Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Christmas Cards for Unsponsored Children

It’s the one time of year that we can love on unsponsored children and send them letters in the form of a Christmas card.

Here’s the specific information I got from Compassion….

Sponsors may again write Christmas cards for unsponsored children this year. Unsponsored children will receive a Christmas gift, and Christmas cards are a great way to send a personal blessing to children without sponsors.

The details:

  • Cards need to be received at the GMC by Nov. 4 in order to be mailed to the field before Christmas. Cards received after November 4 may be held until next year.
  • An individual sponsor may send up to 25 cards without attachments (i.e. photos, stickers, etc.).
Cards should be mailed to:
Compassion International
Attn: Suzuanne Hall
PO Box 6500
Colorado Springs, CO 80962-5000

So here’s what I’m doing (feel free to do your own thing or copy me).

I printed this colorable nativity scene onto cardstock (found it HERE – page 6).

I also printed up this simple message and created cards (25 of them).

Over the next couple weeks, I’ll enlist my family members to color in the scenes and decorate this inside of the card with stickers. My mom is visiting at the end of October, and I plan to have 25 of these made up for her to send in.

What can you do?

  • Make/write 25 cards of your own to send in
  • Spread the word via blogs, facebook, twitter, etc.
  • Hold a card making party at your church, Bible study, small group, homeschool group, etc.

Let’s do our best to get a special Christmas message into the hands of every unsponsored child this year.

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Oh, I didn't know about the 25 card limit. Our Sunday School class is doing this an our mission project of the month. Should I just send them in groups of 25??
1 reply · active 711 weeks ago
The limit thing is new to me, too. It says 25 per sponsor, but they don't ask us to label them or even identify ourselves when we send them in.

If I were you, I would call Compassion directly and ask them.

Matthew 25:31-46
Don't be a goat! Sponsor a child today.
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Thanks, Jill! We plan to do this... I like your idea.

Thanks for sharing.

Hugs,
Teena
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Gina Roberson · 710 weeks ago

Hi Jill ~ MY girls & I are working on them now! I found some white paper, kinda like cardstock, and ran off several different pics from the website you had suggested. Then we got some Christmas stickers we are using to decorate too and I wrote up a little something similar to yours and typed it out to glue to the inside. I think we have made about 10 in the last 2 days. Hope to get all 25 made soon and send them off....I will take a pic too..Are you on faceBook?
Gina R
1 reply · active 710 weeks ago
Good for you! We've been coloring a few each day and have about 10 done. It takes longer than I thought it would to color them all, but it's fun to do. I'd love to see your finished product. (I'm not on facebook, but you could share on OurCompassion....)

Matthew 25:31-46
Don't be a goat! Sponsor a child today.
<a href="http://www.compassion.com/jillfoley
www.compassion.com/jillfoley<br />
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I didn't know about the 25 card limit! I've got 50 cards done all with hand written letters on the inside ready to post off tomorrow!
As I've ended by wishing many blessings for 2012..they won't be any good for next christmas!
The postage is very heavy from UK to USA so I hope they will use them all. Thanks for your info.
1 reply · active 710 weeks ago
I got an email from Compassion that stated the 25 card limit. But it doesn't ask us to identify ourselves when we send them in so I don't know how they will keep track of who sends what. It's open to all sponsors and I know for sure all sponsors won't do it, so you're probably safe and I'm sure they will be used.

Matthew 25:31-46
Don't be a goat! Sponsor a child today.
<a href="http://www.compassion.com/jillfoley
www.compassion.com/jillfoley<br />
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