Each day at Touchstone we work with hundreds of men and women living with mental illness. They are our shining stars. We support their efforts so they can continue to shine bright.

It can be hard to shine if you are struggling to stay warm at night or trying to determine when or if you will be able to eat . This is why Touchstone created Project Bright Stars.

Project Bright Stars helps make the lives of our clients a little brighter by providing:

• Basic Needs including sheets, towels, blankets and toiletries
• Energy Bill support during the harshest months
• Groceries to help maintain consistent and healthy meals
• Coats for cold winter days

As 2011 comes to a close we invite you to join us in filling the winter sky with light. One $15 donation makes a difference in the quality of life for a man or woman in the Twin Cities’ community. It helps keep our stars in the sky and off the streets.

With a simple $15 donation you can sponsor one of our 600 stars. You can sponsor 1, 2 or 4 of our shining stars this holiday season.

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TODAY IS THE DAY!  Learn How $1 Can Provide a Year  of Life.  Help Touchstone give back 25 years of life to 169,000 Twin Cities men and women living with serious mental illness.

Click here to visit our GiveMN.org page to make a difference.

Hope Blooms helps fill the $85,000 funding gap which makes it possible for Touchstone to:

• Offer our healing services (acupuncture, healing touch, healing massage)
• Secure physical health and wellness training for staff
• Provide health and wellness content on-line
• Help our clients work toward their visions of recovery

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Touchstone’s Annual Holiday Campaign, Project Bright Stars, begins December 1, 2010 and runs through January 14, 2011. This season, be one of Touchstone’s 500 Shining Star Donors and fill the winter sky with light:

Our community members, residents and clients are our shining stars. We support their efforts so they can continue to shine bright. This holiday season, please sponsor a star and help make life brighter for a man or woman living with mental illness.

Project Bright Stars helps make the lives of our clients a little brighter by providing:

• Basic Needs including sheets, towels, blankets and toiletries
• Energy Bill support during the harshest months
• Groceries to help maintain consistent and healthy meals
• Coats for cold winter days

As 2010 comes to a close we invite you to join us in filling the winter sky with light. One $25 donation makes a difference in the quality of life for a man or woman in the Twin Cities’ community. It helps keep our stars in the sky.

With each $25 gift you sponsor one of our 500 stars. You can sponsor 1, 2 or 4 of our shining stars this holiday season. Simply ckick on our Project Bright Stars Button Below and it will take you to our secure donation page.

** Shining Stars can be given as a gift in someone’s honor. If you are sponsoring a star in honor of a holiday gift, Touchstone will send you a commemorative card recognizing the gift in their honor. Please email the development department at jbaumgartner@touchstonemh.org with the address and contact name to send the commemorative card.