Scrapbooking for Charity
Published: February 10, 2005
Much like the quilting bees of yesteryear … Scrapbooking has become a wildly popular hobby that has swept the nation in recent years. Scrapbookers gather in social groups called “crops” and increasingly these crops are being used to raise money for charity. Crop organizers charge admission or sell raffle tickets to raise money for all types of charitable causes.
Sticker Planet, a retailer that sells stickers and papers through its print catalog and website, has turned the idea of charity cropping into a national event. The company has created the Charity Crop Challenge(TM), and is offering prizes to organizers of charity crops that benefit the fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).
Participants who organize charity crops can win a $2,500 Sticker Planet gift certificate and other prizes from the company depending on how much they raise. Sticker Planet co-owner Hilary Kraft explains, “We’re a family-owned company and our father, Bernie Kraft, died from ALS in 2003. We thought this would be a fitting way to honor his memory and to raise money to fight this horrible disease. 100% of the proceeds raised in the Charity Crop Challenge(TM) will benefit ALS charities.”
Sticker Planet expects many supporters to plan crops between now and the April 30th deadline for submitting donations. Company co-owner Richard Kraft says, “When we announced this event, we were overwhelmed at the response from people signing up on our website to organize charity crops in cities from Farmington, Missouri, to Mesa, Arizona and many cities in between. Many people have commented how pleased they are to be able to channel their love of scrapbooking toward a worthy cause.” One Sticker Planet customer, whose mother had ALS, learned about the Charity Crop Challenge(TM) and wrote to the company saying, “Thank you for creating this outlet for my sisters and I to celebrate our mother’s life while helping to spare other families our pain. This Charity Crop Challenge is just what we were looking for.”
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