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Wind Phones Are at a Crossroads

Please help protect Wind Phones! If you believe Wind Phones should remain sacred spaces for grief, not products, brands, rentals, kits, or business opportunities for organizations, businesses, and “nonprofits” looking to commercialize them, please speak up now. Wind Phones are not “Little Free Libraries”, and we must protect them from becoming that!

Wind Phone in Mount Pleasant, WI

At the heart of every Wind Phone is a story of love, loss, and connection. Hazel Flint-Jones, founder of Mattie’s Memory, created this Wind Phone as an extension of her dedication to supporting families experiencing the heartbreak of pregnancy and infant loss. Hazel understands the deep and lasting impact grief can have on parents and families. As a trained bereavement doula and midwife, she has…

Wind Phone in Safford, Arizona

This Wind Phone was created through profound love and unimaginable loss; it stands as a deeply personal gift from one grieving friend to an entire community. After losing his dear friend Jeremy and Jeremy’s three sons in a tragic plane crash in June 2025, Max, the creator poured his heart into building this sacred space where he and others could grieve, reflect, and feel close to those they have…

Wind Phone in Ocala, Florida

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Ocala, Florida. Thank you Lisa Bolton for sharing the story of your beautiful Wind Phone.

Wind Phone in Scappoose, Oregon

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Scappoose, Oregon. Thank you Bailey Feakin for sharing the story of your beautiful Wind Phone. Bailey is also the creator of a gorgeous Wind Phone located at McCormick Park in St. Helens, Oregon. This Wind Phone honors all Veterans, past and present, with love and gratitude.

Featured Wind Phone in Boise, Idaho

Mary Jane Marlow, the creator of this Wind Phone wrote a beautiful reflection about the Wind Phone she created in Boise, Idaho, and I’m honored to share her words here. Sharing these stories helps us connect, heal, and may inspire someone else to create or visit a Wind Phone.

Featured Wind Phone in Johnson City, Tennessee

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mary Lietzke, Renzie Reed, and Anthony Harris: at Monte Vista Funeral Home and Memorial Park believe that caring for a family means more than tending to the details of a service—it means tending to their hearts. We are here to walk beside you with compassion, ensuring every arrangement is handled with care, and every loved one is honored with…

Featured Wind Phone in Milford, Connecticut

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Milford, Connecticut. Amy Bowman worked with her town to place this gorgeous Wind Phone is loving memory of her granddaughter Brianna; the Wind Phone is named "Brianna's Wind Phone."

Featured Wind Phone in Portland, Oregon

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Portland, Oregon. This gorgeous Wind Phone is placed in a beautiful location, Skyline Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home; is a private place for reflection. Thank you, Lisa, for sharing your beautiful Wind Phone with us.

Featured Wind Phone in Somerset, Massachusetts.

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Somerset, Massachusetts, and it holds a special place in my heart as a former teacher and Bostonian. This Wind Phone is a powerful example of what can happen when a remarkable teacher like Merilee Bowers shares her vision. She didn’t just teach her students about grief and empathy - she invited them into a real, meaningful project that now offers comfort to many.

Featured Wind Phone - Merritt, British Columbia

Our gorgeous Featured Wind Phone is in Merritt, British Columbia.

Featured Wind Phone - Clermont, Kentucky

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Clermont, Kentucky, at the Bernheim Forest Arboretum. In 2021.

Featured Wind Phone - Lake Orion, Michigan

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Lake Orion, Michigan.

Featured Wind Phone - Kent City, Michigan

There is a unique story behind each Wind Phone that is best told by its creator and/or steward. No one can tell it the way they can, so...

Featured Wind Phone - Charlottesville, Virginia

Our Featured Wind Phone is in Charlottesville, Virginia created by the Hospice of the Piedmont.

The First Documented Wind Phone in the United States: Honoring the Ghost Ship Fire Victims

The first documented Wind Phone in the United States was the Ghost Ship Fire-Wind Phone, created and placed in February 2017.

Mr. Itaru Sasaki’s Vision for Certified Wind Phone Installations

Mr. Sasaki aims to create a certification process for installations that follow the four key principles he has outlined in the letter below.

Wind Phones and Trees: A Thoughtful Discussion

At its core, a Wind Phone serves as a symbolic space for remembrance, offering a means to express grief and celebrate memories. They are typ

Featured Wind Phone - Langebaan, South Africa

This Featured Wind Phone is in Langebaan. South Africa.

Featured Wind Phone - Willowick, Ohio

This Featured Wind Phone is in Willowick, Ohio; Elizabeth created this Wind Phone in memory of her son, Teddy. She founded a non-profit in