11/27/2025
POP on the front page of the Oregonian’s Season of Giving.💫We live for full-circle moments at Pile of Puppies. After sitting at the bedsides of dying and chronically ill children for over a decade, witnessing these moments still stops us in our tracks. 🤍
POP was with Holly and her family just days before she passed. Later, we had the honor of welcoming Heidi as a POP volunteer, where she sat with families whose children were in hospice. Heidi’s ability to hold space and bear witness in the hardest moments of a family’s life is a rare and sacred gift.
Thank you to everyone who donates and volunteers time and resources, it truly takes a village to create Pile of Puppies. Deep gratitude to Dina and Heidi for helping make POP even more welcoming to families facing severe health challenges. 🐾
If you want an incredible book that will move your heart, we highly recommend Heidi’s book, Love Is Everywhere. Grateful to be part of Holly and Heidi’s life journey.