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From the Executive Director – October 2020
October 2020 The Non-Virtual Virtue of a Card When virtually everything goes virtual, the tangible becomes more meaningful. When you can’t give loved ones a hug in person. When you can’t shake hands with a colleague. When distance becomes the norm. While distance may...
In the News – October 2020
GCA Members in the News & Industry Updates GCA Looks Westward to Denver for New Executive Director and Management Team: https://www.greetingcard.org/gca-looks-westward-to-denver-for-new-executive-director-management-team/ Thinking of You Week Returns: ...
Member Spotlight – October 2020
Member Spotlight with Kapil Trimal, StoneThis A Card Talk Member InterviewWhat inspired you to get involved in cards? My father has been sending out holiday cards for the past 35 years. It was family tradition, helping him while he signed each card and hand wrote the...
From the President – October 2020
October 2020 Change Brings Challenge, Challenge Brings Change It is a huge understatement to say 2020 has been a year filled with challenges and changes. While my vision for my first year as president of the Greeting Card Association certainly did not include a...
GCA Looks Westward — To Denver — For New Executive Director, Management Team
Fellow GCA Members, It is a huge understatement to say 2020 has been a year filled with challenges and changes. My vision for my term as GCA president certainly did not include a global pandemic that would require cancellation of all live events, but we rose to the...
Letter to the Wall Street Journal Assesses Postal Funding Issue
With increased scrutiny towards the United States Postal Service's finances and operations, this opinion piece and overview via the Wall Street Journal is timely. Additionally, the USPS Office of Inspector General concluded that lowering service standards failed to...
GCA Events – August 2020
September 21 - 27, 2020 Thinking of You Week Sponsored by the non-profit Greeting Card Association, Thinking Of You Week is an international event that encourages people to send a greeting card or letter to friends, family, etc. every day for a week.
Committee Updates – August 2020
Public Affairs by Sarah MoeGCA Chair, Public Affairs Committee USPS Challenges and Unexpected Opportunities When it became evident that the Coronavirus would change our daily lives and business operations, we assumed, along with many in the industry, that it would...
In the News – August 2020
GCA Members in the News & Industry Updates The 2020 LOUIE Awards Go...
Member Spotlight – August 2020
Member Spotlight with Kate Murray, Quick Brown Fox Letterpress A Card Talk Member Interview What inspired you to get involved in cards? I was already working in a letterpress studio that made greeting cards so when I started on my own business, I knew I wanted to...