The Project

Every part of the project worked to tackle grief and become a light in someone's darkness.

Grief Support Bags

Project Pieces of Light began with the idea of Grief Support Bags. I recalled the time that I spent with my Great Uncle and other loved ones at the hospice and remembered how hard it can be to sit there and just think. I wanted to do something that would make this part of the journey easier, so with Sharon's help, I came up with the Grief Support Bags for the patient families. The bags were a great aid in helping the families through this tough time in their lives and showing them that there is always someone who cares.

The bags were filled with things that might help to make the time spent in the hospice a little easier. There were granola bars, activity books, waters, cards, games, and more to keep the friends and families of patients occupied and to help them through the tough time. The bags were all decorated by friends and volunteers at my school and little notecards were tied onto the bags! I was able to make about 115 bags for the hospice, and I have heard that they are a hit! As soon as the center for grief support ran out of the bags, they wanted more! The impact that these little bags made on the families going through their tough times is more than one could imagine. So thank you for all of your donations and your time spent to make these bags possible! The hospice is always accepting more donations and bags. See "Becoming a Piece of Light" for a list of what was in each bag and the different types of bags.

Education

We have all gone through the grieving process at some point in our lives. We have all lost someone who is close to our hearts. I have lost people too. The problem was that, when I experienced a lost, I struggled with the grieving process and I didn't really know how to handle it. Even when my friends or aquaintences would inform me that they had just lost a loved one, I never knew what to say. So I decided to make one of the aspects of my project grief education to help people learn about the grieving process and how to deal with it.

Many people don't know how to deal with grief, and many people don't like to talk about it. So I wanted to start the conversation and bring awareness to the topic. Information on the grieving process and ways to tackle grief both in your life and in the lives of others can be found under the "Grief" tab.

Clay Hearts

To help educate others and bring attention to the project, I wanted a way that I could get the community involved. Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice has accepted the clay hearts as donations for many years now, and they seemed to be a perfect way for me to bring people together to learn about grief. They were simple, easy to make, and make such a big impact on those who recieved them.

The hearts are given to the loved ones of patients who have passed away on hospice. They serve as a memoriam for that person is something that the family will carry with them always. I hosted two clay hearts days, one after school, and one in the community, where volunteers could come, learn about grief and the resources available to help you tackle it, and make the clay hearts. I constantly reminded the volunteers how amazing it is that such a small thing can make such a big impact on the grieving families. The best part about the hearts is that they are a simple craft that the volunteers could do at home! See "Becoming a Piece of Light" for directions on how to make clay hearts.

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