My mom (Clarabel) and I are still\ncollecting stamps. In January we sent off a large envelope full of your\ndonations, and plan to send more in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A group at Indianapolis First Friends collects the stamps and prepares them for sale to collectors. Money raised goes to the Right Sharing of World Resources program. This program works with groups of women in Kenya, India, and Sierra Leone, giving loans to start and run micro-businesses. The women pay back the loans and more groups can benefit. Check out their website to learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\nare the latest guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The stamp\nprogram accepts stamps of all issue dates and countries, both used\nand unused stamps, sheets of stamps, albums or boxed collections of stamps. Foreign stamps (excluding Canada)\nmay be left on the postcard or envelope, especially if the envelope has some\nspecial drawing or indication of the country. There\nare collectors who like to receive a whole envelope or postcard with\na foreign stamp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n USA and Canada stamps: Cut\nthe stamp(s) off the envelope or postcard. Leave the perforations on the\nstamps. Leave 1\/4 inch to 1\/8 inch around the stamp so the whole stamp is\npreserved, including the perforations. When there is more than one stamp, treat\nthe group as a unit.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peelable stamps: Please\nleave these on the envelope paper. If you try to peel them off of the paper,\nthey stick to other stamps, and damage both. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nonprofit and presorted mail\nstamps: All stamps are acceptable, but we want to be financially\neffective. If you already have a group of stamps that includes a lot of\nnonprofit and\/or presorted stamps, just leave them and send them to us.\nHowever, as you are assembling new shipments, we recommend you leave out the\nnonprofit ones and the presorted ones, so you are not paying postage for\nsomething of little value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\nis a box on the library table for your stamps. Keep saving them and we\u2019ll keep\nsending off what we have a few times during the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks\nfor your help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My mom (Clarabel) and I are still collecting stamps. In January we sent off a large envelope full of your donations, and plan to send more in May. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A group at Indianapolis First Friends collects the stamps and … Continue reading