General Card Writing FAQ
All of the cards will be distributed to various care facilities and seniors' organizations across Canada!
Cards should be no smaller than 4x5.5 inches.
No! We welcome both store bought and handmade cards. Let your creativity run wild!
If you want to save money but are having trouble making a handmade card, this website is a good online card and envelope maker! Just make sure to handwrite the actual message though! You can also purchase a card from our Redbubble Store.
No, you do not have to put a return address on the envelope if you don't feel comfortable including it!
No! In addition to English, we accept cards written in French, traditional Chinese writing, and simplified Chinese writing.
The cards should contain thoughtful, uplifting, and cheerful messages. Cards should be handwritten and contain an introduction of yourself. You can also include any hobbies, interests, or past-times. More ideas are outlined in the card writing help section of our website
All cards can be sent to our P.O. Box at:
Sending Sunshine
PO Box 45017 RPO Port Credit
Mississauga, ON L5G 4S7
Canada
No. Cards must be sent through a federal postal service, such as Canada Post!
We would prefer for multiple cards to be sent in one large envelope or box!
No, we prefer to not have individual envelopes for each card.
We are no longer providing confirmation that we received your card.
The cards will only be sent to Seniors in care facilities. You will not receive a response. However, we do have a pen pal program! Click here for more information on our pen pal program.
We are no longer providing volunteer hours for cards written and sent to our PO Box. Instead, you can now earn volunteer hours for writing cards through our Senior Nomination Program. Click here to learn more!
Charity FAQ
Our charity registration number is 730627478RR0001. You can also confirm the status of our charity at CRA’s website here.
Sending Sunshine will be using the donations to carry out daily activities and fund future activities to bring sunshine to not only seniors living in Canada but those around the world. In addition, this will also help fund our Pen Pal program to ensure that we can carry out the program to aid in creating more intergenerational connections.
Sending Sunshine will send out all donation receipts by February 28th of the calendar year as per suggested by the CRA. For support on receiving your receipt please email us at finance@sendingsunshine.ca
By law, once donations are made there is a transfer of ownership from the donor to the charity. Once we receive the donations Sending Sunshine is obliged to use the donation to carry out our charitable purposes. For more information on returning donations, please visit CRA’s website for clarification.
Please visit CRA’s website for more information on claiming charitable tax credits. They also have an online tool where you can calculate your charitable donation tax credit