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Be of Brave Heart
Companionship, Respite, & Education
With our volunteers and community partners, we provide compassionate care, companionship, respite and education to those facing illness, isolation, end of life and grief.
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Share Your Heart!
For two decades, Brave Heart Volunteers has served countless Sitkans through thousands of hours donated by volunteers and generous assistance from our benefactors. Together, we are a prime model of how a small community can care for its citizens during vulnerable and challenging times.
In celebration of our 20th anniversary, we are collecting stories about how BHV has uplifted or impacted the lives of Sitkans. In 750 words or less, please tell us the “who, what, when, where, why, and how” we made a difference. Then email it to office@braveheartvolunteers.org along with your name and phone number. Feel free to include photos!
Please note we will be publishing stories on our website, social media, and in our newsletter, so we may have to edit any details that breach confidentiality. If you do not want your story shared publicly or you wish to remain anonymous, please let us know.
Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you!
2021 Brave Heart Buoys Fundraiser!
Several Sitka artists have kindly donated their time and talent to paint buoys for us again this year, and one could be yours! Take a stroll down Lincoln Street and look for the decorated Brave Heart Buoys hanging throughout downtown. Find your favorites and then place your bid in our online auction August 18-September 1, 2021.
We will post more details and a link to our online auction site in early August.
To learn more about the artists' concepts for their buoys, click on their names below.
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CHECK BACK TO SEE MORE BUOYS AS WE ADD THEM
TO THE COLLECTION!
Our Brave Heart Stories
Brave Heart volunteers Michaela and Connor Dunlap provide companionship for Lupe Alvarez at the Pioneer Home. Being that there’s no family in town, among other things, they facilitate weekly treasured phone calls with Lupe and her daughter, Sonja.
When asked about their time with her, Lupe comments, “Isn’t that great, it’s just like having family, that’s wonderful. They are wonderful people. They are interesting, not only fun, they are young.”
Brave Heart Volunteer Phyllis Hackett visits with Nancy Rickets. When asked about her experience, Nancy says:
“I found out what Brave Heart does, and what is most helpful for me is the companionship. The volunteer I have now is Phyllis Hackett, she is a great, great gal. She is willing to walk fast, hard or easy, and now it has to be easy for me. I have walked in Sitka for almost 45 years, I walked everywhere and I loved it. When it gets so you can’t walk so well anymore, it is really important to have someone with you. I tell her what I can handle and what I find enjoyable. It’s really important to get out if you need mental stimulation!”
Flamingoed With Love!
The Brave Heart Flamingo Flock is a fun way to honor Sitkans who make our community a better place! If you want to pass on the love and honor your friends for being of Brave Heart, click below to
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