Not sure if you knew this, but last week
was Volunteer Appreciation Week. To follow our rules, and be 100% open and
honest, we posted on our social media sites to be sure you knew we recognized
it, but intentionally did not post anything big about it until after,
ensuring this post would not be tied only to that special week.
We scheduled the above post for Tuesday,
April 9 to show you that we did want to recognize you, our priceless
volunteers, during that week—but we want you to know that we’re immensely
grateful for more than just one week every year. There are some organizations
that mail little handouts to say thanks; some take pictures; some send flowers;
and some do nothing. Though we can’t give much, we wanted to, at least, write
this post to express how thankful we really are for your continued
contributions and support.
To be honest, your help has been
amazing. We’ve highlighted your stellar contributions a few times, including in
the following posts:
We’re very grateful that—thanks to you—we’ve
been able to expand and reach more children in different ways. Your
contributions include making cards in many languages—ensuring we reach all our children
and seniors, as well as carrying and delivering cards with you during some of
your travels, #carryabitmore.
Delivery
in Brazil
Delivery
in Israel
Delivery
in Nigeria
So far, we’ve noted how you, our
volunteers, have helped with making cards and delivering cards, but there are
also some groups and individuals who’ve helped with donations that cover the
cost of shipping cards, plus doing even more for our partner locations.
Thankfully, we often receive these donations without asking and have been able
to reward our hospitals/homes with strictly having one fundraiser a year…where
we don’t usually make that much money. We just have to say thank you—most of
the funds to cover the shipping costs (illustrated in the pictures below) come
from people, like you, giving voluntarily and unprompted!
If that’s not enough, we’ve even had
some volunteers step in and help us strike partnerships with new hospitals and
homes, where we’ve delivered a total of 360 cards in the first quarter of 2019 alone!
We’re amazed by the variety of ways that
you, our priceless volunteers, have stepped up and we’re continually thankful. We’re
extremely thankful 365 days a year—not just during the one week dedicated
to volunteers. We’ll continue to find ways to make sure you know how much
you’re appreciated and the difference you’re making. But we know that even with
our social media posts and quoting the families, we just CAN’T SAY ENOUGH to accurately express how thankful we are for your
contributions in helping us reach more children and seniors across the globe!
#cantsayenough #upliftingspirits
To see more pictures and stories, please
check out our website www.cardzforkidz.org; like us on Facebook;
follow us on Twitter and Instagram; visit our LinkedIn page! Also, check
out some of our videos on YouTube!