Our Mission: To create awareness of and support for, grieving children, teens, and their families. 

Our Vision: To ensure that no child in Michigan grieves alone.

We encourage you to raise your paddle and help “Fund the Mission” of Ele’s Place West Michigan, by making a generous, 100% tax-deductible donation to ensure that our programming remains FREE OF CHARGE to our grieving families, for as long as they need.

Fund the Mission will take place during the sit-down, "program" portion of the event beginning at 7:45PM and is part of the live auction. Together in the ballroom, guests will watch our fund the mission story and have a chance to choose a giving level by raising their bidder number (live auction-style) once the video has concluded.

Our Fox-17 produced, Fund the Mission story is truly the heart of our event as it gives a brief, yet close-up look at the vital work Ele's Place West Michigan provides, through the eyes of a family that has utilized our peer-to-peer grief support services.  

Last year, we told the powerful story of Falecha Beveridge and her granddaughter, Lexi. After the sudden and unexpected death of Lexi's mom, Jennifer, Falecha turned to Ele's Place for support during a chaotic time in her and Lexi's newly structured life. We are so grateful for their willingness to share their story. We love this piece of our event and hope you will too. 

Falecha Beveridge and her granddaughter, Lexi 

Please take a moment to watch the Fund the Mission video from our 2024 CCC event.

Falecha and Lexi's Story