We are announcing our 3rd annual postage stamp drive! Did you know that we are currently mailing cards to over 450 cancer patients per month? We need postage stamps! Won’t you help us reach our goal of 5,000 stamps by September 30, 2020?

Since 2014, we have mailed over 10,000 greeting cards to nearly 1,200 cancer patients in 49 states.

THANK YOU 

We are excited to announce that thanks to YOU we exceeded our goal and raised a total of $1,275 yesterday during #GivingTuesdayNow!

We truly cannot provide smiles and support to those with cancer without you.

You are making a difference and you continue to do so with your thoughtful contributions.

A personal thank you card and tax receipt will be mailed to those who donated within the next two weeks.

We wish you all a safe and healthy month and year ahead. And please, if you know someone with cancer who can would benefit from receiving monthly greetings, please sign them up to receive cards on our website sendasmiletoday.org.

During the COVID-19 outbreak, we are still accepting donations of greeting cards, envelopes, postage stamps and monetary donations. Those with cancer need our support now more than ever. If you know of anyone with cancer, or if you have cancer, please sign up to receive free monthly cards of encouragement from Send A Smile Today.

What are we doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19?

1. We are checking our Send A Smile Today mailbox once a week.
2. All donation packages received will sit untouched for at least 5 days at Send A Smile Today. Please expect a 2-3 week acknowledgement of your donation. We are continuing to mail thank yous and tax receipts for all donations. We can email you these if you prefer. Pictures of donations will continue to be posted to our social media channels – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
3. The cards mailed out each month to our card recipients will be mailed around the 15th. We will be mailing cards from our card inventory greater than 30 days old. Only one person at Send A Smile Today will handle the cards mailed.

This month, June 2019, Send A Smile Today celebrates our 5 year anniversary! Five years ago we had a vision and a mission – to simply let those with cancer know they are never alone.

We are amazed by the continued donations we receive from YOU who are individuals, businesses, non-profits, religious organizations, Girl Scouts, colleges & universities, schools, scrap-booking enthusiasts, our current or past card recipients, those who have been touched by someone with cancer, or those who simply want to provide smiles to others.

To date, we have mailed nearly 6,000 uplifting greeting cards to 733 cancer patients in 48 states. We couldn’t provide smiles to those with cancer without your love and support – thank you so much. We hear all of the time from our card recipients how much receiving a card means to them. Please know you are making a difference. Keep up the great work!

Thanks to your generous donation in 2018, we have been able to continue supporting those with cancer. Here are some of our accomplishments from 2018:

• – Increased donations of handmade and store bought cards, blank envelopes and Forever stamps by 92% over last year.
• – Successfully moved our operation from Aurora, IL to Louisville, KY in June.
• – Held stamp drive in October receiving over 4,000 stamps, exceeding our goal by 35%.
• – Appeared on the Louisville, KY Wave3 local news channel and their online channel asking for viewers to donate stamps for our cause.
• – Partnered with American Express and their Cancer Support group where they conducted 2 card making events (New York, NY and Phoenix, AZ) resulting in over 300 cards, envelopes and stamps donated.
• – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Justserve.org) conducted a Day of Service in December resulting in over 350 cards & envelopes donated by 7 groups.
• – Continued partnership with Cardz for Kidz, where they donated over 1,000 envelopes.
• – Received matching corporate donations from two donor companies.
• – Maintained our social media presence with 3% growth with our followers in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn.  Like us!  Follow us!