50 States Postcard Exchange - COMPLETE!!!

WHOO-HOO!

WE ARE DONE! FINISHED! COMPLETE! PAU! OWARI! FINITO!

YES! You read that right! We have collected postcards from all 50 states (well, 49 - we didn't ask for one from our home state), Washington D.C. as well as one from Italy! In all we have collected 80 postcards! The last few postcards were tough....but lo and behold friends and even complete strangers came to our rescue. THANK YOU!

Another person would like to thank you as well:

She's normally not so shy....and she doesn't really talk in monotone..... :)

I'm still in a bit of disbelief that we attempted this project and completed it! The whole process took about six months and most of the soliciting of postcards was done online via Blogger, Facebook and my mom's groups. I would encourage anyone who is thinking about doing something similar to GO FOR IT! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

There are so many people to thank! If you sent us a postcard (or two or three) or asked your friends and family to help, we thank you!!!

By the way - if you sent us a postcard (and included your return address) but have yet to receive a postcard from us please let me know. You can leave a comment here or send me an email at SHARKritzler@aol.com . While I tried to stay on top of what was received, sent, uploaded, etc. there were still moments in time were things got a little hectic. We certainly don't want to overlook anyone that helped us with this GINORMOUS project! Oklahoma & South Dakota - we recently received yours and a return one is on the way!

So what's next? Well, Kailani said she now wants to collect one from all the countries of the world! *Sigh* I think we'll put that idea on the back burner for now!

Thanks again! :)

One. More. Postcard.

SOUTH DAKOTA!!!

Looking for a South Dakota postcard to complete our 50 States Postcard Exchange! Anyone?

In my last postcard update I mentioned that we needed four more postcards: Delaware, Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Dakota. Since then we have received all but South Dakota! Thank you so much to those of you that sent them in! We were also lucky to receive additional postcards from Indiana, Oregon, Nebraska and Arizona. If you provided your return address Kailani will be sending you a postcard in return (she is working on them as I write up this post!)

Just one more! Who can help?

Many many thanks again to those of you that have contributed to this project!

Thank you Nebraska.....

....for the super cool postcard! :)

We only need FOUR more postcards to complete our 50 state postcard exchange! Can you help? We still need:

1. Delaware
2. Mississippi
3. Oklahoma
4. South Dakota

Thanks everyone!

Delaware, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma & South Dakota - HELP!

Life got a little busy with all the party planning and sewing but now I'm back to recruit for a few more postcards to complete our 50 States Postcard Exchange!

We still need postcards from:

1) Delaware
2) Mississippi
3) Nebraska*
4) Oklahoma
5) South Dakota

Can you help wrap up our project? If you can please send me an email at SHARKritzler@aol.com and I'll send you our mailing address. Thanks again to all that have already sent one! Much mahalo to you! :)

*Nebraska - I'm almost 100% positive that we received a postcard from Nebraska but I think the little monster might have gotten hold of it before I was able to do anything with it. I am going to attempt to tear the house apart and look for it again!

Postcard Exchange Update!

WOW! We are almost half way there! As of today we have a total of 37 postcards from 24 of the 50 states including Washintgon D.C.! (The numbers don't quite add up because we have received multiple postcards from some states.)

Thank you to all of you that have participated! If you have sent any postcards in the last two weeks please forgive me as we have gotten a little bit behind in responding. (Minnesota and Alaska - yours are on their way! Thanks for your patience!)

Right now we are still seeking postcards from:

1. Arizona
2. Arkansas
3. Colorado
4. Connecticut
5. Delaware
6. Indiana
7. Iowa
8. Kentucky
9. Maine
10. Maryland
11. Massachussetts
12. Michigan
13. Mississippi
14. Montana
15. Nebraska
16. Nevada
17. New Mexico
18. New York
19. North Carolina
20. North Dakota
21. Ohio
22. Oklahoma
23. Oregon
24. South Carolina
25. South Dakota
26. Utah

Can you help us out? Or know of someone in one of these states that can? Please send them our way! :)

For your viewing pleasure I have created a Photobucket slideshow of the postcards we have received. It is also on my sidebar. Can you find yours in there?

50 States Postcard Exchange

Anyone interested in doing a postcard exchange? Our goal is to receive a postcard from each of the 50 states. International is okay too! This would be a great opportunity for Kailani to learn about the different states and where they are located.

I'd like to keep it simple. Just send us a postcard with one fact about your state and we will do the same in return. It could be your state's nickname, state tree or anything of interest about the state you are located in. That's it!

I have listed on my side bar a list of all 50 states. If your state is missing then someone from your state has already signed up. I will post when we have received a postcard from each state!

Leave me a comment and what state you are from if you're interested! You can also send me an email at SHARKritzler@aol.com with your mailing address.

Should be fun! I did this with my 7th grade class and the kids loved it!

Can't wait to get started! Thanks!