Breannas Gift

BREANNA'S GIFT IS AN ARTS PROGRAM BRINGING SMILES TO THE FACES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES THROUGH THE MAGIC OF THE ARTS. CLASSES IN DANCE, MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS ARE HELD AT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA HOSPITALS ON BOTH MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL CAMPUSES. IN 2016, CLASSES IN THE ARTS WERE TAUGHT WEEKLY AT EACH LOCATION AND BREANNA'S GIFT WAS FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH OVER 1165 CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM IS FREE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS. BREANNA'S GIFT ARTIST WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROGRAM. IN 2016, WE HELD A PUPPET WORKSHOP WHERE THE CHILDREN BUILD AND DEVELOPED THEIR PUPPETS' CHARACTERS AND THEN PRESENTED A PUPPET SHOW. A DRAMA CAMP WAS HELD, WHERE THE CHILDREN PAINTED SETS AND COSTUMES AND PERFORMED SCENES FROM "ANNIE." WE ALSO SPONSORED A SILENT FILM WORKSHOP WHERE THE CHILDREN CREATED "MAGIC" ON THE SILVER SCREEN. WE VISITED CAMP VIP, A CAMP IN MINNESOTA FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR SIBLINGS FROM CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA. AT CAMP WE TAUGHT DANCE AND ART WORKSHOPS TO CLOSE TO 100 CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, WE SPONSORED A LIVE PERFORMANCE OF "THE ON-TIME CIRCUS." THIS PERFORMANCE WAS HELD OUTSIDE OF RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE AND AT CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA. THE CHILDREN'S MINNESOTA PERFORMANCE WAS LIVE STREAMED TO ALL HOSPITAL ROOMS ON BOTH MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL CAMPUSES. ALL WORKSHOPS ARE FREE TO PARTICIPANTS AND THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS. ART TAKEOUT IS A PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES 7 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL ART PROJECTS WITH SUPPLIES AND INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO DO EVERYTHING. THESE PROJECTS ARE FOR CHILDREN TOO SICK TO JOIN OUR HOSPITAL GROUP CLASSES. THEY INCLUDE: MAKE A DRAWING, MAKE A WATERCOLOR, MAKE A SCULPTURE, MAKE A MINI PUPPET, MAKE A SOCK PUPPET , MAKE A MOSAIC AND FOR PARENTS, AN ADULT COLORING BOOK CALLED "INSIDE THE LINES." ART TAKEOUT IS ALSO SENT TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF RICHMOND AT VCU, LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MAYO EUGENIO LITTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER, MN AND ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN IN ORLANDO, FL. IN 2016, WE WERE HONORED TO PROVIDE OVER 1060 ART TAKEOUT PROJECTS FOR THE CHILDREN AT ALL OF OUR HOSPITALS. ALL PROJECTS ARE FREE TO PARTICIPANTS AND THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS.