Blog > Month of Letters + Mail Carrier Appreciation Day! (repost)
February is a busy month in the mail calendar, and we can’t wait for it to start! Are you ready?
I love a good mail challenge, and since February is the “Month of Letters”, it is time to dust off all that special stationery and put pen to paper! It’s the perfect opportunity for reconnecting with family and friends, sending a Valentine card to your special someone, saying thank you to the helpful people in your life… or simply surprising strangers across the world with postcards! 😉
The rules of the Month of Letters challenge are simple:
- Mail at least one item through the post every day it runs. Write a postcard, a letter, send a picture or a cutting from a newspaper… anything goes!
- Write back to everyone who writes to you. This can count as one of your mailed items.
That’s it! The challenge started back in 2012, after American writer Mary Robinette Kowal decided it was time for a break from the internet. She spent a month offline, and asked her friends to communicate with her through letters. The results were relaxing and intimate, so she decided to invite others to join, sparking a flurry of correspondence.
Another happy mail-related event coming up is Mail Carrier Appreciation Day, which happens every year on February 4th. This is the day to celebrate our trusty mail carriers, who make it possible for this hobby to exist by delivering all our postcards!
The date falls on a Tuesday this year, so make sure to prepare something nice for your mail carrier and give them a smile, for instance, pour your gratitude into a thank you note that you’ll deliver (or affix to your mailbox) for them to discover on their rounds. I’m sure it’ll be the highlight of their day week!
If you can, take a photo of what you did to celebrate this special day, and share a link to it in the comments! 😊
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Tags: letters, mail-delivery, mail-project, postal-workers
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Let's do it!
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So, I'm going to write some kind of Thanking note 😃👍💚
This post also piques my curiocity. Because in Japanese traditional lunar calendar, JULY is regarded as month of letters, rather than February. July 23rd is known as a day of letter of month of letters.
If you'd like to exchange a card or letter with me for this challenge, please send me a message!
But who ??? Who should I write to? How does it all start?
It is/was Mail Carrier Appreciation Day !!!
I hope you all said a big THANK YOU to your mail carrier.
I put a box of chocolates in my mailbox today with a note saying thank you, Mr Postman, as I wanted to thank him/her for all the steps he/she had to take when he/she delivers my mail.
When I got home after work, I found this slip of paper in my mailbox saying "Vielen lieben Dank :-)" which means "Thank you so much :-)".
Some of you may know this song by Jimmy Durante (and to those who don't know it, take a listen...)
"It's so important to make someone happy" ... "then you will be happy, too",
And to make my postman happy, made me happy, too :-)
I left a note on my mailbox asking the carrier to buzz me when he arrived.
Then I took down a little bag with a nicely written thank-you card; a cardboard box with some baked treats, pats of butter and a biodegradable knife; and a little disposable plate and paper napkins so he could easily and neatly eat it in his mail van if he likes.
Our mail carrier seemed very touched and happy. (From my side, I was glad to confirm he isn't gluten-sensitive!)
I was thrilled to be able to give our Canada Post mailman a treat today, especially as it is pouring with rain and so miserable outside. What a wonderful idea this was. Thank you for promoting it :)
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