|
|
|
Church Fundraisers Are The Oldest Type Of Fundraising Events
Church fundraisers have been around for ages and are known for being community and family get togethers. At one time they were called garden parties and were held during the summer months. At the church fundraisers, there were games of fun for the...
Find Joy in Your Photos Again - Simple Steps to Regain Control
Photographs are intended to bring us joy. Instead most people feel anything but joy when it comes to their photographs. Most people feel challenged, frustrated, and overwhelmed by their photographs!
The average person has shoeboxes and...
Finding the Perfect Bridesmaid Gift
The bridesmaid gift is essential to the planning of a wedding. While many may believe that a wedding is all about the bride, it is still important to show appreciation to your bridesmaids. These are your right-hand ladies who have always been...
Memorial Day, 3 Ways To Honor American Soldiers
The last Monday of May since 1868, has been designated as Memorial Day. Now, during that weekend, beer and picnic supply sales skyrocket. Travelers drive our nation's highways en masse. And don't forget the Indy 500. And while it's important to...
Quality Time with your Teen
It's sometimes difficult to find ways to be involved with your teen without totally intruding in his/her life. You want to talk to them, they don't want to talk to you (most of the time anyway). I've found the best way to connect with my teenage...
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTISTS HELPING CHILDREN FOUNDATION JUST LAUNCHED
ARTISTS HELPING CHILDREN FOUNDATION JUST LAUNCHED
By Rachel Goldstein
Remember when you were a kid and you had to go to the hospital? Remember the strange sights, the sounds, unpleasant smells, and strangers entering your hospital room? You had no idea what was happening to you and no one could explain in a way you understood. You waited a lot with nothing to do except worry about what was going to happen next.
Artists Helping Children Foundation (http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing comfort to children in hospitals, clinics, and shelters by brightening their environment with murals and other art. By painting murals and creating other art for and with the children, we create enriching and happy places to ease the children's fear and pain, to take their minds and their hearts out of the cold and into warm and wonderful places. It is amazing how a piece of paper and crayons can divert his attention away from pain. This is because children respond to and use artwork as tools for coping.
The people who work with Artists Helping Children provide art that brings joy and happiness to the lives of ill, mistreated, and needy children in communities everywhere. Through the generosity of artists, patients and community members, Artists Helping Children helps create murals, pieces of art, and provides arts and crafts supplies for the kids we serve.
HERE ARE A FEW WAYS WE BRING JOY TO ILL AND NEEDY CHILDREN
(1) Professional Muralists - Our muralists change the look of hospitals for the better. A team will visit a site to meet with the facilities' staff. With their help, we plan out a theme, the colors, and images that we will use within the mural. Then, we present sketches of designs appropriate to the space.
Once the designs are approved, we begin recruiting volunteers and budgeting for the project.
(2) Paint-A-Mural Community Events - Community organizations are instrumental in helping us bring beautiful murals in to as many institutions as we can. Paint-a-Mural events are entertaining, stress-relieving, and a great way to bond with your community members. We provide a color-coded canvas with the mural drawn in, almost like a big coloring book. The volunteer's job is to paint, paint, and paint.
(3) Local Stores are Getting Involved - Stores are even getting involved. Some stores have decided to
Display our pre-drawn canvas murals, cut in to smaller pieces for easier handling. These stores are able to show the local community that their store is a charitable organization and at the same time get eager children into their store to help paint the murals. After completion, we clean up the mural and donate it to an organization of their choice.
(4) Patients Can Join In - Patients enjoy the chance to get out of their rooms and do something uplifting and entertaining. Their minds are focused on happiness and they forget about their pain, if only for a short while. And even when they can't participate first hand, we try to get them involved in the experience by providing outlets such as coloring and watercolor paint-by-number books that they can enjoy in their beds.
Please visit ArtistsHelpingChildren.org to see more about what we are doing, and how you can help our cause.
About the Author
Rachel Goldstein is Founder of Artists Helping Children Foundation - ArtistsHelpingChildren.org - A non-profit charity dedicated to bringing comfort to children in hospitals, clinics, and shelters by brightening their environment with murals, artwork, toys, and art supplies.
