Delivering More Than Just Gifts: How 300 Wishes Came True at Maryville Academy

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Delivering More Than Just Gifts: How 300 Wishes Came True at Maryville AcademyEvents

by kellijoy14 on December 14, 2025 with 0 comment

Published: December 14, 2025 Author: Brenda & John O’Laughlin As we sit down to write this, it is the morning after our annual holiday celebration. Yesterday, the gymnasium at Maryville Academy was transformed. If you look at the photos we’ve shared, you’ll see a sea of red and green bags, piles of wrapped boxes, a …

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Introducing Maddie Brennan: Spreading Compassion and Joy

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Introducing Maddie Brennan: Spreading Compassion and JoyScholarships

by kellijoy14 on May 23, 2025 with 0 comment

At the Kelli Joy O’Laughlin Memorial Foundation, we continually find inspiration in young people who naturally embody compassion, kindness, and genuine warmth—qualities that defined Kelli’s beautiful legacy. It’s with great excitement that we announce Maddie Brennan as one of our newest scholarship recipients. Maddie, soon to graduate from Lyons Township High School, has touched the …

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Welcoming Avery McDonnell: Celebrating Compassion and Community Service

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Welcoming Avery McDonnell: Celebrating Compassion and Community ServiceScholarships

by kellijoy14 on May 23, 2025 with 0 comment

In every community, certain individuals shine brightly, reminding us all about the profound power of kindness, optimism, and compassion. Today, it’s our absolute pleasure at the Kelli Joy O’Laughlin Memorial Foundation to welcome Avery McDonnell as our newest scholarship recipient. Avery, a soon-to-be graduate of Lyons Township High School, embodies the spirit of kindness, service, …

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Honoring Addison Pelling: Inspiring Leadership and Genuine Compassion

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Honoring Addison Pelling: Inspiring Leadership and Genuine CompassionScholarships

by kellijoy14 on May 23, 2025 with 0 comment

At the Kelli Joy O’Laughlin Memorial Foundation, we’re constantly inspired by young individuals whose actions and attitudes resonate deeply with the warmth, generosity, and caring spirit that Kelli Joy exemplified. Today, we’re proud and excited to introduce Addison “Addy” Pelling as our newest scholarship recipient. Addy, who is soon graduating from Lyons Township High School, …

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Welcoming Natalie Finnegan: A Young Advocate with a Heart for Change

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Welcoming Natalie Finnegan: A Young Advocate with a Heart for ChangeScholarships

by kellijoy14 on May 16, 2025 with 0 comment

Each year, as we read through applications for the Kelli Joy O’Laughlin Memorial Scholarship, we are reminded of how many extraordinary young people are out there making a difference in their own unique ways. Some do it through quiet consistency, others through bold acts of leadership. And some — like Natalie Finnegan — manage to …

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