Lauri's Angels

Lauri's Angels “Adopt a Student” gift drive for Marquette area kids in need. Started in 2020, in honor of Lauri Rounavaa. Growing up I had a nanny named Lauri Ruonavaara.

My name is Elena Henry, a freshman at Marquette Senior Highschool. I have been in the MAPS school district since kindergarten, and understand the economic diversity of students in our school district. I would like to do something to help my fellow MAPS students that are in need this holiday season. Lauri’s passion was to assure that any child in need has warm clothing as well as gifts over the hol

iday season. She did this by connecting like-minded people to children in need through a network of businesses who would display what she called a “giving tree” in their public areas. On this giving tree each child had an anonymous card with their needs and wants for the holiday season. Patrons of the business would select a student’s card and fulfill their wishes. Lauri died in January 2020, and I would like to continue her tradition by organizing the giving trees and the distribution of gifts in her memory. I would like to call it Lauri’s Angels. I would like to know if your school would like to participate in this program by providing a list of students in need and their list of “needs and wants” so that I can find people that are willing to help. The student’s names can be kept anonymous by the counselors assigning them a number. I have considered additional details and procedures to make this all work out. Last year's program was very successful and I would like to try and expand that. Thank you for your time and consideration, and please get back to me if you would like to help and participate. I am excited to continue Lauri’s legacy

Lauri’s Angels 2025 is finally complete! 🎉🎁🎄 24 students from MSHS, MAHS, and BMS received generous gift donations to fu...
12/21/2025

Lauri’s Angels 2025 is finally complete! 🎉🎁🎄

24 students from MSHS, MAHS, and BMS received generous gift donations to fulfill their wishes this holiday season!

Thank you to our many donors including the Radiology department, Jamieson and Fulks Orthodontics, Medical Laboratories of Marquette, Oncology department, Radiation Oncology, Pike distributing, South Shore Family Practice, Conklin family, Reinertsen family, and Henry family! This wouldn’t be possible without their time and generosity in thoughtfully picking out, purchasing, and wrapping gifts for these students! 🎁💖

Lauri’s Angels Christmas elves preparing gifts for delivery at UPHS! 🎄🎁 🧑‍🎄
12/21/2025

Lauri’s Angels Christmas elves preparing gifts for delivery at UPHS! 🎄🎁 🧑‍🎄

Thank you again to all the donors and helpers from the radiology department, oncology department, pathology department, ...
12/12/2024

Thank you again to all the donors and helpers from the radiology department, oncology department, pathology department, Lake Superior Hospice, Jamieson and Fulks Orthodontics, and private donors! It takes an army to make this happen 🎁❤️

Lauri’s Angels gifts have been successfully delivered to BMS, MSHS, and MAHS! 21 students in total got their holiday wis...
12/11/2024

Lauri’s Angels gifts have been successfully delivered to BMS, MSHS, and MAHS!

21 students in total got their holiday wishes fulfilled. Thank you to the counselors, principals, and generous donors for helping make this happen!

Here is a throwback to our story on uphealthsystem.com! I will work on updating our Facebook and website for the upcomin...
08/08/2024

Here is a throwback to our story on uphealthsystem.com! I will work on updating our Facebook and website for the upcoming charity season!

Elena Henry, 14, coordinated donations for over 10 middle and high school students in Marquette County. She poses for a quick photo in-between organizing the gifts. For years, Lauri Ruonavaara organized a holiday donation program aimed to anonymously help local middle and high school-aged students i...

11/22/2021

My name is Elena Henry, a freshman at Marquette Senior Highschool. I have been in the MAPS school district since kindergarten, and understand the economic diversity of students in our school district. I would like to do something to help my fellow MAPS students that are in need this holiday season.
Growing up I had a nanny named Lauri Ruonavaara. Lauri’s passion was to assure that any child in need has warm clothing as well as gifts over the holiday season. She did this by connecting like-minded people to children in need through a network of businesses who would display what she called a “giving tree” in their public areas. On this giving tree each child had an anonymous card with their needs and wants for the holiday season. Patrons of the business would select a student’s card and fulfill their wishes.
Lauri died in January 2020, and I would like to continue her tradition by organizing the giving trees and the distribution of gifts in her memory. I would like to call it Lauri’s Angels. I would like to know if your school would like to participate in this program by providing a list of students in need and their list of “needs and wants” so that I can find people that are willing to help. The student’s names can be kept anonymous by the counselors assigning them a number.
I have considered additional details and procedures to make this all work out. Last year's program was very successful and I would like to try and expand that. Thank you for your time and consideration, and please get back to me if you would like to help and participate. I am excited to continue Lauri’s legacy

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