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!
We had a great turnout for our 5th birthday celebration! We had an extra-full table, a few new faces, and of course, our faithful, familiar, Spark a Smile friends. Our new friend Dira, who is a mixed-media artist, brought her teen daughter, and they both created some cute …
This October marks 5 years since Spark a Smile was founded! Our group has had over 50 monthly meetings and made 5,257 cards! So many things have changed in 5 years, but Spark a Smile has remained a constant for our dental family. We hope you’ll join us as we continue …
In July, there was a news article about Danny, a little boy from Massachusetts with an inoperable brain tumor. For his birthday, all he wanted was birthday cards from all over the world. He received over 100,000 cards! We decided to keep the celebration going by sending him a few …
We’re back! We took a little hiatus to welcome our new little guy, Robert, in April! To celebrate our new miniature addition, we made miniature cards for July’s SAS party. They were sent to 60 new teachers at the Casa Grande Elementary school district. Here’s just a sample of …
In March, we helped Oasis Rehabilitation Center welcome Spring by creating these bright cards! Many thanks to Miss Marlene, who designed, cut, and embossed all the pieces for this project. Aren’t they happy? Hope you can join us this Wednesday, April 9th, from 5-7PM (at Yang and Horsley Dentistry …
When we made a stack of cards for Miss Judy and her friends in January, they were so excited and grateful for blank cards to deliver to shut-ins, they asked for more! We were happy to provide these heart-felt “Thinking of You” cards that they can send year-round. Join …
Happy 2014! To celebrate the start of a new year, we made birthday cards. They’ll be hand-delivered by Miss Judy and her group of friends who visit shut-ins. Miss Marlene had these donated envelopes to use, so she created these happy designs to match. We made over 70 of these oversized …
Every year, a lady named Ms. Ross hosts a Christmas dinner at Seeds of Hope. Along with 30 volunteers, she serves 40 meals on-site, and delivers another 100 meals to the homebound!! This year, we were honored to be a part of their service to the community. We provided handmade …
To help Seeds of Hope and their fellow charities host their annual Thanksgiving dinner, we created over 410 festive favors for dessert! This is the third year we’ve done this project and we still love it. Delivering them to Miss Terri at Seeds of Hope definitely puts me in …
Every year, we create happy PINK cards in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Miss Marlene has been looking forward to using her fun little stamp: “Big small, save them all” all year! We also made a handful of generic pink cards, and I love that happy pink hue. …