BO WILLIAM HARTWIG FOUNDATION

Overtime we would love to be a self-sustaining organization that is able to open a grief relief/retreat center. We would love for parents to have a place to go to take a deep breath and know that they are not alone. Our mission is to give them hope in their darkest hour.

We have a child loss support groups that we host in Beaver Dam at Higher Grounds Coffee Shop. And that has been our home until we can afford a facility of our own.
But to make our goal happen it is going to take a lot of prayers, sweat and tears. Amanda, the President of our organization works tirelessly to try to find a way for us to sustain ourselves. Because unfortunately we cannot survive on donations alone. That is why we consistently do fundraising.

Our organization has capabilities beyond belief.
We work one on one with families at all hours of the day and night. Our phones are truly always on. They’re always next to us. My husband and I take shifts sleeping and helping families. This is our calling and we will do whatever we can to make sure that our families and any other families that come to us or taken care of and that they truly feel a sense of hope when they realize that they are not alone, Through the darkest time of their life.

We have accomplished a lot so far. This dream of ours happened after the darkest time of our life. Our son slipped out of our grip. He died in our home and he died while he was sleeping. None of us knew what was happening until it was too late. We have taken steps to educate people on the adenovirus which is what he died from. This is the common cold. So it is very hard to be proactive when it is the common cold because most cases children do not die from this. Especially when they have no symptoms whatsoever. Like Bo.

We have partnered with Angelcare which is a baby breathing monitor that goes underneath the crib while they sleep to monitor the baby is breathing movements and heart rate.

We have successfully maintained a steady amount of parents that come to our support groups in Beaver Dam Wisconsin. There are new families that come and they are welcomed with open arms.

We host workshops to teach parents how to handle and maneuver their way through the grieving process.

We have gathered a group of dedicated wholehearted Board of Directors that truly care about our organization. And they are solely volunteer. We have zero paid employees.

We have fund raised for a local hospital to successfully purchase a CuddleCot Bassinet for babies that are stillborn. We sponsored the entire CuddleCot Donation.

We have shipped out over 300 care packages since 2016.

We continue to work hard on taking care of funeral costs and final expenses for children under the age of 18.

We create alliances with other organizations to help give our parents and any other parents that come to us with the need of support.