The quilt honored mothers and women from all 50 states, with California
claiming the most patches. We created the Showers of Flowers contest to give people
a meaningful way to share their own words of admiration about 'Mom' and be
able to celebrate her by showering her with a whole year 's worth of beautiful
reminders," said Harry Falber, President, Hallmark Flowers. No
purchase is necessary. Mom must have
eyes in the back of her head, she's faster then the speeding toddler , can leap
tall loads of laundry in a single bound, and surely she has a secret identity
when she leaves the house.

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Online Quilt Contributes to Record-breaking Mother's Day 2005 as
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The patches were viewed over 290,000 times throughout the Mother's Day
holiday. Entries must be
submitted online at http://www. Bouquets are gift packaged with a
full-sized Hallmark greeting card and stylized vase.
In 2004, Hallmark reported consolidated net revenues of $4.VermontTeddyBear .

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AmericanGreetings.2 million paying members.hallmarkflowers. Overnight delivery
of a unique selection of bouquets can be arranged by calling 1-800-Hallmark or
visiting http://www. In fact,
Vermont Teddy Bears are the only bears handmade in America and guaranteed for
life.

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com celebrated
Mother's Day this year with a "A Patchwork of Love" quilt which enabled people
to create online patches telling moms how important they are.com.
"We are very pleased to report an exceptionally active Mother's Day at
AmericanGreetings.

Hallmark's Showers of Flowers Mother's Day Contest Can Help You Show 'Mom' Your Feelings a Dozen Ways

hallmarkflowers. By buying directly from growers around the world, Hallmark
Flowers streamlines the delivery process bringing the world's best flowers to
consumers fresher and faster.

About Hallmark Cards, Inc.
(816) 545-2382
lstein2@hallmark. For more information,
visit http://www. The Supermom Bear is dressed in a superhero outfit with headpiece, cape,
oven mitts, and a Super Mom belt complete with key ring and pockets for "Gum +
Candy," "Wipes + First Aid Kit," and a cell phone.

Sites provide material related to Mother 's Day, including historical background, holiday stories and poems, graphics, and ideas for celebrating .

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m. Winners will be announced online just in time for Mother's Day,
Sunday, May 8, 2005. Complete contest rules are posted on the Web site. Every Hallmark bouquet
is backed by a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. subsidiary is the world's leading producer and distributor
of movies and miniseries made for television; its Binney + Smith subsidiary,
maker of Crayola(R) crayons and markers, is the leading producer of art
materials for children and students. Each Supermom gift comes
with a free personalized Mother's Day card and gourmet caramels, all packaged
in a colorful gift box with an air hole.

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A 106,000-square-foot facility in Southaven,
Miss.hallmark.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050502/NEM015 )
The Vermont Teddy Bear Company (Nasdaq: BEAR) is providing gift givers a
unique way to thank mom for the superhero she truly is with the new Supermom
Bear.

Today, people in different countries honor their mothers on different days.

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The website had over 37 million visits during the week
leading up to Mother's Day, a significant increase in activity from Mother's
Day 2004. "The quilt was something new that we created to provide a
unique approach to celebrate mothers, and it definitely caught on.com has over three million unique visitors per month,
and the American Greetings network of greeting card websites reaches over 14
million unique visitors monthly, with more than 2.
"Hallmark's mission is all about helping people express their most
heartfelt emotions.

hallmarkflowers. Same-day delivery also
is available for customers with an immediate need.

The custom of setting aside a day to honor mothers can be traced all the way back to the days of Ancient Greece .

Sites listed in this category should be suitable for visitors of all ages, but designed primarily for adult visitors.

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About Hallmark Flowers
Hallmark Flowers is a new product offering by Kansas City-based Hallmark
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Hallmark Flowers floral gifts stand out because the majority are lovingly
hand assembled by a team of bouquet builders at the company 's arrangement
center in Southaven, Miss.com.

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The Company will offer extended
hours for ordering on Friday, May 6th with guaranteed overnight delivery in
time for Mother's Day.

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The quilt also included patches from around the
world including England, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Spain, India, China, South
Africa, Singapore and many other countries.com to
submit a 100-words-or-less essay about their moms ..com

Hallmark Press Room: http://pressroom.

