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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Our stamp drive ended yesterday. We collected a total of 4,051 stamps! Our goal was to receive 3,000 stamps. We received 135% of our goal. We would like to thank the following donors for your support:   500+ stamps Thrivent Financial through action team member Rita Whitehouse 250-499 stamps Celine Swieboda Jennifer Fennell with a matching corporate donation from […]

Send A Smile Today: Louisville non-profit group needs help cheering up cancer patients Send A Smile Today doesn’t collect the stamps as a hobby; rather, the group needs stamps to use on cards that are sent to cancer patients across the country. By John P. Wise | October 1, 2018 at 9:54 AM EST – Updated October 1 […]

We need your help!   Our Forever stamp inventory is very low. Please donate stamps. In September 2018 we mailed cards to 175 cancer patients. We have less than 550 stamps remaining in inventory which is enough to mail cards to those with cancer through the month of November 2018. How can you help? From now […]

We’ve Moved!  Our new address is: Send A Smile Today 9462 Brownsboro Road #381 Louisville, KY 40241 We have really exciting news to share! As of June 18, 2018 the Send A Smile Today operations center moved to Louisville, KY! We are excited with this move as it will provide us with opportunities to extend […]

“Dear Send A Smile Today, Just wanted you to know that your cards are doing their intended trick.  I had a real soupy poopy night first chemo, couldn’t make it to the mailbox, but next day there was your smiling cheerful message waiting for me!” Send A Smile Today card recipient, Wonder Lake, IL

Thanks to our many donors and supporters we were able to continue giving support to those with cancer in 2017.  There were 109 new cancer patients who signed up to receive cards from Send A Smile Today in 2017.  Here are our other accomplishments from 2017: – Increased donations of handmade and store bought cards, blank […]

With much gratitude, we would like to thank Top Level Fitness for hosting two charity workouts on October 28, 2017.  Top Level Fitness donated all proceeds from those two workouts to Send A Smile Today.  A total of $411 was raised from the charity workouts.  Top Level Fitness believes in giving back to the community […]

3rd Annual Family Night Bingo Fundraiser All proceeds go toward our mission to encouragement and support cancer patients through greeting card outreach. When: Saturday, August 26, 2017 Where: Eola Community Center, 555 S Eola Rd, Aurora, IL 60504, room 110/111 Time:  Doors open at 6:00 p.m.  Games begin at 6:30 p.m. Event ends at 8:00 p.m. Entry Fee:  $10 […]

  We are excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website, sendasmiletoday.org! Benefits of our new site include: -Quick, easy new card sign ups – creating an account is no longer required! -Renew or cancel a card subscription online without having to log in to an account -Did the card recipient move? Not a […]

FT Cares Foundation donation press release PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kim Whitehouse 630-363-6826 info@sendasmiletoday.org Send A Smile Today™ receives donation from FT Cares Foundation Aurora, IL – February 24, 2017 – Send A Smile Today™ was the recipient of a generous donation from the FT Cares Foundation 2016 Light the Torch walk. Send A […]

  During 2016 we mailed monthly uplifting greeting cards to 123 cancer patients throughout the United States. Since we began our service in 2014 we have mailed over 1,600 cards to nearly 200 cancer patients in 37 states! It is because of the help from our supporters that makes this possible. Thank you to our […]

Aurora, IL – December 7, 2016 – Aurora, IL – December 7, 2016 – Send A Smile Today™ announces a new partnership with Small But Mighty Books. Small But Mighty Books’ will be releasing their first book in January, a story for kids fighting cancer called Amazing Annabelle. Through Small But Mighty Books’ “Gift A […]

Read article at Chicago Woman Magazine: http://chicago-woman.com/profiles/mover-shaker-Kim-Whitehouse/ BCA Month Mover & Shaker: Kim Whitehouse Kim Whitehouse, founder of Send A Smile Today, celebrates her 5th year cancer-free from a 2011 breast cancer diagnosis. This month, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, she reflects upon the journey she took while overcoming cancer. by Morgan Forst October […]

Access video here: http://www.nctv17.com/send-a-smile/ Posted on July 21, 2016 local woman is making days a little brighter for those battling cancer. When Kim Whitehouse was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 she knew she wanted to help others, the way her support system helped her through the disease. “I remember one day I walked out […]

In 2015 we were able to provide hope, love, and support to over 100 cancer patients from 33 states by regularly mailing uplifting greeting cards for free. Here are some of our other accomplishments from 2015: Held 3 local card making events: February 2015, April 2015, and October 2015. Participated in 5 events to spread […]

Send A Smile Today launched our free card service to those with cancer one year ago today. Since our July 1, 2014 launch we haveregularly supported almost100 cancer patients from 29 states! Here is what some of our card recipients are saying about our organization: I look forward to receiving the cards. I save each […]

Buy Bingo and Raffle Tickets Online Here.   For those local to Aurora, IL, please join us for our first annual Bingo Fundraiser! Send A Smile Today is a service provided by the Kim’s Crew Foundation. We are an IRS approved 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to let cancer patients know they are never alone […]

Please join us to make cards for those with cancer. At each event you will make cards from the samples provided or you can be creative and create your own. All card making events will be held at the Oakhurst Clubhouse located in Aurora, IL (300 S Oakhurst Drive, Aurora, IL 60504.) Please RSVP to […]

Aurora, IL October 22, 2014 – Send A Smile Today has been awarded a Promising Project award from the 2014 Big C Competition by LIVESTRONG. Out of over 750 entries from 32 countries, Send A Smile Today was one of 60 ventures selected to receive a portion of the $140,000 awarded to the finalists and […]

This video was compiled by Jackie Solis, a rising 9th grader, who was in charge of organizing a card making event for approximately 150 teens at a Girls Camp on July 23, 2014. She earned her silver badge in Girl Scouts because of this event. The teens at the camp made 600 handmade cards. They […]