Holiday for Hearts · By BraveHeart First Aid
A little holiday cheer.
A lasting gift for the Valley.
Businesses supporting the charities that care for our Annapolis Valley community. A Holiday Wreath on a local door, and an AED that could one day help save someone’s life.
$75 CAD plus HSTper Holiday Wreath · delivered with your name on the tag
Each participating business purchases a Holiday Wreath for a local charity or community organization in the Annapolis Valley. We’ll pair you with a recipient, add a gift tag with your business name or your own name, and deliver it to their door during the holidays. After campaign costs, the money raised helps provide a community AED and guidance on using and caring for it.
Long after the decorations come down, the gift stays.
Meet the five past AED recipients- One Holiday Wreath
- $75 CAD plus HST
- Sponsorships close
- Friday, November 6, 2026
- Holiday Wreath delivery
- December 1–4, 2026
- This year’s batch
- Up to 50 Holiday Wreaths
Local businesses. Local charities. One community.
A Holiday Wreath today. A lasting gift for the Valley.
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A little gift from you
Choose one or more. We’ll put your business name or your own name on each gift tag.
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A smile on their doorstep
We pair you with a local charity or community organization and deliver your Holiday Wreath to their door.
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An AED for the years ahead
After campaign costs, the money raised helps fund a community AED and guidance on using and caring for it.
Where the money goes
The Holiday Wreath is the beginning. The AED is the lasting gift.
Each sponsorship covers the Holiday Wreath, delivery and other campaign costs first. The money left helps provide an AED for a community organization, along with guidance on using it and keeping it ready.
Funding and purchase details
A Holiday Wreath sponsorship is a purchase from BraveHeart First Aid. You receive a purchase receipt, not a charitable tax receipt.
The gifts that stayed
Five AEDs.
So much local heart.
With the support of local businesses and volunteers, Holiday for Hearts has helped place five AEDs with community organizations. Behind each one are Holiday Wreaths, helping hands and people who wanted to give something back.
- Campaign2020
The first community gift
L’Arche Homefires
Wolfville
Our first holiday gift found its home at L’Arche Homefires. A simple idea, supported by local people, had become an AED for the community.
First AED gift announced December 21, 2020
- Campaign2021
A new chapter at the library
Kentville Regional Library
A gift for a place that brings people together. The library received the next AED, carrying a little holiday generosity into the new year.
2021 award · Handover shared January 31, 2022
- Campaign2022
A club comes together
Victory Taekwondo
New Minas
Students and adults gathered for the third annual AED presentation. The 2022 campaign’s gift included an AED and a wall cabinet for the club.
2022 award · Presented January 2023
- Campaign2023
The tradition keeps growing
Dragonfly Haven Therapeutic Farm
Announced during the holidays, the fourth community award reached Dragonfly Haven in February. The handover brought the team together outside BraveHeart.
2023 award · Handed over February 2024
- Campaign2024
Five community gifts
Kentville Lions Club
The fifth gift went to the Lions Club, with the handover in January 2025. Another Holiday for Hearts campaign brought to life by the kindness of local people.
2024 award · Delivered January 2025
A place for the next AED
Where could the next AED make a difference?
You don’t need to sponsor a Holiday Wreath to apply. Holiday Wreath recipients and the AED recipient are chosen separately.
- Applications open
- As soon as the online form is available
- Applications close
- Friday, December 11, 2026
Recipient selection: Friday, December 18, 2026.
Who can apply
Anyone can apply. The AED will go to a space serving the Annapolis Valley community, where it could make the greatest difference.
How the recipient is chosen
Selection is based on community impact. Sponsoring a Holiday Wreath does not influence the decision. Preference is given to:
- High-traffic community spaces
- Spaces serving a high volume of vulnerable people
Caring for the AED
BraveHeart will teach the recipient how to care for and maintain the AED.
The online application is not open yet. For questions, email team@braveheartfirstaid.com.
A few practical details
Can we sponsor more than one Holiday Wreath?
Who receives our Holiday Wreath?
Does every Holiday Wreath pay for an AED?
Will you publish our business’s name?
Can we sponsor a Holiday Wreath and apply for the AED?
Will we receive a tax receipt?
Holiday for Hearts
Help the next lasting gift find a home.
Support the people who support our community. Give a Holiday Wreath, and help the next community AED find a home.
Tell us how many Holiday Wreaths you’d like and the name for the tag. We’ll reply with payment details.
Questions? Email our team.