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The Send-A-Card Project

Send a Personalized Greeting Card to an Older Adult

Sending a handmade card is a wonderful way to connect with our older adult clients. In the past, this generation primarily communicated through handwritten notes and letters, so your personally-written message will be particularly meaningful.

 

See below for directions!

Card-Making Directions

Create your own card using stationery, a handmade creation, or a store bought card you already have at home. Please provide envelopes if possible, though please do not seal them as we will be mailing the cards to our clients and will want to pair the card with the person who will appreciate it the most.

 

Letters must be legible, large print and handwritten. Embrace creativity! No worries if you’re not artistic–make your card what you’d like to receive. Recipients love it when the letters are personal. We encourage you to make your letters detailed, thoughtful and heartfelt. This is a one-way letter exchange, meaning you will not receive a letter back, so remember that no reciprocation attached is part of the beauty of your act of kindness, and the recipients don’t feel burdened by feeling obligated or being unable to respond.

 

Write a warm or cheerful message on the inside of the card. Here are some wording suggestions to get you started:

I hope this card fills your day with good cheer knowing that we are thinking of you!

Sending joyful thoughts your way.

Hoping this card will make your day! We are thinking of you!

I hope you are able to look out your window to see the first signs of spring.

Sending a smile your way, hoping this card will make your day!

Hello, I wanted to send greetings to you to brighten your day.

May your day be filled with all kinds of bright sunny things.

Or feel free to write your own cheerful or warm message!

 

Sign your first name (if the card-maker is a child, they can write their age in parenthesis). If you are writing on behalf of a school or organization, you can write that too.

 

On the back of the card, feel free to write “Made for you by a volunteer of JFS” or this can be put under your signature.

 

NOTE: If you are proficient in Russian, we would love to receive cards written in Russian for Russian-speaking clients. 

Delivering Your Cards to JFS

We have two options for delivering the cards:

 

1. Mail the cards in a larger envelope or box to:

 

Jennifer Oxfeld
Volunteer Coordinator
Jewish Family Service
2004 W. Allen Street
Allentown, PA 18104

 

OR

 

2. Drop off your cards at the JFS office during regular business hours.

 

Please remember - don't seal the envelope(s). If you have any questions, please contact Jennfier Oxfeld (joxfeld@jfslv.org or 610-821-8722). Thank you so much for making cards for our clients  — it means so much to them!