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Three ways to help kindness travel further
Ms. Bettina’s work started with one family and about seven dollars. Everything since has come from people deciding to help.
You can support the families directly, put books into a classroom that cannot afford them, or partner with us as an organization.
Choose a path
Where would you like your help to go?
Donate to Embrace
Fund food, clothing, hygiene supplies and emergency assistance for families in Central Florida. Goes to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Tax-deductible.
Sponsor books
Put a set of books into a classroom, library, shelter or after-school program that could not otherwise buy them.
Partner with us
For businesses, foundations and organizations who want to support the work at scale, or co-sponsor a program.
Embrace of Celebration, Inc.
Who your donation reaches
Embrace of Celebration is a Florida 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Bettina Grzeskowiak. It began during the 2020 lockdown with lunch bags delivered to families living in motels along the U.S. 192 corridor, and has grown into year-round support.
- Nutritious food distributions
- Motel and hotel outreach
- Clothing, hygiene and feminine-care supplies
- School supplies and back-to-school events
- Youth volunteer and leadership programs
- Holiday support and emergency assistance
Before you give
- Donations go to Embrace of Celebration, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- They are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law
- You will receive a receipt from Embrace, not from HopeWings Media
- Buying a book is not a charitable donation — it supports the publisher
HopeWings Media is a publishing company. Embrace of Celebration is a separate charitable organization. Keeping them distinct protects both.
Sponsor a book program
Put the books where they are needed
Plenty of classrooms, shelters and after-school programs would use these books tomorrow if the budget existed. Sponsoring a set closes that gap directly — you choose the destination, or we find one.
A classroom
A set of story books plus the matching activity books for one class, with discussion guides.
A school library
Multiple copies so the series can circulate rather than sit on a waiting list.
A shelter or program
Books for children in transitional housing, shelters or after-school care.
An author visit
Underwrite a school visit for a community that could not otherwise host one.
Tell us roughly what you would like to sponsor and where. We will confirm the cost, arrange delivery, and send you a note once the books arrive — including a photo, if the school is happy for us to share one.
Become a partner
For businesses and organizations
If your organization runs a community-impact programme, a giving committee, or simply wants to do something useful locally, there are several ways to work together.
- Sponsor books for a district, not just a classroom
- Underwrite a season of school visits
- Support a food distribution or back-to-school event
- Match your employees’ giving
- Co-host a family literacy or kindness event
What partners receive
- Recognition on this site and at sponsored events
- Photos and a short written report on what your support did
- An invitation to the events you help fund
- A named programme, where that makes sense
Recognition is offered, never required. If you would rather give quietly, that is completely fine.
Other ways to help
Not everything costs money
Volunteer
Embrace of Celebration runs on volunteers — packing, sorting, delivering and organising.
Tell someone
Mention the books to a teacher or librarian. That single conversation reaches a whole class.
Do one kind thing
The whole point. Take the kindness challenge with a child in your life.
It started with seven dollars
Nobody waited for permission or a budget. Someone noticed a family who needed food, and decided to help.
Love in Action