The Children's Holiday party once again delighted staff and children alike. Santa visited, Toys for Tots donations were numerous and the outside trampoline dragon was a hit!

Don¹t toss 'em
Donate used greeting cards to St. Jude's Ranch

Jefferson Lab is still collecting holiday and greeting cards for use by the youth at St. Jude¹s Ranch for Children, according to Betty Beeler, Environmental, Health & Safety Reporting Office.

St. Jude's Ranch for Children is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that focuses on the needs of abused, abandoned and neglected youth of all faiths and races.

Thirty years ago, founder Father Ward started recycling holiday and greeting cards as a fund-raising program. The children trim the cards and glue them onto pre-printed card backs, which are then sold to the public. Each child is paid 15 cents for each card he or she makes. The money the children earn is divided among savings, spending money and group outings.

To purchase Born Again Cards send $6.50 per package of 10 (along with the type of cards you wish to buy: Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year¹s, birthday, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, etc.) to St. Jude's Ranch for Children, P.O. Box 60100, Boulder City, NV 89006-0100. Call 1-800-492-3562 for credit card orders. The St. Jude's Ranch Web site is at www.stjudesranch.org.

Beeler encourages everyone from the Jefferson Lab community to participate by bringing in their used greeting cards. "The ranch only uses the fronts of the cards," she points out. "The backs will be removed. Also, make sure personal letters and photos are removed from the cards."

The Lab started collecting cards last holiday season as part of the Department of Energy's greeting card recycling program to benefit St. Jude's Ranch for Children.

Collection boxes are located in the CEBAF Center reception area, VARC reception area, Machine Control Center, Applied Research Center and Trailer City.

This program is a delightful approach to reducing landfill waste while contributing to the needs of a very special charity, Beeler says. Call Yvonne Casalino, ext. 7844, or Beeler at ext. 7491 for more information.

The Lab sent 4400 cards to benefit St. Jude's Ranch youth early this year and has another 4000 ready to mail early in 2000.

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