Happy Anniversary Princess Alli Foundation
After Alli passed away in January 2015 we knew that we needed to find a way to honor her memory and help other families that were fighting for their sick children. It was one year ago this week that I presented the idea of a memorial foundation for our sweet daughter to a small group of friends and family, and we set in motion plans to begin bringing care packages to Sparrow Health System just a couple of short weeks later. We are quickly approaching the first week of May and the anniversary of that first delivery and plan to celebrate it with the delivery of our 2,500th care package! I can […]
PRESS RELEASE: Princess Alli Foundation to deliver 160 care packages to Sparrow Hospital this Thanksgiving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Princess Alli Foundation to deliver 160 care packages to Sparrow Hospital this Thanksgiving Lansing, MI – Princess Alli Foundation will be providing care packages to 160 pediatric families at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI this Thanksgiving weekend. Each care package will provide much-needed food and toiletry items to caregivers, which typically includes one or both of the parents of the patient, to ensure their basic nutrition and hygiene needs are met. Says Melanie Russcher, Founder and CEO of Princess Alli Foundation: “It is not uncommon for caregivers to remain at the bedside of their child for the duration of their hospital stay, more often than not missing […]
Princess Alli Foundation Is Now On AmazonSmile!
Princess Alli Foundation is now on AmazonSmile! If you register your current shopping account with AmazonSmile, they will donate a portion of all of your purchases to the charity of your choice – all you have to do is shop Amazon! The donations are made automatically by Amazon at no cost to you! Helping us with AmazonSmile is easy! Add the Princess Alli Foundation to your Amazon account by clicking this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-3846517 When shopping, ALWAYS go type SMILE.AMAZON.COM (instead of Amazon.com) into your address bar! You will see “Supporting: Princess Alli Foundation” under the Amazon search bar! Don’t forget to share this link with your friends and family! Thank you for your continued support of our mission […]
2015 Olivet Fireman’s Festival
The Princess Alli Foundation had an amazing time at the 2015 Olivet Fireman’s Festival! Our goal for participating in this year’s festival was to raise awareness of our mission to support the families of children with illnesses in memory of Allison Ruth Russcher. We were able to do so much more than that! We are excited to announce that the generous people of Olivet helped us raise enough money to sponsor another day for our Holiday Care Package Campaign! We are ecstatic to be one day closer to our goal of providing ELEVEN DAYS of extra-special holiday care packages to the families with inpatient children over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays! THANK YOU […]
Progress! The First Two Months
The Princess Alli Foundation has made great progress in the first two months since it was formed! Here’s an recap of what we’ve been up to: On May 26, 2015 our Articles of Incorporation were accepted and filed by the State of Michigan, making the Princess Alli Foundation a registered nonprofit corporation. In June we held our first official Board Meeting as a corporation and adopted our Bylaws and put our operational procedures in place. This was a HUGE step towards our 501(c)(3) public charity classification. We’ve spent countless hours DREAMING BIG – there are so many things we want to do to help the families of children with illnesses in […]
The Life My Daughter Gave Me
The life my daughter gave me is one that I had been dreaming about for as long as I can remember. I had always wanted to do something to make a difference. As a young girl, I wanted to be a doctor to help people. In High School, the thought of being a lawyer focusing on women’s issues was intriguing to me. In College, I wanted to work with a nonprofit and change the world. Life doesn’t always go according to plan – especially plans made in Elementary School. I settled for a good job, my High School sweetheart, a comfortable life, a wonderful church family where we could volunteer. […]
Supporting Families: The First Two Weeks
It’s been two weeks since the Princess Alli Foundation began supporting families at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI. What an amazing experience these first two weeks have been! On May 6 we delivered our first 40 care packages. Our RNICU families received water bottles, granola bars, peanuts, a pack of gum, and gel window clings to decorate the cribs and isolettes. We also provided a basket full of toiletries for the moms that spend their days in the unit with their newborns. PEDS and PICU families received granola bars, peanuts and gum in their bags. Why the difference? PEDS and PICU families have access to “pantries” that Sparrow Hospital generously stocks for them. These […]
Legacy of Love
Our daughter, Allison Russcher, passed away on January 29, 2015 at the age of ten months. In her short life, she spent almost 14 weeks inpatient between Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. In those weeks I learned first-hand how hard it is to be at the hospital day and night to take care of a sick child while also taking care of myself. It wasn’t uncommon to not be able to leave the bedside for adequate meals, a shower, or to wash laundry. Services provided by charities like the Ronald McDonald House were not options for me because Allison needed me to stay […]
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