The "Card Drive for Kids" is here

Hello my friends! Today I am very excited to start a new "Card Drive for Kids" with Spina Bifida. October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month and I hope you can help with this Card Drive.

If you don't know what Spina Bifida is, please check this site to learn a little bit more.

This Card Drive is a good way to cheer up the kids and their families. The goal is that each kid receive the same amount of cards and I hope they can receive more than 100 cards each!!

The kids for this year are:

Madison: 2 years old.
Logan: 2 years old. (Mr. Logan is turning 3 on October 17th!!)
Tanner: 2 years old. (Mr. Tanner is turning 3 on December 15th!!)
Rebekah: 9 years old.

Details about this Card Drive:

• This card drive will end October 31.You have the whole month to send your cards.
• Cards can be anything cheery, encouraging, supportive, etc.  Anyone can send a card. Please DO NOT send sorry, get well or anything like this. Remember, we want to make them happy. Thanks!
• Cards can be for the child and/or for their family members. 
• All cards need to have a message in it for the child/family.  Please also sign your name and where you are from.  On the card envelope, write the name of who the card is for.  Please, don't seal the envelope, as the parents might want to read the cards before the kids see them.
• Please do not include big items with your card. 
• There is no need to send money with your cards.  However, it is greatly appreciated as it helps with the cost of mailing cards and the prize.
• You don't need to create new card for this. We cardmakers, have lots of cards already made.
• Please send a card for each kid ALL at once, so your name will be included in the Big Prize!
• All cards can be mailed to me at:

Giovana Smith

Card Drive for Kids

181 Perry Way

Yakima, WA 98901

Please: In a piece of paper include your name, address, e-mail address and blog (if you have one). This will help a lot to contact the winner a lot faster!!

Prize!! Awesome companies have donated amazing prizes for you! More than $400.00 in prizes!!

• Heartfelt Creations: 8 stamping sets + 1 Coordinated Die Set. Value: $150.00!
• Gina K. Designs: 2 StampTV Kits: Value: $70.00 (Gina will send the prize direct to the winner!)
• Unity Stamps: 10 Itty Bitty Stamps. Value: $70.00
• SP & Company: 3 Stamp Set. Value: $40.00
• Lawn Fawn Stamps: 2 Stamp Set: Value: $30.00
• Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps: 1 Stamp Set. Value: $11.00
• Spellbinders: 4 die sets!!  Value : $100.00!
• Tombow: Markers and adhesives!! This prize will be divide in 2! One extra winner will receive Tombow products!!, Thanks Melissa C!!
• 

This awesome prize can be YOURS!!

Everybody is welcome to participate.

Thanks so much for your support to this Card Drive.

God bless.

Giovana

ETA:  Spellbinders has donated 4 awesome die-sets!! Picture included now :)
ETAA: Tombow is sending a donation too!! Markers and Adhesives!! Picture added!!

Please help me to spread the word and get lots of cards for these awesome kids!!

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The "Card Drive for Kids" is here

Card Drive for Kids "Meet Rebekah"

Hello my friends!! Today, I am presenting to you to  Rebekah!! You have seen her here few times before,she is my neighbor and my daughter Becca's BFF.

You can read about her over here and here, from her mom's own words.

Today, I am writing something about her, why? because I asked her mom if I could do it and she says SURE!!

I met Bekah and her family a couple of weeks after we moved into our new house. I am a very reserved person, so making new friends was not in my plans, what I had in my head was to empty all my moving boxes and have everything clean.
One day, we stopped by Beka's house and I met her family (my husband already did when we where building the house), Nicole and I had a good conversation and the girls were playing. Then we talked about Bekah and her Spina Bifida condition, I was very surprised because she could walk, talk and be loud as any other girl :)

I have to confess I love Bekah very much, she is like the sister my daughter doesn't have, they play, argue, cry and have fun together, that is awesome!!! They became friends since they met and still great friends! I love having her for sleepovers, playing time or just when Nicole and I have get together just to talk. I have learned from her and I have witnessed some awesome things. Bekah had an accident once and burned her ankle and she didn't feel anything, when I found out I felt the pain and my Becca too.

They take the school bus together, talk on the phone everyday, just to know what they are having for dinner, LOL. They go to AWANA together, and although they are in different classes they just like to go together, thanks Nicole!!!

I don't want to get emotional, but I am.

I can tell so many things about her, but the most amazing thing she is a sweet girl, with a big heart, loves the Lord and is great child, friend and sister.

Here is Bekah and my Becca !! They are always smiling :)

Come back tomorrow to find out more about the Card Drive and also the chance to win awesome prizes!!!

Thanks so much!
God bless!!

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Card Drive for Kids "Meet Rebekah"

Card Drive for Kids " Meet Tanner"

Hello my friends! Today we are meeting Tanner!!

