Why are you asking me to send a Christmas greeting rather than a Christmas card?

When you send a Christmas greeting on myCompassion on the website or through the Compassion UK App, it gets printed in our field office in your sponsored child’s country then sent to their project to be hand-delivered.

Some of our field offices operate in extremely challenging environments and don’t have the technology to print on card. “Greeting” is, therefore, a more accurate description of what the child you sponsor receives. Our new Christmas greetings templates have been specially designed to reflect this – what you see on your screen is exactly what the child you sponsor will receive.

Can I still send a physical card?

If you’d like the child you sponsor to receive a more traditional Christmas card, you can send one to the Compassion offices. We’ll scan and send it digitally so your child receives it promptly, but we’ll also send on the original card. Please do write both your Compassion reference number and the reference for the child you sponsor on the card.

Thank you for your heart for encouraging this Christmas time!