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OAW’s 6th Year Providing Free Santa Pictures to Springfield Recipients
The tradition started back in 2018, on a tree farm in Rogersville. Since that time, the On Angels’ Wings holiday pictures provided to Springfield, Missouri recipients have morphed, even including multiple session options for a couple of years (think “Grooge” and the...
OAW Recipients in St. Louis Receive Free Santa Pictures
For the past four years, Jessica Mulcahy (owner of JS Photography STL, LLC) and Santa Frank have provided free Santa minis for On Angels’ Wings recipients in St. Louis at the JS Photography studio. It’s become a tradition that they both look forward to. “It is a...
OAW Provides NICU Halloween Mini Sessions
For the first time in the organization’s 10 years, On Angels’ Wings provided free Halloween mini sessions for families in the NICU at both hospitals in its headquarters city of Springfield, Missouri on October 30, 2023. Twenty-two generous individuals handmade and...
Ozarks Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Event Ushers in Awareness Month
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance MonthOn Sunday, October 1, 2023, On Angels’ Wings helped usher in Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month with a remembrance event for the Springfield community. In collaboration with The Doula Foundation, Life...
On Angels’ Wings team members and volunteers attend photography conference
OAW Founder and Executive Director teaches classes at photography eventFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2023 St. Louis, Missouri: On Angels' Wings team members spent the first week of April 2023 in St. Louis attending the 9th annual Shutterfest photography conference,...
On Angels’ Wings accomplished a lot in 2022!
_______________________________ On Angels’ Wings is a Missouri non-profit organization that seeks to improve the mental health and wellness of families with medically fragile children (regardless of race, ethnicity, class status or orientation) through therapeutic...
OAW honors volunteer photographers who surpass expectations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2023 Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri: As part of On Angels' Wings (OAW) SNAP program (Supporting our Network of Area Photographers) -- which is funding by a grant from the Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks -- the organization honors...
Executive Director, Michelle Cramer, on podcast discussing grief in the workplace
_______________________________ On Angels’ Wings is a Missouri non-profit organization that seeks to improve the mental health and wellness of families with medically fragile children (regardless of race, ethnicity, class status or orientation) through therapeutic...
OAW launches photographer mentorship program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2023 Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri: On Angels' Wings is pleased to announce that it has launched a mentorship program for photographers interested in volunteering for the organization, but still new to photography. A large...
Executive Director, Michelle Cramer, featured on Binky Patrol podcast
_______________________________ On Angels’ Wings is a Missouri non-profit organization that seeks to improve the mental health and wellness of families with medically fragile children (regardless of race, ethnicity, class status or orientation) through therapeutic...
On Angels’ Wings launches its first out-of-state chapter in Oklahoma City
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 1, 2023 Springfield, Missouri and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: On Angels' Wings is pleased to announce that the organization is expanding its reach beyond the confines of Missouri for the first time since its founding in 2013. Officially, On...
OAW Founder Wins Philanthropist of the Year Award
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...
On Angels’ Wings Founder Speaks From Her Newly Published Book (Video)
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...
Wave of Light Events in Springfield and St. Louis Honor Infant Children Lost
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2022 Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri: In observation of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, On Angels' Wings helped organize two Wave of Light events in Missouri on October 15, 2022. Lost & Found Grief Center and On...
Lost & Found Grief Center and On Angels’ Wings host infant loss memorial event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2022 Lost & Found Grief CenterMike Woody, Executive [email protected] On Angels’ WingsMichelle Cramer, Executive [email protected] Springfield, Missouri: Lost &...
Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks to present gallery exhibition this fall in honor of its 25th anniversary celebration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2022 Hospice Foundation of the OzarksAnjanette LaBellarte-Gilbert, Executive [email protected] On Angels’ WingsMichelle Cramer, Executive [email protected] Springfield,...
On Angels’ Wings 9th Making Memories Day Carnival was a success
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2021On Angels’ WingsMichelle Cramer, Executive [email protected] Open to the public again, the carnival saw pre-pandemic numbers! Springfield, Missouri: On Angels’ Wings (OAW), a Missouri non-profit,...
OAW Open Board and Committee Positions – deadline to apply July 8
On Angels' Wings has the following openings on our Board of Directors and for Committees - THESE ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. Board members will need to attend monthly board meetings, 4 of which a year are in person. Some Committee positions can be remote, depending on...
On Angels’ Wings hosts its 9th Making Memories Day Carnival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2021On Angels’ WingsMichelle Cramer, Executive [email protected] After two years of limited access, the annual carnival is open to the public again! Springfield, Missouri: On Angels’ Wings (OAW), a...
Successful ribbon cutting held at On Angels’ Wings headquarters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2021On Angels’ WingsMacKenzie Karlson, PR [email protected] Cramer, Executive [email protected] Studio space dedicated to late volunteer, 2021 awards given to dedicated...
On Angels’ Wings hosts open house at first location
The grassroots non-profit organization establishes headquarters to better serve recipients FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2021 On Angels’ Wings MacKenzie Karlson, PR Coordinator [email protected] Michelle Cramer, Executive Director...
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