Recycled Card Program History
Over thirty years ago, wishing to show our donors appreciation for making St. Jude’s Ranch for Children possible, the idea was conceived for turning the previous year’s Christmas Cards into "new" cards for the coming season. The recipients were so delighted with their unique "thank you," they requested the children sell them the special cards. And so, the St. Jude’s Ranch Card Recycling Program was born.
Over the years the program expanded to include all occasion greeting cards…just about anything that starts with a used greeting card front.
People from all over the world would send us their used card fronts. The children would then precision cut the card fronts and glue them to pre-printed card stock. The children receive fifteen cents per each acceptable card made which is divided between their savings and college fund, their cottage fund for special group outings, and to provide the kids with extra pocket money.
Over the years the outpouring of support for the children of St. Jude’s Ranch through our Recycled Card Program was overwhelming! Each year we were receiving over one million parcels containing card fronts and it was far more than we could use. In fact, the cost associated with handling so many cards began to draw from funds needed to care for our children. Our kids were buried in cards! Some of our children continued to make and sell cards but St. Jude's Ranch for Children stopped accepting used card fronts in 2003 while the Recycled Card Program was evaluated and retooled.
New Recycled Card Program Coming Soon!
We are excited to announce that we will once again be accepting Used Greeting Cards from all occasions this fall as we roll out a new and redesigned Recycled Card Program. Be sure to bookmark this page and check back soon for more details.
http://www.stjudesranch.org/give/Recycled_Cards.php
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