It started with one trip. And one very lucky kid.
Henley was eight. She had some four-leaf clovers. So she started.
During a family spring break trip to Honduras, Henley saw families and children living in circumstances very different from her own.
“I felt very sad that kids and adults had ripped clothes and no place to shelter or live. I was scared for them. When I got home from the trip, I could not stop thinking about the kids, and I wanted to help.”
Back home in Maryland, she wanted to do something. Henley and her mom share an unusual talent: they are remarkably good at finding real four-leaf clovers.
That became the idea. Collect the clovers. Press them. Turn them into handmade bookmarks. Sell them to raise money for children in need. They called it Lucky4Love.
“Thanks to your love, a little extra luck is going to a child in need.”— the message on the original bookmarks
Her sisters, Adair and Meadow, immediately wanted in. They added homemade brownies and lemonade. That first neighborhood stand raised approximately $1,300 for Save the Children.
And Lucky4Love kept going.
From clover to change.
- 01
Find it
Henley and her family go clover-hunting. Real four-leaf clovers, found by hand.
- 02
Make it
They press them and turn them into bookmarks, keychains and other creations.
- 03
Share it
Friends, neighbors and supporters buy, donate and show up.
- 04
Give it
The money goes to organizations helping children in need.
Four years, one habit: keep asking what else.
- 2022
Honduras
A family spring break trip. Henley meets kids living in circumstances nothing like her own, and can't stop thinking about them once she's home.
- 2022
The first stand
Clover bookmarks with hearts, brownies from Adair and Meadow, and lemonade. $1,300 raised for Save the Children.
- 2022
Save the Children says hi
Henley's Good Luck Fundraiser is featured in Save the Children's summer publication.
- 2023
It becomes a tradition
$1,200 raised for Save the Children. Year two proves this wasn't a one-summer thing.
- 2024
What else can we do?
Keychains. Painted seashells. Socks. Cookies. Snow cones. $1,608 raised for Save the Children.
- 2025
The year things got big
August 17 at River Falls Pool. Merch, #CAMSTRONG socks, snow cones and a first community yard sale. $4,004 raised — more than double 2024 — split between Save the Children and The Lilabean Foundation, in honor of Henley's neighbor Cameron Corno. #CamStrong
- 2025
Featured again
The Save the Children Action Network features Lucky4Love: one girl's mission to spread luck and love across borders.
- Next
Working toward nonprofit status
Lucky4Love is working toward becoming a registered nonprofit organization, and growing into something year-round.
Every year, a little bigger.
- 2022$1,300The first stand. Henley was 8.Save the Children
- 2023$1,200It became a tradition.Save the Children
- 2024$1,608It got bigger.Save the Children
- 2025$4,004The year things got big.Save the Children + The Lilabean Foundation
What started with an eight-year-old, a folding table and some very lucky clovers has now raised more than $8,000 for children in need.
Started by Henley.
Powered by a whole lot of people.
Adair and Meadow have helped invent fundraisers, make and sell products, run events and bring people in. Family, neighbors, friends and community members come back year after year. Lucky4Love has a founder — it also has a crew.
Got a little love to give?
Buy something handmade. Come to an event. Or just chip in. It all ends up in the same place: helping kids.