Welcome to the Spark a Smile blog! Check here for projects we’ve created, inspirational ideas, and stories about our mission to spark smiles in our community!
In addition to randomly-mailed cards that we send to people we know personally who could use a smile, here’s a list of the local community organizations that have received Spark a Smile cards this year. Do you know any others that we can add to our list? Let us know! …
Any guesses on how many cards have been donated and created through Spark a Smile in the last year? 300? 500? Guess again. 1,036. WOW! What do you think of that?!
Spark a Smile turns “one” this month! We’ll be celebrating with an SAS birthday party at Yang and Horsley Dentistry on Wednesday, October 13th, from 5-7 PM. We’ll be making birthday cards to donate to local charities. Come join the fun with cupcakes and cards! And, to celebrate a year of community card-crafting, we’ll be posting …
We had a little smaller turnout than usual in August, but we really churned out smile-sparking cards! We focused a bit on quantity vs. quality, creating cards to accompany hot lunches provided by our local Seeds of Hope. They serve about 30 hot lunches per day!! Wow! So, Miss Marlene …
July was by far our biggest turnout! Our newcomers included two teenage boys, a teenage girl, a baby girl, and a very excited Donna O.! Check out this one, by Stephanie – she used pieces of several different recycled greeting cards to make something new! I used Marlene’s scrap …
June’s Wednesday-night turnout was great! Two brand-new faces joined our Smile Sparking crew… welcome to Vivian K and Terri!! Here are a few of the latest donations, plus close-ups of some of my favorites (forgive the blurry photos, will have to experiment with that technique a bit…). The crew, intense …
Well, Arizona, summer has finally settled in! Come beat the heat with our first Spark a Smile party of the summer! This Wednesday, June 9th, from 5-7. Hanging out at Spark a Smile is a lot like hanging out at the beach… calm yet energizing, but with air conditioning!! And, …
Sorry for the lack of posting these last few months! If you haven’t heard, Drs. Gene and Phil were in a train accident on February 12th, 2010. My dad did not survive the crash, but my husband had non-life-threatening injuries and is on his way to a full recovery. We …
BIG BIG thank-you to Ms. Jeanine Nalepa and Casa Verde high school for inviting Spark a Smile to their campus! During their lunch hour, the Casa Verde students made 90 Valentine’s cards. Their enthusiasm is definitely contagious! Ms. Nalepa did an incredible job of organizing everything. Here are a few …
A few hours. 10 Participants.90 Cards. Here are some close-ups of these beauties: Where’d they come from? These amazing cards were created by teenagers from the Pinal County Juvenile Detention Center. What a simple way for these kids to give back to the community, in a fun, safe environment. I …