virginiamama said:
Any ideas? I was thinking about making up little cards to say "Thank you for making our day magical..." or something like that but otherwise I'm stumped. I just wanted something I could keep in my pocket and if some pixie dust comes my way I could give it to a CM or whoever I might happen to see doing something extra special. What have ya'll done? Thanks!!!
I went on line to VistaPrint.com, and ordered "free" business cards (I had to pay for S/H). I chose a design that had three sets of colorful "hand prints" on the right hand border, and then I inserted my own special messages in the lines that would normally be used for a company name, person's name, job title, etc. If you want to try this route, be prepared to spend 30-60 minutes on their site, choosing your design, tweaking your message (and constantly previewing what you have so far). Also, this won't work if you're going soon, because it takes a few weeks to receive the cards (unless you pay extra for express shipping). To give you an idea, here's what I did.
Incorporating the "hand" theme into the idea of "helping hands", the first line of text (which actually spread to two lines) says: "
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LENDING A HELPING HAND!!!" The second message (on three lines) says: "
YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION AND CHEERFUL ATTITUDE GREATLY ENHANCED OUR EXPERIENCE!!! GIVE YOURSELF A BIG HAND!!! (The colors shown here aren't as pretty as the ones on our cards, and I didn't have a choice. They were what automatically went with the hand design.)
Below that I listed each of our names, and our place in the family. (Grandmother; Mother and Daughter; Fiancee/Future Son-In-Law), followed by a line of text: "
REMEMBER THIS DAY WHEN OTHERS TAKE YOU FOR GRANTED. I also included my name, address & email address at the bottom, with the invitation: "Feel free to respond to:"
I purposely didn't make the message especially for Disney or the holiday season, so we could use them at other parks, restaurants, stores, etc. My future son-in-law is confined to a wheelchair with muscular dystrophy, so we often encounter situations where a helping hand is needed.
Our address is going to change in about six months, and within a year my daughter's fiancee will become her husband. I think I may order a set of revised cards when it becomes appropriate - and carry a few in my purse at all times.
By the way, in addition to handing out these cards to CMs at Disney, I also intend to make a note of their names and where we encountered them, and report this information to the powers that be.
