{"id":231343,"date":"2023-04-28T04:29:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T04:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/?p=231343"},"modified":"2023-04-28T04:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T04:29:16","slug":"patients-and-staff-at-hospital-overjoyed-by-the-build-a-snowman-program-t1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/patients-and-staff-at-hospital-overjoyed-by-the-build-a-snowman-program-t1\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients And Staff At Hospital Overjoyed By The Build A Snowman Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231344\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231344\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman1.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman1-400x270.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman1-640x431.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman1-255x172.jpeg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Forty News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Children deserve to be children. This means that childhood should be spent playing and being carefree. This becomes especially pronounced during the Christmas season. Unfortunately, some of them are bound indoors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>That\u2019s why a unique project was made to bring joy to a Colorado children\u2019s hospital. This will be back again during winter and the best thing about it are that strangers can out of their way to \u201cSay Hi with a Snowman\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This initiative has been going on for three years now and for kids who are stuck in Children\u2019s Hospital Colorado, they are able to sketch their version of \u2018a perfect snowman\u2019 and their artwork is then matched when volunteers come and actually build the snowmen and bring their imagination to life.<\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript'>\nif (detectWidth() < 768) { \ndocument.write(\"<div style='text-align:center;'><span style='text-align:center; font-size:12px; color:#777;'>Advertisement<\/span><center><!-- TA_MOB_G1_BTF3_300x250 t4\/2+ fb (content) --><div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='\/117607917\/TA_MOB_G1_BTF3_300x250'><\/div><\/center><\/div>\");\n} else { document.write('<div id=\\'wi-194906\\'><\/div>'); jQuery('#wi-194906').closest('.side-widget').hide();\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nif (detectWidth() < 768) {document.write('<div id=\\'wi-193994\\'><\/div>'); jQuery('#wi-193994').closest('.side-widget').hide(); \n} else { \ndocument.write(\"<div style='text-align:center;'><span style='text-align:center; font-size:12px; color:#777;'>Advertisement<\/span><center><!--TA_G1_BTF1_728V in content --><div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='\/117607917\/TA_G1_BTF1_728V'><\/div><\/center><\/div>\");\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 2023 campaign had just been opened for families who want to participate and this will continue until the end of March, which has been Colorado\u2019s snowiest time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Families are interested in joining can <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScDdM1oS0c78WzBqJDSFJHOY8DPICfDlhFO0OAJOUu7r-wDEw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up online<\/a> and they will be paired with a patient. Once they are done bringing the patient\u2019s design to life, they can take photos or videos, submit these to the Children\u2019s Colorado team, and then the team shares the output to the artists themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The initiative was launched in 2021 by the Denver hospital. Their goal was to provide some happiness and laughter to their young patients when the pandemic hit. Since its beginning, around 200 families have built real-life snowmen and sent pictures. Along the pictures and videos were and letters of encouragement for the young ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The campaign\u2019s publicity team spoke to GNN and said that they\u2019ve never had submissions originate from outside of Colorado. However, if this reaches a global scale, things are likely to change for the better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231345\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231345\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman2.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman2-400x241.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman2-640x386.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman2-255x154.jpeg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good News Network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest supporters for the campaign is\u00a0<em>Generation Wild<\/em><em>. <\/em>With them, they also made an effort to work with state lottery funding to reconnect kids with nature in order to get them to have more unsupervised playtime outdoors.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur goal at Generation Wild is to get Colorado kids and families outside more often,\u201d said Jackie Miller. \u201cThis fun campaign not only encourages outdoor play for the whole family but sets the example that an act of kindness can go a long way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript'>\nif (detectWidth() < 768) {document.write('<div id=\\'wi-194140\\'><\/div>'); jQuery('#wi-194140').closest('.side-widget').hide(); \n} else { \ndocument.write(\"<div style='text-align:center;'><center><!-- \/117607917\/TA_G_1x1_outstream t4 --><!-- div data-outstream='inarticle'><\/div --><div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='\/117607917\/TA_G_1x1_outstream'><\/div><\/center><\/div>\");\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nif (detectWidth() < 768) { \ndocument.write(\"<div style='text-align:center;'><center><!-- \/117607917\/TA_G_1x1_outstream t4\/fb 2+ --><!-- div data-outstream='inarticle'><\/div --><div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='\/117607917\/TA_MOB_G_1x1_outstream'><\/div><\/center><\/div>\");\n} else { document.write('<div id=\\'wi-195018\\'><\/div>'); jQuery('#wi-195018').closest('.side-widget').hide();\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from the kids, this also gives the hospital staff some boost during such a difficult time.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are thrilled to once again partner with Generation Wild to help make our patients smile and feel connected to support systems outside the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231346\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231346\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman3.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman3-400x241.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman3-640x386.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman3-255x154.jpeg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good News Network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThis simple act brightens a patient\u2019s day and lowers the stress of being in the hospital, all while creating positive memories for families in the outdoors,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Miller also said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun by searching social media feeds and making use of the hashtag #SayHiWithaSnowman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231347\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231347\" src=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman4.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman4-400x283.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman4-640x453.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/snowman4-255x181.jpeg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good News Network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.generationwild.com\/\">Generation Wild<\/a>\u00a0was formed by Great Outdoors Colorado. This organization invests a part of the Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state\u2019s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers, and open spaces. Because they have been approved by the voters in 1992, \u2018GOCO\u2019 has managed to fund more than 5,600 projects in urban and rural areas and in all 64 counties and without tax dollar support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts?<\/em> <strong>Please comment below and share this news!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/trueactivist.com\">True Activist<\/a> \/ Report a typo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children deserve to be children. This means that childhood should be spent playing and being carefree. This becomes especially pronounced during the Christmas season. 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