Miss New York Teen gives back through Project Sunshine! See how YOU can help!

Miss New York Teen 2013 began her journey with Project Sunshine well before she event knew what the organization was. Growing up she spent a lot of her childhood in a hospital. Upon discovering Project Sunshine, she knew there was need for ways to help children like her in the hospital.



Project Sunshine is an organization that provides education, recreational, and social programs to hospitalized children and their families.



Briana is giving back by helping make Surgi Dolls to send to children. Surge Dolls are used by doctors and child life specialists to explain how a child's upcoming surgery will be performed. They use these dolls as models of what the surgeon will be doing, where the incision will be and what body parts are going to be treated. The dolls are there to comfort the child throughout their stay in the hospital.

Check out her video below:







Her fundraising page is here



And to find volunteer opportunities near you look here



Even the former Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo, has volunteered with Project Sunshine!