Project Bread's 2008 Holiday Cards are Now Available

With Thanksgiving around the corner and the holiday season fast approaching, many people are in the market for holiday greeting cards for family and friends.

Project Bread, The Walk for Hunger is offering a wide variety of holiday cards for the 2008 season with unique images and heart-warming messages that will appeal to all. “Through the sale of holiday cards we help hungry families in need during the winter months,” said Ellen Parker, executive director of Project Bread. “It’s a program that does a lot of good.”

These handcrafted designs are being sold at Barnes & Nobles stores and Whole Foods Markets throughout Massachusetts. They can also be purchased at Papyri Books in Rockport. For a list of local stores where you can purchase Project Bread holiday cards, for information on customized large quantity orders, or to order online, visit www.projectbread.org/holidaycards

Project Bread has offered holiday cards to help feed the hungry since the mid 1970’s. Over the years, the sophistication of the program has grown but the organization continues to use it to showcase the work of local artists. Local artists, such as Teri Ann Foley and Kim Putney, continue their work with Project Bread year after year. Blue Dove is one of Foley’s and Light and Hope is one of Putney’s designs. Foley and Putney have a unique story to tell: they’re artists with developmental disabilities from the Center of Emerging Artists in Reading, an organization whose mission is to encourage creativity within and promote the talents of artists with disabilities.

These 5 x 7 cards are printed in Massachusetts on high-quality recycled paper using soy inks. Most cards are sold in packs of 10 with matching envelopes for $15.00. They are a pleasure to send and receive.

And by sending beautiful Project Bread cards this season, you will be helping hungry children and families in Massachusetts.