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Link to post about Holiday Mail for Heroes - cards for veterans through Red Cross

These Thursday posts list items and blessings received during the last 7 days, so if you’re looking for confirmation that your package or monetary donation was received, check in on Thursdays.

Many thanks to all our donors!

1. Leslie F, Clinton UT - never feel bad about not meeting your own card goal—this beautiful box full will be BELOVED!
2. Jay I, Redmond WA - thank you so much for your cards - and have fun shipping some yourself too!! (Be careful, it’s addictive!)
3. Chica Chicks, RI, you blessed me with a huge surprise—a second unexpected box! Thank you all so much, our heroes will LOVE sending your cards!!!
4. Jay I, Redmond WA - thank you so much for your cards - and have fun shipping some yourself too!! (Be careful, it’s addictive!)
5. Kris M, Hastings MN, thank so much for your cards.
6. Barb B, Plymouth MN -Thank you for your lovely cards, they will be cherished.
7. Ann D, Minneapolis MN, thank you so much for your huge box of cards, they are so pretty.
8. Anthonette V, Cerrito CA, your cards are just stunning! Thank you so much for the cards and your postage and envelope donation.  We really appreciate it.
9. Lisa N, Hillard OH -, I love the little support notes you put on the backs of your cards for the troops and their families! Thank you for your cards.
10. Cindi U, Larned KS…..thank you for the Christmas and AnyHero cards!
11. Ann L, Orem UT- Thank you ever so much for your generous postage donation!  We appreciate your continued support.
12. Brandi K, Monterey Park, CA - Wow, your cards are amazing!  You do such incredible work.  Thanks so much for your wonderful donation.
13. Denise L, Pismo Beach CA - Thanks for much for your wonderful donation.  We appreciate you sharing your beautiful cards with us.
14. SuzAnn A, Salt Lake City UT, Thanks so much for your donation of lovely cards.  You are very talented.  What a gift!
15. Pam U, Harvest AL - what a pretty batch of cards, those vintage images are the sweetest, and I love those unique beautiful stamps! Bless you for the shipping help as well!
16. Girl Scout Troop 875, Miami FL - Wow you all worked so hard on your cards, our soldiers will love every last one of them!!
17. Dawn B, N Cape May NJ - your cards are just lovely, thank you so much!
18. Patricia H, N Cape May NJ - thank you so much for sponsoring boxes to our soldiers as a wedding gift—what a beautiful gesture in their honor!
19. Dee N, Duluth MN - your generosity never fails to surprise us, wow….thank you for the shipping help!! SO many boxes will be able to go out now!!
20. Jody M, Scottsdale AZ - thank you so much for this lovely box of cards; each one is a creative treasure, and our heroes will be blessed by them!
21. Saint Leo University, FL - thank you all so much for the package of letters for our heroes! (Kids too!) They will love and treasure each and every one!
22. Heidi T, Pensacola FL……thanks for the Christmas cards. They are very pretty.
23. Anya S, Pittsburgh PA……WOW! Thank you for the assorted themes of cards.  They are beautiful.
24. Linda K, Indianapolis, IN….thank you for the package of beautiful cards.  The tinkerbell cards are very cute!
25. Trish M, Concord, NC……thank you for the nice package of cards!!
26. Carlisle School, Martinsville VA…….WOW!!! Thank you for the wonderful package of Christmas cards to the troops from your students.  They will definately bring smiles to the soldiers faces!!!
27. Janet…….thanks for these last few Christmas cards.  Very pretty!!!!!
28. Kristin and Docents at Museum of Nebraska Art…….thank you for the stunning Christmas cards!!  What a great group project.
29. Tara P, Chippewa Falls WI -Thanks again Tara for the delightful cards and the beautiful scarf for our soldiers.
30. Ann T, Wichita KS -Thank you Ann for your beautiful cards, they are so bright and colorful.
31. Lori L, Elyria OH - Thank you Lori for your beautiful cards, your use of embellishments is amazing.
32. Debby B, Vienna VA, your cards are so colorful, thanks so much, love the penguins.
33. Girl Scouts, Gransburg WI - Girls you did a wonderful job on your cards, thank you so much.
34. Weinberg Design Studios: gals and nameless Rich, thank you for your bright colorful cards which will be sure to light up the faces of our soldiers and their families.
35. Jen M, Indiana, thank you for your darling cards, love the elf! We so appreciate you donation of extra A2 envelopes, huge thanks for those too.
36. Stone Creek Elementary, Roscoe IL - We would like to thank each and every one of you for your touching letters to our soldiers, they will be so touched by your kindness.
37. Debbie, thank you so much for donating all those envelopes to one of our cardmakers!
38. Troy M, Firebaugh CA, Thank you so much for your postage donation. We appreciate your support very much!
39. Twana C, Firebaugh CA, Thanks Mom (Shannon’s) for sponsoring several boxes. What a great way to honor our veterans!
40. Stone Creek Elementary, Roscoe IL - We would like to thank each and every one of you for your touching letters to our soldiers, they will be so touched by your kindness.
41. Georgia G, Des Moines WA, thank you so much for sponsoring shipments, your help is a blessing!
42. Stone Creek Elementary, Roscoe IL - We would like to thank each and every one of you for your touching letters to our soldiers, they will be so touched by your kindness.
43. Nancy C, Hollister CA, your cards are so sweet, thank you! Have a super holiday vacation!
44. Tereza, Winfield, AL - thank you so much—the fabric made such cute holiday cards!
45. Bev T, San Francisco - Thank you for your thoughtful donation of cards.  Please thank your stamp club for their contribution.

Vendor deals we’re grateful for:

Custom Acrylic Stamps
Rebecca at Imagine Stamps has the artwork for these cardsforheroes.org stamps shown below! If you’d like to order any for yourself, go to her website and email her to ask for whichever one you’d like, what your name is if you’d like to have the ones with a name, and she’ll email you the cost. It is much more reasonable than you’d imagine!

Agape Gifts: 10% discount on stamps!
Sandy R at Agape Gifts on eBay will give a 10% discount to customers who tell her they’re for cardsforheroes! She carries those awesome military stamps from Paper Inspirations as well as a great selection of all sorts of stamps.

Moulding Frame Supply Liquidators: ATG tape deal
An ebay seller, Moulding Frame Supply Liquidators (also comes through on ebay as Ty Products) has ATG tape at a really reasonable price (six 36ft rolls of 1/2 inch tape for $9.99) — if you purchase more than one box of 6, they give you a great break on shipping, so email the seller from the ebay site to let him know it’s for the cardsforheroes project.

Patriotic fabric swatches
If you’d like some fabric for making patriotic cards, send an email (link at right), and we’ll hook you up with Cheryl who saves the leftover pieces from projects she regularly creates. Fabric is a challenge for cardmaking, but it adds nice texture!

Got thanks to share?

We’d love to pass on the gratitude for donations, discounts, deals, cardmaking help, hosts of parties/classes—whatever makes it possible for you to do more for our heroes. Email us with your kudos!

Note: if you forget where this post is and want to return to these vendor discount links, you can always search this blog by clicking on the “Categories” at the right when you’re here; posts with these deals will be linked in there.