Spreading kindness one letter at a time!

Happy Letters teaches the importance of giving back and spreading kindness.

By drawing Happy Letters, children use their talents and creativity to spread happiness to people who could use a smile. Happy Letters are distributed to veterans, retirement homes, children's hospitals, cancer treatment facilities, and individuals in need of support or gratitude.

Our History

Happy Letters was created in 2015 at Traci & Friends Preschool when Happy Letters founder, Traci Pierson, was looking for an activity to teach her students about the importance of giving back and spreading kindness. She noticed the excitement the kids felt when they shared their drawings with each other. She thought, “How can we share this happiness with others?”

That year, her students started sharing Happy Letters with veterans, retirement homes, children’s hospitals, cancer facilities, first responders, and more!

After selling her preschool in 2021, Traci decided to continue Happy Letters in the NCW community. In 2023, Happy Letters became a 501(c)(3), working with 20 local schools and businesses, and creating and sharing 4,400 Happy Letters!

Meet the Team

  • Traci Pierson

    Founder, Executive Director

  • Seth Pierson

    Board President

  • Becky Ruether-Robertson

    Board Vice Preident

  • Candi Int-Hout

    Board Secretary

  • Barb Parker

    Board Treasurer

  • “I’ll be forever grateful to the kind folks like you and our students who helped pick me up during my time away from home."

    Brian, Cancer Patient

  • "I like making Happy Letters because they make people happy!"

    Happy Letter Artist, Age 6

  • "When I got my Happy Letter, it made me smile in the midst of a difficult time in my life. Knowing that a child drew something for me made me feel so special!"

    Happy Letter Recipient

  • "I love making Happy Letters with my children, it always sparks heartwarming conversations and excitement for blessing another with a smile."

    -Katya, Mama of 4

  • "What I love most about Happy Letters is the joy it brings to my heart and the sparkles it sends around the world! When I make Happy Letters, my heart always feels happy!"

    -Aviya, Happy Letter Artist, Age 9

  • "Thank you for the wonderful program to support and recognize veterans. Bless the new generation that is raised with awareness about what it means to serve."

    Chad Dulac
    LT, USN (ret)

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