11/28/12 Grayslake Lyzzi Elliott of Grayslake, HOPE Ornaments founder, hopes to reach her goal for 2012 of 5,000 ornaments and to spread holiday cheer to 39 hospitals. The non-profit helps to brighten the holidays by gifting ornaments to the needy. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
11/28/12 Grayslake HOPE Ornaments, a non-profit Grayslake charity founded by Lyzzie Elliott, gives ornaments to the needy. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Lyzzie Elliott found humor in a Greenbay ornament while packing the gifts for HOPE Ornaments, a non-profit Grayslake charity founded by Elliott. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
HOPE Ornaments, a non-profit Grayslake charity founded by Lyzzie Elliott, gives ornaments to the needy. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Some of the many holiday ornaments donated for HOPE Ornaments, a non-profit Grayslake charity founded by Lyzzie Elliott which gives ornaments to the needy. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
HOPE Ornaments, a non-profit Grayslake charity founded by Lyzzie Elliott, gives ornaments to the needy. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Some of the many holiday ornaments donated for HOPE Ornaments, a non-profit Grayslake charity founded by Lyzzie Elliott which gives ornaments to the needy. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Some of the many holiday ornaments donated for HOPE Ornaments, a non-profit Grayslake charity founded by Lyzzie Elliott which gives ornaments to the needy. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
Some of the many holiday ornaments donated for HOPE Ornaments, a non-profit Grayslake charity founded by Lyzzie Elliott which gives ornaments to the needy. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media
GRAYSLAKE — What started as a one ornament donation to one hospital has grown to 5,000-plus ornament donations to almost 40 area hospitals. HOPE Ornaments was founded seven years ago with a mission to bring hospital patients an ornament of their own to keep. The …