Evangeline R., Author at Gallery Collection Blog

Gallery Collection Charitable Donations – Project Linus

The Gallery Collection is pleased to announce a donation of 400 holiday cards and 400 birthday cards to Project Linus. Project Linus donates handmade security blankets to children in trauma, including children in hospitals, shelters, foster kids, children of military soldiers who are either deployed or fallen, or any other situation you can imagine.

By the end of 2013 Project Linus will have donated over 5 million blankets to children in need. Project Linus accepts handmade blankets of any style or size. Of course, financial donations are always needed. Most of chapters also accept donations of materials to make blankets.

They intend to use their cards by sending them to their very hardworking volunteer coordinators for Christmas. Project Linus has not been able to do this for a very long time. Also, they send birthday cards to each volunteer on their birthdays.

If you are interested in learning more about Project Linus, and other ways that you can help, you can visit their website at: http://www.projectlinus.org/

Gallery Collection Charitable Donations – Cards for Hospitalized Kids

The Gallery Collection is pleased to announce a donation of 400 Thank You cards and 400 Holiday cards to Cards for Hospitalized Kids. Cards for Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) is an internationally recognized charitable organization that spreads hope and joy through uplifting, handmade cards sent to kids that are hospitalized and/or seriously ill.

Holiday Cards

Individuals and groups donate time and creativity to make handmade cards and send them to CFHK for distribution in hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses across the nation. Over 40,000 kids in hospitals in all 50 states have received cards from CFHK.

Cards for Hospitalized Kids will be using the greeting cards donated by The Gallery Collection as thanks and holiday greetings to all of their supporters for helping with such a wonderful cause.

For more information about Cards for Hospitalized Kids, and how you can help, please visit their website at http://www.cardsforhospitalizedkids.com/.

The Gallery Collection Donates 7,500 Cards to the Operation Gratitude 1 Millionth Care Package Celebration

The Gallery Collection has a long history of working with Operation Gratitude. So we were thrilled to donate 7,500 cards to the Operation Gratitude 1 Millionth Care Package Celebration occurring on December 7th, 2013. We’ve created 5,000 specially designed cards to thank everyone attending the celebration for their support of Operation Gratitude over the years.

Thank You for Attending Card

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We’ve also created 2,500 specially designed cards to be signed and sent in even more care packages to service men and women stationed overseas.

Thank You for Your Service Card

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Operation Gratitude seeks to lift morale in the military community by sending care packages addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed overseas, to their children left behind, and to Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors and their care givers. Operation Gratitude care packages contain food, hygiene products, entertainment and handmade items, plus personal letters of appreciation, all wrapped with good wishes of love and support.

The 1 Millionth Care Package Celebration is the culmination of a decade of hard work and dedication. To send so many card packages was no small feat, and this feat could not have been accomplished without the donations and volunteer efforts of so many people. This celebration marks not only the shipment of the 1 millionth care package; it is a celebration of everyone who made this moment possible.

If you’d like more information on the Operation Gratitude 1 Millionth Care Package Event, or if you’d like to help out in some way, please go to the Operation Gratitude website: http://opgrat.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/save-the-date-one-million-care-packages-and-counting/.

Gallery Collection Charitable Donations – Camp Quality USA

The Gallery Collection is pleased to announce a donation of 900 birthday cards and 1000 Thank You cards to Camp Quality USA. Camp Quality serves children with cancer and their families by providing year-round programs, experiences, and companionship at no cost. Camp Quality promotes hope and inspiration while helping children foster life skills and develop their full potential.

Camp Quality USA has existed in the United States for nearly 30 years. Originating in Australia, Camp Quality got its name when a doctor commented that while we can’t impact the quantity of someone’s life, everyone can improve the quality of another person’s life. With a week long residential camp for children with cancer as its hallmark annual event, Camp Quality grew into an organization that spread to several countries. From a single week of camp for 43 children in Northwest Missouri 28 years ago, Camp Quality USA now serves 900 children each summer at 16 camp locations in 12 states, and provides year round events for those children and more, as well as their families.

The greeting card donation provided by The Gallery Collection has been shared with Camp Quality USA local organizations for their use in sending birthday cards to campers and thank you cards to volunteers.

For more information about Camp Quality USA, and how you can help, please visit their website at www.campqualityusa.org.

The Gallery Collection Gives Thanks on Veterans Day

The Gallery Collection would like to give thanks to all members of our armed services on this Veterans Day. We appreciate your dedication and your service.

