Create a Card for a Senior

DOROT's greeting card project helps bring joy and celebration to some of our frailest and most isolated seniors. Each month, DOROT mails over 200 birthday cards to seniors. Every card is designed and created by you, our volunteers. Often, this card is the only recognition a senior receives on his or her birthday.

Here's how you can make a card for a senior:
 
1.
Make Your
Card

Making a card is easy and fun! Whether you're looking for something to do on a rainy day, or planning an activity for your synagogue youth group, all you need is a bit of paper, a few pens, and a little imagination. Be sure to use colored paper for the outside, but white for the inside to make it easier to read.
 
Tips:
  • Size: 9" X 12" construction paper or card stock folded in half. The card can be held horizontally or vertically.
  • Write in large block (print) letters. As people get older, many have a hard time reading small print.
More tips
2.
Mail Your Card
to DOROT

After you finish your cards, our office volunteers will address and mail them to seniors.

Mail your cards and a Volunteer Return Form to:

DOROT
Attn: Card Making Project
171 West 85th Street
New York, NY 10024
3.
Share Your Card
Online

We've made it easy to submit and share your cards online. Once you've submitted your card, we'll review and post it on our Web site. You'll receive an email telling you your card has been posted.

Share Yours

Looking for some inspiration? Take a look at some of the cards other volunteers have submitted.

View Cards