THANK YOU! 2016 Art Van Charity Challenge Recap
THANK YOU to our amazing donors, Facebook LIKE-ers and SHARE-ers, and those that offered us prayers and encouragement during the 2016 Charity Challenge! We were able to raise $1,161 in donations PLUS won an additional $100 in prize money from Art Van over the last 6 weeks for a grand total of $1,261! These funds will be used to expand our toiletry care package project to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, Hurley Medical Center in Flint, and C.S. Motts in Ann Arbor and will provide almost ONE THOUSAND TOILETRY CARE PACKAGES! If you were unable to donate during the Challenge but would like to support our Sparrow Food Care Package Project or our Toiletry […]
June 12, 2016 – Art Van Charity Challenge Update
June 12, 2016 – Art Van Charity Challenge Update Hello friends! There is just over a week left of the 2016 Art Van Charity Challenge and we are just about 50% of the way to our fundraising goal! THANK YOU to everyone that has donated, LIKED, or SHARED our posts and updates during the challenge. We appreciate your help spreading the word about the Challenge and our mission to support the families of children with illnesses in memory of our sweet Allison Ruth! We have been super busy planning an EXPANSION of our Care Package Project to Hurley Medical Center in Flint (in honor of all of our AMAZING sponsors […]
MUMC – Missions Cafe
THANK YOU! To the Youth and Congregation of Marshall United Methodist Church in Marshall, MI! This past Sunday the Youth Group opened their “Mission Cafe” and offered snacks and drinks by donation with the proceeds benefiting Princess Alli Foundation! Their efforts not only raised enough funds to purchase our first Holiday Care Package Sponsorship, but also provide more than three weeks of food and toiletry care packages to Sparrow Health System! In addition to fundraising, the Junior High Youth made “Busy Bags” full of kids activities for our inpatient friends. Thank you for helping us support the families of children with illnesses! There are still several sponsorship […]
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 […]
December 2015 Updates
Happy New Year! Here are our December 2015 Updates! Our 2015 Holiday Care Package Campaign was an amazing success! Over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays we were able to provide 440 care packages to inpatient families at Sparrow Hospital. Our care packages provided soups and pastas, cookies, muffins, bars, treats and more to ensure families did not need to miss a meal while their child was inpatient. Handmade prayer shawls, slippers and coffee kozees were generously donated to help make their stay more comfortable. THANK YOU to our amazing holiday sponsors and crafters for helping us bring the holidays to the hospital. Please stay tuned for information on how you can be a […]
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 […]
November 2015 Updates
Hello friends! Here are our November 2015 Updates. We delivered our 1000th care package to Sparrow Hospital on October 21! We were so excited to hit this milestone, and so very thankful for your help <3 Here’s to the next 1000! Holiday Care Package Campaign Update! We are excited to have 11 days sponsored – four days over Thanksgiving weekend and 7 days leading up to Christmas week! We have been busy shopping to get everything ready for Thanksgiving! Thank you soo much for your help! We will be wrapping up our Yankee Candle fundraiser at the end of November! The Yankee Candle Company will give the Princess Alli Foundation 40% of all sales […]
October 2015 Updates
Hello friends! Here are our October 2015 Updates. Please let us know if you would like to get involved! We are so close to delivering our 1000th bag to Sparrow Hospital! We are so excited to hit this milestone, and so very thankful for your help <3 Love Candles? Get your Christmas shopping done early by shopping our Yankee Candle fundraiser! The Yankee Candle Company will give the Princess Alli Foundation 40% of all sales through our fundraiser! Get more information HERE. We are still accepting orders via our “online party” for Origami Owl jewelry! The proceeds from your purchase will be generously donated back to the Princess Alli Foundation! Check out our Facebook Page […]
Yankee Candle Fall Fundraiser
We are excited to offer another easy way you can support the Princess Alli Foundation! Please join us for our Yankee Candle Fall Fundraiser, running September 22 to November 14, 2015! There are so many great gift items available in this year’s fall catalog! And more than 50 items under $10! The Princess Alli Foundation will receive 40% of your purchase!! Click HERE to shop, and be sure to share with your friends and family! Click HERE for more ways you can help the Princess Alli Foundation!
September 2015 Updates
Thank you for visiting the Princess Alli Foundation! Here are our September 2015 Updates. Please let us know if you would like to get involved! On Wednesday, September 9 we delivered our 725th care package to Sparrow Hospital! Thank you so much for helping us provide treats to these families. We continue to receive feedback from the hospital and from families that receive our care packages. Your donations are appreciated so very much! We are currently hosting an “online party” for Origami Owl jewelry! The proceeds from your purchase will be generously donated back to the Princess Alli Foundation! Check out our Facebook Page for more information. On August 30 […]
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