Isla's Christmas Wish Foundation

10/26/2026

Isla’s Christmas Wish Foundation’s 3rd Annual Fundraiser, held on 10/23 at Parker's Hilltop Brewery, was an evening filled with love, laughter and giving. We raised over $16,500 for this fundraiser, including $2,750 in sponsorships!

A huge thank you to all that attended and/or donated to ensure we can assist even more families this Christmas, while they grieve the recent loss of their baby. Your donations, kind words and presence at our event, is a beautiful reminder of the compassion that you all have 🙏

A very special THANK YOU to our 7 sponsors this year:
Stuck Gymnastics (3rd time sponsor!) Bruce E. Hulscher, DDS (2nd time sponsor) Munk Orthodontics (2nd time sponsor), Bundled (2nd time sponsor), A.C. Tire 2nd time sponsor, Waterfall Jewelers (1st time sponsor) and Parker's Hilltop Brewery (2nd time sponsor and host!)

Our amazing raffle donors:

The Chewins Family, 3x donor of Rake in the Cash, and Gary and Katrina Gagne for the Wheelbarrow of cheer 2x donor!

We would also like to thank our generous donors for our silent auction:
Nordstrom, Dicks Sporting Goods(Gomer and Julie Smith), Detroit Pistons, 15th Street Tavern, The Beauty Nails, Barb Shooshanian, Aileen Paterson, Matt and Ashley Wilson, John and Katie Rorhhoff, Costco, Ace Hardware of Clarkston, Crispelli’s (Clarkston), Brioni's, Bordines, Gateway, Avanti Salon and Spa(Amy Quirk), Angela Carroll, Glitz Salon, North End Candle Market, Matter of Skin, Chad and Jen Wilson, Waterfall Jewelers, Candy Cane Tree Farm, Carah K Photography, Neiman's Market, 5th Tavern, Buff City Soap, Sunny Benefits, Traverse City Wh***ey Company, Four Roses Bourbon and John Kesto at Dixie Liquor Cabinet.

A kind thank you to Waterford Hill Florist for donating event flowers again this year.

It is through the incredible generosity, kindness, and dedication of our volunteers, helpers, and supporters that Isla’s Christmas Wish continues to grow and make a meaningful difference in the lives of grieving families.

Every hour volunteered, every helping hand extended, and every act of generosity helps us bring comfort, love, and a little light to families navigating unimaginable loss.

We are truly grateful for the amazing community that surrounds and supports this mission. Because of you, Isla’s Christmas Wish continues to grow, touch more lives, and spread love when it is needed most.

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU ALL for being part of something so special. ❤️

10/26/2026

Isla’s Christmas Wish Foundation’s 3rd Annual Fundraiser, held on 10/23 at Parker's Hilltop Brewery, was an evening filled with love, laughter and giving. We raised over $16,500 for this fundraiser, including $2,750 in sponsorships!

A huge thank you to all that attended and/or donated to ensure we can assist even more families this Christmas, while they grieve the recent loss of their baby. Your donations, kind words and presence at our event, is a beautiful reminder of the compassion that you all have 🙏

A very special THANK YOU to our 7 sponsors this year:
Stuck Gymnastics (3rd time sponsor!) Bruce E. Hulscher, DDS (2nd time sponsor) Munk Orthodontics (2nd time sponsor), Bundled (2nd time sponsor), A.C. Tire 2nd time sponsor, Waterfall Jewelers (1st time sponsor) and Parker's Hilltop Brewery (2nd time sponsor and host!)

Our amazing raffle donors:

The Chewins Family, 3x donor of Rake in the Cash, and Gary and Katrina Gagne for the Wheelbarrow of cheer 2x donor!

We would also like to thank our generous donors for our silent auction:

Nordstrom, Dicks Sporting Goods(Gomer and Julie Smith), Detroit Pistons, 15th Street Tavern, The Beauty Nails, Barb Shooshanian, Aileen Paterson, Matt and Ashley Wilson, John and Katie Rorhhoff, Costco, Ace Hardware of Clarkston, Crispelli’s (Clarkston), Brioni's, Bordines, Gateway, Avanti Salon and Spa(Amy Quirk), Angela Carroll, Glitz Salon, North End Candle Market, Matter of Skin, Chad and Jen Wilson, Waterfall Jewelers, Candy Cane Tree Farm, Carah K Photography, Neiman's Market, 5th Tavern, Buff City Soap, Sunny Benefits, Traverse City Wh***ey Company, Four Roses Bourbon and John Kesto at Dixie Liquor Cabinet.

