09/29/2026
A Heartfelt Goodbye to Rory & Storm’s Holiday Hearts
With incredibly full hearts, we want to share that Rory & Storm’s Holiday Hearts will be disbanding.
This decision was not an easy one, and it came with so many emotions. What started as a dream to bring love, hope, and a little extra holiday magic to children and families affected by congenital heart disease became something so much more meaningful than we ever could have imagined.
Over the last couple of years, we have been incredibly blessed to meet, support, and love on many amazing heart families. We have witnessed strength, celebrated milestones, offered comfort during difficult seasons, and created memories that we will carry with us forever. For every family, or person, who trusted us, supported us, donated, volunteered, shared our mission, or simply cheered us on — thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Ultimately, we have found ourselves in different places within our own CHD journeys, and we feel that the most honest and respectful decision for both of us, our families, and the charity is to lovingly bring this chapter to a close. we believe this is the right decision for where each of our families are personally, while still honoring to everything RSHH’s was created to represent.
As we close this chapter, we also want to be transparent about the remaining funds in our account. Any funds that remain will be donated locally, allowing us to continue giving back to our community and making a positive difference with the support that was so generously entrusted to us.
Although this organization is coming to an end, the mission and our desire to give back to the CHD community are not.
After the start of the new year, Austin and Lakin will be creating a new organization of their own, continuing with the same heart and focus that inspired Rory & Storm’s Holiday Hearts — supporting children and families affected by congenital heart disease and bringing a little extra love, comfort, and joy to their journeys - not just during the holidays, but throughout the entire year.
We hope you will continue to follow along and support this next chapter when the time comes. ❤️
Rory & Storm’s Holiday Hearts will always hold a very special place in our hearts and will always remain incredibly special to us. We are forever grateful that we were given the opportunity to turn something so personal and difficult into something filled with love, hope, and giving.
Thank you for believing in us, supporting us, and allowing us to be a small part of so many heart journeys.
With love and endless gratitude,
Rory & Storm’s Holiday Hearts
