Honoring Our 2024 VIP Award Recipients

By Micah ClarkDaddy to Zander Born still on August 12, 2017 My wife, Raelynn and I were super excited to welcome our son in the fall of 2017, and life was good until that summer. August 11th, a typical day, we went in for our baby’s check-up. We got checked in and taken back to the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2022 Springfield, Missouri: The 2022 National Philanthropy Day luncheon for Southwest Missouri was hosted by the local chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on Tuesday, November 15. Several awards were presented during the luncheon to individuals and organizations within the region who are making great strides in giving back to the community.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2022 Springfield, Missouri: On Angels’ Wings (OAW) founder and executive director, Michelle Cramer, published a book in June: Unshattered Grief – Helping someone through loss without breaking them… again. On October 7, 2022, at the reception art gallery exhibit (presented by Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks), Cramer gave a short presentation on…

By Marisa BaeseMommy to AnabelAugust 15 – October 2, 2018Trisomy & Congenital Heart Defect Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. The definition of hope is pretty direct and specific, unlike our plans with Anabel. Yet, we found, kept, and clung to hope from May 11 until the day…

Jennifer Snider, owner of Simply Taken by Jen and Finley Collective Photo Studio & Event Center, has been a volunteer photographer with On Angels’ Wings since February of 2014, just four months after the organization was founded. She also served on the board of directors for five of those years. Learning about the organization from the founder, Jennifer…

By Taleah JohnstonMommy to Martha Born still on May 24, 2022Anencephaly My husband and I take a fishing trip for our anniversary each year. When our anniversary came in 2021, we were ready for a few days at the lake and decided it would be a good time to decide if our family was ready to…

By Marisa BaeseMommy to AnabelAugust 15 – October 2, 2018Trisomy & Congenital Heart Defect September, the only full month I had with my daughter. Sounds pretty rough when I say it like that, but it’s not incorrect. Sure I had nearly 8 months to carry her and try to get to know her, but I…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2022 Lost & Found Grief CenterMike Woody, Executive Directormwoody@lostandfoundozarks.com417-865-9998 On Angels’ WingsMichelle Cramer, Executive Directormichelle.cramer@dev-on-angels-wings-photos.pantheonsite.io417-834-3670 Springfield, Missouri: Lost & Found Grief Center and On Angels’ Wings — two Springfield, Missouri non-profits focused on assisting grieving families — are working together to host a Wave of Light ceremony in observation of…

By Jessica NowlinMommy to EastonMicro Preemie born at 23 weeks gestation My fiancé Lane and I were very young when I found out I was pregnant with Easton – I was 19 and he was 20. Our expectations were to have a healthy full-term baby. That’s what any parent hopes for. We dreamed of being…

By Kennon & Diana EllisonParents to KaydenCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Congenital Heart Defect, Heterotaxy We received Kayden’s diagnosis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia at our 20 week anatomy scan when they discovered that his diaphragm had a large hole. This hole (hernia) allowed the majority of his abdominal organs to migrate into his chest and severely compromised his…