Get Your E-card Ready to Send Before the Date

Are you pretty forgetful with sending cards on the dates of important occasions? Are you the one who often sends "Happy Belated Birthday" greetings? If so, there is a way to remedy that situation!

If you become a member on an electronic greeting card site, and pay a small membership fee to join, you can have a wonderful resource at your fingertips. You can post-date electronic greeting cards, even the free electronic greeting cards, to be sent on a specified date in the future. This means, if you are a member of a site, you can log in to your member's page and send an e-card to that special someone. The site will ask you the date you want to send the card, you select the date you want the card sent and the rest is done for you. Combine this cool tool with the feature that reminds you of important dates, and you are sure to never forget a birthday, an anniversary,or any other important date in the future!

E-Greetings From Santa

It's a long standing tradition for children to write letters to Santa before Christmas. In this day and age, with modern technology and the Internet, many parents are opting to allow their children to send their Santa letters through e-mail.

There are many websites on the internet that are completely dedicated to receiving letters for Santa and sending letters from Santa to children. This is a great way to help teach your child about Christmas, the Internet, e-mail and letter writing. Beyond that, your child gets a special surprise treat when they receive their letter back from Santa.

Most of these Santa letter websites cost a small fee, but many parents find it is well worth the money to see the look of happiness and awe in their child's face.

The websites listed below are just a sampling of the different variety of Santa letter websites you can find on the internet. Some of the sites features below are free!

• http://www.emailsanta.com/
• http://www.northpole.com/Mailroom/mailform.html
• http://www.santas.net/email.htm
• http://www.claus.com/postoffice/tosanta.php
• http://santavideoemail.com/

Birthday Greetings From The White House

Is someone you know celebrating a special milestone birthday in the coming year? Is there a special anniversary or a new baby coming soon? You can surprise them with a special greeting card from the White House!

You must be a U.S. citizen in order to receive a greeting card from the White House. Be sure you include the following information when making your request:

• Name of honoree(s)
• Address of honoree(s)
• Form of address (ex. Mr., Mrs., etc.)
• Date of the special occasion you are requesting the greeting card for. Be sure to include the month, day and year.
• Your own name and daytime phone number.

A baby's birth greeting is sent within a year of the child's birth. Be sure to make the request after the baby is born!

Birthday greeting cards from the White House are sent to people celebrating their 80th or greater birthday. Make this request at least six weeks in advance to ensure timely arrival.

Wedding cards will be sent after the couple is married, so be sure to request this card after the actual event.

Anniversary greeting cards from the White House are sent to couples who are celebrating their 50th or greater wedding anniversary. Be sure to make requests for these greetings six weeks in advance of the anniversary.

You can make a request for a greeting card from the White House here:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/index.html

Or you can send the request and information to:

The White House
Attn: Greetings Office
Washington, D.C. 20502-0039