CARDS FOR A CAUSE - ONGOING MISSIONS

[russnzella]

There are several groups who accept cards year round. They welcome any amount of cards you would like to send. If you have a group or organization you would like to have added, please let me know. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many!!!
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Embrace Clinic & Care Center
180 1st St NW
Barberton, OH 44203

They take all sorts of cards - anything including Baby (for new moms), Birthday (for volunteers), Thank You (for donors), and praying for you. They have also started a mens ministry so cards for men are appreciated too. Envelopes are appreciated but not required. No restrictions and religious cards welcome.
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South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
Attn: Tisa Collins-Williams, Office of Volunteer Services
220 Executive Drive
Columbia, SC 29210

Cards requested are Miss You, Thinking of You, Birthday, Congratulations, Thank You, Get Well, Encouragement, and blank note cards. Religious theme is welcome. Cards can be blank on the inside or stamp some on the inside for youth who don’t quite know what to say. They love variety. Please do not use items on cards that are sharp (metal, staples, etc). Envelopes are requested.
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Bring Smiles To Seniors
Attn: Ron
P.O. Box 226
Odessa, FL 33556

Cards requested are general Thinking of You (used most) but also an use Birthday and various holidays as well. Religious and non religious cards are welcome. Envelopes are requested.
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Card Care Connection
9133 Fox Bridge Drive

Saint Louis, MO 63127

Note: address updated 10/1/19 - address from website


Cards requested are Thinking of you, have a nice day, hello, care & concern, and hopeful messages are welcome. Blank cards are also acceptable. Please try to avoid get well soon, feel better, and religious messages. Some of our recipients are terminal and it is often hard to gauge religious involvement based on individual backgrounds. Please keep inside of cards blank and include envelopes.
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Brighter Birthdays
3 Central Plaza #383
Rome, GA 30161

Cards requested are Birthday cards for children.
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Cards for Hospitalized Kids
7290 W Devon Ave
Chicago, Il 60631

The sky is the limit here – all cards are welcome (except get well or specific to a hospital). Any holidays or general cards – keep them cheery and uplifting. Please sign the cards with your first name and include a little inspirational comment if you want (but again, not get well or hope you feel better or anything related to sickness). Envelopes are appreciated. The only restriction is not an excessive amount of glitter.
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Hospice of Saint Francis
Attn: Brandy Fowler, Volunteer Coordinator
6905 N. Wickham Road, Suite 403
Melbourne, FL 32940


Cards requested are Birthday and blank note cards. Please include envelopes.
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Cards for Soldiers Project
C/O Charly Mathews
388 E M 72 Hwy
Grayling, MI 49738


General occasion cards are always welcome. Birthday, Miss You, Thank You, kid-related cards are also popular. Thank You, Holiday, and Get Well cards are used in large volumes. No glitter please and envelopes are appreciated.
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Operation Gratitude
ATTN: Receiving
19748 Dearborn St
Chatsworth, CA 91311

Note: address updated 11/30/23 - address from website


OperationGratitude.com

Cards will be sent to Deployed Troops so they can write home to their family and friends. Cards that can be sent at anytime are preferred ie: "Thing Of You" Missing You" "I Love You" but you can send holiday and event cards as well. Cards should blank inside and please include an envelope. More than 250,000 cards are needed each year!


Please avoid religious symbols and bible verses


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Project Give Thanks
c/o Ann Key
166 S Buchanan Ave
Louisville CO 80027-9504

"I keep a box of greeting cards supplied for use by the chemotherapy patients at the Tebo Cancer Center in Boulder CO. While being infused, they have several hours in which they could, for example, write thank you notes to those who are helping them through their ordeal. We can use cards of any theme. Envelopes are a bonus! We can also make complete cards out of your spare card fronts. 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" format is preferred. One time when I was refilling the box, I found that a patient had used one to thank US for providing the cards, saying that she actually looked forward to perusing our "mini art gallery". And several times I have been stopped and thanked on my way in or out of the room. Thank you so much for your contributions."

[OperationGratitude]

Hello,

I work for Operation Gratitude and we will happily take as many cards as you would like to send. We include them in care packages for the troops so that they can write home to their loved ones.

