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The Moon Balloon Project
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WHAT IS THE MOON BALLOON PROJECT?

The Project is a 501 (c) 3 non profit organization based in Massachusetts dedicated to helping children and caregivers communicate through the arts. Founded in 2004, the Project originated as a result of the many positive responses received from people all over the world who have experienced the book, workshops and trainings over the past 9 years.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Moon Balloon Project is dedicated to helping children and families in the healing process, bringing the wholeness of life through images.

VISION

Our vision is to implement training programs, workshops, cultural exchanges and book distribution: building bridges to improve communication globally.

WHO ARE WE?

Joan Drescher has explored how art heals the body, mind and spirit for the past twenty years. Her unique and colorful murals answer the need to humanize the healthcare environment and are found in major hospitals throughout the US and Canada. Joan is the Artist in Residence at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children. Joan is the author/illustrator of the Moon Balloon book and the Director of the non-profit Moon Balloon Project, Building Healing Bridges for Children Through the Arts in Medicine. She is on the Board of the Society for Arts in Healthcare, a fellow at the Institute for Body, Mind and Spirituality at Lesley University and the author/illustrator of twenty-five children's books. Joan is also the Artist in Residence at the Claritas Institute for Inter-spiritual Inquiry in Boulder, Colorado.

To learn more about Joan Drescher, visit her site:
http://www.themoonballoon.com
Liz Ennis is the Co-Director of the Moon Balloon Project. Liz is interested in deepening the connection to self and others. She worked for Outward Bound for many years both as Assistant to the President and as a co-instructor on kayaking courses for teens and women. Liz holds a Master's degree in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University and leads groups using intermodal expressive arts. She values the process of creativity and finds that daily creative practice helps her maintain perspective, balance, good health, stimulates the imagination as well as keeps her in the moment. Liz works with Joan in the studio weekly, and offers Caring for the Caregiver arts experiences along with the Moon Balloon trainings. Liz is a member of the Society for Arts in Healthcare, the American Art Therapy Assoc., and the International Expressive Arts Association.
The work of The Moon Balloon Project is made possible in part through the generous support of the
Ron & Tia Moir Charitable Trust.
Photos ©Denise Michel Photography LLC, unless otherwise indicated