The Sending Smiles Project

04/30/2024

The Sending Smiles Project has been busy in 2024! We finished our holiday card delivery and transitioned to support the Needham Housing Authority with a Valentine's Day project on February 14th.

We launched our first after school program on April 4th in partnership with Needham Community Education, creating cards after school with 7th and 8th graders at Pollard as part of their community service credit. We have 12 dedicated middle schoolers creating cards for year-round projects, and they are making almost 200 cards a week! We are so grateful for the community and the continued support. Interested in getting involved? Contact Jacob at [email protected].

11/21/2023

So happy to support Needham Community Council this Thanksgiving! Thanks to all who created cards for this project. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you, Jacob, for making Thanksgiving extra special for your Needham neighbors.

Through The Sending Smiles Project, we will provide your Happy Thanksgiving greetings with our fully-cooked Thanksgiving dinner packages for 167 households and our Thanksgiving ingredient baskets going to 200 homes. We can taste the smiles! 😃😄😺🤎🧡

11/02/2023

Thanks to everyone who stopped by Jacob's booth for The Sending Smiles Project at the Needham Harvest Fair last month. We created over 100 cards at the event and there is still time to participate in holiday card making! The Sending Smiles Project team has a goal of creating 750 cards to send holiday greetings to our Needham neighbors this holiday season through the Needham Community Council. Pre-made card packs are available for drop off to your home in sets of 10. This is a great activity with kids and instructions are included on how to create these holiday greetings. Contact Jacob at [email protected] if you'd like him to drop off cards. If you took a card pack from the Needham Harvest Fair, please be sure to return them to us by November 12. Thanks so much to this wonderful community!

09/29/2023

The Sending Smiles Project was created by Alexis Greenwald (NHS 2021 grad) in March 2020 as a community service project to reach Needham seniors in assisted living communities and sending a smile. When Alexis left for college at Indiana University, Jacob (currently an 11th grader at NHS) continued to lead the project in our community. Current partners include: Needham Housing Authority, Needham Community Council and the Needham Council on Aging. Contact Jacob to learn more about how you can help connect with seniors in our community: [email protected]. Thanks in advance!

09/29/2023

Stop by our table on Sunday to learn more about The Sending Smiles Project! Make a card, take a card or find out how to get involved over the holidays!

01/25/2023

Send a smile this Valentine's Day!

12/12/2022

Jacob and Alexis creating cards to send a smile...Fall 2022

11/23/2022

Happy Holidays! The Sending Smiles Project continues this holiday season and will be led by my brother, Jacob. I am away at Indiana University, but so glad my brother can continue to bring smiles to residents in area nursing homes and independent living centers. Jacob is a 10th grader at NHS, and he can pick up and deliver cards from you anytime between now and December 18th. Please send us a message and we will be in touch as soon as possible. Thanks for sending a smile! - Alexis

02/07/2021

Hope everyone is staying safe and warm! Thanks for your support of The Sending Smiles Project! Our work continues in 2021, I would be happy to pick up cards to deliver to North Hill Senior Center. Message me for more info - Thanks, Alexis

06/27/2020

So happy to deliver more cards yesterday to the seniors at North Hill. Thanks to the Needham community for your support. 😊

06/07/2020

So happy to drop off another round of cards for the residents and staff at North Hill Senior Community yesterday. The Sending Smiles Project made posters to thank the healthcare workers in the facility and "send a smile" to the residents!