From Our Hearts

Packages Arrive -

We thank Sharon C, Allen Park, MI and Lesley T, Kirkwood, MO for sending us cards - they arrived today!

Just In This Week

*** Reposting as we omitted one name! ***

A quick shout out for our recent contributors to From Our Hearts - and if any Valentines were included, please know that they went out in a late shipment!  WE THANK YOU!!

• Bev P = Shiloh, IL
• Jean W - Irmo, SC
• Peggy B - Pahrump, NV
• Ann W - Moulton, AL
• Lana F and Audrey A - Williamsport, PA
• Elizabeth K - Beaumont, TX
• Classy Red Hatters - Riverside, CA
• Denise C - Jefferson City, MO

 

Thanks To Our Financial Contributors!

From Our Hearts operates on donations - entirely!  We appreciate all who add a check or funds in with their boxes - it is what helps us to keep sending boxes over.  And, we thank our recent PayPal contributors, too:

Ashley L - Bella Vista, AR

Konra B - Columbus, OH

Constance S - Albuquerque, NM

With their help, 8 boxes were recently shipped!

More Julie & Britney Cards

From Our Hearts thanks this (local) special mother/daughter team who have been busy creating cards, using donated card stock, stamp sets and ink/supplies - Julie and Britney H created 84 lovely cards.  Our thanks to all of our contributors who sent in supplies and who made this possible!

Julie and Britney created lovely cards!

And a special thank you to Julie and Britney for taking the time to help our effort and to support our troops!

Supplies!!

We are fortunate to have so many individuals contribute supplies to our cause.  We pull what we can use, and those that we cannot - such as scrapbooking supplies, we sell at what has become our annual garage sale.  This generates funds that we use to sustain our operations throughout the year.  We thank each and every one of you who send us ribbon, paper, embellishments, stamp sets, ink, and tools - they are put to good use!

The following individuals have recently contributed supplies - and we've gathered their contributions together onto one posting as an example of what we receive!  Our thanks to EVERYONE for all the donations throughout the year!

First up is Peggy B from Pahrump, NV.  Peggy has been cleaning out her stamping room and has been sending us numerous boxes of supplies over the past few weeks.  This is but 2 of the many we have received.

Along with 134 cards and 98 card front, Peggy mailed Stampin' Up!® envelopes and clear envelopes, too.

Beautiful winter and fall/autumn cards - all blank inside.

Another shipment from Peggy arrive a few days later.

Ribbon and embellishments, and many of them - an entire box!  Our thanks to Peggy for thinking of US when cleaning out her room!

Mary M, Peru, IN read our "wish list" and sent us 8 packages of SU! dimensionals!  We appreciate receiving them, as we use many packages of these at our local events.  Our thanks to Mary for all she does on our behalf (Mary is one of our card front "converters" and does a beautiful job at this!!)

Christine M, from Bristol, WI, drop shipped 6,000 (yes, you are reading this correctly!!) clear envelopes!!! She had emailed us, asking for our UPS address - but never in our wildest dreams did we imagine we would be receiving such a nice contribution!  We typically purchase this amount of clear envelopes at one time, and thank Christine for her generous contribution to our effort!

Ann L, a local contributor from Jefferson City, MO donated several boxes of loose stamps - and more!

Wow, were we overwhelmed!  Nearly 300 stamps and more - embellishments, SU! wheels, and card kits.

Ann had contributed to our effort in the past, and we thank her for her generous contribution, again!

Kris C, a new contributor from Springfield, MO, mailed us a box that contained many, many packages of pens - and we thank her for helping to supply us with so many for our recent shipment!  Kris also sent post it note pads and scratch paper, both of which we use so much of in our daily operation- our thanks to Kris!!  She writes that she is wanting to make cards to contribute and will do so in the future.

Amy R, also from our homestate of Missouri - she is from Raytown - mailed us a box that contained ribbon, ink spots, flower embelliishments and more -

Chipboard and die cuts, too - we thank Amy for helping us!

Our thanks to these recent "supply" contributors - without their help, we could not make the cards we do locally!

Heisinger Bluffs Residents Support From Our Hearts

Our thanks to the residents of Heisinger Bluffs Residential Home in Jefferson City, MO - they reimburse From Our Hearts for the shipping of one box of cards each month, and without fail!  They recycle aluminum cans and donate the proceeds to From Our Hearts.  We thank them for supporting our effort and the troops!

NV First Time Contributer Donates Supplies

Peggy B, Pahrump, NV, shipped a box of supplies to us - and we found many packages of retired Stampin' Up!® packages of card stock, ribbon, and designer paper, and a monetary contribution, too.  From Our Hearts uses supplies such as these to convert card fronts, repair cards that are received damaged, and to create cards at local events. 

Peggy writes: "I recently learned of your organization.  I am a card maker and I am thrilled to be able to send you this box.  I have enclosed some cash to help with postage and am reorganizing my room so I hope to have more to send you soon."

Our heartfelt thanks to Peggy for her support and we welcome her to From Our Hearts!

Supplies and Cards Are Hand Delivered

Our thanks to Anna J from Columbia, MO for her support of From Our Hearts - she delivered cards (106 of them) and boxes of supplies -

We are thankful to receive both - the supplies - we use what we can and most of the scrapbooking supplies that we cannot use are sold at a garage sale to raise funds to help with our shipping costs for our largest shipment - Christmas cards for our troops.

Anna made cute cards, and they are already on their way overseas.

We appreciate the support of our local stampers, and Anna, who helps us in many ways - she recently organized a stamping event in Columbia where over 900 cards were made!

Card Fronts Are Beautiful!

We appreciate all our contributors who send us their no longer needed card fronts - we like to keep our volunteers busy! 

This box of 301 card fronts were converted into usable cards by our volunteer in Peru, IN - Mary M has been busy converting cards of all types, including Easter and Christmas; she works on what is donated and we hold those "off season" cards until the time is right to ship them.

Mary contributes the card stock, envelopes and clear envelopes to our effort, and we appreciate all she does for From Our Hearts.

And, we appreciate receiving boxes of card fronts - so when cleaning up, consider sending them to From Our Hearts - they all eventually end up in the hands of our troops serving our country in the war zone.  And, they appreciate each and every card!

Lea's Prayers and Postage Continues to Provide Financial Support

We appreciate the financial support we receive every month from Lea's Prayers and Postage.  In May, From Our Hearts received reimbursement for the shipping of 17 boxes - and without Lea's Prayers and Postage's financial support, it would not be possible for us to continue to ship over the number of boxes that we do.

Our financial donations have been down this year - and our requests for cards has remained steady.  Please consider donating to our cause by using the paypal link provided on the right sidebar or by mailing a check to us at:

From Our Hearts, PO Box 105243, Jefferson City, MO  65110

Each contribution is tax deductible and a letter for tax purposes will be sent upon request.  We thank you, From Our Hearts, for your help!