Memorial Walk — Brooks’ Bereavement Bears (October 25, 2025)
Join the Brooks’ Bereavement Bears Memorial Walk on October 25, 2025. Register a team or walk as an individual, add a Memory Sign in remembrance, and help provide comfort to families experiencing pregnancy loss.
What is Brooks Bereavement Bears?
Brooks’ Bereavement Bears is a non-profit that provides comfort and support to women who have experienced pregnancy loss. Founded by Taylor in 2022, the organization was inspired by her own miscarriage and the desire to offer a meaningful bereavement gift to other women. We donate bears to local hospitals and offer support to friends and loved ones. Thank you for supporting our cause.
Our Why
Welcome to Brooks’ Bereavement Bears, a non-profit dedicated to supporting those affected by pregnancy loss.
In April 2020, I experienced a devastating miscarriage that left me feeling isolated and overwhelmed. The pandemic made it a particularly difficult time, and I struggled to cope with the emotional and physical pain of my loss.
But through the support of friends and loved ones, as well as the comfort of a teddy bear gifted to me during my grief, I was eventually able to find joy and hope again. In the months following my loss, I learned that miscarriage is a common experience and began donating teddy bears to the OBGYN unit where I received care, as a way to offer support and comfort to other women going through a similar experience.
We are a small organization with a big impact, and we rely on the generosity of donors like you to continue our work. Your contribution, no matter the size, will make a difference in the lives of those affected by pregnancy loss.
Thank you for considering a donation to Brooks’ Bereavement Bears.
Our Mission
To provide comfort to those who have suffered a miscarriage through our comforting bears.
Bears Distributed
1,000+
Locations
10
Hospitals and Facilities Partnered With Us
Upcoming News/Events
We’re excited to announce a collaboration between Brooks Bereavement Bears and IPPE! Through this partnership, we’ll work together to raise awareness of the support and comfort Brooks Bereavement Bears provides to families.
We’re grateful to IPPE for helping us share our mission and reach more hearts. Stay tuned for updates and posts highlighting this meaningful collaboration!
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If you love our mission of comforting women going through pregnancy loss, please donate below.
One bear is $16
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LOGO WEAR FUNDRAISER
Support Brooks Bereavement Bears by purchasing custom logo wear from Sassy Mama Creative Designs LLC. Show your support with shirts, hoodies, mugs, tumblers, and more – all featuring our logo and mission.
A portion of every purchase helps fund our program, allowing us to continue providing comfort bears to women experiencing pregnancy loss.
Sassy Mama Creative Designs offers quality custom products with personal service. Items can be picked up locally in Massillon, Ohio or visit them at The Backroad Gypsy in Downtown Massillon.
Always remember to be kind ♥️ Someone might be having the worst day of their lives today. 🩷🧸🩵
The Vandervaart Team is one of our very good friends!! Please help if you can!! 🩷🩵This month, our team is partnering with The Care Cabinet in Plain Local Schools to support families right here in our community. We’re collecting personal hygiene items and child-focused foods to help stock their shelves and make sure local kids have what they need every day.If you’d like to help, simply drop donations at our office anytime this month—or message us and we’ll coordinate a pickup.💛 Thank you for always showing up for our community. Small items make a big difference!
This is DEMDACOs newest bear with a pocket for keeping special things in it! It’s smaller than our original bear but we could put a tea bag in there! And then mothers can put a note, ultrasound, keepsakes… What does everyone think? Should we switch?We will save $3 a bear if we do switch! Same quality. Just smaller and with a pocket.
Huge thank you to Buehler's in Canton for donating 150 bags of tea for our bear boxes! Extra comfort for our mothers 🩷🧸🩵 🫖