Please send me an email at [email protected] and I can send you the details on where to send them.

Thank you so much.

Kelly South
Director of Handmade With Love Programs

[russnzella]

Oh any of them would love any cards - stamped sentiments inside are always appreciated!!! Thanks for sharing your cards!!!!

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Originally Posted by pblibby

Hi,
Will any of these organizations take cards with a stamped sentiment inside? I closed my Etsy store and have an abundance of a variety of cards to give away.
Please let me know. I would hate to throw them out. :(
Thanks!
Polly Libby

[bturner77373]

Hi everyone, my parents are in a memory care and assisted living unit. I would love to give cards to the residents.
I could use some help with holiday, birthday and get well cards. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Mail to

Betty Turner
1631 Marthaler Lane #105
West St. Paul, MN 55118

[Cathy'sFancy]

Mailed a box of 108 cards to the South Carolina Juvenile Justice Center.

[hotwheels]

Zella:
I have question how often dose the listed get updated? I have ever seen some requested before. So I was just wondering Thanks Linda

[bturner77373]

Just an update- will be making Halloween and Christmas cards to finish the year. Thanks to everyone for sending cards. The residents really 💕 them.

[rainykay]

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Originally Posted by bturner77373

Just an update- will be making Halloween and Christmas cards to finish the year. Thanks to everyone for sending cards. The residents really 💕 them.

Have already started on your Christmas ones.

[bturner77373]

Lovely. 💖💗❣️

[hotwheels]

Can someone please answer question posted 6# 08-14-2021, 09:13 PM Yet to hear a responds thank you! Linda

[bturner77373]

Not sure if you are referring to me.
Asking for Halloween and Christmas cards for my parents care center in Oakdale, MN. No envelopes needed.
Mail to:
Betty Turner
1631 Marthaler Lane Apt 105
West St Paul, MN 55118

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

[mschoener]

I have a number of "For a Friend" cards that I'd like to donate. Which group would they be appropriate for?

Maggie

[bturner77373]

I'm looking for holiday cards.
Thanks.

[DebbieinOC]

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Originally Posted by mschoener

I have a number of "For a Friend" cards that I'd like to donate. Which group would they be appropriate for?

Maggie

Hi Maggie,

Not sure if you got an answer to your question, but I perused the list below and I think the last one on the list might be a great fit: Project Give Thanks. But I think they would work for several others as well such as Bring Smiles to Seniors; Card Care Connection; Embrace Clinic; and S.C. Dept of Juv Justice. Their request all seem broad enough that "For a Friend" would fit. Good luck.

[mschoener]

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Originally Posted by DebbieinOC

Hi Maggie,

Not sure if you got an answer to your question, but I perused the list below and I think the last one on the list might be a great fit: Project Give Thanks. But I think they would work for several others as well such as Bring Smiles to Seniors; Card Care Connection; Embrace Clinic; and S.C. Dept of Juv Justice. Their request all seem broad enough that "For a Friend" would fit. Good luck.

Thanks Debbie. I will check that one out. And, no, I had not gotten a previous response, so thanks again for your response.

[Shirleysgirl]

60 cards going out today to Card Care Connection.
Thank you for keeping an ongoing list as well as the monthly requests.

[Cathy'sFancy]

Sent 150 mostly Christmas cards to Brings Smiles to Seniors on Nov. 22, 2021.

[pblibby]

I will be mailing 120 Christmas cards to "Bring Smiles to Seniors."

[pblibby]

Can anyone tell me which organizations would accept Christmas cards. I have hundreds! But lots of them have glitter and reflective papers, so sending to the troops is out.
I have sent some to "Bring Smiles to Seniors."
Any other suggestions?
Thank you.

[DebbieinOC]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pblibby

Can anyone tell me which organizations would accept Christmas cards. I have hundreds! But lots of them have glitter and reflective papers, so sending to the troops is out.
I have sent some to "Bring Smiles to Seniors."
Any other suggestions?
Thank you.

