501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization
In loving memory
𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢
𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗 - 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎
♥️ 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. ♥️ 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬. ♥️ 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠.
Hearts For Isabella is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization created in memory of Isabella Annelise Dombrowski that helps raise awareness to Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) with combined hopes and support to the children and those living with CHD in our local communities.
1 in every 100 babies or every 15 minutes a child is born with CHD.
It is the most common yet most drastically underfunded birth defect in our areas. Isabella was born with a more complex and rare CHD, a 1 in 10,000 statistic, a diagnosis and condition called Tricuspid Atresia - Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS). Isabella was only born with half a heart and lost her life after only 3 months old, living 97 days after losing her battle to CHD following complications of open heart surgery. Although Isabella was born with half a heart, she put up twice the fight. She was a warrior, thrived, and defied many odds in the short 3 months of her life
Through love & loss, we share Isabella’s powerfully beautiful & equally tragic story to help remember her memory and also raise awareness to CHD. By so, are also dedicated to support the many children, their parents, those living with CHD in their adulthood, and the many our communities in such special ways.
Partnering with the
✚ American Red Cross 🩸
Isabella Memorial Blood Drives
The American Red Cross & Hearts For Isabella partners together regularly for Baby Isabella Memorial Blood Drives.
A total of 8 Isabella Memorial Blood Drives have been put together to date, helping to impact over 200+ 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 so far.
Our next partnered drive is at JCC at 260 N. Union St. Olean NY on June 19th from 12-5PM. Click here to signup! All blood types needed. Donors get a Free CHD ICEE from our friends at ZETs and a $15 E-Gift Card for all donors from TANGO!
These blood drives are very special with collected units going directly to pediatrics and those in desperate need of blood in our local areas, saving countless lives.
Thank you to the American Red Cross and our incredible community for giving back!
Annual
❤️🩹CHD HeartRaiser
Events
Join us for a great annual cause!
Each year and for the past 5 years, our organization hosts a family-friendly event to bring the community together and raise awareness for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). We have raised over $60,000*+ from these annual HeartRaisers which allows us to support local children and families affected by CHD through various supporting means including scholarships, funding for Heart Camp, hospital toy drives, snow sculptures, vital research toward a cure, and much more direct impact efforts to those that need it most in our local areas!
These efforts are only made possible by the incredible individuals and corporate sponsors who partner with us. We are truly grateful for the overwhelming support we receive each year to honor Isabella in such a special way!
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides (Weather Dependent), Car Show, Family-Fun Activities, Inflatable Fun, Chinese Auction, Raffle, 50/50, Drinks & Pre-Sale Dinner Specials, Food Trucks, Chicken BBQ, Kids Carnival Games, Magician/Balloon specialist, Golf Tournament, Wine Pull, Live Music Bands + DJs, Petting Zoo, Fun Photo booth, Costume Characters, Face Painting & Air Brush Tattooing, Vendor Craft Show, Appearance by Eric Jones - Caricature Drawings, Kids Painting event, Wildlife Animal Show, Appearance by Bolivar Fire Department & EMS, and much more!
1st HeartRaiser - July 30th, 2022
https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=a.711930836641338...
2nd HeartRaiser - July 29th, 2023
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.944719100029176...
3rd HeartRaiser - June 1st, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=a.1119637542537330...
4th HeartRaiser - June 7th, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1371556510678764&type=3
5th HeartRaiser - June 5th + 6th, 2026
https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=heartsforisabella&set=a.1666627931171619
Heart Warrior Slideshow
Honoring all affected ❤️🩹Those fighting today and all lost
Please click here or the link below to watch the full video.
This slideshow remains a very special part of our Annual HeartRaiser Event 💙to help honor our CHD community, 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 60 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒔 nominated to spread awareness and love surrounding children and families of all ages - played at the event for all to see.
Our hearts are connected and share an unspeakable bond, one of strength, hope, loss, grief, and love.
Thank you to all families affected and heart warriors for sharing your journey with us. We are humbled and grateful to be connected to this community as we remember Isabella, raise awareness for CHD and all those fighting, as well as those who will never be forgotten.
❤️🩹Helping to Find a CurE ❤️🩹
Together
Our organization proudly and routinely collaborates both locally and with world leading heart organizations including The Children's Heart Foundation, HeartWorks, Little Mended Hearts, and others.
Finding a cure is a shared global goal and requires the hands and hearts of many, fueled by a collective dream to raise awareness and accelerate advancement efforts by all means to be made possible. Our mission doesn't end until one day there is no more babies born with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
Each respective team are leading pioneers in their fields as they work in finding a cure, create life extending medical advancements, and directly support those who need it most.
While awareness is critically important, the work and tangible medical progress these teams lead are extremely inspiring. We are honored to stand with them and everyone affected, sharing in the excitement of moving closer to better advancements and a possible cure in our lifetime.
"Little hearts hold big hopes..." and there is hope to achieve life-changing results when we work together.
