Join Our Movement…
You can contribute to Braiding Bridges easily by crafting a friendship bracelet! Making these bracelets is simple, inexpensive, fun, and only takes about five minutes! This activity is satisfying and appropriate for children and people of all ages.
Supporting Our Troops…
It is rewarding for soldiers be able to give as MAJ Nick B. expresses, “I will tell you one thing – these children appreciate it and, while I am not fluent in their language, I am fluent in the unspoken language of pure joy and appreciation – you should see the happiness in these children’s eyes…
Promoting Friendship…
We hope that through educating the participating American students about the importance of fostering relationships with people of other nations, they will gain understanding for other people and cultures. Additionally, when the soldiers distribute the bracelets to children…
Our Mission
Braiding Bridges is a non-profit organization that collects, organizes and sends friendship bracelets (crafted by American youth) to troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq. The soldiers we send to have direct contact with civilians, and distribute the colorful bracelets to the Iraqi and Afghan children they meet. In essence, volunteers who participate in this project are “Braiding Bridges”, or fostering friendships and building relationships with the children who receive these bracelets.
Peace in the Park
Braiding Bridges attends “Peace in the Park” peace festival in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Kids braid and learn!
Battalion Send-Off Ceremony
Braiding Bridges attends battalion send-off ceremony in Worcester, Massachusetts. 670 Soldiers of the 1st Battalion 181st Infantry Regiment of the Army National Guard are being deployed to Afghanistan. This represents the largest deployment of Massachusetts soldiers from this…
