In March 2017, the Ragsdale family came to the Foundation office, anticipating the birth of a child who would not survive. They had researched about a Cuddle Cot, a bassinet with a cooling device designed to preserve a stillborn baby’s body, which would extend the time a family has together in the hospital. Knowing this was something that would benefit other families, the Ragdales presented the concept to the Foundation and made a memorial donation to the perinatal bereavement fund in their son’s name, Neil, and so began the fundraising effort to purchase a Cuddle Cot. In 2018, the Foundation purchased a Cuddle Cot for the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Women & Infant Services department with generous donations from our caring community.