Do you want to do something fun and meaningful to benefit the children of New Orleans? Join the Soaringwords New Orleans Healing Mission. Sign up today, invite all of your friends and co-workers, bring your family to an action-packed weekend experience that will change lives, including your own.

Soaringwords mission is to empower communities to embrace ill children and families and inspire them to "never give up!" Each year it is estimated that 18% of all children in the U.S. suffer from chronic illness.

Join Soaringwords as we connect with hundreds of children and families that were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Highlights of the Soaringwords New Orleans Healing Mission include:

• You will mentor hundreds of school children to decorate SoaringQuilts® and SoaringPillows® with inspirational messages and artwork. Learn more about SoaringQuilts and SoaringPillows.
• You will visit children in New Orleans hospitals spend time with them and donate quilts and pillows to patients and families.
• You’ll rock at the special Soaringwords NIA dance jam.
• You’ll love the Soaringwords Celebration in downtown New Orleans.
• You’ll treasure the opportunity to do something positive and meaningful with volunteers from around the country.
• You’ll have time to see the sites and support the community.

Meet artist-in-residence Stephen Bennett, who will be joining us in New Orleans.

Watch video footage and read testimonials from last years New Orleans Mission.

Registration Donation: All of the proceeds raised will support Soaringwords Hospital Outreach programs. Soaringwords’ mission is to empower communities to embrace ill children and families and inspire them to “Never give up!”

We invite you to be a Soaringwords champion and joind the Soaringwords New Orleans Healing Mission.

Charitable donation to participate in the mission:
Under 18 years old: $1,000
Over 18 years old: $2,000

The donation does not include hotel and airline reservations. French Quarter Marriott hotel has set aside limited amount of rooms for Soaringwords' delegation. Click here to reserve your room at a discounted price. Soaringwords group code is 'soasoaa'

Need help fundraising? It’s simple to get donations to reach your fundraising goal. Click here to customize your fund-raising page and email your friends, family, co-workers and everyone you know. It’s so easy to get started and once you do, you’ll meet the goal. Save your spot on the Delegation today. Before you start fundraising please fill out the registration form.

Click here to fill out New Orleans Mission registration form (you can also download the form). Click here for the FAQs. We are here to help you get started, if you have any questions please email us at Heal@soaringwords.org or call at 212-290-7627.

Itinerary:We recommend volunteers fly in on May 8th. The program starts early morning on May 9th.

• Soaringwords Educational Outreach program where 250 students will be embraced by the volunteers. This Parish was devastated by the storm. These programs will inspire the students to heal. Everyone will decorate SoaringQuilts® and SoaringPillows® to donate to hospitalized children in New Orleans who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina.

• Everyone will enjoy a SoaringSmiles workshop led by Stephen Bennett, (theportraitpainter.com). Stephen’s portraits of indigenous peoples celebrate the diversity of human life. His work has been used to promote and preserve cultures in the United States, Mexico, St. Martin, Panama, French Polynesia, the Seychelles, Tanzania, Namibia, Borneo and Australia. He has led Soaringwords workshops for hospitalized children to inspire them to heal and to help others.

• Soaringwords Hospital Outreach program where children at West Jefferson Medical Center (in-patients and patients who are being treated in outpatient clinics) will benefit from visitors and the gift of special SoaringQuilts® and SoaringPillows® with personalized messages and artwork.

• Soaringowrds Nia Dance Jam.

• Awards dinner.

• Fun and sight-seeing.

Inside the hospital sharing love

West Jefferson Hospital in New Orleans

Touring New Orleans

Mentoring hundreds of school children

Healing Mission Sponsors:

Fun things to do/see in New Orleans: