Dear Everyone ~

What a boosterful start to my summer! I am thrilled to announce that I am officially “overgoal” on my campaign to donate $500 to MoveOn’s advocacy campaign to #SaveThePostOffice. I will continue to donate $12 per Booster sold through July Fourth, in honor of Will (my marvelous mail carrier) and the United States Postal Service. Here is my official accounting of my immediate donation.

I’ve always enjoyed assembling my Bundles of Stationery Joy, and now they have been given new meaning… and a boost! I’m in awe, and deeply grateful, for everyone’s enthusiasm and contributions to help me not simply reach my donation goal, but to surpass it so swiftly.

Daily mail delivery has long been very near & dear to my heart. Most days hold the possibility, the anticipation, of receiving one or more bits of tangible connection from someone somewhere. And, especially during the shelter season, the idea that I can send a postcard or an envelope to deliver delight, and perhaps surprise, and even a moment of uplift … makes mail even more meaningful to me.

Before leaving the studio on Friday, I prepared the Bountiful Booster Buffet, so that I can start assembling outgoing Boosters tomorrow morning.

Immeasurably boosted, Bari