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National Send A Card To A Friend Day on February 7th reminds us to send friendly cheer through the mail. We do that by sending a note or message on a card to the friends we hold dear. Throughout the year, we often think about our friends. We wonder how they are, miss them, and remember fond memories of times shared.
Sending a card to someone for a variety of reasons dates back to ancient times. The Chinese would send elegantly designed messages as well as the Egyptians, though on different types of paper.
During the Renaissance, greeting cards gained popularity for specific holidays and events. Victorian times increased the use of the greeting card for Valentine's Day, Christmas, birthdays, and more.
While our more digital era may turn away from the flowery language of greeting cards, a surprising 80 percent of adults still purchase them. [source: National Day Calendar]
HOW TO OBSERVE SEND A CARD TO A FRIEND DAY
[source: National Day Calendar]
Send a card to your friends! You can buy cards at a store, or you can make them yourself. Whichever way you choose, set aside a few minutes to write a short note or a long note in a card and send one to make a friend’s day! Use #SendACardToAFriendDay to post on social media.
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*** In case you may not know, AARP Rewards has an assortment of E-greeting Cards, which are redeemable for 500 Points. You can find them here: https://www.aarp.org/rewards/redeem/#sort-by=default&type=filter_greetings
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You've got a friend. Don't you know you've got a friend. Yeah, yeah, yeah...you've got a friend.
Now, go mail that card! (*･ω･)✎ ✉︎
Hey, Friend - I made a card just for you! ⤵️
Hooray! 🎉
