2024 Holiday Heroes Experience

🎄✨ 2024 Holiday Heroes was pure magic! ✨🎄

We were able to provide 10 Children an absolutely magical holiday experience! These well deserving children and their parents enjoed sweets and treats, festive activities, and of course wish lists granted from a visit from Santa himself! Words can't truly express how amazing our Holiday Heroes program is but if i Had to sum it up I would use the words from one of our little holiday heroes this year: “Can you do this party every year?” That overwhelming sense of enjoyment, is why we do what we do. Every child there was so absolutely deserving, so grateful, and their joy made all the planning and work worthwhile.

We are beyond grateful for everyone who made our Holiday Heroes Experience unforgettable. This event was nothing short of amazing, and we couldn’t have done it without all the incredible people who came together to bring it to life.

As you can see from the photos, the joy, excitement, and gratitude on the faces of these kids truly say it all, this is why we do what we do. Ashley perfectly captured the heart and soul of the evening, showing just how much this experience means to the families we serve. We’re so grateful for her talent and generosity in helping us share these beautiful moments.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to:

💖 Country Home Learning & Art Center for graciously donating our stunning location—it was the absolute perfect backdrop for our magical evening!

📸 Ashley Clayton Photography for donating her time and capturing these beautiful memories for Hardship Heroes!

🥋 West End Dojo for their generous donation of two 3-month certificates and gi karate outfits for two of our kiddos!

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 My amazing committee members who absolutely rocked the planning and execution of the entire evening. Your dedication and teamwork made everything possible! Roxy Brown, Nancy Ryan, Gina Curry!

💪 My incredible husband for always supporting me and my wild ideas—thank you for believing in this mission as much as I do!

👧👦 My kids, who wouldn’t miss this experience for the world and have seen all the hard work behind the scenes!

👩‍🍳 My amazing parents, for not only supporting us but also helping with scheduling and behind-the-scenes prep. A special thank you to my mom for her delicious meatballs and rice balls, which helped make the evening extra special!

🎅I want to give an absolute special thank you to Robert May who was our Santa for the evening! Not only did he take this job very seriously while coming with candy canes, stuffies and jolliness to boot, but he generously donated $100 to kickstart our funding for 2025! He is truly one of a kind and we will definitely be using him again in the future!

Thank you all for an absolutely beautiful success! Let’s keep spreading the magic. Until next year!

Peace & Love,

Emily 💫