Eco-conscious online community Care2 has taken a different spin on the regular e-cards that you can get through Hallmark or American Greetings. Each time you choose to send an eCard from their selection they donate to save a square foot of rainforest land. With over nine million members for Care2 that is a lot of land saved.
The Care2 goal is to make it easier for people to make the world a greener place with many simple actions such as writing action notices or sending eco eCards. Care2's eCard selection includes over 25,000 free animated and non-animated cards with 224 in the Christmas category.
Care2 has five eCard categories listed for Christmas.
The first and always rotating category are the Featured eCards which consist mainly of new cards with animation and music.
The second category is that of Santa Claus and shows mostly animated and humorous depictions.
The third category is Season's Greetings which offers you various ways to wish someone a joyous holiday season; includes a Chrismukkahkwanzaayulemadan greeting.
The fourth category is International which includes holiday greetings in Spanish, Swedish, German, Italian and French.
The fifth and final category offered is that of Elegant, which includes some animated eCards but stays away from the humour in lieu of a more sincere holiday greeting.
Hanukkah eCards are also offered through Care2. The selection includes twenty four cards that range from the animated humorous to the animated serious.
Care2 also offers a selection of backgrounds for each card as well as an outer graphic stamp of your choosing. When sent, the reciver of your card will be e-mailed a link for the ecard you created. They will then need to click on the eEnvelope to view the eCard.
To get started on choosing your eCards for this years holiday season, visit the Care2 site.