{"id":256,"date":"2010-02-16T10:40:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T10:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=256"},"modified":"2010-02-16T10:40:53","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T10:40:53","slug":"spreading-love-sharing-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/spreading-love-sharing-smiles\/","title":{"rendered":"spreading love &#038; sharing smiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#39;m happy to report that our first <a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/2010\/02\/oakland-press-feature-272010.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#39;Share Some Love&#39; project<\/a> was a huge success thanks to all of YOU!&#0160; We had the fun job of distributing your wonderful Valentine cards to 8 different senior assisted living homes in Oakland County.&#0160; We chose the homes based on their proximity to our store locations. Each senior at the following homes received 1-2 handmade cards &#8211; Sunrise Senior Living in Bloomfield &amp; Rochester, Cambridge North in Clawson, Sanctuary at Alexander &amp; Waltonwood in Royal Oak, Beaumont Nursing Center, Medilodge &amp; St. Anne Meads in Southfield.<\/p>\n<p>Since we had over 1,300 cards to pass out, we only had time to visit with 2 of the homes and the rest were distributed by their activitiy directors. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2012877a92f4d970c-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senior blog1\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2012877a92f4d970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2012877a92f4d970c-800wi\" title=\"Senior blog1\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20120a8a69716970b-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senior blog 2\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e20120a8a69716970b \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20120a8a69716970b-800wi\" title=\"Senior blog 2\" \/><\/a> <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2012877a93442970c-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senior blog2\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e2012877a93442970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e2012877a93442970c-800wi\" title=\"Senior blog2\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition to our fabulous firefly fans, we had LOTS of great groups bring in Valentines like&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Our Lady Queen of Martyrs 2nd &amp; 4th grade classes, Shrine Grade School,&#0160; Berkley Community Church Kids Group,&#0160; Conant Elementary, 1st Congregantional Church of Royal Oak Harmony Circle Group, Huntington Woods Christian Preschool, Crafty Women of Oakland Schools,&#0160; Bloomin&#39; Kids Preschool,&#0160; LOTS of great Girl Scout &amp; Brownie Troops, Alpha Kappa PSI of Oakland University and more.<\/p>\n<p>THANKS * THANKS * THANKS * for taking the time to help us brighten a senior&#39;s day.&#0160; We couldn&#39;t have done it without you!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc3300;\"><strong>Like to see how we&#39;re making days brighter<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #cc3300;\"><strong>? 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