Our Story
In 2009, author and founder of Girls Love Mail, Gina L. Mulligan, was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time Gina was working on an epistolary novel, a novel that is made up of all letters. While undergoing treatment and writing letters for her novel, she started receiving letters and cards filled with well wishes. Gina received over 200 letters, many from people she had never met. “Letters were all around me, and I realized letters are a precious gift with the power to heal,” says Gina. She wanted to give back and started Girls Love Mail as a 501(c)3 in 2011 with the ultimate goal to get a letter to every woman diagnosed – that’s 250,000 each year.
How it Works
Anyone with a desire to help can write a letter. Using the Girls Love Mail’s Letter Writing Guidelines, writers pen letters on any paper or notecards of their choosing. They mail them to Girls Love Mail based in Folsom, CA where each is read for approval, packaged in a special envelope, bundled, and sent to caring staff at cancer centers and programs for distribution to patients.
Our Team
Gina L. Mulligan, Founder & Director
Ms. Mulligan served as a corporate Marketing Director for 15 years. She’s a freelance journalist and author of two novels and the non-fiction Dear Friend; Letters of Encouragement, Humor, and Love for Women with Breast Cancer. In addition, Gina works as a corporate trainer and speaker.
Grant Mulligan, Secretary & Treasurer
Mr. Mulligan is the owner and President of ParcelQuest. ParcelQuest works with government agencies and businesses around the country to provide property data and information. Mr. Mulligan holds a BS degree in electrical engineering and a MBA from San Diego State University.
Nancy Shaw, Director
Ms. Shaw worked in information technology for 25 years. She has a BS in Business Administration from Illinois State University and has been with Girls Love Mail for over 10 years.
Volunteers
Girls Love Mail is 100% volunteer-run and has approximately 18 onsite volunteers who help read, package, and process the letters.