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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!
A special thanks to all of you who have been circulating our video Thank You - we’ve had so many ‘views’ now and will be getting many more people engaged because of your efforts!

1. Barbara G, Charleston SC……thank you so much for the cards with the heartfelt notes written inside. I know the soldiers receiving them will appreciate your kind words.
2. Marcia M, Ames IA…..thank you for the wonderful package of cards.  I appreciate the assortment of themes!
3. Mrs. Borchers, Hamilton OH…..thank you for the box of cards.  Love the pretty colors you used.
4. Karen Z, Gahanna OH, Thank you for the pretty cards, love the winter slide card!
5. Denise W, N Las Vergas NV: You are one prolific card maker!  Thank you so much for your BIG box of incredible cards!  What an amazing selection for our troops to choose from.  We appreciate your continued support and contributions.
6. Kathay P, Humble TX, your box arrived on JUST the right day…thank you, the cards are just wonderful!
7. Worldwin Extraordinary Papers and Yvonne B - thank you so much for the donation of envelopes!
8. Janine C, El Monte CA: Oh how I love your style!  You create such magnificent cards.  Such inspiration in that box.  I know our troops and their families will be delighted.  Thank you so much!
9. Students and teachers at Lakota Plains Jr, Ohio – Everyone did such a wonderful job on your cards, they will be so appreciated by everyone.
10. Patti T, Parma OH, thank you so much for your cards, I love your use of color.
11. Deb W, Columbia City IN, your cards and letter will be loved so much, Thank you!
12. Mary A, Hibbing MN, Such pretty cards, thanks so much !
13. Marilyn F, Sun City AZ - thank you so very much for the sweet cards, they will surely be treasured!
14. Ami E, Loch Sheldrak NY, your cards are so bright and cheerful, everyone will just love them.  Thanks so much.
15. Barb R, Arlington MN - your cards are so pretty, love the color combos you used.
16. Ashleigh B, Rockton IL - What an amazing job you did on your service project, the cards are wonderful and will be appreciated so much.
17. Pamela J, Duvall WA - your cards are so pretty, and the long letters will warm the hearts of our heroes, thank you!
18. TTBlogPost: Paula S, Stamford CT - your donation of envelopes, shipping funds and beautiful cards is so appreciated, thank you so much.
19. To all the Your Memories By Design and online cardmakers - wow and THANK you all! The box of cards is filled with so much goodness, bless you all!
20. Marilyn F, Sun City AZ - thank you so very much for the sweet cards, they will surely be treasured!

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.