I want to sign my child up. What do I do now?
Thank you for your interest in participating in the Zippy Zebras program.
How it works is your child is assigned to one or more card senders, or Zebra Buddies. When your child receives the mail, you post in the private group that the mail was received. Pictures of your child with the mail are desired when possible. We recommend watermarking all photos. The mail is sent once a month. Most of the senders send cards, coloring pages, stickers, temporary tattoos, or other items according to the child’s age and restrictions. Some of the senders send small packages or gifts. We do not participate in sponsored drives for gifts for holidays, funding of any kind, or share wishlists, gofundme’s, or other fund raisers. This group is for cards only.
There is a form to fill out that asks for basic information about your child, diagnosis, mailing address and what they like. This information is never shared with anyone other than the person that is assigned to be their Zebra Buddy.
When you sign up for the program,you are required to send a friend request to my personal page, Cindy Gibson, with the same Zebra pic. Once I receive the information and your friend request, I will process the records, add you to the group for parents and senders, and assign senders to your child(ren).
Thank you for your interest in participating in the Zippy Zebras program.
How it works is your child is assigned to one or more card senders, or Zebra Buddies. When your child receives the mail, you post in the private group that the mail was received. Pictures of your child with the mail are desired when possible. We recommend watermarking all photos. The mail is sent once a month. Most of the senders send cards, coloring pages, stickers, temporary tattoos, or other items according to the child’s age and restrictions. Some of the senders send small packages or gifts. We do not participate in sponsored drives for gifts for holidays, funding of any kind, or share wishlists, gofundme’s, or other fund raisers. This group is for cards only.
There is a form to fill out that asks for basic information about your child, diagnosis, mailing address and what they like. This information is never shared with anyone other than the person that is assigned to be their Zebra Buddy.
When you sign up for the program,you are required to send a friend request to my personal page, Cindy Gibson, with the same Zebra pic. Once I receive the information and your friend request, I will process the records, add you to the group for parents and senders, and assign senders to your child(ren).
Why do you need my child's diagnosis?
We are a group for special needs or chronically ill children and teens. To be sure the integrity and purpose of the program is protected, we ask for this information to verify eligibility to participate.
We are a group for special needs or chronically ill children and teens. To be sure the integrity and purpose of the program is protected, we ask for this information to verify eligibility to participate.
Why do I have to send a friend request?
Facebook requires a person to be "friends" for that person to be added to a secret group. ANY secret group on Facebook has this requirement. By keeping the group secret is how the information is protected, and also makes sure that no one gets in without being a participating member. No information is ever posted publicly. Pictures or your child's story will not be shared without permission. The friend request is for the purposes of the group. You will be required to post in the group when your child receives mail. If we do not have a friend request, then parents are unable to post the thank-yous in the group. Without the thank-you's being posted, there is no way for the sender to know for sure that your child received the mail and that it was not stolen, especially if packages or gift cards have been sent.
Facebook requires a person to be "friends" for that person to be added to a secret group. ANY secret group on Facebook has this requirement. By keeping the group secret is how the information is protected, and also makes sure that no one gets in without being a participating member. No information is ever posted publicly. Pictures or your child's story will not be shared without permission. The friend request is for the purposes of the group. You will be required to post in the group when your child receives mail. If we do not have a friend request, then parents are unable to post the thank-yous in the group. Without the thank-you's being posted, there is no way for the sender to know for sure that your child received the mail and that it was not stolen, especially if packages or gift cards have been sent.