Locals 4 Good

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Locals 4 Good

What is Locals 4 Good?

Locals 4 Good is a Quietly Working Foundation fundraising program that creates direct mail postcards connecting local businesses with affluent households in their communities. All proceeds support QWF’s charitable mission… and the program provides essential real-world training for Missing Pixel students learning graphic design, prepress, print production, and client relations.

Every postcard that goes out does two things at once… it helps a local business reach their neighbors, and it helps a young person build career skills that actually matter. That’s the heart of L4G.

To learn more about Quietly Working Foundation and all of our programs, visit quietlyworking.org.

12 Monthly Colors - Soft Pastel Palette

The Complete Year in Colors

MonthColor NameHex CodeRepresents
JanuaryFrost Blue#E6F0F8❄️ Crisp winter mornings and fresh snow
FebruaryValentine Rose#FFCDD2💝 Romance, love, and Valentine’s Day
MarchShamrock Mint#C8E6C9🍀 St. Patrick’s Day and early spring growth
AprilDaffodil Cream#FFF9C4🌼 Easter blooms and spring sunshine
MayLilac Bloom#E1BEE7🌸 Mother’s Day flowers and full spring blossoms
JuneBridal Blush#FFE0F0👰 Wedding season and roses in bloom
JulyPatriot Blue#BBDEFB🇺🇸 Fourth of July and summer skies
AugustSunflower Gold#FFECB3🌻 Peak summer heat and golden fields
SeptemberHarvest Taupe#D7CCC8🍂 Back to school and early autumn
OctoberPumpkin Spice#FFCC80🎃 Halloween, fall foliage, and autumn warmth
NovemberSage Harvest#A5A58D🦃 Thanksgiving herbs and late fall
DecemberChristmas Pine#D4E6D4🎄 Holiday evergreens and winter peace

Seasonal Groupings

❄️ Winter (Dec-Feb)

  • December: Christmas Pine #D4E6D4
  • January: Frost Blue #E6F0F8
  • February: Valentine Rose #FFCDD2

🌸 Spring (Mar-May)

  • March: Shamrock Mint #C8E6C9
  • April: Daffodil Cream #FFF9C4
  • May: Lilac Bloom #E1BEE7

☀️ Summer (Jun-Aug)

  • June: Bridal Blush #FFE0F0
  • July: Patriot Blue #BBDEFB
  • August: Sunflower Gold #FFECB3

🍂 Fall (Sep-Nov)

  • September: Harvest Taupe #D7CCC8
  • October: Pumpkin Spice #FFCC80
  • November: Sage Harvest #A5A58D

Quick Reference

JAN #E6F0F8  FEB #FFCDD2  MAR #C8E6C9  APR #FFF9C4
MAY #E1BEE7  JUN #FFE0F0  JUL #BBDEFB  AUG #FFECB3
SEP #D7CCC8  OCT #FFCC80  NOV #A5A58D  DEC #D4E6D4
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12 Monthly Colors - Soft Pastel Palette

    <!-- Strip View -->
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        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #E6F0F8;">
            <span class="color-code">January - Frost Blue - #E6F0F8</span>
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        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #FFCDD2;">
            <span class="color-code">February - Valentine Rose - #FFCDD2</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #C8E6C9;">
            <span class="color-code">March - Shamrock Mint - #C8E6C9</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #FFF9C4;">
            <span class="color-code">April - Daffodil Cream - #FFF9C4</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #E1BEE7;">
            <span class="color-code">May - Lilac Bloom - #E1BEE7</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #FFE0F0;">
            <span class="color-code">June - Bridal Blush - #FFE0F0</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #BBDEFB;">
            <span class="color-code">July - Patriot Blue - #BBDEFB</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #FFECB3;">
            <span class="color-code">August - Sunflower Gold - #FFECB3</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #D7CCC8;">
            <span class="color-code">September - Harvest Taupe - #D7CCC8</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #FFCC80;">
            <span class="color-code">October - Pumpkin Spice - #FFCC80</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #A5A58D;">
            <span class="color-code">November - Sage Harvest - #A5A58D</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-strip" style="background-color: #D4E6D4;">
            <span class="color-code">December - Christmas Pine - #D4E6D4</span>
        </div>
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        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #E6F0F8;">
            <span class="swatch-code">JAN #E6F0F8</span>
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        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #FFCDD2;">
            <span class="swatch-code">FEB #FFCDD2</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #C8E6C9;">
            <span class="swatch-code">MAR #C8E6C9</span>
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        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #FFF9C4;">
            <span class="swatch-code">APR #FFF9C4</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #E1BEE7;">
            <span class="swatch-code">MAY #E1BEE7</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #FFE0F0;">
            <span class="swatch-code">JUN #FFE0F0</span>
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        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #BBDEFB;">
            <span class="swatch-code">JUL #BBDEFB</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #FFECB3;">
            <span class="swatch-code">AUG #FFECB3</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #D7CCC8;">
            <span class="swatch-code">SEP #D7CCC8</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #FFCC80;">
            <span class="swatch-code">OCT #FFCC80</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #A5A58D;">
            <span class="swatch-code">NOV #A5A58D</span>
        </div>
        <div class="color-swatch" style="background-color: #D4E6D4;">
            <span class="swatch-code">DEC #D4E6D4</span>
        </div>
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Color Story

Each color tells the story of its month, flowing naturally through the seasons while maintaining a soft, gentle aesthetic. From winter’s frosty blues to spring’s fresh greens, summer’s warm golds, and autumn’s rich harvests - this palette captures the essence of the entire year in 12 distinctive, beautiful colors.

Design Note: All colors are specifically crafted to be distinguishable from each other while maintaining the same light, airy pastel quality. Each represents the unique character, holidays, and natural phenomena that make each month special.

See The Whole Ecosystem

One postcard. One program. One piece of a bigger family. QWF builds an interconnected family of apps. Quietly Spotting is the hub. Around it orbit Quietly Writing, Quietly Quoting, Quietly Networking, Quietly Knocking, Quietly Tracking, and more. See the live ecosystem map for what’s shipped, what’s building, and how it all connects.

L4G is one fundraising program inside a larger mission. The values driving it, the framework guiding it, the tools behind it… each piece connects. Start anywhere. Follow the threads.