Welcome new cardmakers! Here are our top 5 tips for you...

No glitter.

Sparkly messes can make heroes visible at night - so please don't use glitter that flakes off the cards.

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Themes

General are best for flexibility! Thinking of you, birthday, love, miss you, holidays are also loved.

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Size

The best size that allows the most cards into a box is 4.25" x 5.5", fitting into standard A2 envelopes.

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Handmade

Handmade cards are loved by our heroes over storebought, so we only send crafted cards.

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AnyHero cards

Write a short note in one of the cards you send in and encourage a hero far from home!

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OUR MISSION

Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

CURRENT TOTAL

7/26/10

486,198 cards have been sent to deployed heroes!

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CARD DEADLINES

Postmark by these dates at the LATEST:
Halloween
Sept 20
Thanksgiving:
Oct 1
Christmas:
Oct 30
All other cards:
anytime!
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Gifts to our work in serving our heroes are tax deductible!



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Card challenge

Send half a package of holiday cards, half anytime cards to any shipperby August 14th!

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About us

Operation Write Home began in 2007 with just a few cards made by friends on a message board; what began as an outlet for a hobby has become a much larger mission to help heroes keep in touch with home - and the effort has been joined by thousands of cardmakers!

OWH receives handmade cards donated by crafters across America (and beyond!). Cardmakers range in age, location, and level of skill; cards are provided by individuals and groups, schools and scouts, companies and churches. All have one primary thing in common: a desire to serve those who defend our nation!

Cards are mailed to one of our volunteer shippers in quanities both small and large. The shippers process, sort, repair, and document each donation, and then pack and ship boxes of over 300 cards each to our contacts. Our heroes request cards (families may also request on their behalf; we serve all branches in all deployed locations.

Tax-deductible donations of any size keep this work going - from $1 to any amount - and can be included with card donations to any shipper, mailed separately, or via Paypal. Thank you for partnering with us!