https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/fundraisingevents daily 0.75 2024-03-13 https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/fundraisingevents/roriemaefoundationgala monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/86a01f09-73b4-4913-9446-71231c3057ba/Gala+Invite+2024.png Fundraising Events - 2nd Rorie Mae Foundation Gala - We would like to personally invite you to our second Charity Gala on April 13th, 2024 at The Stables in Kewanee, IL. It’s going to be a fun filled night complete with dinner, Live & Silent Auctions, and entertainment by Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos. All of the money that we raise goes directly to helping families in our area pay for funeral and counseling expenses. We are currently looking for donations of gift certificates, services, auction items, or baskets for both our Live & Silent Auctions. Please consider helping us by donating. All donations are appreciated, and your contribution may be tax deductible. If you are interested in making a donation to our Live or Silent Auctions, or would like tickets to the event, please contact us at info@theroriemaefoundation.org. https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/fundraisingevents/the-rorie-mae-foundation-gala monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/411800cd-8ef7-4e9a-8eed-1bc842ca2b89/Gala+Invite.jpg Fundraising Events - The Rorie Mae Foundation Gala - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/fundraisingevents/the-rorie-mae-foundation-wine-faire monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/blog daily 0.75 2021-05-28 https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/blog/welcome monthly 0.5 2025-04-22 https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/ourstory daily 0.75 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/1620417419894-77C6ABRS67U9TDDJWX5I/Rorie.jpg Our Story - Our Story. https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/otherresources daily 0.75 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/1622125259646-EODIE6C6N303J3N6QVZO/rorie+bear.jpg Other Resources - Molly Bears Molly Bears creates a gentle, huggable memory for parents of a baby that was taken too soon. They create a customizable bear that is the same weight as the baby that passed away. Many parents that have experienced loss have a feeling of empty arms. While a bear could never truly replace a baby, it serves as a comforting reminder for a family. Molly Bears are completely customized, and thus there is a wait time to receive one. An order form opens up on the 15th of every month, and they only accept so many orders each month. There is a small fee to be placed on the Waiting List. We love our Rorie Bear, and it has been a sweet keepsake that we have snuggled on the toughest of days. We know that our daughter Tannen and any of our future children will cherish this precious reminder of their sister as well. Molly Bears offers several ways that you can contribute to their cause on their website. https://www.mollybears.org/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/1618606788123-4PLCJBCOTLQU7TDZOD8B/IMG_6351.jpg Other Resources - Mamie’s Poppy Plates Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/1620404783180-EM7VHU5XXSYSRFOX8U3O/DSC00764.JPG Other Resources - Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep offers remembrance photography services for parents experiencing the death of a baby. Their professional photographers around the world provide special portrait sessions of parents spending their only moments with their baby. These are moments that can never be recreated, and they provide people with these precious memories free of charge. Another service that they provide which we were able to use is their delicate retouching of photos of parents with their baby. Babies that are stillborn or pass away shortly after birth often have skin tears and discoloring, and while they are still beautiful, the retouching of their pictures can make it easier for families to cherish and share those memories. On their website you will find several other ways they are helping the community, and you can also donate or volunteer your photography services through this caring organization. https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/1619197504179-1YFCJ58UN9WZXT1FM82D/angel+gown.jpg Other Resources - Allison’s Angel Gowns Allison’s Angel Gowns is one of many organizations that has a program for making Angel Gowns. Angel Gowns are made from repurposed wedding dresses for remembrance photo sessions and the burial of babies that have passed away. They are made for even the tiniest lost lives, and they accommodate for small sizes not available in stores. They provide beautiful, hand crafted gowns free of charge and take away the added stress of grieving parents having to find burial clothing for their baby. We were given an Angel Gown at the hospital in which to bury Rorie, and although we were not able to see her in her gown for our own reasons, we are so grateful that we were given something so special for her to wear. The picture is an example of what they can create. On their website you will find that they welcome volunteers to help sew gowns as well as donations of wedding dresses to make them. What a special and compassionate way to repurpose a wedding dress! https://allisonsangelgowns.com/ https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/donate daily 0.75 2021-05-27 https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/home daily 1.0 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/1620407946915-UZ0OEKFQJ2S2KC4J1SFG/unsplash-image-4le7k9XVYjE.jpg Home - Assistance For Families The Rorie Mae Foundation exists to help families with the unexpected associated costs of stillbirth and infant loss. From our own experience, we have found that two necessary and large expenses are: Funerals and Counseling. We want to ensure that families have the opportunity to honor their baby with a funeral without causing financial strain on top of everything they have already been through. We are also firm believers that counseling is an important tool in the healing process, and we want everyone to be afforded the opportunity of going to counseling, even if their insurance doesn’t cover it. https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/alettertotheparents daily 0.75 2024-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60464e7fdbb68d690bcbaeb3/1620416629897-NEZTDXI9F01YGAM6IUFS/unsplash-image-LSYSeTfEe4k.jpg A Letter to the Parents - A Letter to the Parents. https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/whatwedo daily 0.75 2021-05-28 https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/social daily 0.75 2021-05-28 https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/requestassistance daily 0.75 2021-05-22 https://www.theroriemaefoundation.org/onlineapplication daily 0.75 2021-05-25