5th Annual Caring Card Collection - Update July 2019

The Living Our Faith ministry will conduct the 5th Annual Caring Cards Collection on October 19 & 20. New regulations regarding materials allowed into our State and County Correctional Facilities have required some changes to our program:
Donations can no longer be accepted at SCI Camp Hill, our PA State Corrections Facility. As such, we sought out and have found a new donation partner, our local Dauphin County Prison. Depending on the volume we collect, cards may also go to other county prison facilities.

• We can no longer accept calendars. Calendars containing plastic or metal parts like staples cannot go into our prisons. Therefore, we have decided to stop collecting calendars at this time. We deeply regret our inability to accept the beautiful wall calendars you have so generously donated in past years.
• We cannot accept cards that indicate a donation has been made in a prisoner's name. They often come from missionary and faith-based organizations.
• As in the past, the sorters greatly appreciate your efforts to match envelopes with cards of the same size. Please remember to start collecting new and unused Christmas and all-occasion cards (with envelopes). Your cards will be given to inmates so they can maintain contact with family members who also suffer during their separation. They can bring hope and a new commitment of change to those who receive them.

 
Questions may be directed to Ann Searer at asearer@comcast.net or (717) 533-9636