April is Donate Life Month!
Rylee's Sunshine Foundation was created in 2022 in memory of Rylee Neveah Odle. Rylee was a 15-year-old student at Princeton Senior High School at the time of her passing. She was passionate about so many things, including drama, choir and the many clubs and student organizations in high school. With Rylee's warm-hearted personality came her love of community service and she was always looking for ways to give back to her community. She strived every day to spread kindness to all she encountered.
Each April, we join a nationwide movement to honor the gift of life through National Donate Life Month—a time to raise awareness about the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation.
This month is filled with both celebration and purpose. It’s an opportunity to:
🌻 Educate others about the lifesaving impact of organ and tissue donation
💚 Encourage Americans to register as donors and consider living donation
✨ Celebrate the heroes—donors and their families—who give the ultimate gift: life
Rylee made the selfless decision to be an organ and tissue donor, and through that final act of kindness, multiple lives were saved and transformed. Today, she is honored in the CORE Gallery of Heroes for her unwavering compassion and generosity.
Her story continues to inspire. Through her light, others continue to live.
🔗 Read Rylee’s Story in the CORE Gallery of Heroes
💛 Register as an Organ Donor
This April—and every month—let’s carry Rylee’s legacy forward by spreading awareness, embracing kindness, and choosing to be the sunshine.
Photos from sharing Rylee's story at Princeton Community Hospital's CORE presentation.
Thank you to all of our 2025 Sunshine Scholarship Applicants! Stay tuned for when we release our recipients soon.
The Sunshine Closet at Princeton Senior High School is a dedicated space providing students with essential personal care items, hygiene products, and clothing, ensuring that no student goes without the basics they need. Led by the PSHS Key Club, this project is supported by Rylee’s Sunshine Foundation, which helps secure funding and resources to keep the closet well-stocked. Thanks to generous sponsors like Mister Sparky of Southern West Virginia and contributions from the PSHS Class of 1965, this space is both functional and welcoming. Featuring Rylee’s artwork, the closet stands as a tribute to her kindness, creativity, and the lasting impact she continues to have on our community. 🌻💛
Thank you to evryone for joining us for Kindness Week (October 14-18, 2024). We all came together to #TackleHate and #BeTheSunshine throughout our community! Each day contained a unique theme, encouraging everyone to participate in acts of kindness, share messages of gratitude, and promote unity. On Friday, October 18, 2024, #TackleHate day called on everyone to wear yellow, gold, or one of our t-shirts in a collective stand against hate at the PSHS football game.
We had such a successful week! Thank you to evryone who helped make it happen. Let’s continue to make a difference by spreading love and kindness. Together, we can brighten the world and #bethesunshine in someone’s life!
Congratulations Heidi & Erika!
Visit the "Chosen Recipients" tab to learn more.
#BeTheSunshine
After the passing of Rylee Odle, "#BeTheSunshine" was created as a way to encouarge others to spread sunshine and be kind. When you can't find the sunshine, you should always "Be The Sunshine!"
Visit the sunshine "Sunshine Stories" section to share or view how other's demonstrated a random act of kindness or received Rylee's sunshine.
By volunteering multiple times at Amy's House of Hope, we are providing meals to those in need.
Unexpected and spontaneous gestures of goodwill towards others to promote kindness, empathy, generosity, and to make the world a better place.
Working with the youth in our community to spread kindness.
At Rylee's Sunshine Foundation, our mission is to empower communities by fostering love, compassion, and creating lasting change. We strive to build a community where equality thrives, random acts of kindness abound, and the lives of those most in need are improved. Through our unwavering commitment to promoting equality, inspiring acts of kindness, and improving the lives of individuals, we aim to ignite a sense of unity and create a brighter future for all.