‘I Wish I’d Had This’: How Megan Evans Turned a Tragic Crash Into a Global Wave of Kindness
After surviving a devastating crash, Megan Evans finds healing through handwritten card kindness
Key Takeaways
- Megan Evans launched a global movement after surviving a traumatic brain injury.
- Over 12,000 "card warriors" now send handwritten joy to 37 different countries.
- Simple, tangible acts of love help ensure that no one ever has to feel truly alone.
After surviving an accident, Megan Evans longed to bring comfort to others. Her idea soon turned into a worldwide movement of handwritten joy! Here, she shares her story with Woman’s World.
Megan Evans sat at home in Wickliffe, Ohio, writing cards for children at the local Ronald McDonald House.
A year earlier, Megan had survived a car crash that left her with a traumatic brain injury. Months of physical therapy followed — she had to relearn how to walk and talk.
While on the road to recovery, Megan was stamping envelopes one day when she thought, I wish I’d received more cards like this when I was at my worst.
The thought kept tugging at Megan’s heart until finally she decided to act.
“There are many campaigns to send cards to sick kids and seniors,” she posted on Facebook. “But what about the rest of us who need a few words of comfort? A reminder that someone is thinking of them?”
With that post, Megan launched a Facebook group she dubbed Random Acts of Cardness, where she invited users to share names of friends and relatives who might appreciate a kind card. The response was overwhelming.
“My cousin has a sick child—she could use some love,” wrote one member.
“My neighbor is about to celebrate her 50th anniversary,” wrote another.
“I love sending cards, only I rarely get the chance — at least not until now,” wrote a third happy new group member.
Megan soon found herself on the receiving end of a surprise “carding” from a friend, Rene, with the simple inscription, I’m thinking of you.
Megan’s group grew with members nominating people to receive cards and others ready to send them.
“I love sending and receiving cards,” smiles postal worker D’Anne Olson, who joined Random Acts of Cardness after learning about the group from a woman whose post box kept filling with greeting cards. “I’ve made carding friends around the world. We’re one big family.”
Sandy Hainlen has also sent thousands of cards to friends and strangers. After signing each card, Sandy uses a special hole punch to notch a heart shape into the paper.
“I keep the bits in a jar to remind me how many smiles I’ve put in the mail,” she says.
Today, Megan leads an army of more than 12,000 card warriors sending Random Acts of Cardness to all 50 states and 37 countries in the world. Megan herself mails over 100 cards every month.
“We’re bringing something tangible into people’s lives — something touched by human hands and sent with love. It helps us know we aren’t alone.”
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