Aspire Appalachia

04/12/2025

A huge thank you to Ashley Combs for helping us make some beautiful Christmas cards to include with our donations for the Veterans Center in Hazard! 🎄❤️

These special cards were made by the amazing kids at Jackson City School, and we are so grateful for their kindness and creativity.

Small acts of love like this mean so much, especially to our veterans during the holidays. 🇺🇸✨

Thank you all for helping us spread joy this season!

27/11/2025

🧡Happy Thanksgiving from Aspire Appalachia!❤️

Today we’re thankful for this incredible community, the volunteers, donors, supporters, families, and friends who make everything we do possible. Your kindness, generosity, and heart for helping others truly make a difference here in Eastern Kentucky and beyond.

As we gather with our loved ones, we’re reminded how powerful community can be when people come together with compassion and purpose.

We hope your day is filled with warmth, good food, and moments that make you smile.

From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁

25/11/2025

🚨 URGENT NEED: Our Veterans & NICU Families Need Us 🚨

We are still short on items for our VA Nursing Home Christmas gifts and our NICU Care Bags, and time is running out.

These gifts go to our veterans who have no family visiting… and to NICU parents spending Christmas beside an incubator instead of a tree.

Every item donated brings comfort, dignity, and hope to someone who truly needs it.

If you’ve been meaning to help, this is the moment. Even a $5 item from our Amazon List makes a difference.

❤️ Please help us close the gap:
👉 Amazon List Link - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3UII2PAWXXT00?ref_=wl_share

24/11/2025

For anyone without access to a shower, this is an amazing resource!

Monday-Thursday you can take a shower absolutely free here at the Grace Center in our mobile shower unit.
Free clothing available if needed (limited sizes)

22/11/2025

‼️A Veteran Needs Your Help Today‼️

Another delivery for our NICU and VA Long Term Care bags!

Thank you so much to:

Brenda Stacy
Karen Griffith
Joy Rutan

We cannot thank you enough for all of your help! We still have a long way to go. If you can help us purchase an item, please click on the link in the comments. We have tons of cheap items on there!

21/11/2025

Our first donations for our VA nursing home and NICU bags are coming in! We cannot wait to get these delivered to people who can use them.

Thank you to Crystal Strong and Karen Burns!

We still need a lot of help though. Can you donate from our wishlist in the comments? Please? 🥹

18/11/2025

💔 This is hard for us to post… 🥹

Yesterday we shared our Christmas fundraiser, a project meant to support the youngest and the oldest among us:

👶 NICU families spending Christmas in the hospital
🇺🇸 Veterans in the Hazard VA Long-Term Care Facility who have no family at all

And even with over 10,000 people following this page… not one single donation came in. And very few shares…

That breaks our hearts.

We know times are tough and not everyone can give financially, and we never want anyone to feel bad for that.

But even if you can’t donate, one share could be the reason a veteran feels remembered… Or the reason a NICU mom gets a blanket, a meal, or a little comfort during the hardest days of her life.

These are the people who often get overlooked at Christmas: the tiniest babies fighting to stay alive, and the veterans who fought for us long before we ever knew their names.

🎄 Please don’t scroll past this one.

If you can’t give, please share or tag a friend…
If you can give, even one small item from the wishlist makes a real difference.

Help us remind them they are not forgotten this Christmas. 💛

‼️Amazon Link in the Comments‼️

17/11/2025

‼️🎄 Aspire Appalachia Christmas Fundraiser 🎄‼️

This year, we’re taking a different approach.

While many amazing groups are focusing on providing Christmas for children, we want to make sure two often-forgotten groups feel seen, supported, and loved this holiday season:

🇺🇸 Veterans in the VA Long Term Care Facility in Hazard, KY: Many of these heroes have no family to visit or support them during the holidays. We want to show them they are not forgotten.

👶 Families spending Christmas in the NICU: While the world celebrates, these parents are facing some of the hardest, most emotional days of their lives. We want to wrap them in warmth, comfort, and care.

