Printing has been in our family since February 1901, when Wanfred W. Waterman began a seven year apprenticeship in Type Composing. Since then it has carried on down through the years, and is now in the fourth generation of the family. We have been printing in east Cork for over forty years, with offices in both Carrigtwohill and Midleton. We focus on making the process as simple for you as possible, as we know you’re busy, and on making sure that you get to raise the most money possible for your school. We’re a small and energetic team, which means you’ll get a personal service which you wouldn’t get from a larger company. It also means we are able to be flexible in what we can do for you, so don’t be afraid to ask!
We believe our best salespeople are you, our satisfied customers, which is a testament to our quality print services.
Our experienced team is always on call, ready to answer any queries you may have, simply contact us on 021 4883458 or email info@cards4schools.ie!
Sally plans out what we’re up to. She looks after the lists and spreadsheets and makes sure you get what you’ve asked for.
Jon and Kevin are our creative whizzes. Their job is to make sure that all of the children’s beautiful artwork gets translated into fantastic cards and get them all printed.
Declan and Alfie are the men on the ground. They cut and crease and pack every one of your cards, and get them all get boxed up and sent straight to you.
You can register either using the form on this website, or if you prefer you can just give us a call and we’ll look after everything on the phone for you. Once you’re registered we’ll send out your drawing templates for the kids to draw on, as well as your admin templates to make it all easier for you!
Once you have the drawing templates for the kids, you can get the fun part started! We recommend that the drawings are done in the classroom to help keep things simple, and we can advise you on the right materials to use to get the best results on your cards. Once they’re done, send them in to us….
Soon after that, you’ll receive a digital proof of your card to approve. Once you’ve collected orders from the whole school, send in the details to us and we’ll begin processing your cards.
As soon as we’ve completed your cards, they’ll be sent out to your school ready to be distributed to the kids. Only once you have received your cards will we ask you for payment, so you are able to settle the bill from the monies collected in class.
We know it can be difficult for schools to find money, so we don’t ask for any payment until after you have received your cards. That means that you can pay your bill in full in one payment, using the money you’ve collected in class.
No. We won’t ask you for payment until after you have received your cards, so you can pay using the money you’ve collected.
Yes, the minimum order is 50 packs of cards. To avail of the €7 per pack rate, the minimum order is 50 packs of cards. We can do smaller quantities, in this case please contact us for a quote.
Friday the 4th of October 2024 is the last day for registration. Friday the 8th of November 2024 is the last day for any extra orders.
We can put any message you like inside the card, or even leave it blank if you prefer. The only thing is the whole school must have the same message.
Each pack of 10 cards plus envelopes will cost the school €7, but it's up to you what you sell them for. The majority of schools that we print cards for sell them at €10 to €12 a pack, which means you can raise €3 to €5 per pack of cards sold for the school.
Kind of... we can advise you on what will give the best results, We have a list of do’s and don’ts on each drawing template. Please remember that we will have to scan the picture, so it must be flat to fit on the scanner bed. And please . . . NO NEON OR GLITTER!
Yes. We can and do work with clubs and societies just as well, so if you club needs to raise some money this Christmas, please get in touch!
"Changed supplier to support local this year, Cards4Schools didn’t disappoint.
The staff were helpful & lovely to deal with. Sally quickly picked up on some of our errors which was great. Loved that we could drop off and collect with ease reducing time wasted greatly as we started a little late.
We also wanted to try something different and Sally worked with us on sheets of wrapping paper which looked fab and was a big hit."
Mags Cronin, Chair, Beaumont Boys School
www.cards4schools.ie is a small and energetic team, which means you’ll get a personal service you wouldn’t get from a larger company. It also means we are able to be flexible in what we can do for you, so don’t be afraid to ask!
c /o Carraig Print Litho Press,
Ballinbrittig,
Carrigtwohill,
Co. Cork,
T45 Y750
Tel: 021 4883458
Email: info@cards4schools.ie