|
|
|
|
|
| Crafts and Hobbies ; crafts, hobbies, craft supplies, hobby ... |
| Crafts and hobbies headquarters! Find all the art supplies and craft accessories that you need! Great site for hobbists! |
| www.majon.com |
|
| Make Stuff - The 'You Can Make It' site for crafts, hobbies ... |
| Free craft ideas, recipes and activities for all ages and levels of experience. |
| www.make-stuff.com |
|
| The Library of Congress Shop > Crafts, Hobbies |
| The Library of Congress > Shop Home > Crafts, Hobbies ... CRAFTS, HOBBIES. Stained glass and mosaics kits, children's crafts and activities ... |
| www.loc.gov |
|
| Tri-Cities, Tennessee Personal News and Media Center |
| Biking/Hiking · Books/Poetry · Church News · Club News · Cooking · Crafts/Hobbies · Do-it-yourself · Events · Farming · Gardening · High School Bands ... |
| www.timesnews.net |
|
| Overstock.com: Entertainment/Books/Crafts/Hobbies |
| ... Business · Calendars · Childcare · Children's Books · Computer Books · Cooking · Crafts/Hobbies ... Entertainment | Books | Crafts/Hobbies ... |
| www.overstock.com |
|
| Home-and-Family - Crafts-Hobbies Ezine Articles |
| EzineArticles.com allows ezine or email list publishers to upload or download free expert content that can be used within email newsletters or websites. |
| ezinearticles.com |
|
| Hobby Hen Directory - Arts and Crafts, Hobbies, and Collectibles |
| Ultimate directory of Artist and Crafter listings, links, and ads for the Arts and Crafts Market. List your business free! |
| www.hobbyhen.com |
|
| Amazon.com: Crafts / Hobbies: Books |
| Online shopping for Subjects from a great selection of Books; Nonfiction, Professional & Technical, Literature & Fiction, Science, Children's Books, ... |
| www.amazon.com |
|
| Crafts/Hobbies Poems that begin with (A) - AuthorsDen |
| Topics related to,Comic Books,Comic Strips,Craft Talk,Medieval Art, Iconography and History,Photography,Artists,Dollhouses & Miniatures,Scrapbooking ... |
| www.authorsden.com |
|
| Download Crafts, Hobbies & Home ebooks at Diesel eBooks |
| Crafts Hobbies Recreation Video Electronic Fishing Mountaineering Cooking e-books download in Adobe Microsoft palm ereader at Diesel eBooks. |
| www.diesel-ebooks.com |
|
| Amazon.co.uk: Crafts / Hobbies: Books |
| "Crafts / Hobbies". Narrow or Expand Results. Showing 1 - 12 of 30732 Results. Expand Your Results. Remove Keywords: Crafts / Hobbies ... |
| www.amazon.co.uk |
|
| Crafts/Hobbies |
| Crafts/Hobbies ... Crafts/Hobbies. Craft Projects for Kids to Make. 6 programs in one disk Calendars, Cards, Invitations, Posters, Stickers and T-Shirts. ... |
| www.learnatglobal.com |
|
| Crafts/Hobbies - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price ... |
| Crafts/Hobbies - 42 results like the Mrs. Lee's Multi-dimensional Paper Art: Getting Started, Model Building for Beginners, Antiques Roadshow: Special ... |
| www.nextag.com |
|
| Crafts/Hobbies DVD movies |
| Great selection of Crafts/Hobbies DVD movies and reviews at Video Universe, Great service secure ordering and fast shipping at everyday discount prices. |
| www.cduniverse.com |
|
| Fairfield County Arts, Crafts, Hobbies - Fairfield County Online ... |
| ,FCOL - Business Directory - Arts, Crafts, Hobbies. |
| www.fairfieldcountyonline.com |
|
| ShopAtHome: Catalogs: Crafts/Hobbies |
| The Crafts/Hobbies section offers a selection of free catalogs, paid catalogs, free magazines, magazine subscriptions and e-newsletters. |
| catalogs.shopathome.com |
|
| LS Blogs - Blog directory and search engine, Find or Submit blogs ... |
| Blog directory and Blog Search Engine, LS Blogs, Art / Crafts / Hobbies Art / Crafts / Hobbies,your source for top blogs, blog hosts, blog services, ... |
| www.lsblogs.com |
|
| NJ.com Shopping |
| Crafts/Hobbies. Men's Sandals · Merchandise Misc. Musical Instruments ... Home > Shopping > Merchandise > Crafts/Hobbies ... |
| shopping.nj.com |
|
| Discount Crafts/Hobbies Movies - Compare prices & read reviews at ... |
| Find the lowest prices and best customer reviews for Crafts/Hobbies Movies and allows you to compare price on discount Crafts/Hobbies Movies as well as read ... |
| www.smarter.com |
|
| Oregonian Shopping |
| Crafts/Hobbies. Department / Discount Stores · Fabrics and supplies stores and services ... Home > Shopping > Merchandise > Crafts/Hobbies ... |
| shopping.oregonlive.com |
|
|