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.
Grinch
"Steals" Christmas
for children receiving care at Golisano Children's Hospital
Held December 15th 2024
Raymour & Flanigan
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 turned out recently for its third annual 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 for such a good cause.
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:
3rd Annual
❤️🩹 Hearts For Isabella
#CHD HeartRaiser
With the help of 45 Corporate Sponsors, volunteers, and many others, came together to host our ❤️🩹 3rd CHD ‘HeartRaiser’ Event on June 1st, 2024. This event brought many smiles, raised hearts, and helped shine light and hope to continue the fight and raise awareness for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in memory of our daughter, Isabella Annelise Dombrowski.
It truly was a special day, only made possible with the hands and hearts of many, with benefits going to heart children and families fighting in our local communities.
❤️🩹 Click below for the full album of pictures
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1119637542537330&type=3
Among many things we are continuing to do and give back this year with benefits raised, including Blood Drives, Toy Drives, Research funding, I'm excited to share that Hearts For Isabella Inc. is able to bestow three scholarships this calendar year (Each $1,000 for a total of $3,000), each for local heart children that are graduating in our communities.
The event was full of fun including Tethered Hot Air Balloon rides, a CHD Golf Tournament, children’s painting event, Eric Jones caricatures, Chinese Auction, Wine Pull, Craft/Art Vendors, Food and Drinks, Costume Characters, & much more!
We’d like to thank our community and all of our incredible businesses for supporting past years 'HeartRaiser' events and take a moment to share our sincerest appreciation for your unwavering generosity and the impact it has made directly to children and those in our local communities. This annual event is very near and dear to our hearts, bringing lots of fun and smiles to many in our community each year, only made possible because of your direct support. Nearly $10,000 each year has been raised that has helped spread awareness for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in the form of direct outreach such as Scholarships, Toy Drives for children in local hospitals, funding organizations that search for a cure to CHD, and much more. Our efforts continue as these events each year are only made possible because of your help.
Dreams from the
Heart Camp ʚ♡ɞ
“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:
Annual Snow Sculptures
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Golisano Children's Hospital
During National Heart Month Annual #CHDAwareness Week,
Hearts for Isabella teams up annually with Eric Jones 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 (CHD) 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. Our hearts are so full.
Special thanks to Shamrock Paving of Rochester that helps deliver snow collected from Scottsville Ice Rink Arena of Rochester. Thank you also to our volunteers that dresses up in costumes that makes for lots of smiles. Lastly, biggest of thanks to Eric Jones that sculpts these awesome sculptures such Mike and Sully with a "CHD" heart and Nemo from Finding Nemo. Eric is a world famous talented artist in the local area and collaborated with our organization to do something big and colorful for the children to enjoy.
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 about to graduate with her masters degree is a CHD survivor. I hope my artwork brings a smile to the faces of these tiny warriors. Keep fighting! “
Mike & Sully Snow Sculpture for CHD Feb 23' (1st) Link:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1055690658932019&type=3
Finding Nemo Sculpture for CHD Feb 24' Link:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1055690658932019&type=3
OTH / Rochester News 10 Article Links:
tinyurl.com/H4IOleanTimesHerald
tinyurl.com/WHECROCH10
H4I Scholarships
for those affected by CHD ♡
Supporting CHD Warriors With Their Dreams
The Hearts For Isabella Memorial #CHD Scholarship Award was established to honor the memory of Isabella Annelise Dombrowski, who on February 3rd of 2020, lost her life to complications of open heart surgery after being born with only half a heart at only 3 months old.
Each year, Hearts For Isabella is honored to award scholarships to eligible graduating high-school students affected by CHD in our local areas. To date, four scholarships have been pledged to local heart warriors in our local communities.
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 education practices.
*Complete the application and submit by the annual deadline.
- Collaborate -
Children's Heart Foundation
Helping to Find a Cure
Together
Hearts for Isabella donates annually to the The Children's Heart Foundation, which leads collaborative efforts in advancing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart defects (CHDs) with the most promising research to help find a cure.
Over the last 26 years CHF has helped collaboratively fund
155 research projects and $16 million dollars towards scientific collaborations helping to drive breakthroughs that have improved survival rates, longevity, and quality of life for individuals living with CHDs in dramatic and life-changing ways. We are so proud to help be part of this mission towards a day without CHD.
Thank you again to everyone that has helps make this happen. We truly could not have gotten here without all your generous
support for Isabella and our collaborative missions
year after year.
♥️♥️#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
300+ children and their families with a full Christmas during their hospital stay.
Ronald McDonald House
Charities
"Alone we can do so little.
Together we can do so much."
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 and have since partnered with the RMHC for multiple dinners and breakfast hosting's annually to come back and provide meals and volunteer for this home and families currently residing and in the same position as us during difficult times.
Learn more and how to help:
https://rmhc.org
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 4 Isabella Memorial Blood Drives have been put together to date.
These blood drives are very special and units went directly to Pediatrics in our areas an those in desperate need of blood, saving countless lives.
We can’t thank the American Red Cross and the community enough for being part of this event and all we do to give back!
Interested in donating at the next blood drive?
*Future partnered Memorial Blood drives will be announced.
In the meantime, bring hope to those in immediate need by following the box below to search for drives in your areas:
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.
