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MARCH 2015 Mission-Cards For A Cause
2015 Cards For A Cause March MISSION Stamp from the Heart!
ORGANIZATION BEING FEATURED: COLES FOUNDATION Description of Organization: COLE'S STORY
In June 2008 three year old Cole Ruotsala, a beautiful blonde haired blue eyed little boy was doing what most boys his age love to do-playing with his Tonka trucks. And like most rough and tumble little boys, he fell. Complaining of stomach pains, his parents took him for a medical examination. Indeed, that�s what the doctors thought it was, a simple injury to his abdomen. Cole went home and life went on as usual. His family had no inkling how their lives� and Cole�s� were about to be turned upside down.
History
On July 24, 2008, Cole again complained of severe stomach �owies.� Again, he went to the hospital. It was then that tests revealed Cole had much more than an owie. He was diagnosed with Adreno-Cortical Carcinoma-a rare form of childhood cancer.
Less than two months later, on September 19th, his parent�s worst nightmare was realized. Cole died in their arms.
During the weeks following his initial diagnosis, Cole�s family experienced an overwhelming amount of support from friends, from family, and from complete strangers. It was amazing� overwhelming.And the vast majority of that support arrived via the World Wide Web.
Cole�s Foundation was created as a tribute to this little boy who fought so hard and touched so many. Recognizing the incredible needs of families struggling through the nightmare of caring for a child with a terminal illness, the organization was created to utilize the 21st century�s technology to provide support and assistance to families facing the most devastating challenge that a parent could face, the illness and death of a beloved child.
Cole's Legacy
The legacy of Cole, which is the message of love, would inspire all of us to be helpers of one another in this broken world. Through this, we encourage all to a saving faith in Jesus Christ, to come to know Him for this is eternal life; Jesus is worthy of all honor and praise.
John 17:3.
Here is the link to COLES homepage - you can see a picture of Cole as well as additional information Cole's Foundation
CONTACT PERSON: Teresa - va.sunshine
Referred by: Fellow SCSer-Caterina - caterinafmig
TYPE OF CARDS REQUESTED: Cards for both girls and boys are appreciated, but keep in mind they are usually short on boy cards...thank you! Thinking of you, Birthday, Funny, Uplifting, Colorful, Cheerful, Spiritual, Encouraging cards for babies, children, teens and young adults. Cards can have any type of embellishments - little girls love pink & purple with glitter, etc. - little boys love bright strong bold colors, dinosaurs, cars, trucks, animals and so forth. Disney is always a bit hit with all the younger children. Teens and young adults enjoy funny, cheerful and uplifting cards. Some of our children are blind due to chemo/radiation and love cards with lots of texture for them to feel. If possible please include envelopes.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS: No "Get Well" greeting, not because we do not wish them to get well, however, many of these fighting warriors are terminal so we try to be as sensitive as possible.
MAILING ADDRESS: Please mail cards to... Caterina Grove
330 Estate Road
Reisterstown, MD 21136 -3011
For a little added inspiration you can join us in playing along with the OPTIONALchallenge each month. This is only optional and you do not have to play along to send your cards to the featured cause for the month. We always take cards no matter if you play along in the challenge or not. This months challenge is to make a boy related card. Be sure to use the keyword C4AC25 so that we can check out your card and comment! To see this months gallery C4AC25 click here. Fellow SCSer's, thank you for spreading your SCS love! Please feel free to mail your cards all throughout the month of March!
Once you have mailed them come back to us here and let us know they have gone postal!
Thank YOU! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Another exciting announcement, we now have a badge for you to proudly display on your blog; here is the link. Sticky:Cards For A Cause Blog Badge
Also, we have a section now for on going Cards For A Cause, these are organizations that take cards all year. If after your monthly generous giving you have others, go here..thank you so much for all you do!
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Should the insides be blank for others to write a message or are we writing to the children?
The cards are to be blank to be signed with Coles Foundation, however, please feel free to write a message if you would like and I will be happy to mail it to one of our kids - just be sure to put Coles Foundation under your name. I keep a list of our kids with their ages, mailing addresses, etc. and they love happy mail!
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they are to be blank on the inside, you can put a stamped sentiment or even a short message. These cards are mainly for the Cole's foundation to send to others so they will be writing there own message.
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Theresa, do the cards need inside greetings or should we leave them blank?
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Just wanted to share one of the cards that I made for this month's cause! I had so much fun getting this set out to use for the first time!Here's my KA-POW card. TFL!
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Just wanted to share one of the cards that I made for this month's cause! I had so much fun getting this set out to use for the first time!Here's my KA-POW card. TFL!
I've got 20 going postal this morning! Ugggg, this seriously WAS a challenge for me, as I don't do kids cards. I'm okay with older teens, but not young kids. I did it though, and they're not too bad. LOL :p
Hugs to all participating!
Maggie
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thanks so much Maggie for pushing through, you are not alone...this is also hard for me! thanks again!
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I've got 20 going postal this morning! Ugggg, this seriously WAS a challenge for me, as I don't do kids cards. I'm okay with older teens, but not young kids. I did it though, and they're not too bad. LOL :p
Hugs to all participating!
Maggie
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I sent out 27 cards yesterday. My son is named after a boy I used to babysit who died of brain cancer. I would love to support them again in a couple of months? Would that be okay?
MARCH 2015 Mission-Cards For A Cause
