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Kindness is anything that lifts
another person. — PLATO
“HANDWRITTEN notes and cards have
for a long time been common prac-tice
as a vehicle of appreciation
and kindness toward others,” says
Dr. Noell Rowan, professor and associate director at
the University of North Carolina Wilmington School
of Social Work. “As a professional social worker and
gerontologist (the study of aging and older adults) for
many years, I still see the benefit of both writing and
receiving cards and letters of appreciation and encour-agement.”
In a world where email is quick and easy, going to a
store and browsing cards and looking for just the right
image is part of showing that you care.
Janet Munn of the stationery store Occasions…Just
Write says visitors always ask to see cards that feature
Wilmington scenery.
“They want to see Wilmington. The Riverwalk is the
star attraction here; and the name, they want to know
what there is to be afraid of in ‘Cape Fear,’” she says.
Munn says Wilmington scenes are nice to send to
someone who has moved away. Local artists capture
downtown architecture, the Riverwalk, area beaches,
and wildlife in their paintings and many offer note card
reproductions of their original work.
Galleries, farmers markets, gift stores, events at
places like the Brooklyn Arts Center, and online stores
such as Etsy are great places to shop for specialty
cards.
“I find if people are going to go to the trouble of
sending a card, they want something handmade,
something personal, or from an original piece of art,
something that is not mass produced,” Sandra Peruzzi
of Blue Moon gift shops says.
Note cards on top of shelf, left to right:
LAUREN STEGEMAN • Etsy
SUSAN FRANCY • Art in Bloom Gallery
CHRISSY OGDEN MARSH • www.bonairdaydreams.com
Airlie Moon, Occasions…Just Write, Blue Moon Gift Shops
Note cards on first shelf, left to right:
ZAK DUFF • www.zakduff.com
JOHN W. GOLDEN • Golden Gallery
Note cards on bottom shelf, left to right:
GENNA BROOKS • Etsy
RHONDA JONES • Etsy, www.rjonesartist.com
ERIN WHITTLE • www.ewphoto.com
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WBM