We are so happy to announce Cards 4 Cancer Day was as successful as we had hoped it would be. Over 100,000 cards were delivered to cancer centers around the world! Men, women and children battling cancer are opening those cards as we speak and their hearts or lifting with joy because of YOU! Children’s Medical Center of Dayton writes “Thank you Cards 4 Cancer and Spirit Jump for donating 200+ cards for our patients today. What a great pick-me-up for the kids.”

Without the generosity and kindness of team members and leaders none of this would have been possible. You have lifted the spirits of so many people near and far, you have been part of a movement bigger than yourself. One simple card can make a huge difference in a cancer patients life,

“Some of your cards ended up at Brigham & Woman’s Hospital in Boston and one made it into my hands. You were kind enough to think of cheering up a stranger; your kindness is appreciated very much.” ~Barbara. Messages like this are being received hourly by the Cards 4 Cancer.

Many people are asking if they can continue to drop off cards at the cancer centers. What we would love is for people to sign up for Spirit Jump.  There are hundreds of cancer patients who have contacted us directly asking to receive cards and small gifts during their battle. As a member of Spirit Jump you could send cards you have made, bought or collected directly to these people. In fact we expect the number of requests to increase dramatically because of the Cards 4 Cancer Day event.

We need many more people to send cards out to lift the spirits of cancer fighters. Join today by visiting www.spiritjump.org and brighten the day of someone diagnosed with cancer. If you know someone who could use a little spirit lift you can also request a Spirit Jump through our website.

We are so excited that our first Cards For Cancer Day is right around the corner. As of today we have over 1,088 people officially signed up to teams. We know so many more are participating and the numbers could reach tens of thousands!  There is still time to get involved by starting or joining a team. If you would like to simply contribute a few cards email cards4cancer@spiritjump.org and we will get you an address to send those cards to.

If you are enjoying making and collecting cards to lift the spirits of those battling cancer you should consider becoming a Spirit Jumper by joining the nonprofit that is putting Cards For Cancer Day on, Spirit Jump.  If you want to learn more visit our website and if you want to sign up right this second CLICK HERE.  There are over 200 people battling cancer (Jumpees) who have asked to receive cards and you can help fulfill their wish by sending just one card.

If you are a team leader we are asking people to please keep track of the number of cards you are delivering. We would love to have a count on how many cards were delivered for Cards For Cancer Day but need your help to accomplish that. When you know how many cards you will deliver simply send an email to cards4cancer@spiritjump.org with the number of cards, the hospital(s) you are delivering to and your team name. We will post all the final counts after 4-10-10

Finally we would love to reach 10k fans on our Facebook page by 4-10-10. We know this can easily be accomplished with your help! If you are on Facebook simply visit our Fanpage and click “Become A Fan” If you are already a fan you can suggest your Facebook friends also become fans by clicking “Suggest To Friends” under our logo. Remember, the more people who know about this project the more cards we can get to cancer centers. We are hoping to launch Cards 4 Cancer again this year but need your help to accomplish this!

One more important request, we need donations. Projects like Cards For Cancer Day take lots of work and unfortunately funds as well. As of now we have only raised $145.00. We are enjoying this project immensely and desperately want to put it on again. But that means we need to raise more money.  We have set a goal of $1,000.00 that must be raised by 4/10/10. We need your help to accomplish this.  With over 1,088 official team leaders/members if each person donated $1 we would easily accomplish our goal.  Please consider making a tax deductible donation to this project and let friends and family know they can help too!  If you want to make your donation now CLICK HERE.

If you haven’t yet heard about Cards For Cancer Day you need to read this!  On or around April 10, 2010 Spirit Jump and Teams around the world will be delivering cards to local cancer centers. We are doing this to help put smiles on the faces of the thousands of men, women and children battling cancer.

In a day and age where money is tight and free time is hard to come by being charitable can be difficult. That’s why Spirit Jump has been working tirelessly to find effective and important ways for people to give back.  If you can make a card then you can make a difference. Here are some ways you can get involved:

1) Start A Team: just CLICK HERE to start a team. All you have to do is make, collect and deliver cards to your local cancer center. Its really that easy. Once you sign up you will get an email with all the details you will need.

2) Join A Team: CLICK HERE to see all the teams and the cancer centers they are delivering to. If you would like to join one of these teams sign up and enter the team name you want to join.

3) Donate: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization we rely 100% on the donations of our supporters. We hope to continue to bring projects like Cards 4 Cancer Day throughout the year. Every dollar helps just CLICK HERE to donate.

4) Talk About Cards 4 Cancer Day: Blog, Tweet & Update on Facebook so that all your friends and followers know how to participate in Cards 4 Cancer Day. You can become a Fan of Cards 4 Cancer when you CLICK HERE and follow us on Twitter HERE.

