{"id":2075,"date":"2024-06-28T19:44:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/?page_id=2075"},"modified":"2024-06-28T20:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:01:43","slug":"headstones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/headstones\/","title":{"rendered":"Headstones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2075\" class=\"elementor elementor-2075\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bb77c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00bb77c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be313e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be313e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2292\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RTL-NWI_Magenta_Life-Line_REV01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-468\" alt=\"Lifeline- Right to Life of Northwest, IN\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RTL-NWI_Magenta_Life-Line_REV01.png 2292w, https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RTL-NWI_Magenta_Life-Line_REV01-300x17.png 300w, https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RTL-NWI_Magenta_Life-Line_REV01-1024x57.png 1024w, https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RTL-NWI_Magenta_Life-Line_REV01-768x43.png 768w, https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RTL-NWI_Magenta_Life-Line_REV01-1536x86.png 1536w, https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RTL-NWI_Magenta_Life-Line_REV01-2048x114.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2292px) 100vw, 2292px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bb32c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7bb32c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843f256 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"843f256\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f56ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8f56ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/heknows.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/heknows.jpg 388w, https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/heknows-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e61dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e61dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/headstones.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2080\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/headstones.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/headstones-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/headstones-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665ca28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"665ca28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2856308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2856308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 years after their abandonment, 2 baby boys, Ephariam and Jacob, will finally receive headstones, dedicated by\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/heknowsyourname.org\/\">He Knows Your Name<\/a>\u00a0ministry.\u00a0 This event will publicly honor 2 baby boys who were abandoned prior to, and soon after, the passing of the Safe Haven Law in 2000.\u00a0 This event will be held Monday, July 1st at 2:00 PM at Washington Park East Cemetery (10612 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46229).\u00a0 The abandonment of these 2 boys changed the landscape of Indiana, and our country.\u00a0 The event will collaborate with supporting agencies who have helped in stopping the abandonment of babies in our nation.\u00a0 Abandonment is criminal, but safely surrendering under the Safe Haven Law is a legal resource to moms in crisis, and saves babies lives.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since education and awareness around the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianasenaterepublicans.com\/expanding-indiana-s-safe-haven-law#:~:text=First%20passed%20in%202000%2C%20the,fear%20of%20arrest%20or%20prosecution.\">Safe Haven Law<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbb.org\/crisis?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwsuSzBhCLARIsAIcdLm540SYMooEpwx1lUL0gilQ63WTOjxwfJMhBOntt3p_swEqrkOzpo4QaAhACEALw_wcB\">Safe Haven Baby Boxes<\/a>(Indiana leads the nation with over 125 boxes, with 28 Box surrenders in Indiana since 2017), and has not had a single deceased infant abandoned in the elements since December of 2014.\u00a0 The legacy on these 2 babies, are the results of the Safe Haven Law, and Safe Haven Baby Boxes. \u00a0 Baby Ephariam and Baby Jacob will be honored with individual headstones, and their stories told.<\/span><\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a02000, January- Baby (Ephraim) found in Indianapolis hospital parking lot:\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2000\/LOCAL\/eastcentral\/06\/19\/isn.newborns\/index.html\">Baby Ephariam Story<\/a><\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2000, July- Safe Haven Law takes effect in Indiana:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dcs\/newsroom\/supplemental-information\/safe-haven-law\/\">Safe Haven Law<\/a><\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2001, December- Baby (Jacob) found in trash can:\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/newspage\/107995401\/\">Baby Jacob<\/a>\u00a0Story<\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2009, October- Baby (Nicholas) found in dumpster, and claimed by Linda Znachko (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/heknowsyourname.org\/\">He Knows Your Name<\/a>:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wthr.com\/article\/news\/local\/police-dead-newborn-was-wearing-diaper\/531-c1da1cf7-843e-4379-80ec-49506d876904\">Baby Nicholas Story<\/a><\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2013, March- Baby (Moses) found in Indianapolis creek, claimed by Linda Znachko:\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2014, December- Baby (Amelia) found at Eagle Creek Park, claimed by Linda Znachko, last baby to be found deceased and abandoned in the elements in Indiana:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2014\/12\/28\/newborn-found-dead-eagle-creek-park\/20983747\">Baby Amelia Story<\/a><\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2016-April, First Safe Haven Baby Box installed:\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/2016\/04\/27\/first-baby-box-installed-indiana\/83591648\/\">First SHBB Installed<\/a><\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2014-Present: since baby Amelia, no deceased baby has been found abandoned in the elements in Indiana.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2024, April- He Knows Your Name discovered both Baby Ephariam and Baby Jacob were without headstones, and buried at WPE cemetery (where most of the babies Linda Znachko has claimed are buried).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Speakers Included:<\/span><\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Linda Znachko, Founder of He Knows Your Name<\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amy Brown, Former Legislative Liaison for the Family and Social Services Administration\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monica Kelsey, Founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI claimed and named, Baby Amelia, found abandoned at Eagle Creek Park in December 2014.\u00a0 I am her voice &amp; I carry her story.\u00a0 Amelia\u2019s footprint, on the Safe Haven Baby Box logo points to the unique imprint of Jesus on the voiceless.\u00a0Since Amelia\u2019s finding and claiming, no baby has been found abandoned and deceased in the elements in the state of Indiana.\u00a0 Educating and bringing awareness to the Safe Haven Law and Safe Haven Baby Box through her legacy, is a fight for protection and justice for life across our nation.\u00a0 Most of the babies I have claimed, are laid to rest here at Washington Park East Cemetery.\u00a0 Discovering that these boys were here the whole time, and finally being able to honor their legacy, brings a sense of completion.\u201d- Linda Znachko, Founder of He Knows Your Name<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The double headstone dedication for these 2 boys, Ephariam and Jacob, will occur at Washington Park East Cemetery \u2013 10612 E Washington Street Indianapolis, IN \u2013 on Monday, July 1st from 2:00 &#8211; 3:00 PM. The media and the public are invited to attend.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s our pleasure to serve women in crisis and they trust us to provide hope. When we placed baby boxes in our home state of Indiana, we ended deadly infant abandonments. We offer support that no other organization does through safe anonymous surrender.&#8221;- Monica Kelsey, Founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt was an honor to play a small role on the passage of the Safe Haven Law in Indiana in 2000.\u00a0 I am honored to memorialize these babies, Ephariam and Jacob, 24 years later.\u00a0 Their precious lives, though tragically lost, were the impetus for a statewide movement that has protected countless babies and their biological parents. \u201c- Amy Brown (Former Legislative Liaison for the Family and Social Services.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Znachko has personally claimed 52 babies during her 15 years of service to ensure they are laid to rest with dignity.\u00a0 Many of these babies are buried at Washington Park East Cemetery.\u00a0 When Linda learned of these 2 boys without headstones, she wanted to honor them, and recognize the legacy on their lives as the Safe Haven Law, and how their legacy has shaped Indiana. \u00a0 Znachko is hosting the July 1st ceremony to share about the legacy of baby Ephariam and baby Jacob while raising awareness and education around the Safe Haven Law and Safe Haven Baby Boxes.\u00a0 It is her belief that it is never too late to honor life with a headstone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382c131 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"382c131\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24 years after their abandonment, 2 baby boys, Ephariam and Jacob, will finally receive headstones, dedicated by\u00a0\u00a0He Knows Your Name\u00a0ministry.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2075","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2075"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2113,"href":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2075\/revisions\/2113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtlnwi.org\/nwi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}