Color A Smile
Sarah Bendorf 11/18/2024
Wisconsin DECA members have embraced Color A Smile, creating and donating nearly 2,000 cheerful drawings to bring joy to those in need. This initiative has united chapters in spreading kindness across communities.
Color A Smile was introduced this year as a new community service initiative for members throughout Wisconsin DECA by our VP of Leadership Development, Sarah Bendorf. It was a quick success, as chapters quickly got involved, bringing these incredible coloring sheets to their DECA chapters, homerooms, and communities. Since this initiative was first introduced in September, we have collected and donated nearly 2,000 coloring pages from chapters all across Wisconsin!
Color A Smile has been collecting and distributing cheerful drawings since 1990, mailing out thousands of new drawings each month! These drawings are sent to nursing homes, hospitals, meals on wheels programs, our troops overseas, and anyone in need of a smile. Make sure to check out their website to read testimonies, how to support the organization, and how to donate!
Thank you to all our members who have been constantly involved in this initiative! Make sure that when you complete a donation, you self report this in the Monthly Community Service Recognition Form. Feel free to reach out to Sarah Bendorf at widecaleadershipdev@gmail.com with any questions or pictures, and make sure to tag @wi_deca and @deca_sarah_ in all your posts, using the hashtag, #colorasmile!