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Donate Cards to St. Jude's Recycled Card Program

This is a tip to not only help sick children learn entrepreneurship, but a chance to teach your own children and grandchildren the gift of sharing and caring, particularly here at Christmas time.

St. Jude's Ranch for Children has a Recycled Card Program where the children takes used cards and make new ones; which they then sell on the St. Jude's Ranch website.

The rewards are great. You get satisfaction in knowing the cards are used to help sick children, plus it helps keep your storage area uncluttered. The sick children get satisfaction in taking an old, used card and making it into a brand new one; plus they receive money for their 'work' and they are taught entrepreneurship skills.

All it costs you is the price of mailing. Please consider this possibility when looking for something to entertain and teach your children during this busy Christmas season.

At this time, they are in particular need of Birthday and Thank You cards. Also, you can buy these 'refurbished' cards through their website.

The ladies in my Bible Study group sends many, many cards each year and split the mailing costs. This system works great for my group.

Their website is:

http://www.stjudesranch.org/help_card.php

By Norma from Parrott, GA

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By 12/26/2010

I went to their website today (December 26, 2010) and it says that they now accept card fronts year-round. To clarify, St. Jude's Ranch for children is not for sick children, it is a home for abused, neglected children. This is taken from their website:

"St. Jude's Ranch for Children serves all abused, abandoned and neglected children and families, creating new chances, new choices and new hope in a safe, homelike environment."

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is for sick children:
http://www.stjude.org

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(Archived Dec 20, 2010)Donate Cards to St. Jude's Recycled Card Program

Request: Donate Cards to St. Jude's Recycled Card Program

Where do I send holiday cards to be used for St. Jude's Ranch? What is the address? What is the deadline?

By Marianne from NY

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RE: Donate Cards to St. Jude's Recycled Card Program

From their website:

http://www.stjudesranch.org/help_card.php

We are accepting used, all-occasion cards from: November 15, 2009 - February 28, 2010. You can mail your donations to:

St. Jude's Ranch for Children
Recycled Card Program
100 St. Jude's Street - Boulder City, NV 89005 (02/02/2010)

By Kaelle

(Archived Feb 02, 2010)Donate Cards to St. Jude's Recycled Card Program

Request: Donate Cards to St. Jude's Recycled Card Program

Give your Christmas cards again!

After you have enjoyed all those great cards you received from your family and friends, donate them to St. Jude's Recycled Card program. The kids cut the front of the card and reuse them to make new ones that they later sell. This gives them not only money to help beat their illness, but also something that they can do to help themselves.

So, keep the Christmas spirit alive and give those cards again.

Source: stjudesranch.org

By Jennifer from Austin, TX

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RE: Donate Cards to St. Jude's Recycled Card Program

I had donated card fronts to them for many years until they stopped the program. I didn't know that it had resumed, so thanks for the update. I did notice, though, that they are only accepting the card fronts until February 28, 2010. (01/01/2010)

By Maryeileen