A kind thank you to Waterford Hill Florist for donating event flowers again this year.

It is through the incredible generosity, kindness, and dedication of our volunteers, helpers, and supporters that Isla’s Christmas Wish continues to grow and make a meaningful difference in the lives of grieving families.

Every hour volunteered, every helping hand extended, and every act of generosity helps us bring comfort, love, and a little light to families navigating unimaginable loss.

We are truly grateful for the amazing community that surrounds and supports this mission. Because of you, Isla’s Christmas Wish continues to grow, touch more lives, and spread love when it is needed most.

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU ALL for being part of something so special. ❤️

10/25/2026

🎉 A HUGE congratulations to our Isla’s Christmas Wish Fundraiser raffle winners! 🎉

💵 Rake in the Cash: Kyle Ingraham

🥂 Wheelbarrow of Cheer: Samantha Raffee

Congratulations to both of our lucky winners!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and supported this special fundraiser. Your generosity helps Isla’s Christmas Wish continue its mission of bringing comfort, love, and hope to grieving families.

We are so grateful for your continued support! ❤️

10/15/2026

Please join us in the global wave of light! Light a candle this evening at 7:00pm in honor of all babies gone too soon.🙏

10/12/2026

From our lovely friends once again this year! A huge thank you to Gary and Katrina Gagne. We are so grateful for your continued support🙏

Hey Friends! We’re raffling off a Wheelbarrow of Cheer again to benefit Isla's Christmas Wish Foundation. Last year this raffle raised over $2,000!

This charity is close to our hearts. Our friends, Lisa & Danny Lopaze, created Isla’s Christmas Wish Foundation in memory of their daughter Isla to bring comfort to families facing their first Christmas after losing a baby. Every dollar raised helps buy Christmas presents for the children in these families to help bring a little joy during such a heartbreaking time.

Raffle tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25
The Wheelbarrow has over over $500 in goodies & cheer!
You can Venmo , please include “Wheelbarrow of Cheer” in the note.

https://www.venmo.com/u/islaschristmaswish

You can comment below or message me to enter!

The drawing is Oct 23 at the foundation’s annual fundraiser held at Parker’s Hilltop Brewery. You don’t have to be there to win, but reach out to Lisa Lopaze if you’d like to join us!

Thank you for helping us bring a little love and comfort to families this Christmas. ❤️

Katrina and Gary.

10/12/2026

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10/02/2026

09/13/2026

Danny and I are hosting our 3rd annual fundraiser! Come and join us to support our cause for helping grieving families through the holiday season. This event is open to the public, families welcomed and link to tickets is in the evite.

Silent auction and various raffles included, as well as dinner.

We have supported a total 37 families and 65 children over the last 2 seasons, by shopping for and delivering all Christmas gifts to parents’ surviving children. Our support allows them to grieve, while we take on the burden of holiday shopping and the financial expense associated. Keepsake ornaments are also provided.

You're invited to Isla’s Christmas Wish 3rd Annual Fundraiser - Click here to RSVP

09/13/2026

It’s back for year 3!!
We are accepting presale tickets for our “Rake in the Cash” item, kindly donated again this year by the Chewins Family. The winner will win the rake, $100 Visa card, and $200 of scratch off lottery tickets!

$10 per ticket. We will write the names on tickets as they are sold and they will be placed in our raffle. Do not need to be present to win. We accept all payments, cash, check, website donation page or you can use our charity Venmo linked below, for the amount of tickets you would like and I’ll add your tickets to our drawing. Drawing will be held at our fundraiser on 10/23 with winner notified.

Thank you!!!

https://www.venmo.com/u/islaschristmaswish

https://www.islaschristmaswish.org/donate

06/22/2026

Our heartfelt condolences to all dads, who celebrated today with a child in heaven🙏

Happy Father’s Day to the dads who lost their baby to miscarriage.

The dads who never got to hear “Daddy.”
The dads who counted weeks instead of years.
The dads who dreamed about a future that ended far too soon.

The world doesn’t always see your grief.

You were expected to be the strong one.
To hold her while she cried.
To carry the heartbreak while carrying everyone else, too.

But that baby mattered.
That baby was loved.
And the moment you loved them, you became a father.

So on Father’s Day, we honor you too.

The dads with empty arms.
The dads with broken hearts.
The dads who carry a child they’ll never get to raise.

Happy Father’s Day.

Your baby existed.
Your love was real.
And you will always be their dad.

©️Momming On Empty