Some Interesting Facts About Greeting Cards.....

• .....Americans purchase 7 billion greeting cards every year.  Annual retail sales of greeting cards are estimated at more than $7.5 billion each year!
• Nine out of ten households buy greeting cards, with the average household purchasing 30 individual cards each year.
• Women purchase about 80% of all greeting cards.
• Giving a greeting card creates a lasting impression and emotional bond between the sender and the receiver.  In a National Survey, the Greeting Card Association, nearly one-third of respondents said they keep the special cards they receive "forever".

The most popular SEASONAL cards are:

1. Christmas, 60%
2. Valentne's Day, 25%
3. Mother's Day, 4%
4. Father's Day 3%
5. Easter, 3%

The most popular EVERYDAY cards are:

Birthday cards, which account for more than Half of all Everyday Card sales, followed by wedding/anniversary, get well/sympathy, and friendship/encouragement cards.

SendOutCards encourages you to send a FREE card (on me) and take a look at all of the cards they offer.  Just   Click Here   and watch the Video or Click on Send a Card or do both.

If you are looking for an online business, you can become a distributor for SendOutCards.  They offer great commissions, lots of training and continuing help and encouagement.

If today, August 5th is your birthday, then this SendOutCard is for you.

Some famous people who were born on August 5th are:  (click on the name for more information about that person)

Olivia Holt turns 16
Neil Armstrong (1930 - 2012)
Adam Irigoyen turns 16
Louis Walsh turns 61
Adam Yauch (1964 - 2012)
Maureen McCormick turns 57
Patrick Ewing turns 51
Jesse Williams turns 32
Lolo Jones turns 31
Kajol turns 38
John Huston (1906 - 1987)
Loni Anderson turns 67
Janet McTeer turns 52
Vanessa Simmons turns 30
Sophie Winkleman turns 33
CJ Spiller turns 26
Lexi Belle turns 26
Herb Brooks (1937 - 2003)
Pete Burns turns 54
Terri Clark turns 45
Chip Fields turns 62

On August 5, 1957, the American Bandstand deguts on ABC TV.

On August 5, 2011, Setting off economic alarm bells across the world. For the first time ever, Standard & Poor downgrades the U.S. credit rating to one notch below AAA.

On Augst 5, 1985, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is announced and established.

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Who Do I Send Greeting Cards To?

We will be having a family get together on this coming Thursday.  Only one person, my grandson Elliott and his wife Savnnah, will not be here.  Elliott is in the Air Force, stationed at Hurlburt Field, FL.

He and all of the 24 family who will be here, have received countless greeting cards from me.  Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Graduation, New Baby and Notes just to say, "Hi, I[m thinkng about you today!"

SendOutCards are very economical.  You can dress them up with borders, clip art, photos and more or you can send them just the way they are.

But more important than that is the fact they can save busy people a lot of time.  You can plan on which cards and when to send them with SendOutCard's Reminder System.  You can plan ahead for a month or a year.  Check it out.  You can send a FREE card today by just   Clicking Here

And if today, July 22nd is your birthday, then this SendOutCard is for you.

Some famous people who were born on July 22nd are:

Selena Gomez turns 21

Madison Pettis turns 15

Shawn Michaels turns 48

Keegan Allen turns 24

David Spade turns 49

Bobby Sherman turns 70

Danny Glover turns 67

Fandango turns 32

Alex Trebek turns 73

Dpm Henley turns 66

A.J.Cook turns 35

Keith Sweat turns 52

Willem Dafoe turns 58

Rhys Ifans turns 46

Skyler Gisondo turns 17

Bob Dole turns 90

Steven Jackson turns 30

Rose Kennedy (1890-1995)

Louise Fletcher turns 79

Erica Gavin turns 66

ATTENTION: And now we can add another Famous Person's Birthday....... 

William and Kate just had a Baby BOY!!


On July 22, 1998, U.S. President, Bill Clinton, signed a bill designed to mold the IRS (Internal Revenu Service) into a friendlier, fairer tax Collector.

On July 22, 2008, Golden girl's actress Estelle Getty passes away in her home in Hollywood.

　

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Greeting Cards: Is There A Birthday Coming Up In Your Life?

Can you think of anyone who doesn't like to receive a birthday card on their birthday? 

