Card writing tips

Here are some card writing tips from the Cards4Cancer website:

1- Try to stay away from “Get Well”. Unfortunately some of the recipients of your cards will not get well and this message, while a positive one, can be hard for some. Because we do not know specifically who will receive your cards its a good idea to stay away from any type of “Get Well” messages.

2- “Thinking of You” “Wishing You Well” “You Are In Our Thoughts” “Encouraging You Through Your Battle’ etc…are all great messages to include in your cards.

3- Uplifting quotes are always great.

4- Drawings without any message at all work too.

5-Try to stay gender and age neutral as you do not know who will be receiving your cards. Please write ADULT or CHILD on the card envelope. If you wise to write a card in French, please write FRENCH on the envelope as well.

6- We ask that you include spiritjump.org somewhere in your card so that people who want to receive more cards know about our services.

7- Hospitals have asked that people not include religious messages in their cards.

8- Hospitals have asked not to store cards in a home where someone smokes cigarettes and that they are kept in a smoke free environment.

To learn more, visit http://www.cards4cancer.wordpress.com/