We are now in the final month of Cards For Cancer Day. The number of people who have stepped up to make, collect and deliver cards to local cancer centers is amazing, thank you!

Now we want to give back to you.  The folks at One Hope have generously donated some great gift certificates to their online store.  There are 5 $50 gift certificates and we are excited to give them out as prizes for the following:

1) The Cards For Cancer Day blog post that receives the most comments by noon (EST) 3/16/10

2) The most creative blog post about Cards For Cancer Day by noon (EST) 3/16/10

3) The two most creative & fun YouTube videos about Cards For Cancer Day by noon (EST) 3/16/10

4) The team to recruit the most team members from 3/9/10-3/16/10. For a team member to count they must sign up using a full name and email address.  The team member must also type in the name of the team they are joining.

To be considered for this contest you must email the link to your blog post and/or YouTube video to cards4cancer@spiritjump.org  Submissions must be received by noon (EST) Tuesday March 16.  Winners will be announced live on the Spirit Jump Show 3/16/10 8-9pm EST.  Winners will also get an opportunity to be guests on our show that night!

TONIGHT ONLY PRIZES ON THE SPIRIT JUMP SHOW:

To celebrate the above contest we will be having a Cards For Cancer Day show 8-9pm EST giving away hats, t-shirts and One Hope gift cards. Tune in to win your prize!

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Cards For Cancer Day is moving along and people of all ages around the world have been working together to make beautiful cards.  Card parties are a great way to make cards for your local cancer centers. They are also fun and a perfect way to be creative, spend time with friends and do something great for others.  If you are having a card party we would love for you to take pictures for us to share with everyone. Go to our Facebook Fanpage to see more cards and card making parties.

If you have pictures to share please email them to cards4cancer@spiritjump.org  If you would like to learn more about how to get involved with Cards For Cancer Day click HERE.

Spirit Jump is excited to announce ONE HOPE has stepped forward to help support Cards 4 Cancer Day. One Hope is a company completely devoted to helping charities like ours by giving over 50% of their proceeds to charitable causes.

One Hope will give you a $10 gift card for every $20 donation (a $40 donation gets you $20 in gift cards, etc.) as a way of saying “Thank You” for supporting Cards 4 Cancer Day. A total of 1000 gift cards are available so get yours while they last.

Gift cards will be sent to your email address after April 1, 2010. There is no limit to the number of gift cards one person can receive. However, they are limited to donations made in the U.S.  One Hope is also unable to ship their wine products to the following states AL, DE, KS, KT, ME, MD, MI, MS, MO, MT, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT

You can make your donation through any of our What Gives Donation Widgets on our blog to the right, Fanpage or on any supporters blog or Facebook. Thats right! You can put our What Gives Donate Widget on your blog and/or Facebook Page.  Any donation made through an official What Gives Donation Widget will qualify you for the One Hope gift cards.

If you are visiting Cards For Cancer Day for the first time click HERE to learn how we work.

Cards For Cancer Day has been growing quickly! We have teams in nearly every state and in 8 different countries. Over 50 hospitals have confirmed their participation in our event and we have over 500 teams signed up.

We want to thank everyone who is making this event possible. The enthusiasm everyone is showing is humbling. In only 2 weeks Cards For Cancer Day’s Facebook Fanpage has reached over 4k fans!  People are sharing their teams, cards they have made and personal stories about why they are participating, truly amazing! If you hven’t yet visited the fanpage stop by and read some truly inspirational stories.

If you would like to start your own team just CLICK HERE

If you would like to join a team use the above link and enter the team name you want to join.

We would love to hear some comments on why you are participating in Cards For Cancer Day!

If this is your first time visiting Cards For Cancer and you want to know how the program works CLICK HERE

We are so excited that so many people around the world are signing up to help us deliver cards to cancer centers. Our founder, Meaghan Edelstein, battled cancer and the cards she received while in the hospital really lifted her spirits. It doesn’t take a lot of time or money to have a positive impact on someone’s life.

Some people have been asking for advice on what to write in their cards. While the messages are important please remember that its your time, thought and compassion that really makes the difference. With that said here are some tips on writing messages in your cards:

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” “Sending warm thoughts and well wishes your way” “You are a true inspiration” 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. However, if you know you are delivering to a childrens center, woman’s center etc….you can be more specific.

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.

If you have any questions or need some more suggestions please email cards4cancer@spiritjump.org

If you want to know more about how Cards For Cancer Day works CLICK HERE

We are so excited by the response this project has been getting! We have Teams in over 35 states and 4 countries.  People have been blogging, Tweeting and Facebooking about the event as well.  You can check out some of the Teams by clicking on the tab Team Names

Teams have also been having card parties and it looks like so much fun! What a great way to help people battling cancer: