Receive a Letter from the White House during your Baby's 1st Year!

One of the fun mementos we sent in for during our girl's 1st year of life was a request to the United State's President for a greeting card to be sent to each of our girls.  It arrived in the mail about 6 weeks later and was addressed to both girls.  Of course we put this note in their baby books!  I had no idea you could receive such a letter for your baby from the President until a friend told me.  Therefore, we wanted to pass this tip along to you.  Check out the directions below from http://www.about.com/.

This is a picture of the letter from the United States President congratulating our girls on their birth. 2010.  (Each girl received their own letter).

How to Order Greetings From the White House

New Babies, Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries and more

http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/greetings.htm

The White House will send greeting cards signed by the President of the United States to commemorate special events, accomplishments or milestones free of charge to U.S. citizens. To request a greeting card from the President, just follow these guidelines from the White House Greetings Office:

SUBMITTING REQUESTS:

Requests can be mailed to:

White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Washington, D.C. 20500

For faster service, requests can also be faxed to 202-456-2461.  (NOTE: WHITE HOUSE GREETINGS OFFICE IS SWAMPED)  The Obama White House is informing citizens requesting greeting cards that it is currently taking "several months" for the request to reach the Greetings Office and be mailed out. While the Greetings Office is unable to guarantee on time arrival of greeting cards, they promise it will arrive eventually.

U.S. CITIZENS ONLY. The White House will send greetings to United States citizens only, for special occasions as outlined below.

ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED. Your request should be received at least six (6) weeks in advance of the event date. (Greetings are generally not sent after the event date, except for wedding congratulations and newborn acknowledgments.)

ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS. Anniversary greetings will be sent to couples who are celebrating a 50th, 60th, 70th or later wedding anniversary.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS. Birthday greetings will be sent only to people turning 80 or older or veterans turning 70 or older.

OTHER GREETINGS. A limited number of special occasions other than birthdays and anniversaries exist for which the Greetings Office will send appropriate recognition to United States citizens. These occasions include important life events such as:

• Wedding (send your request after the event)
• Baby's birth or adoption of a child
• Retirement after at least 30 years on the same job
• Eagle Scout Award
• Girl Scout Gold Award
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah or equivalent religious occasion

REQUIRED INFORMATION. Please include the following in your request:

• name and home address of honoree(s)
• form of address (Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr., Miss, etc.)
• exact date of occasion (month, day, year)
• age (birthdays) or number of years of marriage
• your (the requestor's) name and daytime phone number
• any specific mailing instructions if other than to honoree's address
• Wedding (Include couple's married names and current or new address)