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After a 3 year absence, the Holiday Card Project returned in 2012 and was more successful than ever! Over 2500 deviants from 60 countries participated this year, with more than 3500 cards received. With such an excellent response, we wanted to ensure we were spreading the love as much as possible. We asked for volunteers to help distribute cards to their local hospitals, and with the extra assistance of a few super deviants, we were able to distribute cards to 23 hospitals around the world!
Most hospitals were comfortable taking the cards and distributing them to patients on food trays or through hospital volunteers. While we aren't always able to interact directly with the patients, we're told what we already know -- that the cards are beautiful and the patients greatly appreciated them. We even started to receive lovely thank you letters from our participating hospitals.
Topicality, pajama-sam , and I were able to distribute the cards in person to the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. The kids at this center are those that are undergoing therapy to get stronger and healthier after their surgeries. We were able to speak with the patients, and their parents, and see their reactions upon receiving one of your one-of-a-kind cards. One child, in particular, made quite an impact on us.
Ryan has been in various hospitals since November 3rd. He spent his 8th birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas in the hospital. He has a condition known as AVM , a congenital brain condition, which required several brain surgeries and various medical procedures. While it's been an extremely tough time for him and his family, Ryan had the biggest smile on his face when we saw him, especially when we gave him one of your hand-crafted cards. Not only did Ryan love the card, but his mother was appreciative for the support.
This was truly a deviantART community effort, as deviants made the cards, and deviants distributed the cards! While we staff were able to distribute a few, we relied on you to spread joy all over the world. Thanks to our volunteers, we were able to double the number of hospitals reached. Check out some of their photos below!
Thank you so much to our volunteers who distributed cards to hospitals, moonbeam13 , cmptrwhz , silverlakephotos , Katy-L-Wood , ArwingPilot114, rainylake , Oilux , AJ333 , itsinthesoul , PoorLittleTruffle , infinitelove143, Astralseed , and Nyiana-sama . Check out their wrap-up journals here:
Special thanks to the deviantART staffers who were instrumental in the behind-the-scenes work of sorting and counting the cards, Shyree , TheLaurenVerse , Heidi , aunjuli , codenamepanther , o-KOUKLA-o , and makepictures .
And, most of all, thank you for your time and effort sending us cards and bringing smiles to those who need it most. This project could not have been possible without you, and we sincerely appreciate the spirit of giving and joy that thrives throughout the deviantART community.
As promised, all participants of the Holiday Card Project were given a one month free Premium Membership to deviantART. Those subscriptions have all been awarded and activated. If for some reason you did not receive your subscription, please send Ayame-Kenoshi a note with the following information:
Please note: If you currently have an active Premium Membership, this one-month Premium Membership has been added to your subscription and will take effect once your current Premium Membership expires.
Thank you again for a successful return of the Holiday Card Project!
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Sadly, I didn't participate in this event, but this year, If it's hosted again, I'll give it a try.
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I am really happy that my card made it through the mail. I am glad that someone could enjoy it as well!
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You can only see the corner of it, but it is in the second one. It is on the left corner. It is white with a gold trip on the tip
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I couldn't make my card in time, but it's great to see all the other ones that reached people! I'll definitely try harder next time! ^^
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Definitely will join it again next year 
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I was going to participate but the time limit came and went. I think this is a cool thing.
Can't there also be some sort of digital art competition where the top 10 voted holiday cards get printed up by deviantART and from sales give the money to charity, like money for christmas gifts for kids in hospitals or something, along with the cards people send in to the holiday card project, wouldn't wanna quit that.
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Thank you! it warmed my heart to do it and read about Ryan!
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It was a pleasure to participate, and I'll certainly look forward to this year's Holiday Card Project!
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I am really glad my card could make it on time
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Thanks so much for organizing this charitable, artistic event. I enjoyed participating and appreciate knowing how well it was received. Kudos to everyone involved. I look forward to participating again in 2013.
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HDIOHWIUQRHUGRUGUIAWWWW....!!!
I'm just smiling to my computer, Holiday Card Project is soooo amazing! 
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It was a pleasure to be part of this. Let's do it again next year!
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I'm so glad I joined for this! Having relatives in hospitals, I'm glad I could be a part of making those people smile!
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Huge success, woah. I wish I participated. I will do this in 2013 if possible ;* Congratulatiosn with this success!
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YAY I hope someone got a good laugh out of my card
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Good to know that everything has been great
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Thank You to all at Deviant Art who made this happen i will intend to do this again next year
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I was happy to partake in this event. Now you should let us try again for other Holidays. for these people who are stuck in hospitals. They should be getting mail constintly because we care and want them to get better.
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It makes me so happy that it has been so successful ! I would again starting lineup next year.
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This was a wonderful thing for DA to do. Thanks to all who helped make it happen.
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I feel like our community has done more than spread smiles...I feel as if we've permanantly brightened lives this holiday season
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I really meant to send one, but December was hard for me and I didn't end up having the time to make one... 
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Yayy! I'm glad it went so well. Definitely let's do this again for 2013!
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Great project and I really hope you will do it again next year
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Aww, it looks like either mine didn't get there in time, or was lost in the mail.
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This one-month Premium Membership has been added to your subscription and will take effect once your current Premium Membership expires.
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Aww, thank you so much! Just a thought, if you guys plan this again next year, could you give us a little bit more notice? A month is really cutting it close for people on the other side of the world from the USA to make their cards and get them sent in. I know a few people didn't participate since they figured it wouldn't get there in time.
Thanks again!
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Thanks for the feedback! We'll try to give more notice in the future.
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No problem, thanks so much for reading my comment!
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I don't know if a Premium Membership has been given to me or not and I did send a postcard!
Should I have received a notification that my membership has been extended or it just automatically happens? Thank you!
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We did receive your card and you have received your Premium Membership. This one-month Premium Membership has been added to your subscription and will take effect once your current Premium Membership expires.
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I have a problem on my profile now! Now the Premium Widgets have disappeared and it won't let me put the SlideBack Show or put the Visitors Widget. Is it because something you've done? 
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Okay that's great
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