Memorial Cookbook Submission Form

Cookbook Submission

Justine's Sparkle of Hope Foundation is creating its first Memorial Cookbook — a special collection created to honour and remember babies, children and young adults who have gone too soon, but are forever loved.

Through favourite recipes, stories, memories, photographs, handwritten recipe cards, artwork and other meaningful pieces, families will help create a book filled with love, connection and legacy.

Most JSOHF direct-support programs currently serve families in Alberta. The Memorial Cookbook is a separate legacy and fundraising project and welcomes eligible submissions from bereaved family members and legal guardians worldwide.

Contributions may be submitted by parents, legal guardians, grandparents, step-parents, adult siblings, aunts, uncles and other close family members, with permission of the family.

You do not need to share medical information or the circumstances surrounding the loss. This project is about the person you are remembering, the memories your family carries, and whatever feels meaningful to preserve and share.

Please note that submitting a contribution does not guarantee publication in the 2026 First Edition. Every submission will be reviewed with care and respect, and contributors will be notified regarding publication.

Submissions close September 25, 2026.
Eligibility
Are you a bereaved family member or legal guardian of the baby, child or young adult you are remembering?
Did your loss occur at 20 weeks gestation or later, or was the baby, child or young adult age 26 or younger at the time of their death?
For this project, JSOHF's bereavement scope is 20 weeks gestation through age 26, inclusive.

Thank You for Your Interest

Thank you for taking the time to visit Justine's Sparkle of Hope Foundation's 2026 Memorial Cookbook Project.

Based on the eligibility information provided, this particular submission form may not be the right fit for your circumstances.

If you believe you reached this page in error, or if you are trying to help an eligible family member make a submission, please contact Justine's Sparkle of Hope Foundation at contact@justinessparkleofhope.ca.

You are still warmly welcome to follow the project, share the submission opportunity with an eligible family, and purchase the finished cookbook when it becomes available.

About You

Thank you for being part of this project.

The information in this section helps us administer your cookbook submission and may be used to create or update a confidential JSOHF Family Profile associated with the baby, child or young adult being remembered.

A Family Profile may include more than one family contact or contributor. Maintaining this record helps JSOHF keep core information together and, where appropriate, avoid asking families to provide the same information repeatedly if they later connect with another JSOHF program.

Participation in the Memorial Cookbook does not automatically make a contributor a Full Member of JSOHF or establish eligibility for another Foundation program. Membership and direct-support programs have their own applicable requirements.
What is your relationship to the baby, child or young adult you are remembering?
Please specify your relationship
Your Name

First NameLast Name
Email
We will use this email to contact you about your submission and publication status.
Phone Number (optional)
Email will normally be our primary method of contact.Format: (000) 000-0000.
City / Town
Province / State / Territory / Region
Country
If other, please specify:
Have you connected with JSOHF before?
This helps us avoid creating duplicate Family Profiles. It does not affect eligibility.
Previous email used with JSOHF or JSOHF Family ID, if known
About the Person You Are Remembering

The following information helps us maintain your family's record and may also support eligibility or personalization for JSOHF programs you choose to access in the future.

Name of the baby, child or young adult you are remembering
Please use the name you would like JSOHF to use in your confidential Family Profile. For pregnancy or infant loss, you may enter the name, nickname, “Baby [Surname],” or other wording that feels right to you.
Name of the baby, child or young adult

Child's First NameChild's Last Name
Was this a pregnancy loss?
Child's Date of Birth

YearMonthDay
4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day
Date of Death / Loss

YearMonthDay
4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit dayThis information is kept as part of your confidential JSOHF Family Profile. Later in this form, you can separately choose whether you want this date shown in the cookbook.
Gestational age at the time of loss
JSOHF's current bereavement scope begins at 20 completed weeks of gestation.
Tell us a little about who you are remembering (optional)
If you would like, tell us about them in the way you want them remembered — their personality, favourite things, funny quirks, interests, favourite foods, colours, music, activities, traditions, or anything else that made them uniquely them.

Your Contribution

Every family carries memories differently. You are welcome to share a favourite recipe, a family recipe connected to the person you are remembering, a story or memory, or another original piece that feels meaningful.

A recipe is not required.

The finished cookbook is intended to be a collection of recipes, stories and memories shared with love.
What would you like to share?
Recipe Title
Recipe Category
Ingredients
Please include quantities and measurements whenever possible. List ingredients one per line if convenient.
Directions
Please include oven temperature, cooking/baking time and any important steps needed to prepare the recipe.
Yield / Servings
Preparation Time
Cooking / Baking Time
Tips, Substitutions or Family Notes
What makes this recipe meaningful?
You might tell us why they loved it, a memory of making or eating it together, when your family serves it, where the recipe came from, or any little detail that makes it part of their story.
Title for Your Contribution
Your Memory, Story, Letter or Original Written Piece
Share as much or as little as feels right. Light spelling, grammar and formatting edits may be made for publication, but we will preserve the meaning and spirit of your words.
Please Tell Us What You Would Like to Share