Gwendolyn's Gifts

Gwendolyn's Gifts Mission: To provide emotional & financial support to children fighting terminal illnesses in St Louis

We are a little less than 90 days away from our biggest yearly fundraiser!!! 💛🎶👢☀️🥃Think elevated western theme 👢, all i...
06/17/2026

We are a little less than 90 days away from our biggest yearly fundraiser!!! 💛🎶👢☀️🥃

Think elevated western theme 👢, all inclusive food and drinks 🥃, live music 🎶, auction items, beautiful venue, and raising money for superhero children fighting life threatening illnesses 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

You won’t want to miss this event!! Mark your calendar and invite your friends!! 🗓️ Tickets on sale at the end of this month!! 🎟️

💗 The Perfect Popsicle Stand 💗The 7th annual Popsicle Party was a sweet success raising a record total of $6,125!!! 🙌🙌Th...
06/15/2026

💗 The Perfect Popsicle Stand 💗

The 7th annual Popsicle Party was a sweet success raising a record total of $6,125!!! 🙌🙌

The best part of this event- it’s put on BY KIDS FOR KIDS!! And there isn’t anything sweeter than that!! 💛

Thank you to the Lamper, Adams, and Pliske kids for all their hard work year after year to create this summer tradition!

💗 Thank you to Huntington Park neighbors for being a wonderful community!
💗 Thank you to Saint Charles Fire & Police for donating your time to support the kids! And setting up your hose as a water sprinkler- a fav!
💗 Thank you to Louie for making a guest appearance!! 💙💛
💗 Thank you First Capitol Lions for the $1,000 donation (their fourth year supporting!)
💗 And thank you to all the friendly faces who attended and enjoyed popsicles!!

We are already looking forward to next summer!!!

Another full month of helping families 💛💛Groceries for a child with complex medical needs 💛 Utility payment for a child ...
06/02/2026

Another full month of helping families 💛

💛Groceries for a child with complex medical needs
💛 Utility payment for a child with Trisomy 21
💛 Utility payment for a child with respiratory failure and tracheostomy
💛 Funeral support for a child with cerebral palsy
💛 Utility payment for a child with liver failure
💛 Utility payment for a child on Wings
💛 Rent payment for a child in the NICU due to a heart condition
💛 Mortgage payment for a child with a genetic heart defect
💛 Utility bill for a child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy
💛 Mortgage payment for a child with leukemia
💛 Rent payment for a child with Coffin-Siris syndrome and cerebral palsy
💛 Funeral Support for a sweet 2 year old with Trisomy 13

14 families assisted in May 💛 Over $14,000 donated

As always, we truly appreciate your support to allow Gwendolyn’s Gifts the ability to provide support to families with children fighting life threatening illnesses in Saint Louis.

Save the Date for our biggest yearly fundraiser- Sept 12th at .village for a Sunshine & Whiskey Event
☀️🥃🌻👢☀️🥃🌻👢☀️🥃🌻👢☀️🥃🌻👢

💛💗💙Cheers Charity Fest 💛💗💙An event created to support charities while bringing a community together! Year 1 was a beauti...
05/21/2026

💛💗💙Cheers Charity Fest 💛💗💙

An event created to support charities while bringing a community together! Year 1 was a beautiful success!

Seeing a community representing 8 wonderful organizations made for a perfect Saturday!

Thank you to the almost 2K people who attended! We loved getting to meet new people and seeing all the Sunshine Yellow was an added bonus! 💛

Overall, the event raised $33,393!!
💛 Gwendolyn’s Gifts was gifted $4,368!! 💛

Thank you to all the organizers of , to all the establishments that participated, and all the wonderful people who attended! We can’t wait for next year!! 💙💗💛💚🖤

Death/Grief From the Perspective of a 5 year old 💛💛 Example 1: We were talking about Gwen’s 3rd anniversary in Heaven- t...
05/14/2026

Death/Grief From the Perspective of a 5 year old 💛

💛 Example 1: We were talking about Gwen’s 3rd anniversary in Heaven- trying to explain what the word “anniversary” meant- explaining it was 3 years since Gwen died. Gwen’s youngest sister (age 5) got the most concerned look and said “I don’t want sissy to die again.” 😥😥 we assured her sissy was remaining safe in Heaven and she said “oh good.” Sometimes these concepts are too hard to grasp and too hard to explain.

💛 This cute drawing came home from school. Ella explained that she was on the left (with her red hair), sissy Gwen (with amazing pink hair) in the middle, and Harlan on the right. When asked about the small drawings (with the sad face) down below- she explained that the 3 sisters were all in the ocean and Harlan and Ella were being bitten by baby sharks. The reason for the sharks having sad faces is unknown 🫠😆
“How come Gwen wasn’t getting bit by the sharks?”
With the most confused but confident tone “a shark would never bite Gwen because she’s sissy!” 🥰

And just like that, we learned something new- Gwen is immune to being bit by sharks! And for no other reason but- she’s Gwen! 🦈

And sometimes when you are overcome with grief, the simplicity of a child will fill your whole heart 💛

Thank you for all the calls, texts, and sweet messages we received with Gwen’s 3rd anniversary this week. Knowing she is still loved and remembered means everything 💛

3 years 💔Three years ago, our beautiful girl became a perfect angel 🤍🪽 Today is a mix of heartbreak and happiness. We ar...
05/12/2026

3 years 💔

Three years ago, our beautiful girl became a perfect angel 🤍🪽 Today is a mix of heartbreak and happiness. We are thankful Gwen is pain free, healthy, and running free in Heaven. But we mourn her loss and the presence of her in our home and lives. And those two emotions intertwine and mix often 💛

As a family, we attended Mass this morning. Following that, Gwen’s parents grabbed coffee and went and sat with her at the cemetery. Upon arrival, her wind chime started going and there wasn’t an ounce of wind in the sky 🌬️ It was such a beautiful reminder of her forever presence in our lives.

