Vendors are Needed for our Holiday Care Package Campaign
VENDORS ARE NEEDED FOR OUR HOLIDAY CARE PACKAGE CAMPAIGN The Princess Alli Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity based out of Olivet, MI. We bring care packages with food and toiletry items to the families of inpatient children at Sparrow Hospital in memory of Allison Ruth Russcher. Being inpatient during the holidays can be very hard on families. This year, the Princess Alli Foundation would like to make sure pediatric families at Sparrow receive extra special care packages with food, toiletries, and small treats to help brighten their spirits. We are looking for local organizations, Artisans, and business owners that can help us bring the holidays to the hospital for […]
Help Us Bring the Holidays to the Hospital
This year, the Princess Alli Foundation wants to bring the holidays to the hospital through a Holiday Care Package Campaign! {Click Here for a printable flyer} Having an inpatient child is very hard. Being inpatient over the holidays is even harder. This year, we would like to provide care packages to Sparrow Hospital families for the entire Thanksgiving weekend and all of Christmas Week – ELEVEN DAYS TOTAL! We’d like these care packages to be extra special to help bring the holidays to the hospital for these families. We will be providing warm food choices, festive treats, and small gifts in all care packages. We are looking for families, groups, […]
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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