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Net proceeds from the sale of Phyllis’s design go to her designated charity, “The Best Friends Animal Society”. Tags: CardsDirect, charity cards, dunder mifflin, Holiday Cards, leslie david baker, phyllis smith, the office The holidays are special times and often call attention to special needs. Tags: charity christmas cards, charity greeting cards, Charity Holiday Cards, Christmas Cards, Greeting Cards, Holiday Cards The boxes and boxes of donated used and unused greeting cards are coming in from everywhere through our Recycling and Reuse Program. They are being sorted between those that go to charities for repurposing and those that will be sent to a recycling company for pulping. The post office is closed today for Presidents Day but tomorrow we’ll be sending out several box loads of great cards to St. Judes Ranch for Children for repurposing. I have to admit that I enjoy looking through the cards received. All the nice embossing and glittering on some of the beautiful cards make me miss the not so long ago holiday season. It is also fun to see where all the cards are coming from, and I can tell you, they are coming from everywhere! We’re not just talking holiday cards either. We’ve received birthday, sympathy, get well and just about every other category imaginable. We’ve received many boxes that included blank unused envelopes in various sizes and some with personalization printed on them. If you have any suggestions on how envelopes with the flaps removed can be repurposed, let me know as I’d love to share those ideas and send those partial envelopes on to someone who can make use of them. A big thanks to all those who have sent us your unused cards! Tags: Birthday Cards, CardsDirect, charities, envelopes, get well cards, Greeting Cards, Holiday Cards, Recycled Cards, recycled greeting cards, recycling envelopes, St. Judes Ranch for Children, Sympathy Cards As we did last year, CardsDirect is now accepting your unused greeting cards. We sort and send those that can be reused to non-profit organizations that can make use of them. This is a great way to de-clutter your surroundings as well as do something nice that will benefit others and the environment.
If interested, send all your unwanted greeting cards, with or without envelopes, to: CardsDirect Recycling and Reuse Program Click here for more information on the CardsDirect Recycled and Reuse Program. And, if you are or know of deserving non-profit organizations that may be interested in these donated cards, let us know. Tags: Birthday Cards, charitable organizations, donate greeting cards, environment, non-profits, recycle, recycled greeting cards, recycling greeting cards, repurposing greeting cards, Sympathy Cards, unused greeting cards CardsDirect has donated 4,180 greeting cards in a variety of styles and sizes to the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the USO. The collection includes Thank You Cards, Birthday Cards and Holiday Cards, all with envelopes.
The USO (United Service Organizations) will repurpose these cards in their effort to make sure that all 170,000 courageous men and women who are risking their lives every day for us know that they have not been forgotten while they are defending our freedoms. The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform and their families.
CardsDirect has gladly donated over 8,000 greeting cards during this holiday season to charitable organizations in need. Those represented include For the Troops, The RWJ University Hospital Foundation, Holiday Cards for Heroes, and now the USO.
It is CardDirect’s mission to promote social interaction and networking through the sending and sharing of greeting cards for all occasions and CardsDirect is especially pleased to be able to donate cards that can be put to good use throughout the year by worthy charities. Tags: Birthday Cards, donated cards, Holiday Cards, holiday cards for heroes, patriotic greeting cards, Thank You Cards, uso I just love receiving holiday cards each year but what do you do with them when the decorations come down?
Here are some suggestions:
Recycle. Cut them up to use them as gift tags or package decorations next year. Or, donate them to charities that can put them to good use.
Thank You Cards. Cut the cover off and fold it in half to use as thank you notes for all those Christmas gifts. Trim to fit envelopes found at office supply stores.
Keepsakes. Many cards make great keepsakes, especially photo cards. Make a collage of those saved over the years for a great surprise gift for someone special.
Original Art. Cut up pieces of cards and paste them together to form a beautiful mosaic masterpiece.
Mailing Lists. Remember to update your mailing lists, editing changes of address and adding new contacts.
