Most of my readers don’t know this about me but I have a hard time throwing things away, especially cards. When I found out about the greeting card recycling program, I vowed to put the ones sitting around in piles to good use. They’ll accept your used thank you notes, greeting & holiday cards (as long as they’re not Disney, Hallmark or American Greetings).
When St. Jude’s Ranch for Children receives donor cards, the children participate in making the new cards by removing the front of the card from it’s back or inside portion. The donor card front is then centered on either an ivory or white backing resulting in a ‘new’ card with a recycled front panel. The benefits are two-fold: customers receive “green” holiday cards for use and the children receive payment for their work and learn the benefits and importance of “going green.”
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children then packages the cards in packs of 10 with white envelopes & sells them online or by phone (1-877-977-SJRC) for $10 a pack.
For more information, please visit their website here.
