It feels like 2021 has just been the never-ending continuation of the previous year, and I think we could all use a reason to smile and lift our spirits before the new year comes, right? So we’re pleased to announce the upcoming 9th edition of our yearly partnership with Deutsche Post, where postcards count for a good cause! Without further ado:
If you’re in Germany, you still have a few days to stock up on postcards and stamps, so that you can start writing postcards on December 1st! If the postcards you send throughout December are registered before the end of February 2022, you will be contributing to this cause and entering a draw to win some cool prizes! Seven lucky postcrossers (residents in Germany only) will be randomly selected to receive one of these:
- One voucher for the Marke Individuell Online Shop worth 100€.
- Three vouchers for the Marke Individuell Online Shop worth 50€ each.
- Three footballs, with Deutsche Post branding.
So by sending postcards from Germany in December, you’re not only helping a good cause, but can also win some custom stamps or maybe a football. Hurray! The more postcards you send, the more chances you have to win one of the prizes, and every postcard counts.
And although only postcards sent from Germany count, there’s always a recipient in every postcard exchange — so each time a card from Germany arrives to its destination, the recipient will be indirectly contributing to this donation too. Don’t forget to register your postcards promptly, so that more can be sent!
As usual, Paulo will run his random number generator in March next year, and we’ll reveal the total amount of postcards sent (and money raised to Stiftung Lesen) here in the blog. Last year, an amazing total of 11,729.40€ was raised for this good cause, which was brilliant (and a record)!
Stiftung Lesen is a German non-profit organization, working to increase literacy in the population, especially among children and adolescents. Their activities include reading clubs, media literacy projects and initiatives to promote the learning of German language by refugee families in the country.
We hope you’re as excited as we are for the 9th edition of the Cards for Literacy campaign, and may this be a brilliant month of helping others with our postcards!
P.S. – As always, we respect your personal information and will not share it with any company without your explicit permission. The full details of this campaign can be read here (German only).
62 comments so far
Currently „only“ seven slots and it’s all travelling cards as I‘m new to Postcrossing.
Would love to send 10 more if possible.
You can even reduce the amount again when December is over *lol*.
As I was new to postcrossing last year I could send only 14 cards.
This year it will definitely be more than that!
The countdown is running .....
(It's a shame sending to Germany doesn't count, as I have sent many recently)
No need to stock cards or stamps - all is prepared and ready for the start!
Thanks to all postcrossers of other countries which are as eager to contribute as the Germans, as I read above - that is really great!
We will all be winners though this 😀
Please cross your fingers, that this years ever recipient will register the postcard asps. In the last years, I had unfortunately the one or other that didn’t do it, because she/he was away on holidays, business trips or simply forgot to register the postcard.
I didn´t know, that this initative is coming otherwise I would have kept some slots free. But now I hope that my travelling postcards will arrive and registered soon so that I can send as many as possible in december.
I've saved some Slots for December and I'm glad that I will be able to send even more cards than last year.
Unfortunately one from last year is still travelling.
But that happens.
I am more than ready!
Now I "fear" that Deutsche Post will think so as well, and keep us waiting for the stamp until end of 2022...
But what counts most - have fun sending and receiving postcards no matter what. Take care, stay healthy...
... I checked again, "the Stamp" will be out beginning of October 2020. finally :)
Sadly all 11 cards are travelling right now but fingers and toes are crossed for me being able to make some donations happen in December 🤞
https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Downloads/Broschueren_Bestellservice/sonderpostwertzeichen-jahresprogramm-2022.html
Write, Germans, write!!!
I so wish the Italian or the French posts launched a similar initiative...
69,899 on the way
Total 146,765
it is a new record!
😘
I myself registered 5 cards received from Germany in December. However, 2 were received simultaneously on the afternoon of 31-Dec; and the Postcrossing clock ticked over to “1-Jan” between my registering the first and the second. So I owe you guys €0.10 😁
I did my best and sent a total of 24 postcards. 15 have already arrived. I would have liked to have more slots, but more than 12 of my cards were not allowed to be on the road at the same time.
* 4 cards I couldn't send because users are afraid of registration
13 have aready arrived.
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