A Trip Through Time
Looking Forward
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Children's Christmas Card Project began with one volunteer's inspired idea |
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President and Mrs. Gerald Ford buy and send Christmas cards | |
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Two Hanukkah cards added to the holiday card collection | |
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First holiday
brochure printed Earl Campbell and the Houston Oilers kick off the holiday sales season |
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Barbara Bush
is the featured holiday kick-off celebrity First television Public Service Announcement about the Children's Christmas Card Project produced and distributed, featuring Lady Bird Johnson |
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Children's Christmas
Card Project wreath logo with children's faces developed Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek comes to Houston to launch holiday sales |
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Arthur Andersen
donates five computers and teaches staff how to use them First Interstate Bank inserts holiday card mini-brochure in bank statements |
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Story about Children's Christmas Card Project appears in Good Housekeeping magazine | |
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Randalls grocery stores donate floor space to sell holiday cards | |
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1-800 number offered for customer orders | |
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Children's Christmas Card Project branches out to offer assorted gift items | |
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Hired marketing
consultant for grocery industry Story about Children's Christmas Card Project appears in People magazine |
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First Everyday Greetings Collection unveiled as "Spring Things" | |
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Introduced art from pediatric patients at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center-Orlando and launched retail and direct mail sales in Florida | |
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President Bill Clinton presents Children's Christmas Card Project with Points of Light Award | |
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Children's Christmas
Card Project goes year-round and becomes Children's Art Project Paint palette logo unveiled, created by Herring Design |
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First Valentine
Collection introduced at a party with then Houston Mayor and Mrs.
Bob Lanier Annual volunteer hours exceeded 350,000 Dial America Magazine Sponsor Program initiated Stories about Children's Art Project appear in Parade and McCall's magazines |
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Introduced art
from pediatric patients at M. D. Anderson Cancer Network-Tarrant County First corporate Print Partners agree to underwrite costs of printing holiday card of their choice Story about Children's Art Project appears in Southern Living magazine |
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Record $1 million in proceeds allocated to patient programs |
"The
future of the Children's Art Project sparkles with our young patients'
artistic talent and creative imaginations. We will continue exploring
endless opportunities to showcase the children's art on a year-round basis,
with the goal of supporting them as they overcome the educational, social
and emotional impact of cancer. For the Project, preparing these extraordinary
young people for bright futures is an awesome trust."
– Tyrrell Flawn, director of volunteer services
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