The work that the members of our armed services do is important to all of us. This is why The Gallery Collection works with organizations such as Operation Gratitude and Soldiers’ Angels, who create care packages for deployed military and have other programs that help our servicemen and women.

Along with the donations we’ve made to these organizations, we also offer a chance for you to help just by purchasing cards! When you’ve made a purchase you can use promo code LHEYC for Operation Gratitude, or promo code LHFYC for Soldiers’ Angels, and 10% of your order total will be donated to the organization of your choosing!

Gallery Collection Charitable Donations – Canines for Disabled Kids

The Gallery Collection is proud to announce a 4,000 holiday card donation to Canines for Disabled Kids. CDK is an education/advocacy group that educates the public about assistance dogs, and assists families in determining if a service dog is the right tool for their child.

CDK helps families select the best training program to serve their child’s needs, as well as assist with the application process. Canines for Disabled Kids also provide scholarships to offset the cost of dogs for children 18 and under, as well as advocacy work for all working service dog teams. They are often seen in schools or at civic groups educating interested parties about service dogs, how they are trained, and the multitude of ways they can help mitigate disabilities.

As a non-fee for service program that works nationwide, the 4,000 holiday card donation from The Gallery Collection will allow Canines for Disabled Kids to send warm holiday greetings and thanks to all of their supporters.

If you are interested in learning more about Canines for Disabled Kids, and other ways that you can help, you can visit their website at: http://caninesforkids.org/

The Gallery Collection Presents Our 2013 Bizrate® Circle of Excellence Award

For the second year in a row, The Gallery Collection has received the 2013 Bizrate® Circle of Excellence Award. This award recognizes online retailers that have provided a superior online shopping experience and above average customer service, as rated by the customers themselves.

We are very proud of the fact that this award is given to us based on the reviews of our customers. We pride ourselves on the high quality of our greeting cards. But more importantly, we pride ourselves on our customer experience. With a website that is easy to navigate, orders that are easy to place, and customer service reps that go above and beyond for our customers, every person who orders from The Gallery Collection has a top notch experience.

We welcome you to view The Gallery Collection’s customer satisfaction ratings and customer reviews at its detailed Bizrate Store Rating page. And we’d like to thank our customers for their wonderful reviews. We promise we will always work our hardest to give you the best experience possible!

Gallery Collection Charitable Donations – Hannah & Friends

As part of The Gallery Collection’s charitable donation program, we recently donated 200 Thank You cards to Hannah & Friends. The mission of Hannah & Friends is to improve the quality of life for children and adults with special needs.

Maura and Charlie Weis founded Hannah & Friends in 2003, in honor of their daughter Hannah. They provide assistance and support through residential homes, day programs, summer camps, and Hannah’s Helping Hand Grants.

Hannah’s Helping Hands funds quality of life grants for Kansas, Kansas City Metropolitan area, Florida, Indiana, including the greater Michiana area, New York, and Rhode Island families that care for children and adults with special needs. The grants provide low and moderate-income families with stipends that may be used for a wide variety of supports related to their family member.

Hannah & Friends will be using their Thank You cards from The Gallery Collection to thank supporters, donors and volunteers. If you’d like more information on how you can help, visit www.hannahandfriends.org.

Gallery Collection Charitable Donations – Easter Seals of NJ

The mission of the Easter Seals of NJ is to enable individuals with disabilities or special needs, and their families, to live, learn, work and play in their communities with equality, dignity and independence. And they’ve been doing so for quite some time! They are currently celebrating their 65th anniversary of providing service programs that give help to so many.

Thank You Cards

The Gallery Collection believes it is extremely important to give back to the community and to make charitable donations whenever possible. So we were thrilled to make a donation of 100 Thank You cards to the Easter Seals of NJ. They will be able to use these cards to thank donors and everyone who has supported them in all of their endeavors. But we would like to thank them for making such a huge difference in the lives of so many.

Gallery Collection Charitable Donations – Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance

The Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance wants to help end diabetes in our lifetime. Their mission is to direct donor contributions to the charitable organizations that most effectively fund research with the goal of delivering a type 1 Practical Cure by 2025.

As part of our charitable contribution efforts, The Gallery Collection is extremely pleased to make a donation of 100 Thank You cards to the JDCA. This will aid them in sharing their thanks with supporters while their funds can continue to help bring a cure to type 1 diabetes.

The Gallery Collection knows that a card can make a difference. When you let people know that you are appreciative of their support it can be beneficial to everyone involved. And we are proud to help bridge that gap.