✅ How to Participate (Clear Steps)
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Request your card quantity for your campus/team by emailing
[email protected].
- Write the cards using the Writing Guides below (simple, safe, and encouraging).
- Place completed cards in an envelope.
- Clearly write your elementary school name on the front of the envelope.
- Drop the envelope off at your HOST CAMPUS on March 21.
⚠️ IMPORTANT:
All encouragement cards must be placed in an envelope labeled with your elementary school name and
dropped off at your host campus on March 21.
📌 Writing Guides (Tap a Button)
Use these guides to help students write messages that are uplifting, age-appropriate, and safe to distribute worldwide.
Cards completed by March 19
Safety Reminder: Do not include last names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, or social media handles.
🧡 Parent & Coach Encouragement Card Guide
Purpose: Help your child write a short, kind message to another child their age who may be going through a hard time.
Keep it positive, simple, and hopeful.
Simple Formula
- Start kind: “Hi friend!”
- Encourage: “You matter.”
- Share hope: “You are not alone.”
- Close simply: “From your friend,”
Helpful Prompts
- What would you say to someone having a tough day?
- What words would help you feel brave?
- What kind words would you want to hear?
✅ DO
- Keep it positive and age-appropriate
- Write neatly
- Handwritten if possible
- First name only (optional)
🚫 DO NOT
- Include last names
- Include phone numbers or addresses
- Include email or social media
- Write anything negative
Sample: “Hi friend! You are important and you matter. Keep going—better days are ahead. From your friend, Jay.”
🏀 Coach Huddle Script (2–3 Minutes)
Read this to your team:
“Team, today we’re writing encouragement cards to kids our age around the world who may be having a hard time.
Your words matter. Write something kind, hopeful, and encouraging—something you’d want someone to say to you.
Remember, Ubuntu Matters: I am because we are.”
- Students write 3–5 positive sentences
- Keep it encouraging and age-appropriate
- First name only (optional)
Collection Reminder: Place all completed cards in an envelope labeled with your elementary school name.
Drop off at your host campus on March 21.
✏️ Kid Encouragement Card Guide
Use this checklist to write your card:
✅ Checklist
☐ Start with: “Hi friend!”
☐ Say something kind: “You matter.”
☐ Say something hopeful: “Keep going!”
☐ End with: “From your friend,”
☐ Write neatly
☐ First name only (optional)
🚫 Remember
No last names
No phone numbers
No addresses
No emails or social media
Example: “Hello friend! You are special and important. Don’t give up—you’ve got this! From your friend, Ava.”
Drop-Off: Put your cards in an envelope labeled with your elementary school name.
Drop it off at your host campus on March 21.
✍️ Card Guidelines (Please Read)
To make sure every card is safe and easy to distribute around the world, please follow these guidelines:
✅ Include
- Handwritten note (preferred)
- Positive, age-appropriate words
- Kindness + hope
- First name only (optional)
🚫 Do Not Include
- Last names
- Addresses or phone numbers
- Email addresses or social media
- Anything negative or scary
Drop-Off Instructions: Place completed cards in an envelope labeled with your elementary school name.
Drop off at your host campus on March 21.
❓ Quick FAQ
Who can participate?
All EBL players and cheerleaders. Principals may extend participation to the entire campus.
When are cards due?
Cards should be completed by March 19.
Where do we drop them off?
Drop off at your host campus on March 21 in an envelope labeled with your elementary school name.
How do we get enough cards?
📌 Key Dates & Drop-Off
Cards completed by: March 19
Drop-off date: March 21
Drop-off location: Your Host Campus
Packaging: Place cards in an envelope and write your elementary school name on the front.
🌍 Why This Matters
This project helps our student-athletes live out the EBL Core Values—especially Compassion, Humility, and Respect—
while developing a heart for service both locally and globally.
Ubuntu Matters
“I am because we are.”
🏫 Principals
Principals are welcome to extend this opportunity to their entire campus, allowing more students to participate in serving others through encouragement.
Need card quantities for your campus?
📣 Shareable Announcement
EBL CARES is a league-wide community service initiative. All EBL players and cheerleaders will write encouragement cards
to children their age experiencing extreme poverty and homelessness around the world.
Cards need to be completed by March 19. Drop off at your host campus on March 21 in an envelope labeled with your elementary school name.