Here it's what his mommy has to say about him:

“Our family consists of Ray-Dad-35 years old, (Myself) Star - 34 yrs old, Tanner - almost 3, and a new baby boy due 11/22/11!  We reside in Phoenix, Arizona.  I'm currently a stay at home mom to Tanner, but plan on going back to school after the new baby makes his debut.

Tanner is our first child, born on December 15th, 2008 in Phoenix, AZ.  He was born with Spina Bifida: Myelomeningocele, Chiari II Malformation, and Bi-lateral club feet.  He has a VP shunt.  He has endured 6 surgeries since birth. At 14 hours old he had his SB opening closed, at 9 days old he had his shunt put in. At nearly 3 months old he had a shunt revision, followed by another revision at almost 4 months old. He has also had 2 surgeries on his feet due to the club feet, and has had casts on many times (18 weeks total so far). We are currently working to see if he is potty trainable, only time will tell. :)

Even though it may seem that he has been through a lot, you would never know it unless told about it!  Tanner is all smiles, a big tease, and the all around jokester of the family!  Always saying the funniest things, and pulling the cutest expressions!  Tanner is by far the happiest almost 3 year old boy ever!  He has his moments like any little boy would have, but they are few and far between. Tanner never ceases to amaze me with his strength and courage. He will try everything at least once, and if he really wants to do it.... He will keep trying until he accomplishes it!  Stubborn to the core (just like his mom), he doesn't let anything stop him. He wears AFO's (ankle foot orthodics) on both feet for support in standing and walking.  He has been 4-point crawling since the age of 1 and is learning to take steps in his reverse walker.  He also recently started cruising along the furniture.  When it comes to Tanner, I always say "When there is a will, there is a way."  And he has a strong will!  Tanner is obsessed with Buzz Light year and  Lightning McQueen !  He also loves Woody & Rex from Toy Story, Mickey Mouse, Elmo, and Thomas the Train.

Tanner is our sunshine and miracle from God.  I wouldn't change the way he is for anything!  Things aren't always easy, but are always worth it in the end! “

Thanks so much!!

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Card Drive for Kids " Meet Tanner"

Card Drive for Kids "Meet Madison"

Today, we are meeting Madison, a beautiful little girl with the most awesome red hair.

This is what her mommy has to say about her:

Madison is a precious little girl, 2 years old. Her birthday is Feb. 24, 2009. She has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair and even at the age of 2 she can get around really well. She also crawls and climbs and plays and is very active and happy.

Madison is adopted. She is our 10th and last child. We were not really looking to adopt but it seems God sent her right to us. I believe it was all part of His plan. She brings us so much joy. She is such a sweet happy baby. She loves Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Barney. She loves to go to church. She loves her brothers and sisters. She has beautiful curly red hair and the sweetest smile .

 God Bless You, Fran

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Card Drive for Kids "Meet Madison"

Card Drive for Kids "Meet Logan"

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day. This week I will start showing you some kids that are adorable, funny, inteligent and they have something in common "Spina Bifida".

October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month and this year I am expanding the Card Drive for Kids to 4 awesome kids. Every day I will introduce you to one kid, know a little bit more about him/her and family.

Today we meet Logan:

About Logan and our family- There's Adam- Dad -30 years old, Mom (Me) Tiffany -25 years old, Big Brother- Alex who is 5 years old and then we have Logan who is 2 years old, turning 3 years old on October 17th! Big brother is in Preschool and Logan is at home with mommy! I am Stay-at-Home Mom and love every minute of it! We live in Oklahoma. Logan was born October 17th, 2008 in Oklahoma City. He was born with Spina Bifida: Myelomeningocele, Congenital Hyrdrocephalus, Chiari II Malformation and Hydronephrosis of the left kidney. He has a VP shunt, Asthma and G.E.R.D. He's had 7 surgeries since birth and is enrolled for Physical Therapy twice a week. But, despite all of that, Logan is one of the happiest little boys you will ever meet and he is doing wonderfully!!! Always smiling and full of laughter. He's our ray of sunshine and true miracle from God! He Loves Ni Hao Kai-lan, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and has recently developed a love for The Little Einsteins! Logan loves music, his favorite song is "Twinkle, twinkle little star" or anything that momma sings to him! The floor is his territory and he loves to roll where ever he pleases! Logan commando crawls, EVERYWHERE and he has finally reached that age of mischief! Logan loves to be involved in everything that his big brother does and often causes trouble with his big brother because he is so intrigued! ;-) He enjoys sitting up and he loves to get his hands on anything easily grasped, reading books and playing patty cake! Logan is a momma's boy all the way and he has become a master at giving hugs & kisses and cuddling! But most of all, Logan knows that he is loved by his family!! (He tends to eat that up a bit!) We thank God for him every singe day...

You can know more about him and his family visiting his mommy's blog HERE

Logan and his big brother :)



Logan and some of the cards he received last year :)

Thanks so much!
God bless.

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Card Drive for Kids "Meet Logan"