We are excited for every step, large and small, that brings us closer to our mutual and global goal to help the many battling and born with CHD every single day.
Together we will find a cure!
Please click each Organization's logo, links to learn more about these incredible organizations and all they do to support CHD!
Thank you for your support!
❤️🩹Charlie Bubbles!
Brave Heart❤️🩹
NEW Tribute Children's Book
"Charlie Bubbles! Brave Heart” - A book about love + courage in memory and tribute to Isabella Annelise Dombrowski.
A Brave Heart never gives up. Inspired by the courageous spirit of a real child, Isabella. Charlie Bubbles: Brave Heart is a touching story of hope, courage, and love. Join Charlie Bubbles on a magical journey to discover that even in our darkest hours, the light of a True Heart shines the brightest. This heartfelt story reminds readers young and old that strength isn’t about size — it’s about spirit. Every book sold helps gift free Charlie Bubbles storybooks to children in hospitals, schools, and homeless shelters. All royalties go directly to donate more books — 100% — to inspire and uplift kids who need it most. A beautiful gift for children, families, and anyone who believes in the power of a brave heart!
A huge thank-you to Paul Carafotes of Charlie Bubbles Books and Mandy Delrio who made this dream come true to write and design a children's book in honor for Isabella. We extend our deepest gratitude to both for the dedication in crafting this inspirational story within the Charlie Bubbles series with capturing our vision of incorporating Isabella's spirit into a children's story that inspires love, courage, and bravery in those who need it most.
We are forever grateful to know that this book will bring smiles and warm hearts to those who need it most all throughout the world - whilst also learning of Isabella's brave heart and fight that shines the brightest of lights to inspire so many.
These books will be donated locally and to those in the hospital that need it most to help uplift and share Isabella's strength through her powerful journey that continues through the bravery of many to stay strong, and smile from the heart.
Olean Times Herald Article:
https://www.oleantimesherald.com/2025/10/22/state-union-new-childrens-book-remembers-heart-warrior-isabella/
Annual Snow Sculptures
Eric Jones, Sculpting For Smiles
Annually during National Heart Month + CHD Awareness Week, Hearts for Isabella teams up annually with world renowned Eric Jones [Sculpting For Smiles] to create special snow sculptures for all the children of Golisano Children's Hospital of Rochester to bring smiles and watch from the comfort of their rooms for Congenital Heart Disease Awareness week.
As Isabella's parents, we're so proud and honored to work with such talented and amazing people to put together such an event for these children to fill their hearts with joy during these tough times.
Eric Jones quote ”What an honor to be able to create this snow sculpture for Hearts for Isabella. With dozens of kids, families and nurses watching from the hospital windows, it’s helps remind me of how blessed I am. My daughter is a CHD survivor. I hope my artwork brings a smile to the faces of these tiny warriors. Keep fighting! “ Thank you, Eric!
Special thanks to Shamrock Paving of Rochester that helps deliver snow collected from Scottsville Ice Rink Arena of Rochester and to our volunteers that dresses up in costumes - helping to create lots of smiles!
Mike & Sully Sculpture Feb 23'
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.850417206126033&type=3
Finding Nemo Sculpture Feb 24'
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1055690658932019&type=3
Buzz Lightyear Sculpture Feb 25'
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1372157750618640&type=3
Super Mario Bros Sculpture Feb 26'
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1568103887690691&type=3
*Olean Times Herald Article:
tinyurl.com/H4IOleanTimesHerald
https://tinyurl.com/H4IMarioBros
*Rochester News 10 Article
tinyurl.com/WHECROCH10
*News 8 WROC
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWW2TfaGZ0
Article: https://tinyurl.com/News8H4I
*News 10 NBC
https://tinyurl.com/SuperMarioBrosSculpture
*WBTW NEWS 13 CBS
Memorial Scholarships
for those affected by CHD ♡
Supporting CHD Warriors With Their Dreams
The Hearts For Isabella Memorial CHD Scholarship Award was established in 2023 to honor the memory of Isabella Annelise Dombrowski.
Each year, we are honored to award scholarships to eligible graduating high-school students affected by CHD in our local areas.
To receive this scholarship, candidates must be specifically connected to the heart community in the innermost form based on a medical diagnosis of CHD themselves and/or specific involvement of Cardiac Pediatrics advancements in education practices based on the eligibility requirements below for consideration.
Are you, or do you know a local heart warrior that is graduating? Please email us at Heartsforisabella@gmail.com for more information to nominate or submit your application to be considered.
Eligibility Requirements
*Be a local high-school senior who will be continuing his/her education at an accredited college, technical, vocational or trade school
*Be specifically connected to the heart community in the innermost form based on a medical diagnosis of CHD themselves and/or specific involvement of Cardiac Pediatrics advancements in
"I cannot begin to tell you how honored I am to receive the scholarship in Isabella's memory. I will do my best to make you all proud." says Riley.
