Chris-Marie Tzavelis
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$ 4,650 Donated
61 Donations
194% of $2400.00 Goal

About

The "Like A Daisy" Kick-Off Event: Improving the Lives of the Special Needs Community


The "Like A Daisy" foundation has been started in honor of Samantha Eliades, who had Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). Samantha passed away, unexpectedly, on September 28, 2023, from a pulmonary embolism, which shocked her family and her extended community. Although Samantha's 34 years of life involved her enduring her challenging disability, Samantha lived a life filled with immense joy, lots of laughs, travel and culture, singing and dancing, and she was surrounded by a tremendous amount of love from her family and friends. Samantha truly was a bright light, and she impacted everyone who knew her, without even trying.  She was, and continues to be, loved by all who knew her, and it has been apparent that her impact on the world has truly survived her.   


In light of this tremendous loss, Samantha's family has decided to start the "Like A Daisy" foundation, with the mission of enhancing and improving the lives of the special needs community through connecting them to their faith, organizing social events, and advocating for their specialized care. The foundation is called "Like A Daisy" because that was one the famous Sam-ism's that she would say, meaning to say that she "slept like a baby" but instead saying "she slept like a daisy." In fact, she told her sister, Marissa, that she slept like a daisy on their last phone call, the day before she passed.


The "Like A Daisy" Kick-Off fundraising event will be held on September 28th at SoulCycle-Roslyn, which is the anniversary of Samantha's passing, commemorating her life and the legacy she will leave behind. All donations will contribute to the mission of bringing joy to a community of individuals who are so often overlooked and supporting their incredible families.  


Thank you for the tremendous support - we are so grateful and excited for what's to come!

Chris-Marie
Tzavelis

I am participating in the "Like A Daisy" Kick-Off event! I will be petaling in support of enhancing the lives of the special needs community, through planned social events and advocacy work. Please help me reach my goal!

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Voula Kakaletris
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Fotoula Katehis
Best of Luck!
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Stefani Sassos
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Linda Alimaras
Good luck Chris-Marie! This is a wonderful way to honor Samantha!
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Maria Signorile
Good luck !!
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Gabriel Family
Good Luck- Great cause!!
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georgia kaufman
Samantha will be forever in our hearts!
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Nikos Poulikidis
Good luck CM!
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Harry & Rena Philippou
🌼Keep on spreading sunshine & love and keep on helping people like you always do. Chris-Marie mas, we are proud of you ...more
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Kelly Lagoudis
🌼Ride like a Daisy, Chris-Marie! Best of luck to you and this wonderful foundation!🌼
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Stephanie Marangoudakis
May Samantha’s memory be eternal. God bless the Eliades family. Best of luck to all participating 🌼
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Harry Tzavelis
good luck mama
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Argy Chafouleas
Ride Like a Daisy, Chris-Marie!🌼🚴🏻‍♀️🩷 Together, lets bring lots of joy to the special needs community🩷
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Maria Karayiannis
ride “Like A Daisy”, cm!! 🚴🏻‍♀️🌼💖🌼🚴🏻‍♀️
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Androniki Lolis
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🌼 strong!
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Irene
Best of luck in your fundraising ♥️
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KATHY DEROSA
Best of luck on your fundraising endeavors for this very worthy cause - IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMANTHA😇
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Bill & Laura Tsoumas
Wishing you best of luck with this fundraiser for a wonderful cause.
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Georgia stefanidis
May get memory be eternal.
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Florence Ough
Thank you Chris-Marie for sharing your love with our special needs community !❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Xenia Theodoropoulos
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Kirk Philippou
Good luck fundraising for this great cause!
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Chris Ioannou
Wishing you much success on your efforts in honor of Samantha
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Irini Tzavelis
You got this mama🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 ride like a daisy🌼
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Good luck mom! Great cause
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