Ways to Get Involved
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Individuals & Families
You do not have to start big to make a difference. As an individual or family, you can help bring comfort and kindness to people receiving care in simple, meaningful ways:
Host a small gathering at home to decorate 6 × 6 non toxic, acid free canvas panels with cheerful artwork and encouraging messages, following our 6 × 6 Canvas & Card Guidelines.
Help fund one or more Comfort Care Totes or contribute toward seasonal giving projects.
Offer professional skills such as design, printing, sewing, logistics, or other services that may help Brighten A Heart grow.
Contribute toward Comfort Care Tote items such as soft blankets, notebooks, handcrafted flowers, books, creative activities, and Brighten A Heart Kids™ comfort items.
How to get started:
Send us a note through our Contact page and mention “Individual or Family, Get Involved.” We will share current needs and simple ways you can help.
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Companies & Employee Groups
If you are part of a company that values community involvement, your team can help bring comfort, creativity, and kindness to people receiving care:
Organize an employee giving drive to help fund a specific number of Comfort Care Totes or other current program needs.
Host a team volunteer activity where coworkers create 6 × 6 canvases or help prepare approved items for Comfort Care Totes using non toxic, low odor art supplies.
Invite Brighten A Heart™ to speak at a staff meeting or lunch and learn about our mission and ways your team can participate.
Explore opportunities to provide products, services, or other in kind support that meet Brighten A Heart’s standards for hospital and care environments.
We can provide clear, simple guidelines and a recommended supply list so participation is easy for your team. Additional resources are available upon request.
How to get started:
Contact us and include “Company or Employee Group, Get Involved” in your message. We will follow up to learn about your interests and explore an activity or form of support that fits your team.
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Schools, Art Classes & Youth Groups
Brighten A Heart Kids™ is especially close to our hearts, and schools play a meaningful role in that story. Art classes, clubs, and youth groups can help create thoughtful gifts and community artwork for children and adults receiving care.
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Art Classes & Student Groups can:
• Create 6 × 6 canvases with colorful artwork, a short kind message, or both, for people receiving care, using non toxic, low odor art supplies. Please avoid glitter, aerosols, and strong chemical smells.
• Create simple, encouraging notes that may be included in Comfort Care Totes. Messages should be appropriate for all ages and care settings. Please avoid “Get well soon” messages. Gentle, supportive notes are best.
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Family and Consumer Sciences (Home Economics) & Sewing Programs can:
• Help create simple sewn comfort items using soft, washable fabrics and designs that are practical for care settings and easy for staff to store and distribute.
• Work with Brighten A Heart™ guidelines to create approved items that meet current program needs and facility requirements.
We will provide simple guidelines to help ensure all artwork and sewn items are respectful, inclusive, and appropriate for care settings.
For more information about children’s and classroom projects, please visit our Brighten A Heart Kids™ page.
How to get started:
Reach out through our Contact page and include “School or Youth Group, Get Involved” in your message.
Please let us know if you’re an art class, student group, club, Family and Consumer Sciences program, or sewing program.