Our Charities

Over $10,00 Raised Last Year !

Last year, Mistletoe Market raised over $10,000 for their chosen charity. This years' chosen charity, which will receive a portion of the proceeds from the 2013 Mistletoe Market Extravaganza entry fees, will be Dreams Come True of Louisiana. Founded in 1982, the goal of Dreams Come True of Louisiana is to grant dreams of children in the Louisiana area, ages 3 to 18 with life-threatening illnesses. Each year, Dreams Come True of Louisiana grants 50 to 60 dreams. We did 60 dreams last year and had 12 children to earn their wings.  As of January 1st I have had 50 dream applications cross my desk, we are receiving 2 to 3 a week sometimes.  The dreams range from pets to household items to electronics to music and play equipment to shopping sprees and trips!

     "Normal kids talk about playing ball, cheering, dancing, fishing, hunting,  our kids talk about their various meds they take, the side effects, when did you lose your hair, do your bones hurt like this and on and on and on."

Check out Dreams Come True of Louisiana to read the stories of some of the children.

• All the monies we raise stays here in Louisiana

• We let the child tell us what they want for their dream and if it’s in our budget and legal we grant “their” dream

• Things we take for granted is a special dream for a special child

• We are strong advocates to include the families in the process

   "After we grant their dream we don’t forget about them, we have an annual Christmas Party, a Fashion show (dream kids are the models) and throughout the year I am contacted for  dream child (the Balloon Festival) or when we have fundraisers we invite a few"

We look forward to seeing many faces this year at the extravaganza so 

that we may be a part of a child's dream!

OLIVIA GRACE LEWIS www.oliviasmiracle.com At age 4 Olivia Grace was singing, dancing, running and doing all the things a normal 4 year old does. At age 6 she  now needs assistance in 100% of everything she does. She is almost completely blind, can’t walk without assistance, has difficulty swallowing and is on several medications to keep her seizures under control. This is what Batten Disease does, first it takes away the childhood then it takes away the child. After a long year of not knowing what was wrong with Olivia, on June 24, 2011  she was diagnosed. Children with Batten Disease cannot make an enzyme that  eliminates waste that builds up in the brain. Over time they suffer mental impairment, uncontrollable seizures, and loss of sight. Currently Batten Disease is always fatal, with no treatments.

OPERATION 20/20 Our Mission We are a Christian organization based out of Baton Rouge, LA committed to bringing sight to the Third World using adjustable eyeglasses. Allowing the wearer to adjust the glasses to their own unique prescription, we feel these products are capable of transforming the developing world.   Our mission is to be servants in the Third World, caring for their physical needs by providing free adjustable glasses, and bringing the Hope of Christ. Our plan of action is simple: Step 1: Raise money and awareness in the US through both physical and digital streams of communication. Step 2: Utilize ALL funds raised in the purchasing and transporting of the adjustable lenses. Step 3: Serve the long-term need in the target country by training a team able to distribute further shipments independently.