Volunteers of Crystal Cards meet in the Ceramics Room in Cottonwood each month on the fourth Wednesday, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. It’s a fun time to meet people, work on the many different jobs needed to create our recycled cards, and purchase some, too. No experience is required. Our next card-making workshop will be…
The Crystal Card Project rejuvenates used cards, sells them for $1 each, then donates the funds to My Sister’s Place, a domestic violence shelter. Thanks to all the volunteers, shoppers, and donors, $75,000 has been given to the shelter since this program began in 2016. December brought special donations of gifts, toys, and gift cards…
Crystal Cards will be on sale in November at three Sun Lakes locations. * Wednesday, Nov. 2, Cottonwood’s San Tan Ballroom at the Cottonwood Women’s Coffee, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. * Wednesday, Nov. 9, Bradford Room in the Oakwood clubhouse, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. * Thursday, Nov. 17, Sun Lakes Country Club lobby,…
Bobbie Reed The Crystal Card Project has donated more than $65,000 to My Sister’s Place since the project began in 2016. This money has been used to help families escaping domestic violence. The needs for these families are sometimes unimaginable. They typically leave with few or no possessions. Their abuser often holds their birth certificates,…
Maidy Horst, Foundation Grant Coordinator A grant check for $2,000 was accepted by The Crystal Card Project President Charlene Petragallo. The grant will be used to cover the cost of additional supplies, materials, and equipment needed to make the Crystal Cards, which is estimated to be about 25 cents per card. That means for each…
Chandler Girls Soccer Club recently collected over 2,200 cards for The Crystal Card Project. Four teams of young ladies (age 12 to 13) competed to see which team could collect the most cards. They appealed to friends and relatives, and Team RSL03Cooper won, collecting 1,279 cards. This is the second year that the teams have…
Bobbie Reed Crystal Cards is resuming in-person workshops in 2022. These popular card-making sessions were halted in early 2020 because of the pandemic. Although our many dedicated volunteers continued making cards at home, they looked forward to the day they could join others and work together. Our next card-making workshop will be Wednesday, Feb. 23,…
Bobbie Reed The Crystal Card Project made Christmas a little merrier this year. Acting as Santa, volunteers delivered over 100 gifts and gift cards for the families living at My Sister’s Place, a shelter for those escaping domestic violence. The shelter is affiliated with Catholic Charities, which provides funding for operations such as staff and…
Bobbie Reed The Sun Lakes Women’s Association (SLWA), a social and philanthropic organization serving the greater Sun Lakes community, presented a check for $1000 to The Crystal Card Project. The money will be used to buy supplies and materials to make the Crystal Cards. Donations like these allow The Crystal Card Project to meet its…
Bobbie Reed Crystal Cards will be on sale in November at two Sun Lakes locations. • Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the Cottonwood Women’s Coffee beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Cottonwood’s San Tan Ballroom • Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bradford Room in the Oakwood clubhouse In addition to Thanksgiving…