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Hearts-In-Motion is a program designed and developed for churches, daycare
centers, preschools and elementary schools. Through the use of hands-on activities, literacy and physical
exercise, children will begin to grasp the understanding of how emotions affect them physically and mentally, especially when
trying to cope with grief and loss, chronic illnesses, domestic violence or changes in their home environment. * Our
hands-on activities are lesson plans that use colors to help a child identify their emotions. Children will learn how
to connect their feelings to colors. It is our hope that teachers and educators will use a rainbow-of-color to help
children understand the concept that it takes a combination of colors to make something beautiful. *
By reading stories such as In Mamma’s
Heart, children will begin to process
their feelings and emotions through the use of literacy. They will discover a natural way to cope with grief and loss
when they hear Mamma explain to her puppies about the gift of love and the lasting comfort it brings. Literacy helps
children understand, connect and relate to sensitive topics that are otherwise difficult to talk about on their
own. * The physical exercise part of
the program will consist of collecting pledges for a child to participate in the run-a-thon. Teachers and educators
will determine the distance the children will run, while at the same time, will use the speed of running to help children
connect physical movement to the concept of how emotions affect the way they move. We encourage starting out with
the children running slow and help them connect the feeling of tired, sad or sick to the body movement. ** * How It Works * * ♥ Parents
help their children receive pledges from friends, family and co-workers. * ♥ Each child is encouraged to raise $25
or more in order to receive prizes. * ♥ Parents help collect
all pledges and turn them into the event coordinator. * * What You Get ** * Volunteer coordinators receive a Hearts-In-Motion kit to help organize and plan a running event. The kit per organization includes: * ♥ In
Mamma’s Heart ♥ lesson plans ♥ coloring sheets ♥ pledge sheets ♥ balloons and ♥ prize handouts d*** *dd Extra materials can
be downloaded from the links below. * ♥ There is no cost to your organization
to coordinate an event. * ♥ Just register to receive your fundraiser
identification number and a kit will be sent to you. * ♥ We provide customer assistance throughout the
fundraising event. The Coordinator...♥ Picks a date and creates a fun and safe environment for participating children to run in the event.♥ Determines the distance in conjunction with their area and/or space. The children’s goal should be to collect pledges for running this distance.♥ Advertises with the program posters and distributes event materials to the children prior to the event date.Why Do It? * ♥ Earn 20% proceeds from all pledges collected to help your organization while helping other hearts in need. * ♥ Recognize that children will often act out their emotions through
negative behavior because of their own misunderstanding, anger, fears or denial. * ♥ Teach
children how to identify their emotions through the use of colors in our lesson plans in a safe and comforting manner. * ♥ Educate
children about the grieving process through cognitive development and physical exercise. * ♥ Make
a rainbow bridge to use as a visual aid to help children understand the connection between a grieving heart and a helping
heart. * ♥ Demonstrate what emotions feel like in correlation with colors.
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* * * * * * Optional Parent Participation Letter * Optional Parent Thank You Letter *
Participant's Pledge Recap Form * * *
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* Our Hearts-In-Motion
program is exclusively designed to benefit Heavenly Heart NPO, Inc. * Enroll on-line or call 352-521-3536 to get your starter kit and identification number!
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