"She is strong and amazing! Born with mitral and tricuspid regurgitation/stenosis, Riley has undergone 3 open heart surgeries and 3 cardiac caths. She spent the first four months of her life in the hospital. CHD has affected so many aspects of her life – and created hiccups. That’s what we call them - the other bumps in the road that CHD has caused. We’ve learned the road is long, and the journey is far from over, but Riley’s resilience, positive attitude and smile at the end of the day makes it all worth it." says Riley's mom.
Help the
Grinch "Steal" Christmas
for children receiving care at
Golisano Children's Hospital
Hearts for Isabella, Inc partners annually each holiday season with Raymour and Flanigan Olean to help bring Christmas presents to children currently receiving care at Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester NY.
In the classic Dr. Seuss story, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” the titular character’s heart grows larger when he comes to understand the true meaning of the season.
The big-hearted Grinch turns out annual for a toy drive for the holiday season for photo opportunities to bring new, unopened toys to donate in exchange for a free photo shoot with the (formerly) Mean One.
Our hearts are full seeing all the smiling faces and generous toys gathered each year for such a good cause.
"And then – the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches, plus two!"
Be You Ball Event - Dec 23'
We teamed up with Raymour & Flanigan, Eric Jones, Badger & Butterfly, DJ Jimmy, and the Holiday Inn Express to host a one-of-a-kind event in our local area to raise awareness to #CHD and Hearts For Isabella in efforts to help donate toys to Golisano Children's Hospital.
Children dressed up as their favorite super heroes and princesses to dance and rock out alongside costume characters while they get their caricature, face painted, and decorated some cookies.
Click the link below to see more photos from the event:
Dreams from the
Heart Camp
“Camp is where scars are forgotten,
and memories are made.”
Dreams from the Heart Camp provides a structured and supervised recreational outlet for children with complex heart disease. Many of these children are unable to attend other camps due to the complexity of their physical and medical needs. Dreams from the Heart Camp provides an environment that allows these children to build self-confidence. The camp also provides an unencumbered forum for these children to ask questions of the medical team that might otherwise not surface in an intimidating medical office.
If you would like to learn more and help support this camp for their annual outages, click link below:
♥️♥️#BellaStrong♥️♥️
Annual Holiday
CHD Toy Drives
Year after year toys are collected and donated to children receiving care at Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester, helping to provide smiles and hope around the holidays.
To date, we have helped to provide over
400+ children and their families with a full Christmas during their hospital stay.
$12,602 raised for Matthew's Journey to a
New Heart and Liver
We are sincerely honored to help Matthew and his family through these unbelievably challenging uncertain times, but also recognize that we couldn't have done it without our amazing and generous community that helped get it this far.
It is with big and warm hearts that we collectively helped raise $12,602 to Matthew and his family to help medical and traveling expenses to NYC in the coming times.
Isabella's impact and the many fighting like Matthew with #chd is what inspires us and many to stand behind each other in this fight against Congenital Heart Disease. We are truly blessed to know Matthew and equally as honored to help another Heart family in our local community in such an impactful way that exceeded many of our expectations
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to the everyone and many who helped donate, share, volunteer, and 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄. You have all made a significant difference that will help Matthew on his next steps on his journey to a new Heart and Liver.
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿 & 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 for their generous donation of $500 and their continued unwavering support to host these events their facility!
𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒘 - 𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈!
If you'd like to learn more about Matthew's story and this initiative please visit to help Matthew and his family:
https://www.facebook.com/heartsforisabella/posts/1267498974417852
Olean Times Herald Article:
https://www.oleantimesherald.com/.../article_ecb657e8...
Spectrum News, Rochester Article:
https://tinyurl.com/Spectrum-Article
Ronald McDonald House
"Alone we can do so little.
Together we can do so much."
Each year since losing Isabella, Hearts For Isabella visits Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester, NY a few times annually to help prepare meals for children and families of RMHC as part of their Make-A-Meal program. To date, we're honored to help prepare approximately 400+ 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀.
This house is extremely near and dear to our hearts, as when our sweet Isabella was receiving care at Golisano Children's Hospital, our family was blessed and fortunate enough with being part of RMHC and all their support to provide a place to stay and allow us to be with our daughter, all at no cost.
We are forever thankful to partner with the RMHC for their Make A Meal program with multiple dinners and breakfast hosting's annually to come back and provide meals for this home and families currently residing and in the same position as us during difficult times. These efforts continue because of all of your support.
Globally, RMHC provides over 1,000+ programs in 62 countries, 2.7 million overnight stays, and 281,200+ volunteers.
If you would like to donate or learn more, please visit https://rmhc.org/
Your generosity will allow RMHC to help more families in need.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 all for helping us give back in such impactful ways that help others who need it most.
Learn more and how to help:
https://rmhc.org
Isabella's Annual
Heavenly Birthday
Bella Bags & Baskets
Each year Bella Bags and baskets are filled with hope, courage, and bravery are donated to children receiving care at Golisano Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald’s House in honor of Bella for her Birthday.
