What exactly is a Card Shower? It's a planned mass mailing to encourage friends and family to send a card to the person the shower is celebrating.
- Select the Shower Date - Once you've selected a recipient, determine the date for the cards to arrive. There is no exact science to this, a few cards will be early and some might be a little late, but the goal is to have a target date for cards to arrive by.
- Make a List of Participants - Who are you inviting to send a card? Do you have contact info for all of the participants?
- Include All the Details - Participant's name and address, the reason for the shower, and the date the cards should be received.
- Send Shower Details to Participants - Shower details can be sent in a variety of ways - mailed postcards, sending an email, group text, or maybe as a post on social media.
- Be Clear on Expectations - Communicate with the participants letting them know the expectations of the card shower. If this is a little more than a card shower be clear in the details. Does a gift need to be included for something like a baby shower or a bridal shower?
- Don't Spoil the Surprise - If the card shower is being done as a surprise to the recipient make that clear in the details being sent to the shower participants.
Card Showers really can be done for anything:
- Baby Shower
- Bridal Shower
- Milestone Birthday
- Encouragement
- New Home Purchase
- Volunteer Recognition
- Retirement
- Completion of a Milestone
- Engagement
- Graduation
- Wedding or Anniversary
- Away at College
- In the Military
- Moved Across Country
Of course, I'm going to encourage you to send a handmade card, but it really doesn't matter where the card comes from. Send the happy mail and make someone's day by organizing a card shower for them.
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