#SimplySendLetters

The instagram portion of this swap is on the honor system. You will be rating your partner based on their letter, not on their instagram post. Read on...

For this swap, you will write a quick letter to your partner. Any length, any kind of paper or notecard. A few sentences does not a letter make, so put a teensy bit of effort into it. I have no affiliation with the company hosting the #simplysendletters contest, but I think it's a lovely idea and supports a great organization. The guidelines for this swap are straight from their website, here is their post about it:

Simply Stamps is a small business based on a legacy that promotes respect, efficiency and enjoying our work. We’re passionate about stamps, but we’re also passionate about life. We know it’s fast-paced, busy and often hard, but we give emphasis to the importance of appreciating the little things. We hope to share that idea with the world through our Simply Send More Letters campaign. If we all take time out of our appointment-filled day to send love to someone in our lives, we’ll spread happiness one letter at a time.

Show someone how much you care and bring back snail mail this Valentine’s Day with us! Enter our Simply Send More Letters Contest.

Not only will the person you love feel good about receiving mail, but if you share a picture of your letter on social media and use our hashtag, you will be entered to win a prize package from Simply Stamps. We are giving away gift certificates to spend on anything you like in our store. Choose from Personalized Gifts, Stationery, Custom Address Stamps and much more.

Help us give to a cause.

The research shows that one in five American children have never received a handwritten letter. Studies also show that handwriting is directly linked to literacy and educational development. For these reasons, in addition for every entry that we receive, we will donate $1.00 to Reach Out and Read*.

How to participate and enter.

January 16 – February 14, 2017

Write and send a letter via snail mail to someone you love. Whether it be your mother, father, grandparent, significant other, etc. is up to you. There is no limit to the number of letters you write.

Before sending, take a photo of your letter, the front of the greeting card, the envelope, or any portion of your letter. Post it to your personal Instagram account (be careful not to include any personal addresses in your photo). Use hashtag #simplysendletters in your post.

Prizes:

First place: $200 to spend on custom gifts, personalized address stamps or stationery on SimplyStamps.com

Second place: Personalized return address stamp of their choice

Third place: Stationery set of their choice Winners will be chosen at random using random.org. Submissions must be entered by February 14th. Winner will be announced February 15th. Must be 18 years old or older to enter. Must be a US Citizen.

Simply Stamps will make a maximum donation of $500 to Reach Out and Read.

Follow @simplystamps on instagram to find out the winner.

*Reach Out and Read is a nonprofit organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together. Fr more information about the program, please visit: http://www.reachoutandread.org

Please feel free to post your other correspondences and swaps on instagram with the #simplysendletters hashtag, the more donations the better! Just be sure to hide all addresses.

I will not be banning anyone from this swap since the idea is to get as many posts for donations as possible. As this swap is under an outside time constraint (posts with the hashtag must be posted by the end of day on February 14th) there will be no angel for this swap. Remember to put the hashtag/swap name and your user name somewhere on your letter so you can receive your 5 rating. Hearts are at the recipients discretion.

Sorry, but as per the company's contest rules, this swap is only open to USA users.