If you scroll down on this thread, BTurner (and some numbers) is looking for holiday cards for the memory care facility where her parents live. Her posts indicate she is still looking for cards for 2021 so you could contact her to see how many cards she might need. Good luck.

[mschoener]

Does anyone know of any groups that are collecting just card tops? I have a bunch that I hate to throw away and would love to send to someone.

[desertdeb]

Wondering if the original post (#1 from 2019) is current--I'm getting ready to dispose of a drawer full of cards and would prefer just to send to one or two organizations that still can use them.
Thanks in advance.

[Ldumont999]

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Originally Posted by mschoener

Does anyone know of any groups that are collecting just card tops? I have a bunch that I hate to throw away and would love to send to someone.

I woud love to know if there are groups that collect card fronts as well. Can someone answer this question?

[DebbieinOC]

CARD FRONTS: The "You Matter Project" accepted card fronts. The org is run by fellow SCS Craf-T-Bear (Christi) and was one of the monthly missions last year. Christi also posted a general request in the forum here: Are you Cleaning Out, Purging & De-Stashing??? by Craf-T-Bear at Splitcoaststampers. You might check with her to see if she is still accepting them.

Desert Deb -- I don't know if the list is still accurate, but at least Operation Gratitude and Bring Smiles to Seniors are still operational. You might also consider sending to one of the monthly missions. This month is Convenant House. If you check out this month's mission you will see that they have been and are extremely grateful to receive handmade card from SCS. Hope that helps.

[purpleflowers]

NewBDooBDoo discovered that the website for Cards for Little Hearts is no more. It appears that the organization no longer exists so I removed their information from the Ongoing Missions list.

[Ldumont999]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DebbieinOC

CARD FRONTS: The "You Matter Project" accepted card fronts. The org is run by fellow SCS Craf-T-Bear (Christi) and was one of the monthly missions last year. Christi also posted a general request in the forum here:

Yes, the You Matter Project is still operaitonal. Here is the current link. Are you Cleaning Out, Purging & De-Stashing??? by Craf-T-Bear at Splitcoaststampers

[Susanscraps]

I am so happy to have found this thread. I used to make cards for Operation Write Home, and I miss it. 😀

[DebbieinOC]

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Originally Posted by Susanscraps

I am so happy to have found this thread. I used to make cards for Operation Write Home, and I miss it. 😀

I did too and I miss OWH as well. This is a great sustitute because it features so many different types of organizations. Welcome aboard.

[YellowApron]

What groups can currently use Christmas cards?

[DebbieinOC]

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Originally Posted by YellowApron

What groups can currently use Christmas cards?

I'm sure several orgs would welcome Christmas cards, but last month's mission specifically requested them and the coordinator for Operation Quiet Comfort said she collects them all year long so even if you miss this year's cutoff she will use them next year. Hope that helps. Here's a link to the mission:

September 2023 Mission - Cards For A Cause by purpleflowers at Splitcoaststampers

[rainykay]

Past Christmas's I have send a large box of Christmas cards to Bring Smiles to Seniors. Hopefully they are still accepting cards as I have a box ready to send this year. They are listed in the Ongoing thread.

[purpleflowers]

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Originally Posted by rainykay

Past Christmas's I have send a large box of Christmas cards to Bring Smiles to Seniors. Hopefully they are still accepting cards as I have a box ready to send this year. They are listed in the Ongoing thread.

It looks like the mailing address may have changed. Per their website:​

For states other than Michigan, please mail cards to:

Kim Allen (MidWest)
Bring Smiles to Seniors, Inc
1616 Janice Avenue, Apt 1
Green Bay, WI 54304-2153
Email: [email protected]

Diana Darnell (West)
Bring Smiles to Seniors, Inc
PO Box 670
Veneta, OR 97487
Email: [email protected]

Sonya Casteel (East)
Bring Smiles to Seniors, Inc.
PO Box 6870
Lakeland, FL 33807
Email: [email protected]

For Michigan Community Deliveries only, mail cards to:
Bring Smiles to Seniors, Inc.
PO Box 195
Williamston, MI 48895
Email: [email protected]

[DebbieinOC]

Thanks for updating Kerry.