This posting is a bit bittersweet for me as it is the last one I
will do for Send A Smile 4 Kids. Back in 2011, I was looking for a place to
donate my cards and I was happy to find Send A Smile 4 Kids. They were (and
still are) collecting handmade cards for kids who are inpatient in many
children’s hospitals. I joined their design team in April of 2011 and very
shortly after that, the previous owner and coordinator asked me to take over
running SAS4Kids as she was stepping away. I said yes and was the owner,
volunteer coordinator and challenge DT leader for almost 9 years.
I was happy and proud to lead SAS4Kids for those years as we grew
and cheered many kids and their families with handmade joy. At the end of 2020,
I stepped aside as the owner and leader of the volunteer and challenge sides,
and two wonderful ladies from the team stepped up and have done an awesome job
continuing to grow and maintain Send A Smile 4 Kids. I thank Jen and Sybrina
for that, and wish them the best as they keep Send a Smile 4 Kids going into the
future.
I have been on the DT now for almost 12 years and it is time for me
to step aside, and thank our volunteers and design team and everyone who has
sent in cards for our kids and joined in our challenges through the years.
I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.
3 comments:
Hi Karen, This is a bittersweet post... for sure. Thank you so much for all the smiles you have helped put on little faces all these years. Just know you will be missed... so don't be a stranger. Okay? Okay! Happy Holidays, my friend!
Wonderful card design with that little bird! Great texture too!
Karen, I'm so sad that this will be your last post with us at SAS4Kids! Your cards are always so fun, clever, and beautifully pulled together and your talent will be missed! I love your sweet card this month. What a nice way to bid us farewell.
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