Love Foundation

07/01/2026

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HEAT ADVISORY ALERT: A heat advisory alert has been issued starting tomorrow through Thursday. It is important to stay cool and safe.
If you or someone you know needs a place to escape the heat, please visit one of the cooling center locations listed below.

Holiday Update: Due to the holiday, several of the cooling centers will be closed over the weekend. Please call in advance. Additional updates will be made if there is a heat advisory on Saturday.

07/01/2026

⚾ Win 8 Cleveland Guardians Tickets While Supporting Local Families! ⚾

Thanks to the generous donation from the Cleveland Guardians, we’re raffling off 8 tickets to see the Guardians take on the Pirates on Saturday, July 19!

Even though our Summer Luau fundraiser isn’t until August 29, we didn’t want this incredible opportunity to go to waste. Every raffle ticket purchased helps support the Love Foundation’s mission of providing emergency assistance, essential resources, and hope to women, children, and families in our community who are facing difficult circumstances.

🎟️ Enter here: https://go.rallyup.com/guardiansvspirates

Whether you’re a baseball fan or simply want to make a difference, your support helps us continue serving local families in need.

Thank you for helping us change lives—one family at a time. ❤️

Join me in supporting Love Foundation: https://go.rallyup.com/guardiansvspirates

06/26/2026

🌺 **More Than a Luau... It's an Opportunity to Change Lives.** 🌺

Join us for **Project Break the Cycle – Summer Luau** on **Saturday, August 29, 2026** at **LaMalfa Party Center** for an unforgettable evening of fun, food, music, and community—all while making a real difference.

💜 **Love Foundation** exists to empower women, protect children, and help families overcome crisis. We provide emergency assistance, food, clothing, household essentials, personal care items, and connections to community resources for those facing abuse, domestic violence, financial hardship, trauma, and other life challenges.

But our mission doesn't stop there.

Our long-term vision is to develop **transitional housing** where women and families can find safety, stability, job training, life-skills education, childcare support, and the resources they need to rebuild their lives with dignity and independence. We believe no family should have to choose between staying in a dangerous situation or becoming homeless.

Every ticket purchased, sponsorship secured, raffle ticket sold, and donation received brings us one step closer to making that vision a reality.

🌺 Your evening includes:
🎧 DJ & Dancing
🍽️ Buffet Dinner
🎟️ $1,500 Reverse Raffle Grand Prize
🎁 Raffles, Silent Auction & Games
👗 Hawaiian Dress Contest
🥇 Men's & Women's Divisions – **1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Prizes**

📅 **Saturday, August 29, 2026**
🕔 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 LaMalfa Party Center
5783 Heisley Road
Mentor, OH 44060

🎟️ **Tickets**
$75 Individual
$130 Couple

Purchase your tickets today:
**https://summer_luau.eventbrite.com**

❤️ **This isn't just another fundraiser. It's an investment in safer futures, stronger families, and breaking the cycle of abuse, poverty, and crisis—one family at a time.**

Together, we can create a community where every woman, every child, and every family has the opportunity to live in safety, hope, and stability.

06/24/2026

💜 URGENT COMMUNITY DONATION REQUEST 💜

The Love Foundation is currently seeking donations to help local families and children who are struggling to make ends meet. Many of the families we serve are facing financial hardship and are in need of basic necessities.

We are currently accepting donations of:

👶 Baby Essentials
• Diapers (all sizes)
• Pull-Ups (all sizes)
• Baby wipes
• Formula
• Baby food
• Bottles and feeding supplies
• Bouncers, swings, high chairs, pack-and-plays, and other gently used baby items

🛒 Household & Personal Care Items
• Non-perishable food
• Toilet paper
• Paper towels
• Laundry detergent
• Dish soap
• Hand soap
• Shampoo & conditioner
• Deodorant
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Feminine hygiene products
• Cleaning supplies
• Household essentials

Every donation, whether large or small, makes a direct impact on a local family in need. Your generosity helps provide comfort, dignity, and hope during difficult times.

Donations can be dropped off at:

Love Foundation Community Store
6740 Center Street
Mentor, OH 44060

📞 440-525-0777

If you are unable to donate, please consider sharing this post. A simple share can help us reach someone who can.

