Plants for Patients: Spreading environmental happiness

Studies say that if one spends only 20 minutes in a room with a houseplant we'll feel more at peace and overall happier. Not to mention plants can reduce stress and promote a healthy air by stimulating oxygen flow and absorbing toxins. Plants can also be a therapeutic outlet to care for.

Overall houseplants much like plants in our environment and around the world provide many benefits. So to introduce these benefits into the lives of others, I took on a very special project through my non-profit.

In case you're new or unaware, my brother and I founded a non-profit, 'Rays of Sunshine' in 2020. We provide for and help local hospices in the Pennsylvania area by making heartfelt cards, soup and casseroles for patients. In the past we've done elaborate projects, but this one was extra special.

With the help of my mom...and Amazon, I gathered supplies to gift hospice patients with houseplants that would hopefully brighten their days and give them something comforting to care for. Each plant included a small colorful pot, a little leafy plant, potting soil, a butterfly stake, and a small sweet note.

This project was not only special because I got to create something that will make patients and others happy, but I'm very passionate about plants and the environment. I loved being able to channel that into my non-profit to help others.

Our environment and the unique plants in it are changing for the better and for the worse as time goes on, especially considering issues like climate change. So protecting plants and our environment is very important to me, given the amount of benefits that plants can provide us.

Overall I hope this project not only brightens the lives of hospice patients and their families, but I truly hope it's only the beginning of my environmental endeavors.

..And I hope that if anything you're able to find joy in all the environment (whether that includes plants or not) has to offer to us.

Before I sign off, in case you're interested in learning more about my non-profit, visit the website linked below to learn more and/or place a donation! You're support means the world :)

https://www.rays-of-sunshine.org

Until next time!