Just wanted to share this link for a card drive for the US Navy so they have some cards to send back home to their families & loved ones. They are collecting cards through the end of July.
For the safety and to meet the desires of our troops, we have a few simple guidelines that we would ask you would adhere to:
- NO
STORE BOUGHT CARDS. Cards must be handmade. Use quality products that
won't fall off in extreme temperatures. A good quality adhesive is a
must. These cards have a long way to travel and once they arrive, they
will likely be cherished and kept and perhaps even saved in scrapbooks
or collections. Send your best, because our troops and their families
deserve nothing less. Make sure that your card will stand the test of
time.
- ABSOLUTELY NO GLITTER! This is a serious one. Glitter that has
flaked off on a soldier's uniform can become a real threat to their
lives, as it makes them visible to night-vision goggles. And as anyone
who has ever worked with glitter knows, the stuff just gets everywhere.
;o) The last thing we would ever want to do is put one of these brave
men and women in harm's way. Glitter glues that do not flake off such as
stickles or glitter pens such as Sakura StarDust Jelly Rolls or Copic
Atyou Spicas are acceptable.
- KEEP IT RELATIVELY FLAT. Some dimension is okay, such as lifting
images up with pop dots or adding twine or ribbon, but try to save the
buttons and other large, bulky embellishments for other projects. We
want to make sure these cards make it through the postal system and
arrive at their intended destination in one piece.
- LEAVE THE INSIDE BLANK. We don't want to use up any space that our
heroes could potentially use to write their own personal message to
their loved ones. In fact, if you use a dark cardstock for your card
base that makes it difficult for someone to write legibly on, we ask
that you would line the inside with a white or light colored cardstock
so that the recipient has no trouble whatsoever discerning their
soldier's words.
- DO NOT SEAL THE ENVELOPE. We want the troops to be able to open it
right up, personalize it and send it to their loved ones. For this
purpose, please include one blank envelope with each card INSIDE the
envelope you mail them in.
Send cards to:
Laurel Beard
P. O. Box 15198
Jacksonville, FL 32239
Card themes that the troops have expressed a desire to receive:
- Birthday
- Love
- Thank You
- Missing You
- Thinking of You
- Blank (no sentiment)
