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The holiday season is fast approaching, and it is time to begin our 2010 Christmas Project!

We are collecting Christmas Greetings for Órla. We'd like to send Órla actual Christmas cards, as many as we can get...a great big box of them would be fantastic! We collected 42 cards last year, so that's the number to beat!

*Feel free to send as many as you wish, each appropriate card we receive will be forwarded to her.

*Keep the cards reasonably sized...no poster sized cards, please.

*Please time things so your cards are in our hands by December 6, 2010.

*If you live outside of the United States and wish to participate, email Kelli (address in profile) and we can work something out.

Special Note: Historically, we give her a Christmas gift.  Órla has a special request. She asks that in lieu of gifts her fans instead make a donation to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research. You may send a donation along with your card ( check or money order, payable to ALSA, drawn on U.S. funds, SEALED IN A SEPARATE ENVELOPE). If you prefer to donate via credit card, please follow this link: https://www.alsa-midwest.org/involve/donate/donation.aspx (https://www.alsa-midwest.org/involve/donate/donation.aspx)

The address to send your cards to is here:  http://www.orlasgarden.com/projects.html (http://www.orlasgarden.com/projects.html)

We have already received our first card for Orlagh!!!!!

Keep them coming - I have a large P.O.Box ! LOL



Zee

What?  ??? Someone beat me for first card?  :o

I'm mortified!  :(

Just kidding... Congratulations to the early bird.  :D

For all you procrastinators out there, just a friendly reminder about the Christmas project.

My P.O.Box is feeling lonely........ It wants to see more than bills! LOL


Zee

Just over a week left  ;)

Sorry I was late but I did mail you a card.  If you can give it a day or two to get there.  Thanks.

No problem,Becky!



Zee

Thank you.  It's in the mail. 

Kelli has put the cards in the mail and they are winging their way to Orlagh!! ;D ;D ;D

Thanks to everyone who participated this year!


Zee

So how many did cards did you end up receiving?

I believe we wound up with around 44 or 45 - beating last year's total! Thanks, everyone!


Zee

Órla has and continues to shower us with so much beautiful music...

My only wish is that Órla receives loads of encouragement from this brief shower of Christmas cards from but one platoon within her vast army of loyal fans.

Thank you Kelli and Zee for maintaining this special form of hand written communication to Órla.  :D

For those of you who have asked, Orlagh DID receive her Christmas cards from you and said that she was enjoying reading all the lovely messages inside.

Thanks again to everyone who participated. Orlagh truly appreciates your support of her solo career and your wishes for the Holidays!



Zee

We collected a record 45 cards this year! I am elated to report that you all donated $280 in Órla's honor to fight ALS! Thank you!

Click here for a lovely message from Órla:  http://www.orlasgarden.com/projects.html (http://www.orlasgarden.com/projects.html)

Thank you!
Kelli & Zee

What a wonderful message from Órlagh!

Thank you Kelli and Zee for all your hard work on the project!

Awwww, thank you,Mikey!

I think I speak for Kelli when I say that we LOVE doing these projects for Orlagh!


Zee

We are fortunate to have Cagney and Lacy, ooops! I mean Kelli and Zee organizing these very special projects in The Garden. :) Again I thank you two ladies for all you do for us fans and Órla.

Órla's message is very kind and her honesty shines brightly through, as it always does. It's comforting to know the Christmas cards and well wishes provided her encouragement, not just for the moment but beyond. Ditto for all those that have come out for her concerts and "in stores'.

That Órla would find the time to write a lenghty message is not lost on me. My hope is she realizes that should she not have time to do so we would love her none-the-less.

Thank you,David.

I can so picture Orlagh leafing through her cards from time to time when she needs a little lift. There's no doubt that she is loved by many and she returns that love in so many ways.

Zee