SunRelays
"We shine brighter together!"
SunRelays
"We shine brighter together!"
SunRelays is a 24 hour global event to celebrate hope and light in the face of despair. Timed to coincide with the Winter Solstice / the longest night of the year, SunRelays calls on each of us to be a light for our neighbors and friends, and to draw close to the comfort of community during our darkest hour and our moment of greatest despair. In this way, SunRelay elevates mental health and community as vital building blocks of a vibrant life.
SunRelays is a network of events taking place in different places and in every time zone. Anyone who is committed to building strong, inclusive and healthy local communities can join our network and host an event in their own community. Community well-being begins with thriving on an individual level. T
The Three Pillars of SunRelay
Building healthy communities starts with a focus personal wellbeing, and it requires the support of many minds, hearts and hands. Therefore, the first two pillars of SunRelays are:
Personal wellness
Community Action
Every local community exists as a part of a broader fabric, and this insight gives us our third pillar:
Global collaboration
From the furthest point east to the furthest point west, the sun arrives each day to keep life moving in each community. SunRelays is an acknowledgment of this global connection, and a call for us to work together a create a shared future in which we all can thrive.
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Please tag your project online with these labels so that we can celebrate your efforts: #SunRelays #SunRelay2026
Register your project for SunRelays and make December 21, 2026 ...
....a day of action - do something to help one person or one organization in your local area
... a day of joy - take some time for yourself - do something that brings you joy
... a day of new beginnings
SunRelays : Be the light you wish to see in the world
"I foresee a seismic shift in many growth and development indicators over the medium and long term. I fear millions being sent back into poverty, an uptick in crime, a setback in education parameters, and so much more! And this will be felt globally barring the OECD perhaps." -Akshat Shah, May 2021
We all know that there are major challenges around the globe that can suck the optimism and hope out of anyone. No one person can or should try to be the solution to these gathering storms. However, we can build a global collective that together can create a more hopeful future. SunRelay begins this work by building a community to support indiviual resilience and hope so that together we can fill and refill each other's cups.