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CaringBridge helps people in a healthcare crisis by connecting their friends and family through their own unique and personal CaringBridge web site. 

     What is a CaringBridge site?

•  A CaringBridge site is a personal web site, created by (or for) someone experiencing a health care crisis, treatment or recovery. The site includes:

               – My Story ~ to explain why the site was created

               – Journal ~ to provide updates

               – Guestbook ~ for messages from visitors

               – Pictures ~ to share with visitors

               – Links ~ to provide additional information

CaringBridge

CaringBridge is a nonprofit organization based in Eagan, Minnesota.

•  Began in 1997 with a single family in need

               – Sona Mehring, Founder and Executive Director, creator of the first CaringBridge site.

               – Grown to serve more than 51,000 patients/families

•  Over 330 million site visits
•  More than 7 million guestbook messages 

      A CaringBridge site…

•  Is free to our authors and visitors ~ made possible through donations, foundation support and sponsors.
•  Eases the burden of communications.
•  Provides compassion, support and encouragement ~ and it’s easy to use.
•  Is secure ~ it cannot be found via a Search Engine.
•  Is private ~ the author controls who can visit the site with varying degrees of privacy levels ~ including passwords.

     Benefits of a CaringBridge Sponsorship:

•  Enhances your patient and family support system

               – Is a significant addition to your support system that exudes goodwill

•  Increases brand recognition

               – With co-branding opportunities

               – High site traffic ensures brand exposure

•  Average of 50 visitors per site

               – Each site is linked to your designated website page.

                – Sponsorship is recognized and promoted by CaringBridge

•  Easily launched and supported

               – Marketing support materials included in the annual fee

               – All customer service is provided by CaringBridge

•  Via phone and email support

               – Usage statistics are reported monthly with an annual, in-depth recap

               – Quarterly newsletter includes helpful tips to increase awareness

Testimonials

•  “CaringBridge is a blessing. We could easily update family without having to field too many phone calls and questions during an exhausting time in our lives. And each day, we could read what the Web site visitors had posted. Their messages of support and encouragement lifted us up at a difficult time.” Lynae Berge-Wingate
•  CaringBridge is probably the most amazing and innovative way to connect people that I’ve seen. It is the higher power of the internet. CaringBridge held us up when we thought we were gonna fall; it helped me cope when I didn’t think I could; it gave me strength when I didn’t think I had it. And it gave me a lot of joy,too. Gail Johnson, mother of pediatric patient