Saturday, February 14, 2009

♥ Project Happy Hearts ♥




We have all been so saddened by the loss of Tuesday Whitt over the past few weeks. But there are a special few who have chosen to act... determined to turn loss into hope.  Kacey over at Chronicles of a Mommy has put her money where her mouth is, and has invited us all to do the same through her Project Happy Hearts

A couple of weeks ago, she featured two great (and EASY) ways to help sick kids...

Tabitha at A Five Oh 4 Uplifting is dedicated "to 'Spreading Smiles Worldwide' to all children and adults in need of uplifting." She makes and delivers goody bags to hospitals and shelters. If you email her at afiveoh4uplifting@gmail.com, she'll send you a list of items needed for the bags that can be purchased and shipped directly to her from OrientalTrading.com. 

Make a Child Smile is an organization that "provides information for people to write uplifting and spirited letters to children with chronic illnesses." What's easier than writing a letter? 

I chose to sit down with my kids and write some letters to the featured kids on the Make a Child Smile website. It is my hope that our simple, silly and sincere warm wishes will give these seriously ill children a reason to smile and offer a brief distraction from the brave battles they are fighting.

Now I am off to email Tabitha to get her wish list. What's more fun than a little online shopping on a cold and rainy Saturday night?

Happy Valentine's Day ... 



9 comments:

Vodka Mom said...

you are really incredible.

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for mentioning our organization and for offering to help!!

You are DEEPLY appreciated ♥

Tabitha @ A FiveOh4 Uplifting

Beth said...

Great idea! Thanks for sharing the little ways we can make a difference.

Kacey said...

You are just the best! Thank you so much for your support and for participating. I know your letters will be appreciated and create smiles & happy hearts! Thank you so much! HAPPY SHOPPING! :D

Annelie said...

I absolutely love this!
Thank you!

Happy weekend!

Debbie said...

Those are such wonderful ideas. I think my kids would really enjoying helping.

Denise @ Sunflowers, Chocolate and Little Boys said...

Thanks for the great ideas!!


I sure hope your spending your alone time wisely :-)

jori-o said...

This is a great idea--we are home today due to yucky coughs and colds, so this will be a great project to do. Thanks!

namaste said...

This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing the information. I'm on my way over there now.