It's been a long time since our last blog post on From Our Hearts' blog - and for a good reason (we think!). Martie and Tom have been out of state for a month, welcoming our newest granddaughter to this world and helping the new mom and dad (spoiling them...as only parents can do!)
We are back (missing holding our new baby), and wish to THANK EVERYONE who contributed to us during our absence. Our many thanks to Susan F who held down the fort during our absence - picking up the mail, checking in boxes and mailing off all those Easter cards - a big job, for sure. We are now getting back into the swing of things, after unpacking, laundry, grocery shopping - everything needed to get back on our feet, we are ready!
Listed below are all the contributors who sent us packages since our departure and return - and we'll have pictures on the blog soon.
Starting with today's 11 boxes that were received, we are posting them backwards. While we wish we could email and phone everyone who helps us out, time just doesn't permit it! So here are those boxes we received:
- Lynn A - Carmel, IN
- Audrey A - Williamsport, PA
- Pamela M - Westchester, IL
- Stittville VFW Ladies Auxillary - Stittville, NY
- Peggy B - Pahrump, NV
- Barb R - Ashland, KY
- Regina A - Topeka, KS
- Beverly W - Sacramento, CA
- Sue S - Holts Summit, MO
- Glenda G - Monkton, MD
- Jan C - Cedar Rapids, IA
- Linda W - Pennington, NJ
- Margaret S - Clayton, NC
- Jan C - Cedar Rapids, IA
- Susan S - Tacoma, WA
- Martha G - Elkins, AR
- Chiaki H - Santa Ana, CA
- Friday Stampers - The Woodlands, TX
- Sandy B - Great Mills, MD
- Mary M - Peru, IN
- April S - Chino Hills, CA
- Ruth C - Norman, OK
- Anne H - Jefferson City, MO
- Tina H - Sugar Grove, IL
- Teri R - Maple Grove, MN
- Sue K - Joelton, TX
- Judy M - Riverside, CA
- Mary M - Lincoln, CA
- Kris C - Springfield, MO
- Mary M - Lincoln, CA
- Fran K - Piedmont, AL
- Patricia F - Bloomington, IL
- Sue S - Holts Summit, MO
- Denise C - Westphalia, MO
- The residents of Heisinger Bluffs - Jefferson City, MO
- Kavi C - Hillsville, VA
- Susan S - Tacoma, WA
- Peggy B - Pahrump, NV
- Phyllis M - Woolwich, ME
- Ruth C - Norman, OK
- Susan J - Chicago, IL
- Susan F - Lohman, MO
- Sue S - Holts Summit, MO
- Judy M - Riverside, CA
- Carol S - Dassel, MN
- Kathy S - Independence, MO
- Julie W - Sugar Grove, IL
- Lesley T - Kirkwood, MO
- Mary M - Peru, IN
- Martha G - Elkins, AR
Many of these cards are Easter cards, and as a result, 34 boxes were sent in February. The boxes were "backfilled" with all occasion cards as we fell short of filling them up entirely with Easter cards. As a result, our "holding" boxes of all occasion cards are so very depleted. We could use cards of all types right now. The Mother's Day shipment is scheduled to ship on March 22 - and to date, From Our Hearts has 11 full boxes of this type - and could use more - contributions of even 10 cards helps to fill up the boxes.
Remember, Father's Day comes in June - and we will mail these out in April (or combine them with the Mother's Day shipment, if we don't have sufficient amounts of all occasion cards) - we appreciate your help!!!
From the volunteers at the home office, we want to thank everyone for your support - and your monetary contributions help us to ship the boxes, too. Any checks received during this past month will be deposited shortly - all funds sent in were held until our return. We also want to let you know we have recieved many thank yous that will be posted soon, too.
-Martie
Thank you to the generatous and artistic volunteers that make "From Our Hearts" happen. I am stationed at Bagram Air Field. I work with in front of multiple computer screens 6+ days/wk so find it stressful to communicate via personal e-mail on my scarse downtime. I've used an assortment of your cards to keep up with my family and friends. They are beautiful and I can see are caringly made- makes us stationed here know that someone cares.
Posted by: Mary Carlson | Monday, March 11, 2013 at 02:31 AM