National Garden Registration:Children's Memorial and Gardens, Inc.

	CHILDREN’S MEMORIAL AND GARDENS, Inc. A 501 (c)3 Non-Profit Organization P.O. Box 343 • Bradenton, FL 34206 (941) 749-6166 memorial4kids@att.net

Think of us as being N.E.A.R. Networking, Education, Awareness, Resources.



National Garden Registry Application Form
A National Garden Registry is kept through The Children's Memorial and Gardens, Inc. These site-specific numbers link each garden across the nation, forming a National Memorial dedicated to the memory of the talent, joy and mischief our children brought to this world. Benefits of joining the National Garden Registry: Mission Statement (suitable for framing) Garden Featured on our Web Site 6” Bronze Emblem for your garden 30-page Garden Development Workbook (Developing Gardens) Consultation and Resource Leads Direct Link to your web site Listing of your events on our Web Calendar Click Here to Download our Application Form (PDF 48KB)



Additional Benefits For Registered Gardens
Exclusive Information Shared Fund Raising Items offered Networking with other Affiliate Gardens Product & Resource Opportunities Media Possibilities Click here to request access



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Garden Criteria

t is suggested that plantings be indigenous to the geographical area and in keeping with the surrounding grounds. Each season should have something to exemplify the ever-changing beauty of the seasons and the message of life and hope.

is an opportunity for all who visit to witness how precious, beautiful, and delicate life is. As one fourth grade student said, “I know what you do! You plant gardens because you love us and you want us to know that we can bloom… just like the flowers!”

THE MEMORIAL AND GARDENS MUST INVOKE A SENSE OF DIGNITY,
REVERENCE, AND PERMANENCE

MATERIALS USED MUST BE APPROPRIATE TO THE STYLE OF THE
SURROUNDING GROUNDS AND STRUCTURE

THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THE MEMORIAL IS ERECTED IS CONSIDERED SACRED

THE MEMORIAL MUST NOT IN ANY WAY INFER A POLITICAL CAUSE

THE MEMORIAL SHOULD BE ECUMENICAL IN SPIRIT; AN INVITATION OF PEACE
TO THE BROKEN-HEARTED

Children's Memorial and Gardens 2003© Rev. 4/06

Growing Beyond the Garden Walls

A garden, at first glance, attracts us because of it's beauty and serenity. Yet, slowly as the landscape changes with the seasons, with the addition of new plants and the pruning of others, you begin to envision all the possibilities. This is also true for the Children's Memorial and Gardens organization throughout the years.

The gardens allow us to be N.E.A.R. through

etworking	with First Responders, Grief Resource providers, Non-Profit organizations, schools, and families in crisis.
ducating	the community, employer and professionals as to the needs of a family experiencing the death of a child, not through our perception of what “they” need but through the words of those walking this unwanted journey.
wareness	of the enormity of this special type of grief: the impact it has on family, friends, and community. The need to respond with compassion and love for as long as they need. To seek, together, solutions for healing.
esources	accessible and readily shared with our garden members and others for the benefit of loved ones experiencing every families worst nightmare, the death of a child.

Thank you for visiting our website. We hope it offers you another avenue for healing and hope.