Caring Hearts Card Drive Update

Hello! Just wanted to give you an update on the Caring Hearts Card Drive. Thanks to you, we collected over 17,000 cards from all over the world (Qatar, Moscow, France, Germany, Australia, South Africa, etc)! These are being distributed to over 100 facilities in US, Canada and Australia. Yay! Soooo many people will be smiling.

Thank you.

And a big thank you to Vera Yates (who really is the heart behind these efforts), Tina Schrof, Anita Recksiedler and Caroline Bredeson. You girls rock. And even more hugs go to the many of you out there that volunteered to take cards to nursing homes.

To all the sponsors, thank you so much for your support. And, we encourage all of you to please support our generous sponsors as well. These are the companies that make this hobby of our so amazing.

Here’s the list of the prize winners. Winners, you should have all be contacted by email. If you have not received an email, please email me. Thank you!

• Ali Edwards – Four new stamp sets: Jennifer Howes
• Altenew – $25 gift certificate: Jayne Hoffman
• Avery Elle – $30 gift certificate: Cheryl Yamashita
• Becky Higgins – $50 Worth of Project Life Products: Laurie Wardenski
• Butterfly Reflections – $25 gift certificate: Teresa Ryals
• Clearly Besotted – £30 ($45 US dollars approx.): Bundoora Primary School
• Crafter’s Companion – Embossing folder & dies package: Jennifer Moyer
• Ellen Hutson – The COMPLETE line of Julie Ebersole’s stamp and die release. A $210 value: Tiffany Au
• Frantic Stamper - (2) $25 gift certificate: Stacy Reynolds & Elizabeth Stewart
• Freckled Fawn – $50 gift certificate: Paula DiGiovanni
• Hero Arts – $75 gift certificate: Veronica Guzman
• Impression obsession – $25 gift certificate: Leesa Berry
• Inspiration emporium – $25 gift certificates: Marybeth Kaiser
• Jane’s Doodle - $50 gift certificate: Robin Logue
• Online Card Classes – class of your choice! (THREE winners): Eileen Lum, Samantha Buckman, Kathy Blaney-Murphy
• Jennifer McGuire Ink – TEN fabulous stamp/die sets from Jennifer’s favorite companies: Rubeena Farooqui
• A Jillian Vance Design – $20 gift certificate: Pat Doyle
• Latina Crafter – $35 GC: Julie Bagocki
• Lawn Fawn – $50 gift certificate: Anne O’Donnell
• Lil inker – $25 gift certificate: Nichole Wade
• Mama Elephant – $25 gift certificate: Lynette Pinno
• May Arts – 2 roll of ribbon: Sandy John
• My Favorite Things – $50 gift certificate: Glorie Alvarez
• Neat and Tangled – $25 gift certificate: Dawn Erho
• Newton’s Nook Designs – $25 gift certificate: Nancy Jordan
• Organize More – $40 gift certificate: Adrennia Hughley
• Paper Smooches – $50 gift certificate: Toni Maddox
• Poppy Stamps – $50 gift certificate: Emily Harris
• Reverse Confetti – $25 gift certificate: Victoria Mazzotta
• Simon Says Stamp – $50 gift certificates: Adrian Michaud
• Spectrum Noirs – The COMPLETE line of Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers accessories! Patricia Craighead
• Stampin’ Up Package from Alica Thelin: Deb Pollack
• Studio Calico – $20 gift certificate: Cindy Techlin
• Sweet stamp shop – $10 gift certificate and some additional goodies: Ann Kikuchi
• Tim Holtz – Four Tim Holtz stamp sets: Shirley Sanborn
• Verve Stamps – $30 gift certificate: Virginia Honeycutt
• Waffle Flower – $50 gift certificate: Sue Craig
• Winnie and Walter – $30 gift certificate: Suzanne Gribbon
• Wplus9 – $25 gift certificate: Anna Chora
• WOW embossing – Assortment of embossing powders: Debbie Groff
• V Sweet Ideas – $10 GC: Rachel Ines
• Sakuralala – (TWO) $15 gift certificate: Jane Lange & Kristen Heagele
• Vera Yates – Surprise goodies: Rebekah Hinton Cub Scout # 358

Thank you!!