good
  • Niagara Scenic Tours
  • Niagara Tying Service Inc.
  • North Tonawanda City Employees Union
  • Nova Healthcare Administrators, Inc.
  • NRG Global Giving
  • OBGYN Associates of WNY
  • Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo
  • Papineau Family Foundation
  • Patricia Schnaufer Bogart
  • PCB Piezotronics
  • People Allied in Early Loss, Inc. (Parallel)
  • Parinello Printing
  • Perna, Dengler, Roberts Funeral Home
  • PHH Mortgage
  • Pietszak Funeral Home
  • Praxair
  • Qualcomm Matching Grant Program
  • Red Jacket Game Club
  • Rich Family Foundation
  • Run4Buffalo, LLC
  • Ryan’s Reason
  • Sahlen’s Packing Company
  • Senator Timothy Kennedy
  • Sherwin-Williams
  • Sieck, Mast and Leslie Funeral Home
  • South Park Women’s Golf Club
  • Southtowns Women’s Friendship Club
  • Springville School
  • S.S. Peter and Paul Church
  • St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church
  • St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ
  • Stone Art Memorial Co.
  • Synacom Networks Inc
  • Synacor, Inc.
  • Target Corporation
  • The Allstate Foundation
  • The Benevity Community Impact Fund
  • The Bon Ton Stores, Inc
  • The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care
  • The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
  • The Rockside Nine
  • Tops Friendly Market
  • Toyota of Batavia
  • UB/MD Pediatrics Division of Neonatology
  • UBMD Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Uniland
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • UnitedHealth Group Employee Giving Campaign
  • United Way of Buffalo & Erie County
  • University at Buffalo Pediatric Associates- Department of Neonatology
  • Verbatim Americas LLC
  • Village Veterinary Clinic of Hamburg
  • VINEYARD VIEW WINERY LLC
  • Wagner Monuments
  • Ward Chiropractic PC
  • Wegmans
  • West Herr Automotive Group
  • West Seneca Women’s Club
  • Will’s Wallpaper & Floorcovering, Inc.
  • William Kaegebein Elementary School
  • WNY Dental Group
  • WNY Mothers of Multiples
  • Women of AT&T
  • Your Care
  • Zonta Club of Kenmore
  • Brooks Memorial Hospital
  • Hospice of Buffalo
  • Catholic Health System: Mercy Hospital, Sisters of Charity Hospital
  • The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Kaleida Health: Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
  • March of Dimes
  • Buffalo Prenatal/Perinatal Network
  • Mount St. Mary’s Hospital of Lewiston
  • Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital
  • NYS Center for S.I.D.S.
  • United Memorial Medical Center
  • Wyoming County Community Health System
  • Jones Memorial Hospital
  • Olean General Hospital
  • WCA Hospital
  • Baby’s Sweet Beginnings Breastfeeding & Maternity Boutique, Lancaster
  • Wilson Support Center
  • Essential Care for Children

Thank you for your ongoing support:

Board of Directors,
Program Committee Members,
Event Committee Members,
PTST Members,
Office Volunteers
and College Interns.

Thank you to our Donors

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Important Update

Due to the restrictions and safety precautions required by New York State because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WNYPBN has to restructure our annual events. In response to this series of unfortunate circumstances, the creative team has come up with alternatives to our annual events, while still paying tribute to your beautiful babies and helping others who are in need of assistance after the loss of their babies, while keeping our community safe.
Please visit our Events tab for information about our upcoming 2022 Events and Fundraisers. We hope you are all able to participate in one or all of our events as we adapt to our “New Normal” and continue to stay in good health and be safe. We are grateful for your support!
Thank you, Emily, Christine, Sue, Kelly and our Event Volunteer Committee