Cards for Military Kids

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If you could hand your 10-year-old self one pack of cards from any year and any sport, what are you giving them?

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I still think about the one card I owned as a kid that I’d never trade away. What’s yours? Reply with the card’s story and a photo: I’d love to see it!

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After you rip a box, those base cards aren't worthless. They just haven't met the right kid yet. I sort them into classroom rewards for military kids. $3/month on Patreon helps me ship cards nationwide.

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A pretty big step for Cards for Military Kids!

We are officially registered with the State of North Carolina as a nonprofit organization. We're still waiting on the IRS for our 501(c)(3) determination, so we're not there quite yet, but we're getting closer.

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We’ve officially reached the point where my garage is losing the battle.
Cards, boxes, packing supplies, outgoing shipments—it’s all starting to outgrow the space we have.
It’s a good problem to have, but Cards for Military Kids is going to need a home sooner than later.

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@d27milly Life happens we get it. Hope you getting better soon!

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Yep, even the autos go to kids!

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What’s one card you remember owning as a kid that you’d recognize instantly if you saw it today?

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Cards are coming in by the millions. The challenge is getting them back out the door.

Just $3 a month helps us ship donated cards to schools serving military kids across the country.

https://t.co/4mnDuEzpGr

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If you want to support the mission, consider becoming a subscriber on Patreon, that is the sole source of revenue we have to send cards out to classrooms.

https://t.co/4mnDuEzpGr

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We’ve got the donations. Now we need help getting them where they need to go.
This is just one week of cards, and shipping is quickly becoming the biggest challenge.
https://t.co/4mnDuEzpGr

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Great idea!!!

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Sometimes the best part of sorting cards is imagining the classroom where they’ll end up and which kid is going to spot their favorite player first.

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A card that’s been sitting forgotten in someone’s closet for years can end up being the reason a military-connected kid has a really good day at school.

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Some of these cards have spent 20 years sitting in a box, and now they’re finally getting pulled out again by a kid who thinks they’re the coolest thing in the world.

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Every card we send out has a simple job: give a teacher another way to recognize a kid for working hard and give that kid something they’re genuinely excited to earn.

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One of my favorite parts of sorting donations is finding cards I remember chasing as a kid and knowing the next kid who gets it might think it’s just as cool as I did.

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A box of cards might not seem like much, but in the hands of a teacher it can become hundreds of little reasons for kids to stay focused, work hard and feel proud of themselves.

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Somewhere today, a kid is working a little harder in class because there might be a pack of sports cards waiting for them, and I think that’s pretty awesome.

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A lot of us collected cards because they made us happy as kids, and now those same cards are getting a second life making another kid’s day a little better.