Based on what happened last year, Q4
2016, we’re going to consistently place reminders on social media, reach out to
our contacts, and are writing this blog post in order to prevent that situation
from happening again. First, let’s start on a positive note. THANK YOU! We’ve
already started receiving some Christmas cards. These are from people who are
not waiting until the last minute! And so far, we only received one set of holiday
cards after Halloween or Thanksgiving. Please keep up the good work.
Now here’s the other side. In our blog
post, Best Nightmare,
we wrote about how we got a BUNCH of holiday cards, specifically Christmas
cards, either right before Christmas or even after the holiday. As noted in
that post, receiving cards is ALWAYS a GREAT thing; however, the timing was
less than ideal. Therefore, our goal this year is to get everyone to send ALL of
their holiday-specific cards at least three (3) weeks before the actual
holiday. If you’re hosting an event in mid-December, it’ll be tough, but just
encourage everyone to write non-seasonal and/or “Happy New Year” themed cards.
As highlighted in the prior post, our
founder went around on Christmas Day and delivered holiday cards to some shelters
in the Atlanta area. That worked out since he was living with family and the cards
were shipped to that location. The tough part is our mailing address is now in
Chicago, so cards that we don’t receive well before the holidays won’t be
received until after the holidays.
But we understand that it’s definitely
much more fun to make cards while everyone’s in the holiday spirit! In the past
we highlighted how Today’s Special.
And today, we’re just stressing to all the groups who are considering making
cards this quarter that NOW’S THE TIME to
make the cards rather than waiting until mid-December. We—more importantly, the
children— definitely appreciate your help!
#nowisthetime #upliftingspirits
