Frequently Asked Questions about creating Card Kits

Here you will find FAQs about creating Card Kits, for general answers to FAQs about the KidsLink Project, please go here.

Can we use other containers besides pencil pouches?

The preference is pencil pouches.

In previous projects, cardboard pencil boxes were used, but many of them got squashed, and volunteers had to replace them. To keep this from happening, we are asking for this next project to use zippered pencil pouches instead.

These can be any size and shape as long as they hold all your materials.

The criteria for pencil pouches are:
1. must be sturdy and semi-flat for easy mailing
2. must be presentable and aesthetically pleasing (not used and/or dirty)
3. cannot be decorated with things that will fall off
3. should be able to close with buttons, zippers, other closure

What about the postal rate? What if it changes?

The USPS announced February 10, 2009, that the postage rate would change to $0.44 on May 11.
It is not expected that the first class letter postal rate will change in 2010. SO you can...
• send 8 FOREVER stamps or
• send 8 $0.42 stamps and 8 $0.02 stampsor
• send 8 $0.44 stamps

Please also note that military personnel on base or in a war zone who send mail to the US do not have to use postage. So there is no need to send postcard postage in your kit.

Should we include 8 stamps or 10 stamps?

8 stamps are required, but for some groups it may be easier to send simple sheets of 10 stamps. (You usually can't get them 8 on a sheet or 16 on a sheet, but you can get them with 10 and 20).


Here is an example of a Pane of Stamps (20)
Here is an example of a Pane of Stamps (10)
Here is what $.02 stamps look like
Here is what the Forever Stamps look like

(FYI: Forever Stamps are stamps that you can buy now for first class mail and you don't have to worry about the postage increases later. They will work on a first class letter "forever.")