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Shoebox Card Factory

An Activity Sponsored by the Women's Program

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Barriers and Solutions

Make a Shoebox Card Factory

Enclosure Ideas

Suggested Recipients and Occasions

Shoebox Factory Resources

Printable addresses of local organizations (not yet available)

Link to bulletin archives

Link to Sunday announcements archives

Link to U.S. Postal Service online postage ordering page

Why don’t we send cards and letters more often as a means of outreach? It’s not expensive and doesn’t require special skills. Here are the barriers and solutions we came up with and an idea any group or individual can make up a Shoebox Card Factory to support and encourage this lovely service activity.

Barriers and solutions

Barrier - No time to do this

Small group opening activity
Bible class student activity
Pick a card-buddy and get together for Sunday lunch once a month
Keep an “on-the-go” set in your purse, car or briefcase—fill out while waiting

Barrier - No supplies

Make up a Shoebox Card Factory suggested below, or ask someone to make it for you! See list of supplies.

Barrier – I don’t know who to send cards to or how to find addresses

See list of suggested recipients below
Use Highland View directory, bulletin, and announcement sheets
See addresses on this web page for many local organization addresses such as hospitals, nursing homes, jails, etc.

Make a Shoebox Card Factory

Shoe box or other appropriate container for supplies
Cards, envelopes – available at dollar stores, Christian Book Stores or make your own
Pen for writing
List of recipient names, addresses (add Highland View pocket directory, weekly bulletin)
Addresses - local hospitals, nursing homes, prisons (print out the list on this page)
Postage (Buy a book or roll of stamps and keep them here)
Optional – embellishments such as stickers, ribbons, new balloon, confetti
Optional – glue stick, scissors, colored markers to decorate card, envelop
Optional – enclosures (see suggestions below)
Optional - Return address labels

Enclosure ideas

Poems, Bible verses
Bookmark, recipe, handmade coupons with phone number “good for errands, other assistance”
Picture of your group holding up signs
Write out the prayer the group will be praying for the recipient all week
A stamped postcard for the recipient to use
Pressed flower(s)