Our Work So Far
We have been busy getting Love Dahlia going. Follow us along to see what we have done and what we hope to do!
What I Know Now
Community Conversations
Love Dahlia is gathering our community mental health and youth advocacy partners to host conversation on our youth mental health.
Thank you to Howell Parks and Recreation for allowing us to host these conversations at the Oceola Community Center.
Our first conversation in March 2026 brought together over 150 members of our community. Our second conversation in June 2026 allowed local youth to talk to the community about what they need in trusted adult. Stay with us as we continue these important conversations.
13 Acts of Kindness
Annually in February
In February 2025 Dahlia would have been celebrating her 13th birthday. In her honor, we challenged our community to complete 13 random acts of kindness, and we are so proud to see the incredible participation. Your kindness not only keeps her spirit alive but also makes a positive impact on those around. Thank you for being a part of this meaningful tribute!
If you would like to see some of the acts those who participated achieved, visit the Facebook page here!
Community Bird House Painting - April 2025
Dahlia loved nature. To honor her we held a free bird house and bird feeder painting event for the community. It was wonderful to see how many people came out to design, paint and take home their own bird house.
T-Shirt Fundraiser -
June & July 2025
Love Dahlia partnered with Simply Cherry Collection of Howell for our first fundraiser. Our Media Director designed the shirts and Simply Cherry printed and sold them for us. A portion of each shirt came directly back to Love Dahlia. Thank you for making this a successful fundraiser!
Movie & Basket Raffle -
July 2025
July 2025 we held our first in person fundraiser. We had screening of the movie Shrek at the Howell Historic Theatre. Additionally, we had amazing support from local businesses who donated items for our basket raffle. Between the ticket sales, conession sales and the raffle we were able to fundraise enough to get Love Dahlia going. We are now meeting with community partners to start making a difference in Dahlia's honor.
Community Partners Collaboration
If you are a community partner that would like to collaborate with Love Dahlia, please reach out to our Community Engagement Director at Heather@lovedahliasiders@gmail.com