Shortly after, another set of bereaved parents arrived to visit their daughter (who is buried behind Gwen). Ironically, she also loved elephants and has an etched elephant on her stone. We had a beautiful conversation with them. Gwen truly always connects people and we feel that more than ever 💛

Thank you, Gwen, for finding ways to make us smile today. You are missed always and forever- and we cannot wait to snuggle you, hear your belly laugh, laugh at your eye rolls, and see you healthy in Heaven someday 🤍🪽

Love you forever and then some ❤️❤️

🌻April Recap🌻🌻Utility assistance for a little girl with Cerebral Palsy due to cardioembolic stroke 🌻 Rent assistance for...
05/06/2026

🌻April Recap🌻

🌻Utility assistance for a little girl with Cerebral Palsy due to cardioembolic stroke
🌻 Rent assistance for a child with multiple medical conditions
🌻 Utility assurance for a child with William’s Syndrome
🌻 Provided medical supplies (diapers, wipes, waterproof pads) for a child with a chromosome abnormality causing multiple medical conditions
🌻 Utility assistance for a child with Apert Syndrome
🌻 Funeral assistance for a child that passed from DIPG
🌻 Funeral assistance for a child that passed from leukemia
🌻 Utility assistance for a child with a heart condition and epilepsy
🌻 Utility assistance for a child with Mobius syndrome and epilepsy
🌻 Funeral assistance for a child that passed from Relapsed ALL
🌻 Funeral assistance for a child that passed from Rhabdomyosarcoma
🌻 35 recordable elephants donated to Evelyn’s Hospice House

11 families assisted this month.
4 heartbreaking funerals 💔
$27,798.22 provided in financial assistance- our largest month in the history of Gwendolyn’s Gifts.

Our unwavering thanks for the continued support to allow us to provide this assistance. Our hearts are with the 4 families who said their final goodbyes. There truly is no greater pain. Please keep these 4 families in your prayers that they may find peace and comfort knowing they are surrounded by love. ❤️

🌻 A friend sent me this image this morning- found it while out shopping. Definitely a Gwen moment of saying “hello.” These moments mean more than anything!

💛Cheers Charity Fest💛We are just FIVE DAYS away from the big charity event in Cottleville supporting 8 charities!! We wo...
05/05/2026

💛Cheers Charity Fest💛

We are just FIVE DAYS away from the big charity event in Cottleville supporting 8 charities!!

We would love for you to join us- Team Yellow to represent Gwedolyn’s Gifts! 💛 or if you want to support all of the amazing charities, be a Cheers Champion (team black)! 🖤

🎉 Expect: live music, delicious food, drinks and specials at participating venues!
👚Shirts: your shirt is your ticket! These can be picked up Friday evening (4-8pm) or Saturday (10am-1pm) at Cottle Village.
🍹Pub Crawl: with a shirt, you have access to each participating venue and drink specials from 12-4pm on Saturday!
🚌 Shuttle: there will be a shuttle that can take you to each location the day of the event!

💛 Cheers Charity Fest makes supporting local nonprofits simple, fun, and affordable! Your participation helps raise money for charities that directly serve our community! Every dollar raised stays local and supports causes that matter right here at home!! 💛

We would LOVE to see a SEA of SUNSHINE YELLOW!
*special deal- use code “MOM5” for $5 off your ticket!

Ticket link:
Https://peerpop.io/events/cheerscharityfest

💐Today is National Bereaved Mothers Day💐Always occurring the Sunday before Mother’s Day to honor mothers who have lost a...
05/03/2026

💐Today is National Bereaved Mothers Day💐

Always occurring the Sunday before Mother’s Day to honor mothers who have lost a child or children, providing a dedicated space for grief and remembrance.

Today we send our love and prayers to all the fellow bereaved mamas 💛

And today, I honor the beautiful girl who made me a mom
💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

Gwen, I will forever feel incredibly lucky that I was chosen to be your mom. While our road was difficult at times, the JOY you brought was immeasurable! When you see my tears fall, please know I am okay- it can be hard to have so much love to give but not a place for it to go. Thank you for guiding me in this life- for as long as I live, you will always be remembered and celebrated. Love you more than yesterday and that same will be true tomorrow.

Can’t wait to hold you again someday,
Your Mama 🥰

“Can’t Rain On Our Parade!” ☔️🌧️💧This past Monday was the Gwendolyn’s Gifts Open Golf Tournament and it was accompanied ...
05/02/2026

“Can’t Rain On Our Parade!” ☔️🌧️💧

This past Monday was the Gwendolyn’s Gifts Open Golf Tournament and it was accompanied by rain, tornado sirens, and reports of hail! 🌪️

We don’t get to control the outcomes of life but we get to control our attitude in those difficult moments- we learned that so much during Gwen’s medical journey- so we applied that same attitude on Monday!

Sure, it could have been way better weather!
But we also know, it could have been way worse!

With a tee time of 9am, our golfers still enjoyed 9 holes and then escaped the rain storm in the clubhouse with lunch and drinks!

Even amongst the crazy weather day- Golf was Played, Fun was Had, and almost $50,000 was raised for children fighting life threatening illnesses.

In our world, we count that as a Hole In One!! ⛳️

Thank you to all the Golfers, Sponsors, and Volunteers that made this day happen!! Lots of more photos to come!

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6209 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Ste 124
Saint Peters, MO
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