The Memory Box and Treasure Box programs are our community projects for the year, so we need boxes from our members to support these worthwhile projects.

    Memory Box Program 

    The Memory Box Program, begun in June of 1998 as an all volunteer effort to provide boxes for families of infants that pass away in the hospital so that the families did not leave the hospital empty handed without any representation of that child's life.

    The purpose of the program is to affirm that life for the family. Each box is created with great love and a sincere wish to reach out in support and understanding. As artists, we hope the boxes bring each family comfort and the knowledge that many people understand. We know each infant is special and very, very loved, regardless of how long the child lived.

    Boxes sent are as varied as the astists that create them. What is impotant is that the boxes are created " from the heart" . Our " rule of thumb"  is that if the box would make you happy if you were to receive it, then it is a good box. Everyone at any skill level is welcome to participate in the program. There is always a need for more boxes! 

    Our Boxes will go to Ogden Regional Hospital. If you would like more information on the history of the memory box project or you would like to see some pictures of the boxes submitted by other chapters visit the web site at www.teraleigh.com/memoryboxes/


    Treasure Box Program 

    Jan Mc Craw, known by most as Ladybug, is the founder of the "Treasure Box " Program for sick children.

    Having been a nurse, Jan says she remembers all too well how much it meant to terminally ill and long term case children in hospitals, to be given some little extra TLC (tender loving care). So the idea was born to paint a box for a child to have for their very own to hold keepsakes at their bedside. In checking out the resources on traditional treasure boxes used for the past century by kids, she discovered it had been a shoe box. As it turns out, it is the perfect shape to fit into a hospital nightstand. They can be painted up the same as any paper mache box. After painting every shoe box she could find, she did have to purchase some keepsakes boxes at a craft store, which are the same shape and size (11" X 7" and 4" deep).

    Jan has made it her goal since 2006 to paint as many Treasure Boxes as she can and to try to get others involved into making this a legacy that can benefit the sick children around the world.

    There is no profit made from this program, it is entirely based on volunteers who paint and create the boxes, submit designs, supplies or whatever is required to make the program work. All of the work or money that goes into this program, is completely voluntary or donated. Anything stated to the contrary is false and will be construed to be an attempt to disrupt the true aim of the program. It is meant only to offer some TLC and to put a smile on a sick child's face.

    If you would like more information on the treasure box project visit the Ladybug's web site at www.ladybugcreations.com/tbprogram/