Here at Cards of Hope, we get lots of questions, so hopefully this page will answer some if not all of those questions.
- Q: How many people are in enrolled in the Cards of Hope program? — A: 525 people all over the world
- Q: Can anyone with a life threatening disease enroll? — A: Yes
- Q: How often can a person enrolled expect a card? — A: About every two weeks
- Q: How many people write cards to those enrolled in the program? — A: 1 person (Lacie), however Lacie’s children, cat, puppies and wife, help decorate the envelopes sometimes.
- Q: What sort of items should I expect to arrive in my child’s card? — A: stickers, tattoos, coloring pages, crafts, buttons, jewelry, small stuffed animals, and etc.. everything is age-appropriate (all dependent on donations)
- Q: How much does it cost to enroll in Cards of Hope? — A: Nothing- it is a free program
- Q: Are all envelopes really decorated by hand? — A: All the children’s envelopes are.
- Q: Do the adults enrolled receive items in their cards as well? — A: Sometimes (again depending donations)
- Q: I am enrolled in the program, but address is changing, what should I do? — A: Just email me your old and new address, so I can change it in my program (my email address is lacielovehester@gmail.com).
- Q: Do you give my information to anyone else? — A: No, everything is kept 100% confidential.
- Q: How come I haven’t received a card in a few weeks? –A: Someone in the family has been sick.
- Q: Do you send candy or edible items? –A: NO, because of allergies and etc.
- Q: I’m enrolled in the program and I want to help, how do I?– A: Sending me pictures or comments to put on my website is a great help to me. (It helps people to want to donate) Also spreading the word of the Cards of Hope website to your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and etc.
- Q: I want to help your program out, how do I? A: I am always in need of stamps, cards, envelopes of all sizes, crayons, markers, stickers, greeting cards and etc. Please see my donation page for more information.
- Q: I just filled out the form, when should I expect my first card?–A: I email everyone after receiving their application and then I generally mail out something within the week.
- Q: My child just got put in the hospital, indefinitely, will you mail the cards there? –A: Yes– I just need the hospital address and your child’s floor and bed number.
- Q: I filled out the form online a week ago and never received my email confirming being enrolled? –A: Please reapply.
- Q: Where is Cards of Hope based out of: –A: Out of Lacie’s house in Richmond, VA
- Q: What places currently does Cards of House mail to: — A: USA, Canada, Chile, the Bahamas, UK, Belgium, Australia, and England.
- Q: Does Cards of Hope mail out care packages: — A: Depending on donations, sometimes.
- Q: How do I go about being put on the sponsor’s page?– A: Please email Lacie (lacielovehester@gmail.com) for information
- Q: Do you do fundraisers for Cards of Hope? — A: I do and I am always looking for new fundraiser ideas.
- Q: How many stamps do you go through in a month? A: About 1,006 stamps a month. Some cards have items in them that require more than one stamp
