Giving sick children laughs, hopes and smiles.

July 25
Fundraisers!
 
Fundraisers!
Allied Arts Fund

You can help make a sick child smile in many ways.

Our Creative Arts Care Program recognizes that healing is mental, as well as physical. Creativity is vital to a child's normal development, and art is a very positive distraction within a hospital setting.
• Bag of Smiles kits encourage emotional healing through creative activity
– Contain supplies such as crayons, modeling clay, journals and stickers
– Hand-assembled and delivered free to children in hospitals nationwide
• Monthly handcrafted gift card program
– Handcrafted cards made and delivered to children bring smiles to their faces
How you can help: make bags and cards; assemble bags; deliver bags and cards to hospitals and clinics; and start a craft drive in your community. Time commitment: 1-2 hours per session.

Public outreach for Caitlin's Smiles includes speaking at churches, service organizations and schools. The goal of this outreach to find volunteers, obtain donated craft supplies, and increase awareness of our cause. How you can help: Speak on behalf of Caitlin's Smiles in the community. Time commitment: 1-2 hours per session.

Public relations activities include creating and maintaining our monthly newsletter and website. We also periodically reach out to media outlets with ongoing news releases and public service announcements. How you can help: Put your skills to work on the newsletter, website or in media outreach. Time commitment: 4-5 hours per session.

Caitlin's Smiles survives on fundraising from grants, local sponsors and workplace drives. We can't bring smiles to children without all of these important avenues of support. How you can help: We need people with skills at writing grants. We also need people who can help to secure local sponsors and host annual workplace craft/fund drives. Time commitment: 4-5 hours per session.

Our Top Ten Wish List

  • Drawing pads
  • Coloring or activity books
  • Play-Doh or Crayola Model Magic (individual sizes)
  • Writing journals or diaries
  • Bags of pony beads (any color or assorted)
  • Lacing for necklaces (gimp, leather, elastic, etc.)
  • Foam tubs of stickers, beads or activities
  • Ziplock bags to hold craft kits (snack & sandwich size)
  • Gift cards for crafts (Dollar Tree, Wal-Mart, Michaels, AC Moore, Staples, Office Max)
  • Family care kits gift cards (gas, phone and local restaurant)
All items must be new and in their original packaging.
I WANT TO VOLUNTEER!
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Specific Areas? Decorating and assembling bags
Delivering bags and craft kits
Fundraising
Grant Writing
Helping with a monthly newsletter
        and website updates
Helping with special events
Public speaking on
        behalf of Caitlin's Smiles
Working with media outlets for
      event coverage and news releases


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