{"id":4145,"date":"2013-01-18T09:16:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T14:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2013-01-18T09:16:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T14:16:32","slug":"cupid-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/cupid-strikes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"cupid strikes again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to be partnering with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrensdmc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children&#8217;s Hospital of Michigan<\/a> again for our 4th annual Valentine Card Campaign.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4146\" alt=\"dmc valentines\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dmc-valentines.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"986\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dmc-valentines.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dmc-valentines-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So we invite you to put your crafty hat on &amp; whip up some sweet sentiments for kids who could use a smile on February 14th.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be collecting your handcrafted cards at our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/pages\/locations-%26-hours.html\" target=\"_blank\">Berkley &amp; Rochester locations<\/a> until February 8.\u00a0 And if you don\u2019t live near by and want to participate, please send your cards to: <strong>catching fireflies 3117 W 12 Mile Berkley, MI 48072<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>A note from The Children\u2019s Hospital:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>When making your cards, please consider not signing the cards <\/strong><strong>so family members and\/or staff could personalize the cards themselves and give them to the patients. It means more to the patients to receive a card from someone familiar vs. a stranger. The patients also like to be able to give cards to their family members or the nurses and staff caring for them.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Also if you could avoid messages like \u201cGet Well\u201d or \u201cFeel Better Soon,\u201d\u00a0 as well as anything with a religious connotation. Some of the patients here, unfortunately, have life long illnesses like cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, etc. that they won\u2019t necessarily be \u201cgetting well.\u201d We service so many different cultures and religions that we try not to offend any of our patients\/customers.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4147\" alt=\"dmc valentines\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dmc-valentines2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dmc-valentines2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dmc-valentines2-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a thank you for bringing in 3 or more cards, we\u2019ll give you 10% off your purchase that day.\u00a0 We may not be doctors or nurses, but we can still prescribe the best medicine around\u2026 LOVE.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again for helping us spread JOY &amp; LOVE to those in our community!<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/cupid-strikes-again\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/cupid-strikes-again\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to be partnering with Children&#8217;s Hospital of Michigan again for our 4th annual Valentine Card Campaign. So we invite you to put your crafty hat on &amp; whip up some sweet sentiments for kids who could use a smile on February 14th. We\u2019ll be collecting your handcrafted cards at our Berkley &amp; Rochester locations until February 8.\u00a0 And if you don\u2019t live near by and want to participate, please send your cards to: catching fireflies 3117 W 12 Mile Berkley, MI 48072. A note from The Children\u2019s Hospital: When making your cards, please consider not signing the cards so family members and\/or staff could personalize the cards themselves and give them to the patients. It means more to the patients to receive a card from someone familiar vs. a stranger. The patients also like to be able to give cards to their family members or the nurses and staff caring for them. Also if you could avoid messages like \u201cGet Well\u201d or \u201cFeel Better Soon,\u201d\u00a0 as well as anything with a religious connotation. 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