Photos via Christmas Is Not Cancelled

Jen Lilley, an actress who should be very familiar to you if you’re an avid viewer of Hallmark movies (especially at Christmas) or soap operas like Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, but she’s also a big believer in helping those in need. Lilley co-founded Christmas is Not Cancelled, which is an ‘action-oriented marketing company on a mission to save the world by raising awareness and funding incredible non-profit organizations’.

They have a goal of spreading Christmas cheer all year long while creating a sense of community. This summer the company launched Camp Christmas in July, a fundraiser to help children in foster care receive quality school supplies. For participants who donate, they will be helping to give kids backpacks full of school supplies and notes of encouragement, and participants will also have the chance to win amazing prizes. There is also festive merch available to show your support (click here)!

You may remember a post from a few weeks ago about former “One Tree Hill” costars Bethany Joy Lenz and Sharon Lawrence starting production on an upcoming movie titled “Poinsettias for Christmas” (formally “Poinsettia”), well, there weren’t many details at the time — but, now that production is wrapping up, there’s a lot more to tell.

The holiday film, which is set to air on the Lifetime network later this year for their “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” lineup, will star Lenz as Ellie Palmer and Lawrence as Katherine Palmer, and will also feature John Schneider (“The Dukes of Hazzard”, “Smallville”), Lauren London (“The Game”), Marcus Rosner (“When Calls the Heart”) and Rhonda Dent (“The Mistletoe Inn”).