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MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA PROCLAMATION NATIONAL PREGNANCYAND INFANTLOSS REA1F,MBR4NCEDAY- OCTOBER 15, 2021 WHEREAS, Infants Remembered In Silence, Inc. (IRIS) and many, other nonprofit organizations work with thousands ofparents all over Minnesota and across the United States who have experienced the death ofa child during -pregnancy, through early, childhood; and WHEREAS, many of these parents live in, deliver in, have a child die in, or a bury a child in our community; and WHEREAS, Infants Remembered In Silence (IRIS) a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization was founded in 1987, 33 years ago, to offer support for parents whose child/children died from miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, stillbirth, neonatal death, birth defects, sudden unexplained death ofa child (SUDC), sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), illness, accidents, and all other types ofinfants and early childhood death; and HWEREAS, bereaved parents around the world remember their children annually on October 15 with candle lighting at 7:00 pm; and WBEREAS some will remember their child/children in their homes while others will remember them in small gatherings around the state, across the nation and around the world; and this would unify these parents in tribute to their children; and W HORFAS, in 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month; and WHEREAS, in honor of the thousands of children that die each year in Minnesota, Infants Remembered In Silence, Inc. (IRIS) respectfully requests that October 15, 2021 be recognized as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ofthe City ofMounds View, do herebyproclaim October 15, 2021, as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Aware Dayin the City ofMounds View. Given under my -hand and seal of the City ofMounds View this 27th day ofSeptember, 2021. (SEAL) Carol A. Mueller, Mayor