Truth is , everyone loves getting a REAL card in their mailbox.  It shows that someone thought about you enough to select a card, buy it, write a note, look up your address, buy a stamp and take it to the post office.

Most people feel this demonstrates true thoughtfulness!  And more often than not, the message is so perfect, you smile as you read it.

Contrast this feeling with one you get when someone sends you an online card, or text message to wish you a happy birthday.

SendOutCards offers a brilliant, flexable and easy option to send a real paper greeting card from the comfort of your own computer.

The online catalog features thousands of cards--add a personal message and have it mailed for you via the U.S. Post Office.  Or use Picture-Plus 2.0 to add your own borders, elements, layouts and photos, your own photos!

Nothing makes a birthday more special than when you use an Amazing Candle, which is sold in the SendOutCards Gift Catalog.

Instead of lighting up a bunch of boring candles one by one, you just simply light the wick supplied with the candle, and what happens next is amazing.

Here is the Candle Before.......

Ad here is the Candle after it is lit......

A shower of sparks shoots up, the candle petals open and light up.  And then it begins to go around and around, playing Happy Birtheday to You!

You have to see it to believe it.

All of this and more when you sign up as a member.  You can try it for FREE.  Send a greeting card on me.  It is easy, fun and very economical.    Click Here    to send a free card.

If today, July 5th is your birthday, then this SendOutCard is for you.

 

Some famous people who were born on July 5th are:

• Jason Dolley turns 22
• Pal Del Vecchio turns 33
• Adam Young turns 27
• Eva Green turns 33
• Megan Rapinoe turns 28
• Shane Filan turns 34
• Huey Lewis turns 63
• Dave Haywood turns 31
• Jason Wade turns 33
• Glen Power turns 33
• Katherine Helmond turns 85
• Chuck Close turns 73
• Edie Falco turns 50
• Jean Cocteau (1881-1963)
• Kathryn Erbe turns 48
• P.T. Barnum (1810-1891)
• Roisin Murphy turns 40
• Warren Oates (1928-1982)
• Richard Goose Gossage turns 62
• Michael Stuhibarg turns 45
• Brandon Lloyd turns #1

 

On July 5, 1937, Hormel Foods Corporation introduces Spam to consumers.

 

On July 5, 1998, Dolly the sheep first cloned mammel.

 

On July 5, 1946, the bikini is introduced.

 

On July 5, 1885, the Salvation Army is founded in London.

 

On July 5, 1989, Rod Stewart hits his head on state during a live performce and the blow knocked him out.

 

On July 5, 1980, Number 1 ranked, Bjorn Borg beat number 2 ranked, John McEnroe at Wimbledon.

 

I have just finished watching an almost 5 hour semi-final at Wimbledon  between #1 ranked Novak Djokovic (the winner) and #8 ranked, Juan Del Potro.

 

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How Do Nicknames Start?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister, Dolly!

Of course, Dolly is not her real name and this is how she got to be nicknamed Dolly.  I was 3 years old when she was born and I kept calling her "a little doll", and that becaame Dolly.  The year before my baby brother was born and I kept calling him "little man" and he became Manny for the rest of his life.

Since I was the oldest, I never got a kickname.  That is why I sometimes use the short version, Vel.

                                 I love this picture of the three of us, Manny, Vel and Dolly

When I was 10, my little sister was born.  She was named Leona and nicknamed Nonie. Here she is with our sister-in-law, June, Nonie is in the middle and the birthday girl, Dolly.

                  If today, June 18th is also your birthday, then this SendOutCard is for you.

Some famous people who were born on June 18th are:

Blake Shelton turns 37
Paul McCartney turns 71
Nathan Morris turns 42
Scooter Braun turns 32
Isabella Rosselini turns 61
Roger Ebert (1942-2013)
Sandy Alomar turns 47
Antonio Gates turnss 33
Richard Madden turns 27
Dizzy Reed turns 50
Willa Holland turns 22
Renee Olstead turns 24
Anna De la Garza turns 37
Max Records turns 16
Brian Benben turns 57
Derek Stepan turns 23
Alan Davis turns 57

On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first woman in Space.

On June 18, 1928, Aviator Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean.

On June 18, 1971, Southwest Airlines launches in Texas, creating a ne breed of airlines called low-fare carriers.

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