If you happen to be in the Tatamagouche area November 3-5 why not pop in and purchase one of these beautiful glasses or make a donation to support the 8th Annual Austin Blair Memorial Hockey Tournament. 

Olivia’s Signature Tree has been given a special place of honour opposite Austin’s number on these custom decorated glasses provided by Jym Line Glassware. 

Thank you to Austin’s mom and tournament organizer, Kathleen Johnson, for including Olivia at Austin’s tournament. We are truly touched to be asked and honoured to be included. 

On October 23rd we will celebrate Olivia’s 21st 🎈 birthday.  Olivia loved her birthday – it was an event she started to plan from the day after her last one.

Every year we hold our “Compassion and Kindness Celebrates Olivia Day!” on October 23rd. 

We encourage everyone who knew and loved Olivia, and those who have come to know her, to commit random acts of kindness and compassion in her honour. The beauty of this day is it does not matter where you are in the world, you will be able to participate on her special day. 

 We encourage everyone to participate. Your random act does not need to be grand or expensive – buying a coffee for a total stranger or making a donation to a local shelter or taking flowers to a seniors residence… there is no limit to what can be done in memory of a girl who was the epitome of compassion, kindness and acceptance 💞

We would love to hear what you do to celebrate Olivia on her big day. Let us know by posting on the Facebook page or commenting on this post. 

(A Facebook event will be created on the Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust “Like” page.)

“Live On”, the documentary created by Delaney MacKay and Jessica Hirtle , was accepted to the National Screen Institute (NSI) Online Short Film Festival 🎥 

“Live On” will be aired on their site (www.nsi-canada.ca) on November 6. 

A very special thank you to Jessica and Delaney for creating this wonderful tribute to Olivia and the work we continue to do in her memory 💜

We live in an amazing community!

Thanks to the $195.00 raised from the weighted blanket raffle by Courtnee Estabrooks of Courtnee’s Weighted Blankets and donated to the Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust, we were able to donate the remaining 21 backpacks needed by the Salvation Army in Dartmouth.

That means that every family that registered their child this summer will not only get the back-to-school supplies we already donated, they will also have a backpack 🎒 to put them in!!!

Back-to-school can be a challenging time of year for some families. Sometimes these families need a helping hand and that is what Olivia’s Trust is all about.

We love helping others in Olivia’s memory 💜

This is what school supplies for 15 high school aged student looks like!

We will be dropping off all these supplies to MLA for Dartmouth East, Tim Halman’s office today where they will be given to students in need of a little extra help to get ready for the 2017-2018 school year.

Thanks to all the people who donate money, attend our fundraising events and purchase Olivia’s Signature Tree items we are able to donate these supplies in memory of Olivia, who loved school and back-to-school shopping 🛒

We are so honoured to continue to help Olivia do “great things!”

Courtnee’s Weighted Blankets has another blanket raffle happening right now!!! See below for details:

Draw date: September 1, 2017.

Tickets cost: $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.

Please contact: courtneeestabrooks@gmail.com to e-transfer ticket money

Olivia loved school. So, for the past two years Olivia’s Trust has donated school supplies for families who do not have the means. With Courtnee’s generous weighted blanket raffle we will be able to donate even more school supplies this year!!!

All proceeds will come to Olivia’s Trust, just in time for our 3rd Annual Back-To-School Supply Donation.

Thank you Courtnee Estabrooks for your continued kindness and unwavering support ♥

Our 3rd Annual Bowling Tournament and Silent Auction fundraiser in support of the Olivia Jollota Memorial Trust was a huge success again this year!  

On May 27 we all came together to do what Olivia loved the most – bowl, socialize and spend money!!!  Thanks to everyone who came and opened their wallets we were able to raise a record $4620.50!!!  

We would like to send out the most sincere thank you to everyone who took bowled in the tournament , volunteered their time and donated items for our Silent Auction and bake table. We would also like to thank those who bought Olivia’s Signature Tree items, made cash donations, bought 50/50 tickets and tickets on the Lottery Tree ( the winner was Archie Pye!). 

None of this can happen without the help of all the volunteers who donate their time ( Nicole, Steve, Sandra, Courtnee, Jenn and Tom) and to the local businesses that donate our Silent Auction items. Thank you to:

Woodside Bowlarama, Jym Line Glassware Ltd., Dartmouth Central Plumbing and Heating, Hirtle Promotions, Sweet Eagle Bakery, Bank of Montreal, Jamieson’s Irish House, Charm Jewelry, Courtnee’s Weighted Blankets, Sharon Pye, Sandra Deveau, Spot Eyewear at Insight Optometry, Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, Subway, Breton Brewing, Good Robot Brewing, Total Body Laser Clinic, Clean Canvas Laser Tattoo Removal, Grand Pre Wines, Campari Canada, EMCO Corporation, J.W. Bird Company, Floatation Centre, J.M.S Driving Academy (Tracey Grabher), Masonic Bingo and Talbot Promotions. 

Scroll down to see some of the great pictures from our fantastic night of fun and laughter all in support of one amazing girl as we continue our mission of helping Olivia do “Great Things”

We look forward to seeing everyone next year when we do this all again!!!