Together, we can ensure that no family in our community has to face hardship alone. Thank you for your continued support and compassion. ❤️

06/16/2026

🌺 NEW DATE • SAME MISSION • EVEN MORE FUN! 🌺

While our June 13th event was postponed, we're turning it into something even bigger and better!

Ticket link:
https://summer_luau.eventbrite.com

🏝️ **Project Break the Cycle Summer Luau**
📅 Saturday, August 29, 2026
🕔 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 LaMalfa Party Center | 5783 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH 44060

Join us for a tropical evening of food, fun, prizes, and purpose as we raise funds to support women, children, and families in crisis throughout our community.

🌺 Wear your best Hawaiian attire for a chance to win **$100 CASH** for Best Hawaiian Dressed!

Your evening includes:

💰 **$1,500 Reverse Raffle Grand Prize**

🏆 Prize Winners Throughout the Night

🎁 Chinese Auction

💵 50/50 Raffle

🎲 Side Boards & Games

🍽️ Buffet Dinner

🍹 Cash Bar

🎤 Guest Speakers

🎉 Door Prizes & Giveaways

🎟️ Tickets:
$75 Individual | $130 Couple

If you previously purchased tickets for the June 13th event, your tickets will automatically transfer to the August 29th Summer Luau unless you requested a refund.

Every ticket purchased helps Love Foundation continue providing support, resources, and assistance to women, children, and families facing crisis and hardship.

Grab your friends, put on your favorite Hawaiian attire, and join us for an unforgettable evening!

❤️ Love Foundation
**Breaking Cycles. Restoring Lives.**

06/08/2026

📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣

We are excited to officially announce that The Body Shop of Mentor has been selected as the Official Gym Partner for the Love Foundation Lift-A-Thon on October 24, 2026! 💪🏆

Early Registration is open now to save: https://lift-a-thon.eventbrite.com

The Body Shop has stepped up as a major in-kind sponsor and community partner, helping us bring this incredible event to life as we raise awareness and funds to support women and children impacted by abuse, trauma, crisis, and hardship.

This won’t be just another fitness competition. The Lift-A-Thon will bring together individuals, families, businesses, first responders, athletes, and community members for a day of strength, teamwork, and purpose.

🏋️ Lift-A-Thon
📅 October 24, 2026
📍 The Body Shop of Mentor
💜 Benefiting Love Foundation

Featured Competitions:

💪 Individual Strength Challenges
🚒 First Responders Challenge – Police, Fire, EMS, Corrections, Dispatchers, and other public safety professionals competing for bragging rights and community recognition.

🏢 Corporate Challenge – Local businesses and organizations will form teams to compete for the title of Strongest Workplace while supporting a great cause.

🏆 Strongest Gym Challenge – Local gyms will compete for the traveling Strongest Gym Trophy, awarded annually to the top-performing gym.

👧👦 Youth, Teen, Women’s, and Men’s divisions will ensure there is an opportunity for everyone to participate.

Every lift, every sponsor, and every registration helps support resources, emergency assistance, guidance, and our long-term vision of providing transitional housing and stability programs for women and children rebuilding their lives.

Please join us in welcoming and thanking The Body Shop of Mentor for partnering with us to help make this event—and its impact—possible.

One Community. One Mission. Unlimited Strength.

💜💪🏆🚒🏢

05/31/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Seth! 🎉

A huge congratulations to Seth, the lucky winner of tonight’s 50/50 Raffle at Highwater Tavern! 🍀💰

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, purchased tickets, and supported Love Foundation. Your generosity helps us continue our mission of supporting women, children, and families facing trauma, crisis, and hardship throughout our community.

We are incredibly grateful to Highwater Tavern for their support and hospitality, and to everyone who helped make tonight a success.

❤️ Every ticket purchased helps us continue Breaking Cycles. Restoring Lives.

05/30/2026

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05/28/2026

A special thank you to Karen D. for all of your hard work, dedication, and support in helping put together these amazing raffle baskets. Your time, effort, and generosity have helped make this event more meaningful and impactful for everyone involved.

Because of people like you, Love Foundation can continue its mission of helping women, children, and families facing crisis, trauma, and difficult circumstances. Every basket, every donation, and every act of kindness helps create hope and opportunities for those who need it most.

We are incredibly grateful for your commitment to our cause and for helping us make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable members of our community.

Thank you, Karen, for being part of the Love Foundation family and for helping us turn compassion into action. We couldn’t do this without you. ❤️