Cards for a Cause - Ronald McDonald House Donation

I've been swamped at my new job but it's been darn impossible to ignore that plethora of packages of card donations from other monthly hostesses and participants from the SplitCoastStampers community that had been arriving at my apartment almost daily around Thanksgiving.

So I repurposed a medium sized USPS flat rate priority box this time that one of the donors had used to mail me her large number of handmade cards. Since I was wrapping Christmas presents at the time, I decided to use Christmas wrapping paper to decorate the box holding the handmade cards. I again printed out my label that I made previously to adhere to the front of the box that says "Free Handmade Greeting Cards Donated by Rubber Stampers from www.splitcoaststampers.com." I definitely wanted to make the box pretty and ready to go for the RMH admin team. They do so much as it is.

Because I was short on non work/sleep time, I was only able to use white printing paper as dividers this time for each of the themed cards to make it easier for the residents to rifle through when making a selection for cards they want to use.

Sorry these photos are blurry as I had to make do with just my iphone camera at the time.

I had a work training meeting in the afternoon in the Long Beach area so I knew I had to get a box ready for this RMH location to spread the donated cards to this area of Los Angeles I'm ever hardly in.

Thankfully, everything worked out like a charm and I was able to pop into the Long Beach Ronald McDonald House to drop off this boxed set of 160 donated handmade cards with matching envelopes individually wrapped in plastic sleevings.

These ladies were thrilled to receive the cards and mentioned that they don't usually receive in a decorated box, so that warmed my heart. Again, they do so much already for the residents so anything I can do to lighten their load is my pleasure.  They also mentioned that they had just received a box of handmade card donations from a local cancer society so it's awesome to be among the local community supporting the good work that's being done here at RMH Long Beach.

I apologize I didn't take the time to photograph individual groupings of the cards that were received this time from the following SCS donors that went into this box:

- Martha K (mowmaws29)
- Karly B (Karly1020) 
- Janelle (jmeyers) 
- Regina (traingina) 
- Gael (mamadwawa) 
- Pam (dsp245)  
- Angie (paperpaws) 

Thank you Ladies for your generosity that makes my job as Hostess so easy and enjoyable! 

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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE MISSION: To provide a community where children and their families embrace life and healing (from cancer) with a sense of hope, enthusiasm, courage and joy. 

Long Beach Ronald McDonald House 

500 East 27th Street

Long Beach, CA 90806

2015 Donations to Other National RMH Locations = 118 Cards
2015 Cards Collected for Donation to Pasadena RMH = 175

2015 Cards Collected for Donation to Long Beach RMH = 160

I have chosen to adopt the location in Pasadena, Long Beach and Hollywood to donate cards that I create and collect from friends through January 2016.  

SEEKING THESE CARD THEMES:  Anything other than religious, make them uplifting, thinking of you, children themes, etc.  Cards with no sentiments are perfectly acceptable too. Examples of themes: Welcome Baby Card / Wedding / Sympathy Card / Birthday / Thinking of You/ Thank you / Missing you. 

WANT TO DONATE:  Please leave a comment here with your email, and I'll reply to you with my home address.  

By forwarding to me or any of our other monthly hostesses throughout the US, you'll allow our group of ladies over at the SCS community to tally the number of cards donated and lives impacted.  Check out our Call for Cards here. 

 DETAILS:
1. Cards need to use good quality cardstock- HEAVY WEIGHT--- (so the card can stand alone) and include a minimum of two layers and one embellishment.  

2. IF you use colorful / dark cardstock—please line the inside of the card with either white or vanilla paper so the guests can write in them using black/blue pen.

3. If you place a sentiment inside—repeat the sentiment and place on copy paper so that it can be added inside the back of the sleeve-so the individual can see if there is a “saying” on the inside or it is “blank” 

4. If you would like to include envelopes and sleeves it would be greatly appreciated - sleeve IS NOT necessary.  What's a sleeve?  Click here for example. 

Nevertheless, I'll be preparing each card by inserting them and a matching envelopes inside individual clear A2 sized sealable envelopes in to keep the card clean and in pristine shape to allow the RMH recipients to handle and make their selection. 

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I'd love it if you'd like to donate some of your cards to this cause.   Please contact me for my mailing address! 

Thank you for visiting!!