Heroes Card Drive Update

Hey everyone! It's Christy. I wanted to stop in and give you guys an update on the Heroes Card Drive that we've been hosting all month. Just look at this adorable photo of Laurel's son Lucas helping her carry packages out of the post office! Isn't he a doll? Such a cutie.

We want to thank everyone who participated from the bottom of our hearts. These cards will mean so much to our troops and their families. Laurel reported that she's received over 700 cards so far! That's a lot of love that will be zooming back and forth across oceans and lands, helping our soldiers and the ones they've left behind feel connected through the loving sentiments they inscribe inside.

If you haven't mailed out your cards yet, please get those in the mail tomorrow! I know I'm definitely a late straggler. I wanted to make as many cards as possible, so I waited to send until the very last minute. If that describes you too, please take a moment tomorrow to pop a card or two in the mail and send them off to Laurel at the address in the link above. Every card is a contribution! And every card will be greatly appreciated by those you will likely never know.

Our sweet Laurel filmed a short video update for you all. Stick around to the end, both Lucas and Cooper make a cameo. :o)

Thanks so much for watching! Have a great evening!

Quick and Easy Card for the Heroes Card Drive

DT Member Christy made a video showcasing a quick and easy card she made for the Heroes Card Drive!  Even though she had a personal traumatic event happen, she is still putting this drive at the top of her priority list because she believes in it that much! Let's check it out:



This drive is so dear to my heart! Our soldiers are out there.  Isolated, away from their family and loved ones... Fighting for OUR freedom! The least we can do is send a little sunshine to their lives that they can in turn send some to their loved ones. Most of us have card lying around the house (thinking of you, miss you, etc...). I know I personally have a shoe box full that will be heading out to my husband's ship soon!!!!

I hope you will considering participating and spreading the word. Here is the link to the drive that contains all the deets. The PO Box to send your cards to is:

Laurel Beard

P. O. Box 15198

Jacksonville, FL 32239

Thanks Christy for the video. And a big thanks to all of you for the comments that you have left here and on my blog... I have seen lots of tweets and facebooks posts promoting this drive. You guys are amazing and touch my heart! So thank you!!!!

On a personal note, my heart goes out to Christy. I can not even imagine what she is going thru. There will be more information coming up this weekend on how you can help our crafty friend out if you so wish......

Heroes Card Drive!!!!!

Hello there!  Welcome to the Heroes Card Drive!

This drive has been months in the making, and we are so excited to bring it to you at last, because it's a cause that's very near and dear to our hearts, and affects at least one of us here at Lawnscaping in a very personal way. 

You may or may not be aware that our sweet Laurel's husband Christian has left just this week on deployment with the U.S. Navy. We wanted to do something similar to Operation Write Home, but specifically for the courageous men and women who work and serve along side Christian on his ship. Those who have each other's backs and are keeping each other safe while they are away from their families.

We would so love for you to get involved. 

We are looking for quality, handmade cards FOR OUR TROOPS TO SEND to their loved ones. Out on the field, many of our soldiers do not have the opportunity to purchase a card to send for their child's birthday or simply to tell their significant other that they love them and are thinking about them. We want to provide them this service.

For the safety and to meet the desires of our troops, we have a few simple guidelines that we would ask you would adhere to:

• NO STORE BOUGHT CARDS. Cards must be handmade. Use quality products that won't fall off in extreme temperatures. A good quality adhesive is a must. These cards have a long way to travel and once they arrive, they will likely be cherished and kept and perhaps even saved in scrapbooks or collections. Send your best, because our troops and their families deserve nothing less. Make sure that your card will stand the test of time. 
• ABSOLUTELY NO GLITTER! This is a serious one. Glitter that has flaked off on a soldier's uniform can become a real threat to their lives, as it makes them visible to night-vision goggles. And as anyone who has ever worked with glitter knows, the stuff just gets everywhere. ;o) The last thing we would ever want to do is put one of these brave men and women in harm's way. Glitter glues that do not flake off such as stickles or glitter pens such as Sakura StarDust Jelly Rolls or Copic Atyou Spicas are acceptable.
•  KEEP IT RELATIVELY FLAT. Some dimension is okay, such as lifting images up with pop dots or adding twine or ribbon, but try to save the buttons and other large, bulky embellishments for other projects. We want to make sure these cards make it through the postal system and arrive at their intended destination in one piece.
• LEAVE THE INSIDE BLANK. We don't want to use up any space that our heroes could potentially use to write their own personal message to their loved ones. In fact, if you use a dark cardstock for your card base that makes it difficult for someone to write legibly on, we ask that you would line the inside with a white or light colored cardstock so that the recipient has no trouble whatsoever discerning their soldier's words.
• DO NOT SEAL THE ENVELOPE. We want the troops to be able to open it right up, personalize it and send it to their loved ones. For this purpose, please include one blank envelope with each card INSIDE the envelope you mail them in.

Send cards to: 

Laurel Beard

P. O. Box 15198

Jacksonville, FL 32239

Card themes that the troops have expressed a desire to receive:

• Birthday
• Love
• Thank You
• Missing You
• Thinking of You
• Blank (no sentiment)

Undesired themes:

• Wish You Were Here
• Party Invitations
• Baby/Bridal Announcement
• To Mommy/Daddy
• Retirement/other rare themes

We hope that you will all be excited as we are to help out with this incredibly worthy cause. We will begin collecting cards immediately  up through the end of July.

Thank you so much! We appreciate your generosity and can't wait to watch your beautiful cards start rolling in so we can ship them off to our well-deserving heroes!

Please spread the word about this drive. Post this link on all social networking devices. Grab the badge and post it on your blogs linking back to this post!!!! WE WOULD SO GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!!!!!!

EDITED TO ADD: ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU LIVE. NO SPECIFIC STAMPS ARE REQUIRED. USE WHATEVER YOU HAVE.