For more details see the article How to Repurpose Holiday Cards. With a bit of organization now, you’ll be all set for the holidays next year! Tags: Christmas Cards, Greeting Cards, Holiday Cards, Recycled Cards, recycled Christmas cards, recycled greeting cards, recycled holiday cards, recycling, Thank You Cards Here is a great idea. When addressing your Holiday Cards this year, add soldiers to your list. With little effort you can make a big difference to those serving our country. A soldier in Iraq can’t see your ribbon, Through the organization, Any Soldier, you can actually pick the names and addresses of soldiers serving overseas to send your cards to. Go to www.anysoldier.com for a list of soldier’s names and addresses and information on How to Send and Where to Send your cards. Letters are the most requested items and can be sent with a regular first class stamp. As the site warns, it may be addictive. You may want to consider ordering bulk quantities of personalized Patriotic Holiday Cards from CardsDirect for sending to soldiers. CardsDirect will donate a portion of proceeds on three of these card designs to the organization For The Troops. The three designs were especially selected by Brooke Burke, winner of Dancing with the Stars when she partnered with CardsDirect on a recent holiday card drive for troops overseas. Any holiday card you select is sure to be welcomed by Any Soldier. Tags: anysoldier, anysoldier.com, brooke burke, Charity Holiday Cards, Christmas Cards, for the troops, Holiday Cards, holiday cards for troops, patriotic holiday cards, recycled holiday cards, soldier-holiday-cards
Los Angeles, CA (December 4, 2008)- Dancing with the Stars winner, Brooke Burke, and CardsDirect.com hosted a Holiday Card Drive along with the organization, “For the Troops“, by personally signing and sending over 1,000 eco-friendly cards to men and women of the armed services stationed overseas. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from sales of Burke’s Cardsdirect.com “Cards of Choice” shown below go to charity in an effort to help fund the continued sending of packages to troops throughout the holiday season. CardsDirect.com is a leader in personalized greeting cards for consumers and Fortune 500 companies alike. Burke was joined by CardsDirect.com CEO Ward Mahowald and fifty volunteers from For The Troops, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sending care packages to front line troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. “While we approach a new year with a new administration, it’s so important to remember that there are still men and women in active duty overseas,” said Burke, who herself signed and personalized many of the CardsDirect.com greeting cards. “I wanted to personally thank them, especially those who will not be able to come home to their families for the holidays.” To help encourage consumers to support this initiative, CardsDirect.com will donate twenty percent of proceeds on sales of these three “Cards of Choice” to the foundation to help them to continue to send greetings and care packages to the troops throughout the holiday season. All of the cards provided by CardsDirect and signed at event are part of the new CardsDirect design exclusive collection of 100% recycled greeting cards and are available for purchase at www.cardsdirect.com. How You Can Participate
CardsDirect.com, Ms. Burke and the card signing drive were featured December 5 on the NBC television show Extra. Tags: brooke burke, cardsdirect.com, Charity Holiday Cards, Christmas Cards, for the troops, Greeting Cards, Holiday Cards 20 percent of your purchase of Leukemia Research Foundation Holiday Cards goes directly to help support efforts to eradicate leukemia and other blood cancers. When you send out these holiday greetings you are contributing to the support of medical research and letting others know about this important work. When 12 year old Sherwin Pessin died from leukemia in 1946 there was almost no hope offered to adults and children stricken with blood cancers. Sherwin’s aunt decided to raise money for medical research in memory of her nephew. Ever since that time, the mission of The Leukemia Research Foundation has been to find a cure for these cancers. The selection of Leukemia Research Foundation Holiday Cards available to you this year is amazing. There are cards with religious themes, including Jewish Hanukkah Cards and Christian Christmas Cards. You’ll also find designs featuring anything from animals to snow scenes to humor. Posted in: Charity Holiday Cards | Comments Off CardsDirect is proud to help in this fight against MS. We will donate 20 percent of your order for National MS Society Holiday Cards to aid in finding a cure and providing services to MS sufferers. When you send these cards to the people on your mailing list you also bring to them an awareness of multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis can be a devastating and frightening disease, but great strides are being made in treating symptoms and finding a cure. Standing tall among the leaders in this battle is The National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The purpose of this group is to eventually end the devastating effects of MS. It funds research, promotes education, is active in advocacy efforts, and. provides many services for patients and their families. National MS Society Holiday Cards are not just ordinary charity greeting cards. Take a look at them: they are simply fantastic. There is even a very special MS Society Hanukkah Card. The cards feature prize-winning artwork done by professional artists that just happen to have multiple sclerosis or by a child of a parent with the disease. Each card includes a short biography of the artist. The stories are inspiring and the original art is really good! You can also personalize your cards with up to four lines of imprint and choose from a wide selection of verses. This service that individualizes your holiday message is included at no additional cost. Posted in: Charity Holiday Cards | Comments Off |
We can accept printed and unprinted cards as many charities will take the front of the cards and paste them on blanks or use them for craft projects. Christmas and holiday cards, unused 
