Thank you to all our volunteers for your dedicated service on 12/8 and 12/9/23 for Sanya’s Hope For Children Christmas Bag Events. We would have not been successful without your help. Thank you La ola del lago Students and the PL girl’s basketball team for running a toy drive for us. Thank you Prior Lake...Read More

Thank you Prior Lake Magazine for featuring Sanya’s story. #sanyashopeforchildren #grateful #lakerspride #pl719   Go to page # 14-15 to the article:    Read More

Sanya’s Hope For Children 8th Annual Christmas Bag Delivery Event: Background: The Christmas Bag Project started when Sanya was seven and a half years old. Initially, Sanya, alone, sewed 100 bags for homeless children. Later, the need grew from 100 to 500 bags, so Sanya recruited sewing volunteers. Sanya and her volunteers sew decorative bags out...Read More

Thank you South West Media for featuring Sanya’s Commentary. Here is the link to read. https://www.swnewsmedia.com/prior_lake_american/news/opinion/columnists/commentary-now-s-not-the-time/article_ac9f0e8e-83f3-11ee-a43a-bb15c08007a6.html You may call me a Grinch, but I cannot stand Christmas decorations, music, or festivities until after Thanksgiving. I avoid all things Christmas until exactly the day after Thanksgiving. However, I fear that many of us avoid current events...Read More

Yesterday, our CEO/ Founder had the exceptional honor of winning The National Society of High School Scholars – NSHSS Be More Fund $10,000 Grant for my Holiday bag/sustainability Project, an 18 under 18 scholarship, and an NSHSS medal. In addition, she had the privilege to meet our NSHSS president Mr. James W. Lewis, mentors, friends,...Read More

Thank you so much Senator and Representators for such a powerful letter for Sanya Pirani. We are sincerely grateful for your recognition of community youth leaders. #ThankYouSenator #youthleaders #kindnessmatters #sanyashopeforchildren #thankyou #Congress #congressionalaward  Read More

Dear Sponsors (individuals, families, civic groups, churches, schools, companies, etc.), Help us support families for this holiday season. Sponsors provide gift cards for families in need. If you are interested in sponsoring our Hope for the Holiday project, please email us or text us saying how many families you would like to sponsor (we have...Read More

Sanya’s Hope For Children 8th Annual Christmas Bag Set up and Packing Events details: Background: The Christmas Bag Project started when Sanya was seven and a half years old. Initially, Sanya, alone, sewed 100 bags for homeless children. Later, the need grew from 100 to 500 bags, so Sanya recruited sewing volunteers. Sanya and her volunteers...Read More

Sanya’s Hope For Children book drive concluded last week and we will be delivering 1,552 books to Books For Africa on Monday. Thank you Dr. Nneka Mokwunye Sederstrom and Charlie Sederstrom for helping us transport the books from our garage to the BFA garage.  Read More

Yesterday, our CEO/Founder Sanya Pirani was at the Twin Cities Book Festival at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds in St. Paul as an author signing her book “High Tide” #tcbf2023 #teenauthors #sigmasbookshelf #sanyashopeforchildren  Read More