Winter Wishes
As the holiday season approaches, the Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer (LAPC) Clinic invites you to support the Winter Wishes project. We are aiming to give thirteen clinic clients and their families winter necessities, home goods, books, and other gifts this season.
Winter Wishes is an annual project of the Law School's LAPC Clinic and is now accepting your support for this adopt-a-family program. All recipients are individuals diagnosed with cancer and their supportive family members who could sure use a little warmth this winter season.
You can contribute by purchasing gifts and necessities requested by the LAPC clients and their families via an Amazon wish list. You may also donate money via Venmo (@WinterWishes2023) or via a scheduled drop-off. Please contact Erin Oleszczak to coordinate.
Wish Lists
You can donate items by purchasing a gift from one of the curated Amazon Wish Lists below. Winter Wishes will accept donations purchased via the wish lists now through Monday, November 27, 2023. Gifts are not tax-deductible.
Law School staff and faculty generously donated their homes to "host" gifts until they can be safely distributed to the families. When you purchase gifts from the wish lists, items will be shipped to a WSU host who will ensure gifts are then given to the clients and their families.
Click on a family name for their wish list
If you are purchasing an item and a message displays that it cannot be shipped to a wish list address, please email Erin Oleszczak.
- Family A: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family A’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This single mother of two is very thankful for the donors, stating, “I appreciate your help very much. I am always grateful... for you helping me in my time of need.”
- Family B: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family B’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This gentleman and his family wanted you all to know: “God bless your souls. Thank you so much. It is a blessing. We really appreciate you.”
- Family C: This family has been adopted. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family C’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This wonderful woman was a small business owner before she was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of breast cancer. She enjoys running her farm and nursery although these activities have become more difficult since her diagnosis.
- Family D: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family D’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This mother of three is looking forward to spending the holiday with her children and husband. She states we are “trying to get back to some form of normalcy” after she was diagnosed with a rare syndrome which exposes her to multiple forms of cancer.
- Family E: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family E’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This single mother of two is excited to enjoy the holidays with her children and their grandmother. She is "looking forward to becoming cancer free.”
- Family F: This family has been adopted. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family F’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This single woman was delighted to participate. Before her cancer diagnosis, she was the one who took care of patients. Now, she is one herself, but she is ever hopeful for better days, “Thank you so much for anything you can provide for me.”
- Family G: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family G’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This courageous mother and grandmother dealt with cancer for four years. She is currently in remission, but these past few years have been scary. She deals with this by “battling head on, going in with strength and faith in God.” She states that she wants to “stay focused and stay strong for her daughter.”
- Family H: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family H’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This single mother cares for her three minor children while undergoing her cancer treatment. She is grateful and excited for this opportunity to make the winter a bit brighter for her and her children.
- Family I: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family I’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This amazing mother hopes to be an ambassador to others dealing with a cancer diagnosis. She knows this experience all too well, as she was diagnosed with breast cancer that metastasized to her brain and lungs. She states, “I am still here for a reason. My time is not up.”
- Family J: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family J’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This single mother of three has been dealing with cancer for 20 years. She states, “it is nice to know that there are still people out there who take the time to care. We greatly appreciate you.”
- Family K: This family has been adopted. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family K’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This creative woman enjoys a hobby of reupholstering chairs. She says, “cancer is just a hiccup in the long journey of life. How you celebrate life is truly important.”
- Family L: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family L’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This single mother has a sincere message to the donors, “Thank you so much. I appreciate everything…life has been so rough for me and my son this last year and for someone to step in and help is such a blessing.”
- Family M: Shopping for this family is complete. Thank you to our generous Winter Wishes supporters.
- Important: Ship to Family M’s Gift Registry Address when prompted
- This endearing mother is looking forward to the holiday with her daughter and fiancé. She states, “[the donors] are a blessing. My family is very appreciative. I know I won’t know the donors, but they are always going to have a special place in our hearts.”
If you or your organization would like to adopt an entire family, please notify Erin Oleszczak.
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Contact
Erin Oleszczak
2023 LAPC intern and Wayne State MSW candidate
erinoles@wayne.edu