We’ve attached our Christmas Wishlists for both groups.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3UII2PAWXXT00?ref_=wl_share

✨ Please help us clear them so we can bring comfort, dignity, and joy where it’s needed most. Every item makes a real difference.

Thank you for always showing up for our community. 💛

13/11/2025

Today is kindness day. Can you help us give back by helping a grieving family in need? These bags help moms going through a miscarriage/stillbirth. We DESPERATELY need help clearing this list. A simple share would mean everything.

🚨 URGENT HELP NEEDED 🚨

💗 PLEASE READ & SHARE 💗

We have three new hospitals joining our Grayson’s Promise family and that means even more mamas and families who will receive comfort, compassion, and support during the hardest moments of their lives.

But we truly cannot fill these bags without you.
Every single item on our wishlist becomes a piece of comfort in someone’s darkest day. We are short these items and need major help to clear this list. Moms will continue to go without until we can get the bags assembled!

✨ We need your help now more than ever.
If you’ve ever wanted to make a difference, this is the moment.

We also know that not everyone can purchase something and that’s okay. Sharing this post helps us just as much. Your share may be the one that reaches someone who can give.

📦 Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/20ZGHLBTXZZ5M?ref_=wl_share

Thank you for always showing up for us and for the families who need these bags most. You have no idea what your kindness means.

31/10/2025

October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month! On the last day of October Grayson’s Promise is doing a final push to try and fill bags for two more hospitals!!! Can you help them make it happens? Most items are less than $10. Anything helps!

‼️HELP US FILL ONE LAST WISHLIST FOR OCTOBER‼️

We have taken on 4 more hospitals and can use all the supplies we can get! 🥹

🌸 Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month – Closing Tribute 🌸

As this month comes to an end, I’ve spent time reflecting on all the precious babies we’ve honored together, each name, each story, each tiny life that left a lasting mark on this world.

Throughout October, we’ve shared stories of heartbreak and hope. We’ve remembered Grayson, Peyton, Jackson, Karson, Emma, Colter, Waylon, Jase, Stetson, Navy, Kinsley, Walker, Courtney’s Babies, Willow, the unspoken, Rya & Ava, Tucker, Dara’s Twins, Abigail, Lilleigh, Baby Gomez, Liz Gross Baby, Jude, the Dads, Julietta, Clover, Lucy, Amabel-Rose, the siblings, my three little ones - and so many more whose love continues to ripple through every act of kindness we do.

Each post represented a family’s deep love and unimaginable loss and together, we’ve turned that love into comfort for others through our Grayson’s Promise care bags.

As we close out October, we invite you to help us fulfill the remaining items on our wishlist in honor of these babies. Each babies requested item is listed. Each donation, no matter how small, carries their names forward and wraps another grieving family in care.

💗 You can give in memory of any baby shared this month or in honor of your own.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3I1N40CPG5CTS?ref_=wl_share

Thank you for standing beside us, remembering with us, and loving with us. Because every baby matters. Every story deserves to be told. And every act of giving keeps their light alive.

21/10/2025

16/10/2025

Who needs some doughnuts? 🍩

Grayson’s Promise Krispy Kreme Fundraiser

🍩 Support Grayson’s Promise and Enjoy Fresh Krispy Kreme Donuts! 🍩

Your purchase helps us provide comfort and hope to families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss.

Donut Options:
• 🍩 Original Glazed Dozen: $15
• 🍫 Specialty Dozen: $17
(Includes Chocolate Iced, Raspberry Filled, and Glazed Kreme Filled)

How to Order:
Please comment or message us with your order.

Pick-Up Details:
📍 1185 Lakeside Drive, Jackson, KY
📍 Lexington, KY pick-up also available!
📅 Friday, November 8th
🕓 After 4:00 PM

Thank you for helping us spread sweetness and support through Grayson’s Promise. 💛