18th Annual NKY Walk to remember for pregnancy & infant loss
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2025
It is with great pleasure that the Missing Alexis Foundation announces the 18TH ANNUAL NORTHERN KENTUCKY WALK TO REMEMBER! This year's Walk will be held on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2025 at the Boone County Arboretum at Central Park in Union, Kentucky. This is a 1 mile memorial walk for anyone whose life has been touched by the loss of a baby through miscarriage, molar or ectopic pregnancy, prematurity, stillbirth, S.I.D.S. or any other form of antenatal or neonatal death. The Walk is designed to honor and remember those babies taken from their families far too soon. The Walk is free to all participants, but donations are welcome and encouraged to the Missing Alexis Foundation.
WALK DETAILS:
DATE:
Sunday, October 5, 2025
PLACE:
Boone County Arboretum, Central Park (Shelter House 2)
9190 Camp Ernst Road Union, Kentucky 41091
TIMES:
12:30 - 1:45- Registration/Guest sign in/Family & Team Walking Photos/Sign Making/craft tables and Food Trucks
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LOCAL VENDORS:
*ALTHOUGH WALK-UP REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY OF THE WALK, PRE-REGISTRATION IS FREE AND ENCOURAGED.* (See below)
1:45 - 2:00- Gather for a Large Group Picture and commence Memorial Walk along 1 mile Arboretum Loop Track. Be sure to look for your little one's name along the Loop Trail if you purchased a Memory Mile Marker!
3:15 - Return from Walk. Settle into Butterfly Garden Arbor for keynote speakers and Remembrance Roll Call of all babies.
Closing Ceremony/Butterfly Release
*A PRINTED PROGRAM WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH WALK PARTICIPANT. IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR CHILD'S NAME INCLUDED IN THE PRINTED PROGRAM, PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED ON OR BEFORE, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2025.*
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
There is no charge to participate in the Walk. However, ONLY pre-registration will ensure that your little one's name will be included in the Walk Program and that your family will receive a butterfly in honor of your little one.*
In order to pre-register for the walk, please visit the following link:
WALK SPIRIT WEAR: Walk spirit is available again this year, and will be shipped directly to you. Order batches will ship every five days.
MEMORY MILE MARKERS:
For a donation of $25 to "Missing Alexis, LLC" your child's name can be included upon a marker that will be placed along the Walk route, and seen by all participants as they travel the loop trail. At the end of the Walk, all markers will be collected, and given to the respective families. Markers must be ordered no later than SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 in order to allow sufficient time for production. Memory Mile Marker purchases are available via the registration link, but anyone can make a marker purchase in honor of a family or friend's baby.
General questions or seeking more information? Please contact lisal@missingalexis.org.
