Henna for Hope Campaign
Henna is an ancient art form in South Asia, expertly applied to the hands – and sometimes feet – in times of joy and celebration. Intricate designs celebrate the goodness of the body in preparation for marriage, holidays, and religious rituals. The imprint of a henna design becomes part of us for a week before fading away, leaving us ready for a new design.
Trauma leaves its own imprint on the body. Stress, grief, and fear send signals through our entire nervous system and create pathways that the body doesn’t quickly unlearn. Left feeling unsafe in their own skin, trauma survivors may feel helpless and betrayed by their bodies.
The Henna for Hope Campaign inspires hope that the imprint of trauma will fade away, leaving survivors ready for new ways of responding to stress. Funds raised through Henna for Hope are used to further the Hope Roots mission to increase access to trauma-informed mental health services. Ultimately, we want to see the end of cycles of violence and injustice through trauma healing. The Henna for Hope campaign is part of how we inspire others to join in that vision - by raising awareness about trauma & trauma healing modalities and raising funds that will increase access to trauma therapy for those who need it most.
During the month of June, join us in embodying this hope. You can:
Attend our Kick-off Event on June 12th, 2024 in Fort Collins, CO (Tickets and details are available below, or click here)
Become a sponsor of Hope Roots - Right now, we are looking for event sponsors to donate at least $100 as well as in-kind donations (a potted plant, snacks or drinks, or swag/coupons for the swag bag) for the June 12th event. We highlight and tag our sponsors on social media posts and our website.
Make a donation of at least $25 to Hope Roots before the end of June and we will send you henna to try as a “Thank You!”
Share your embodied artwork on social media as a fundraiser post by toggling the “raise funds” button on and entering “Hope Roots” as the charity (also add #hennaforhope & @hoperootsorg).
Post about Hope Roots with your own artwork, by sharing this page, reposting an image from our social media, or sharing one of the images below.
Tell others why you’re participating and invite them to participate. Consider a live event (with henna), a Facebook fundraiser, or an Instagram story.
Henna for Hope Kick-off Event
Join us at Primrose Studio in Fort Collins, CO on June 12th from 6 pm to 8 pm for this summer's Henna for Hope Kick-off Event.
Enjoy the lakeside natural area, snacks, drinks, and music. Try out henna art and enter to win plants in our plant raffle. Tickets are limited to 50 people.
Henna Art
Henna art supplies (henna cones) and design ideas will be available for anyone who wants to DIY their henna art. Participants are encouraged to share their henna designs on social media as a fundraising post.
Plant Raffle
The event will also include a plant raffle, where attendees will place their tickets into jars near each donated potted plant or bouquet (some may be “embellished” with gift certificates from sponsors!). At 7:30 pm we will draw the winning tickets and the winners will take home their plants! If your business would like to sponsor a plant, please send us a note through the contact form below!
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online (see below) anytime before the event (until they are gone). Show your digital ticket when you arrive to receive your raffle tickets, henna, and other goodies.
Date/Time - June 12th, 2023 from 6 pm to 8 pm
Location - Primrose Studio 4300 Michaud Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80521
If ticket options do not load, click here to purchase tickets
How will you be involved? (fill out this form to let us know if you would like to sponsor, donate, or host an event)
Sample #hennaforhope Post
Below is a sample post (feel free to cut and paste). You may use the images here or your own artwork. Be sure to tag @hoperoots in your post and add #hennaforhope.
“Trauma is not the story of something awful that happened in the past, but the imprints left behind in people’s sensory and hormonal systems.” Bessel van der Kolk, author of #thebodykeepsthescore
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The Henna for Hope Campaign inspires hope that the imprint of trauma will fade away, leaving survivors ready for new ways of responding to stress. Funds raised through Henna for Hope are used to further the @hoperoots mission to increase access to trauma-informed mental health services. Ultimately, Hope Roots wants to see the end of cycles of violence and injustice through #traumahealing. The Henna for Hope campaign is part of how we inspire others to join in that vision - by raising awareness about trauma & trauma healing modalities and raising funds that will increase access to trauma therapy for those who need it most.
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Please follow @hoperoots as they spread awareness about trauma’s imprint on the body using #hennaart with the #hennaforhope campaign. Donate & find other ways to get involved at hoperoots.org. Please leave a comment about how you have seen #trauma leave an imprint and help spread #hope that that imprint can fade.
