Cards for Hospitalized Kids
Put a smile on someone’s face by creating them handmade uplifting greeting cards!
How to complete this project:
- Gather up some supplies! Cards must be hand made with simple items such as crayons, markers, and paper. Please do not use any craft supplies that is excessive to the point of falling off. This is extremely important as it may be hazardous to some of the patients. Please no glitter!!!
- Make sure you don't address the cards to a specific person. Instead, use phrases like “Hello” or “Dear Friend”. Remember: Never include any personal information in the card such as your phone number, home address, email address, or any other personal information.
- Decide what to write on the cards you are creating! At the request of the hospitals, we ask that you DO NOT write “get well”, “feel better”, or any related comments. Many of the children that the hospitals treat suffer from chronic or fatal medical conditions. We recommend that you write things such as: “You are awesome!’, “You rock!”, “I hope you have an amazing day today!”, “You shine brighter than the sun!”, “You are the best!”, or other similar phrases. Don’t forget to sign your first name only! The hospital also asks that you do not include an religious comments such as “God Bless” or “I’m praying for you”.
- Take one picture of your cards and email them to the Teen Librarian at communityservice@jericholibrary.org with the subject line “Cards for Hospitalized Kids”. In the body of the email, please include your full name and phone number.
After emailing us a picture of your cards, please send your cards to:
Cards for Hospitalized Kids
7290 W. Devon Ave.
Chicago, IL 60631
Please note for Cards for Hospitalized Kids: You must complete 4 cards to earn 1 hour of community service. There is a 2-hour maximum per month (8 cards).
Color A Smile
Put a smile on someone’s face by coloring them bright and uplifting pictures!
How to complete this project:
Print a coloring page from here: https://colorasmile.org/volunteer/coloring-pages.html
Color the page using crayons or markers. (please NO GLITTER)
Email a picture of your drawings to communityservice@jericholibrary.org
Mail the cheerful drawings to:
U.S. Mail Address:
Color A Smile
PO Box 1516
Morristown, NJ 07962-1516
OR
FedEx / UPS Address:
Color A Smile
164 Ridgedale Ave Unit 7
Morristown, NJ 07960
*Please put all drawings in one envelope and fold the drawings all together if needed. Send drawings the cheapest way possible, no need for Priority or Express Mail*
Please note for Color A Smile: 6 drawings equal 1 hour of community service. There is a maximum of 2 hours of community service per month for this event.
Recycling Rocks!
Earn community service hours by helping the environment and recycling your bottles and cans! You can do so in three easy steps:
- Bring your cans and bottles to a local supermarket.
- Deposit your cans and bottles.
- Send a picture of your receipt to communityservice@jericholibrary.org
You will receive 1 hour of community service credit for every 20 cans and/or bottles that are recycled.
Please note for Recycling Rocks!: You are more than welcome to recycle as many cans/bottles as you wish, but there is a 2 hours maximum per month for community service.
Take & Make Paracord Lanyard
Stop in and pick up a take & make kit at the reference desk on the 2nd floor. Inside you will find all the materials needed as well as instructions to make 3 paracord lanyards. Fill out your name and email address on the provided envelope and return the finished lanyards to the reference desk. You will receive a certificate for 1 hour of community service credit by email. Lanyards will be sent out to Operation Gratitude, where they will be included in care packages for service members.
Please note for Operation Gratitude: One paracord lanyard kit per teen per month. Jericho cardholders only.