Tag: Crystal Card Project

What Is The Crystal Card Project?

The Crystal Card Project collects donated greeting cards, then volunteers rejuvenate them into brand-new cards. They sell for $1 each, and all proceeds go to My Sister’s Place, a Chandler domestic violence center. Over $125,000 has been donated to date. A great way to meet some fun people and maybe even make a few new…

Catch Inspiration and Style at Women’s Connection

Kristy DeCleene It will be a glorious morning with a fashion show and an inspirational speaker at the Women’s Connection on Thursday, March 13, at 10 a.m. This special program includes coffee, tea, pastries, and fruit. Gluten-free is available upon request. The admission fee of $22 (tax and gratuity included) is payable by cash or…

Health, Wellness, and More at Women’s Connection

Kristy DeCleene Start the new year better equipped to become a healthier you by joining us at the Women’s Connection on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. for a fabulous program, which includes coffee, tea, pastries, and fruit, with gluten-free available upon request. Admission is $22 (tax and gratuity included) payable by cash or check…

Mistletoe Martini Christmas Gala

Jeanne Becker Ticket sales are underway for this year’s Mistletoe Martini Christmas Gala. Event coordinators Jan Hawkes, Jeanne Duncan, Jade Neff, and Karen McGowan are arranging a very glamorous and elegant semi-formal dinner/dance to be held on Sunday, Dec. 1, at the San Tan Ballroom in Cottonwood Country Club. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with…

How Do You Do That?

Have you ever wondered how the Crystal Card Project (CCP) refurbishes donated greeting cards? Well, we have several techniques to renew them. If you’re interested in the process, just stop in at our next workshop on Wednesday, July 24, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room A-8 in Cottonwood (formerly the Ceramics Room). We’ll be…

Monumental Achievement: $100,000

What started as a conversation at a reception for Crystal Award recipients in 2016 has grown into a well-received service/charity project throughout all three Sun Lakes communities. The founding members, Bobbie Reed and Charlene Petragallo from Oakwood and Kathy Skrei from Cottonwood Palo Verde, have watched the project evolve over the years. The Crystal Card…

The Crystal Card Project Gives Thanks

This is the season when we pause and give thanks. The Crystal Card Project wants to give a special thank you to the Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation, slcommunityfoundation.com. The Foundation has supported grant requests from The Crystal Card Project, thus enabling us to achieve our goal of donating 100% of our proceeds to My…

Crystal Cards All Over the U.S.

Crystal Cards receives donated greeting cards, and volunteers make them into beautiful new cards, which we sell for $1 at regular sales in the Sun Lakes communities. Where do we get these used cards? It’s surprising how often we empty the donation bins in the community (Sun Lakes Country Club lobby, Cottonwood Library, Palo Verde…