A Million Little Things: Cards for Kate

Hi everyone! Kristina here and I've got something very special to tell you about that I hope you'll be a part of.

Two friends of mine, Jennifer McGuire and Jana Millen and myself have organized a card drive for a sweet little 5-year-old girl who is battling brain cancer. We wanted to do something for Kate and her family to brighten their day and to let them know that we are thinking of them, praying for them and supporting them during this very difficult time in their lives. We know how wonderful, caring and how scrapbookers, card makers and crafters have the biggest hearts so we decided to get "Cards for Kate" going and we hope you'll join us.

Here are the details and a little bit about Kate:

About 6 weeks ago the life of the McRae family changed forever when their precious 5 year old daughter, Kate, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Dad (Aaron) is a pastor in Arizona and he and his wife, Holly have two other children, Will and Olivia. Of course this is devastating for the whole family and many are praying for them. (Go to www.prayforkate.com to learn more about this family and their struggle). Kate has a rough road ahead of her for quite awhile. When you hear their story you will want to do anything you can to help.

One thing we can do to help is to send cards to Kate and her family to encourage them, give them strength, and let them know how many people are thinking about and praying for them.

Think of how much it would encourage this family to receive cards from all over the world. You can simply send the cards to Jennifer McGuire. We will then box them up and pay to send them to Kate's parents. (We have already gotten the ok from them.)

The details:

Cards can be for any member of Kate's family:

Kate (age 5) - The sweet girl who is battling brain cancer

Little brother Will

Bigger sister Olivia

Mom and Dad, Aaron and Holly.

Cards can be anything cheery, encouraging, supportive, etc. (This family is a family of God, so for all you Christians out there, feel free to share messages of Faith.) Anyone can send a card - even your children!

Please write a message in the card and sign your name and where you are from. On the card envelope, please write the name of who the card is for (Kate, Will, Olivia, Aaron and/or Kate). Also, please don't seal the envelope, as Kate's parents might want to preview cards before the kids see them.

With your cards, please include a piece of paper with your name, address, email address and number of cards. We will keep these for picking out prizes. (See below.)

The cards should be sent to:

            Jennifer McGuire
              Card Drive for Kate
            PO Box 428612
            Cincinnati, Ohio 45242

Please send the cards to arrive by October 1. This should give enough time for those overseas to play along. As we get enough to fill a box to send to Kate's family, we will send them. This way they don't get them all at once. And since they are having some struggles lately, the sooner we get some cards, the better.

If you want to send more than just a card (such as a gift), please just send directly to the address given HERE.

If you want to donate money to Kate's family, please click HERE. If you want to help cover the costs of shipping, feel free to include some money in with your cards. Any money leftover will be donated to the family. (But there is NO need to include money.)

And... how about some prizes as a thank you for participating? For all the cards we get, we will pick random winners of some great prizes. Click HERE for up-to-date prize info. Stuff will be added soon and often. Please keep in mind that winners will be pick based on piece of paper you include with your cards with your name and info. So, be sure to include it!

Thank you to everyone and a special thank you to Jill for not only letting me post about this on the AMLT blog, but for also donating a prize to the cause! Thank you so much, Jill!

I hope you all will take a little bit of time out of your day to make a card for this little girl and/or her family! Thank you!

Speaking of cards, the design team here at AMLT took some time to make some cards for the card drive.

Here are a few of my cards - I made cards for everyone in the family, but I'm just showing a couple I made for Kate and one I made for her parents:

Here are the rest of the design team's cards -

Amanda's card

Elizabeth's cards:

Katie's cards:

Monica's cards:

Rebekah's card:

and Shelby's card:

We hope these will inspire you to join us and create a card for Kate!

Don't forget to check back tomorrow because a new design team gallery goes live and be sure to check out the store because Jill is adding lots and lots of new goodies!