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com this year," said Sally Babcock, senior vice president,
AG Interactive. EDT, April
24, 2005. Through licensing leadership and joint
ventures, Hallmark continues to expand its product formats and distribution
avenues.com

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). The reality is that moms really are amazing, so
the gifts they receive on Mother 's Day should be too.com.

Sites may also provide information for parents and teachers, such as suggested family activities and lesson plans.

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The quilt was also featured on
The Quilter Community and the new Quilting Channel websites. The Company has over 100 Bears to choose from and
each one is lovingly handcrafted in the Green Mountains of Vermont.

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The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has Bear Counselors standing by ready to
take orders with a 5-minute phone call to 1-800-829-BEAR or shoppers can visit
online at http://www.

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The quilt was part of a very busy Mother 's Day 2005 for
AmericanGreetings. "We all have
things we've always wanted to tell our mothers - or to those who are like
mothers to us - and this contest invites people to capture those feelings and
emotions in writing so that 'Mom' can keep them for a lifetime. Bouquets are shipped overnight in custom gift
boxes including a beautiful premium vase, a full-sized, personalized Hallmark
greeting card, and a special note suggesting that the recipient "close your
eyes and picture the person who sent you these flowers."
Hallmark Flowers, recently rated best for both value and for delivering
what it promised by a leading consumer magazine, is known for
direct-from-grower flowers that stay fresher longer.

Contacts:

Robin Broder
Fleishman-Hillard
(816 ) 512-2385
broderr@fleishman.

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From a wooden birdhouse, designed exclusively
for Hallmark by Dutch nature artist Marjolein Bastin, to a lovely locket or a
clear vase that doubles as a photo holder, Mom will cherish your gift within a
gift for years to come.4 billion.

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And, each of the winning moms
will receive a fresh, beautiful bouquet of Hallmark Flowers once a month for
the next year.
For more information about these bouquets, visit Hallmark Flowers at
http://www. Also new this Mother's Day is the Solid Gold Mom Bear, Heart of Gold Mom
Bear , the Mother's Day Bouquet Bear and many more.

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We were
impressed with the level of interest in the quilt as well as with the growing
number of people who sent online expressions of love to their mothers ."

Hallmark Flowers invites visitors to http://www., (just seven miles from the Federal Express hub) serves as the central
arrangement and distribution center for Hallmark Flowers.

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Since 1914, the second Sunday of May has been observed as Mother's Day in the U.

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CLEVELAND, AmericanGreetings., Looking for a really special and
thoughtful way to say thanks to "Mom" for a lifetime of love and support?
Searching for just the right way to express your most sincere feelings about
what she means to you? What have you always wanted to tell her? By entering
the Hallmark Flowers Showers of Flowers Mother's Day contest, you can tell
"Mom" just how important she is and enter her to win 12 beautiful floral
bouquets delivered each month for a year.com

Lydia Steinberg
Hallmark Cards, Inc.hallmark.

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or
others who have been "just like a mom" in their lives and tell Hallmark why
they want to "shower her with flowers. The company publishes products in more than 30 languages and
distributes them in more than 100 countries through a multi-national strategy.

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. mothers-in-law ." Hallmark Flowers will select six
winning essays to be featured on the Web site.
The contest began April 4, 2005 , and ends April 24, 2005.
Hallmark Flowers will offer more than a dozen exclusive bouquets for
Mother's Day, many of which contain a special keepsake she can enjoy long
after the blooms have faded. SHELBURNE, Vt.
Every Vermont Teddy Bear is guaranteed for life, so it's a gift mom will
cherish for years to come.

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From
our perspective, it appears that many mothers had a very Happy Mother's Day.

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The touching
expressions of love ultimately honored 7,856 women in a quilt that would
stretch the length of 13 football fields if each patch was six inches square.
Kansas City-based Hallmark is known throughout the world for its greeting
cards, related personal expression products, and television's most honored and
enduring dramatic series, the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

, At some point in their lives, all
kids think that their mom just might really have super powers .

In Victorian England, 'Mothering Day' gave servants a day to go home and spend with their families .

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American Greetings Online Mother's Day Quilt Honors nearly 8 000 Women

Write In to Let Her Know What She Means to You; Enter to Win Her a Year's
Worth of Amazing Floral Bouquets

KANSAS CITY, Mo.com by 11:59 p.com. The company's Hallmark
Entertainment, Inc.