Welcome to the Western NY Chapter of the Star Legacy Foundation!
The Western NY Chapter of Star Legacy Foundation was established in March 2018 and is currently located in Rochester, NY with hopes to expand into surrounding cities. We are a team of individuals who have all been impacted by pregnancy loss. Our mission is to educate the medical community and public about stillbirth, raise funds for research, support families who experience a stillbirth and ultimately prevent the loss of children to stillbirth.
Chair: Christina Fedczuk
Vice-Chair: Jen Chappell
Secretary: Alyssa Curatalo
Treasurer: Lindsay Prince
Events Chair: Rema Yaskulski
Events Co-Chair: Christine Skivington
Medical Chair: Heather Florescue, MD, FACOG
Contact the Western NY Chapter
Western NY Chapter Upcoming Events
The 3rd Annual Starry Night Gala – November 2020
Guest Bartender Event
January 23, 2020 from 5-8PM
Grief Support
- Grief Hotline: 952-715-7731 x 1. Certified Grief Counselors available.
- Free, Online Support Groups (please visit the website for the most updated dates/times)
- 1-1 Peer Support – Peer Companions are individuals who have first-hand experience with pregnancy loss and neonatal death and have been trained to help others along their grief journey. Contact us at 952-715-7731 x 715 or westernny@starlegacyfoundation.org if you or a loved one would like to be contacted by a trained peer companion.
Other Support
- Free bereavement photography classes for healthcare professionals
- Free bereavement photography classes for professional photographers
- Free childbirth education classes for pregnancy after loss
Please visit https://starlegacyfoundation.org/upcoming-events/ to register for the next available course!
Local Resources
Welcome to the Western NY Chapter of the Star Legacy Foundation!
The Western NY Chapter of Star Legacy Foundation was established in March 2018 and is currently located in Rochester, NY with hopes to expand into surrounding cities. We are a team of individuals who have all been impacted by pregnancy loss. Our mission is to educate the medical community and public about stillbirth, raise funds for research, support families who experience a stillbirth and ultimately prevent the loss of children to stillbirth.
Chair: Christina Fedczuk
Vice-Chair: Jen Chappell
Secretary: Alyssa Curatalo
Treasurer: Lindsay Prince
Events Chair: Rema Yaskulski
Medical Chair: Heather Florescue, MD, FACOG
Contact the Western NY Chapter
Western NY Chapter Upcoming Events
The 3rd Annual Starry Night Gala – November 2020
Guest Bartender Event
January 23, 2020 from 5-8PM
Grief Support
- Grief Hotline: 952-715-7731 x 1. Certified Grief Counselors available.
- Free, Online Support Groups (please visit the website for the most updated dates/times)
- 1:1 Peer Support – Peer Companions are individuals who have first-hand experience with pregnancy loss and neonatal death and have been trained to help others along their grief journey. Contact us at 952-715-7731 x 715 or westernny@starlegacyfoundation.org if you or a loved one would like to be contacted by a trained peer companion.
Other Support
- Free bereavement photography classes for healthcare professionals
- Free bereavement photography classes for professional photographers
- Free childbirth education classes for pregnancy after loss
Please visit here to register for the next available course!
Local Resources
Local Resource Guide (updated 1/14/19)
Applying for the NY State Certificate of Stillbirth
Free Bereavement and Safer Pregnancy Materials and Order Form
