Gratitude
Because You Showed Up
thank you, thank you, thank you
Delaney’s habit was noticing people. This community has spent the past year proving that habit is contagious, showing up on billboards, in classrooms, at dance recitals, and around dinner tables that were never her own. Here is some of what that has looked like.
Even this logo was a gift
Butterflies kept finding their way to Delaney, resting on her memorial brick as if they knew exactly where to land. Lisa Quine turned that into this mark and gave it to us freely, simply because she believed in what we were building.
Lisa QuineWhere her light has traveled
A few of the bigger moments
Where her light has traveled
Lamar Advertising
From I-480 into downtown, nine billboards carried Delaney's words, "You are beautiful, love Delaney," to thousands of drivers who never knew her and needed to hear it anyway.
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Where her light has traveled
Wigton Homes
Wigton Homes named a home model after Delaney. Every one built carries a butterfly stamped inside it, and every sale sends $1,000 back to the foundation, kindness built right into the blueprints.
Visit Wigton Homes →
Where her light has traveled
Harlem Wizards
The Harlem Wizards dedicated a game to Delaney and presented her family with a custom jersey, her name and her light carried out onto the court in front of twelve hundred people.
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Where her light has traveled
The Print Shop
The pink bunny Delaney chose here on her seventh birthday never left her side. The Print Shop now calls it Delaney's Bunny, and is gifting twenty of them to children in the Pediatric ICU.
Visit The Print Shop →
Where her light has traveled
Emilie's Coffee House & Wine Bar
For one week, Emilie's turned their counter into a fundraiser for the foundation, and their regulars showed up in Live Like Delaney shirts to make it a celebration. By the time the week closed, they had raised over four thousand dollars.
Visit Emilie's Coffee House & Wine Bar →More of our community
Every bit of it mattersThank you to each of these businesses and neighbors for finding their own way to carry her light forward.
Hosted "Flowing with Kindness," a class taught by owner Tammy Lyons in Delaney's honor.
Visit →Big M PizzaDonated a full dinner for the crew at the Avon Lake Fire Station as part of a monthly Kindness Drop.
Visit →J. McLaughlinHosted a sip and shop fundraising event at their Rocky River store.
Visit →Estella BoutiqueHosted a sip and shop fundraising event at Crocker Park.
Visit →Miss Kristin's Dance StudioHonored Delaney throughout recital weekend with purple bows, kindness cards for every performer, and a new yearly Delaney Kilbane Award for the dancer who embodies her spirit.
Visit →Once Upon A Wish TravelLaunched Cruise for Kindness: book any qualifying cruise through Katie Martin and $100 is donated to the foundation once your cruise sails.
Visit →Seven Sisters Home MarketHosted a sip and shop fundraising event back in August to support the foundation.
Visit →Nicole Follen PhotographyHosted a butterfly photo session at Wolf Park, near Delaney's bench, donating 40 percent of every booking to the foundation.
Visit →Harper & Maren Saxe, with belle: a shop for girlsTwo sisters ran their own lemonade stand in Rocky River and raised three thousand dollars for the foundation, one cup at a time.
Visit →Studio DaVinciHosted three sessions of Paint with a Purpose, a fun way to spark creativity and honor Delaney’s love of art and self-expression.
Visit →Harmony Blends and MoreThe Zeqo family’s new Avon Lake shop created two teas in Delaney’s honor, Beautiful Ruby Red Cherry and Butterfly Angel Falls Mist, and gives a portion of the proceeds back to the foundation.
Visit →The Dance CenterUnder the direction of Kayleigh Feldkircher, will offer an interactive class for the residents of Independence Village during Smiles for Seniors on November 14, in honor of Delaney’s love of dance.
Visit →City of Avon LakeFrom donating Delaney's bench to welcoming Chalk the Walk each year and hosting us at Big Trucks and other city events, Avon Lake keeps finding ways to include us.
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If your business, studio, or team wants to carry a little of Delaney’s light too, we would love to hear from you.
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