Comments on: Are there guidelines to help protect the privacy of my friend? http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/ Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/#comment-2146 Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:33:54 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=2487#comment-2146 Unfortunately, sending items in the mail can be costly, and there is always the risk of items getting stolen in the mail. Postal services in other countries can have questionable ethics, and items may be stolen before even reaching the project.

Once the item reaches your childís country, it can accrue some very high custom fees. Unfortunately, the project has to take money from the benefit fund to retrieve these packages.

If you would prefer to send something personal, I might suggest a small paper bookmark, stickers or photographs. These items would be small enough to fit in an envelope with a letter. Thank you, and have a blessed day.

Sincerely,
Veronica
Sponsor Services

]]> By: SueAnn Hurlburt http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/#comment-2145 SueAnn Hurlburt Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:49:59 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=2487#comment-2145 If sending a small package, is there a specific size it has to be?
Or a size it can’t be larger that?
Thanks! I am sending it to Guatemala.

]]> By: Rosemary Holzschuh http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/#comment-2144 Rosemary Holzschuh Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:51:36 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=2487#comment-2144 Thank you for the reply. Will follow your advice.

]]> By: Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/#comment-2143 Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:26:13 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=2487#comment-2143 Thank you, Rosemary, for your recent blog comment. We appreciate your care and concern for your friend; however, we have more than 300,000 children in our projects and it would be too difficult to keep track of their measurements. Besides, you know how fast children outgrow their clothes! We do not recommend sending any items, including clothing, in the mail because these items incur extremely high custom fees once it reaches your friendís country. Since the project does not have the means to pay these fees, they are not required to pick up any packages. Also, there is a high amount of theft that occurs when mailing items overseas.

If you are interested in purchasing a clothing item for your friend to wear, I suggest donating to our birthday and Christmas funds. Through the birthday and Christmas funds your friend will always receive a gift on your behalf. These gifts are usually something the child or aging person needs, like clothing or food baskets. By donating to these funds, the project will be able to use the donation to purchase these items in their own country, which will help their local economy to flourish and develop. If you have any questions regarding sending items in the mail, please feel free to contact Sponsor Services at 800.875.6564, and we would be more than happy to help.

Sincerely,
Veronica
Sponsor Services

]]> By: Rosemary Holzschuh http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/#comment-2142 Rosemary Holzschuh Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:41:00 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=2487#comment-2142 I would like to know the size for clothing for a girl in India. Height, weight, waistline etc. How do I get that in #’s not metric?

]]> By: cfca http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/#comment-2141 cfca Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:01:46 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=2487#comment-2141 Thank you for your question. We are very happy that you have decided to nurture the bond of sponsorship through correspondence with your friend; however, due to privacy concerns, we ask that all communication with your friend be made through CFCA.

Letters need to go through our process to make sure the children, youth and aging are writing their required letters each year. This process is also an important part of our privacy policy, which is in place to protect our sponsors and those who are sponsored through CFCA.

Please contact Sponsor Services if you need pre-printed labels to use when writing to your friend.

Have a blessed day,

Claudia
Sponsor Services
(800)875-6564
(913)384-6500

]]> By: daisy http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/#comment-2140 daisy Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:44:46 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=2487#comment-2140 HELLO CFCA,
I JUST WANT TO ASK IF YOU CAN WRITE TO THE CHILD DIRECKLY

]]> By: Gry dla Dzieci http://blog.cfcausa.org/2009/06/11/are-there-guidelines-to-help-protect-the-privacy-of-my-friend/#comment-2139 Gry dla Dzieci Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:59:11 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=2487#comment-2139 That’s just common knowledge though, isn’t it? It’s like – you’re not supposed to post anyone’s full name and address on the internet, no matter what.

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