A 7-year-old Warwick girl who lost both of her parents to drug-related deaths within 18 months of one another will be sent on an all-expense paid trip to Disney World thanks to the charitable actions of Build the Banner of Love, a local organization that strives to provide comfort and support for the families left behind following the loss of loved ones to overdoses.

Joy LaTorre, the founder of Build the Banner, said on Monday that the organization had raised over $6,000 in about two weeks to send Jasmin Rothermel on a dream princess vacation, with certain surprises to come that we won’t spoil here. Jasmin will be sent off at a ceremony in the parking lot of T.F. Green Airport on Friday afternoon.

“She was named after a princess,” LaTorre wrote in her ask for support. “Everyone knows princesses are supposed to have lives that turn out ‘happily ever after.’ This was not the case for Jasmin.”

Photographed during Build the Banner’s Overdose Awareness Day in Providence, which was held on Aug. 31, 2018 at the Rhode Island State House, readers will see what appears to be a happy little girl with her face painted like Wonder Woman. What you don’t see, however, is that the little girl had just lost her mother just one day prior – after already losing her father on March 24, 2017.

“Teddy Bears were placed on the State House steps representing children that had lost a parent due to a substance related death,” LaTorre wrote. “Jasmin was the only child that had to hold two.”

Jasmin is now being raised by Jasmin’s maternal grandparents, but LaTorre expressed how March will be an exceedingly difficult time for her this year, as both of her parents had March birthdays. Through their charitable actions, Jasmin will get to spend their birthdays in Disney.

“It will give young Jasmin a positive memory,” LaTorre said.

For LaTorre, the mission of Build the Banner goes beyond honoring the lives of those who lost their battle with substance abuse. Caring for and loving the children who are left in the wake of these types of tragedies is of the utmost importance to her and the organization.

“Sadly, the children of this generation will be the longest lasting survivors of the opioid epidemic,” she said. “In a world where many have pointed fingers at the ‘cause,’ they cannot blame these children. The media has flooded the headlines with statistics of lives lost, but what about the lives that are left to grieve?”

While the group has surpassed the goal to send Jasmin on her trip, including airfare, resort stays and extra surprises, LaTorre emphasize that Build the Banner is always seeking donations to make a difference in the lives of the people who need help during their worst days.