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Monday, November 22, 2010

Christmas cards for charities

Sometimes I buy Christmas cards. Sometimes I make my own. Sometimes I don't send any, then spend the holidays in spasms of guilt each time a card arrives to me (I imagine the sender quietly pining away, waiting for my reciprocal card which never arrives).
This year I think I'll send Christmas cards that benefit a charity. Many charities and institutes design Christmas cards as a fundraiser, and you can find a large list here.
There are a few of my favorites:
Angel Covers, benefiting a school for deaf children in Narobi.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. How could you resist a triptych card?
Ten Thousand Villages supports third-world artisans - look at these beautifully crafted cards! This one is painted on papyrus.
MD Anderson features many cards, but I like this fun ornaments design by an aspiring graphic artist!

The question now is, which to pick?

8 comments:

  1. What a great idea! My fave is the 2nd one, but you can't go wrong w/ any of them!

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  2. Great idea! We totally spaced on sending cards last year... time just flew by and we never got around to it. This year we WILL get cards out.... but now I also need to decide what to do.

    I like the Ten Thousand Villages one. Very cool.

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  3. I never do Christmas cards and always feel a little guilty about it. They are nice to receive so I should return the favor. Especially with little kiddos to share in them.

    I love the last one. It's festive but unique.

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  4. What a great idea.

    I'll be doing this for sure.

    Love it.

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  5. Cute cards and great idea... Feeding two birds with one crumb!

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  6. You really can't go wrong with any of those!!

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  7. the one from M.D.Anderson, of course. ;)

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