About
LifeDay Greeting Cards, Inc.
Celebrate Survival
The idea of LifeDay rose out of near death illness experiences. After surviving one major occasion, the founder, in celebration of birthday later that year, simply said in an online post, “Happy Life Day to Me,” as she recounted her experiences. Her daughter said, “Mom, I think you’ve got something there.” We collaborated, sought a designer, and obtained the U.S. Trademark.
LifeDay celebrates a successful operation, transplant, recovery, new beginning, and recovery, as well as a baby, birthday, and new beginning.
The fall leaf symbolizes life before the breakthrough; the green leaf symbolizes survival – the day of new life!
LifeDay Co-Founder & Co-Creator - Dr. Carolyn Bailey Lewis
Dr. Lewis enjoyed a distinguished 38-year award-winning career in Public Broadcasting. She is Director and General Manager Emerita of WOUB Public Media at Ohio University in Athens, a retired Communication professor, and was the first Black woman named to manage a public television station (WNPB/Morgantown, WV) in the continental United States. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Journalism at West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown and a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Ohio University.
LifeDay Co-Founder & Co-Creator - Caryn M. Bailey, Doctoral Student
(Senior Advisor & Strategist)
Ms. Bailey has a long track record as a proven fundraiser in all sectors. She founded The Cornerstone Heritage Group, a boutique, client services management consulting firm, servicing both public and private sectors. The CHG develops strategies to increase companies’ revenue, visibility, relationships, and partnerships. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at WVU and a master’s from WVU in Public Administration.
Both are sought after as organizers, presenters, and motivational speakers. Together, they founded the Dr. Carolyn Foster Bailey Lewis Family Foundation – a 501(c)(3) health, wellness, and educational charitable organization dedicated to emotionally and financially improving the lives of people with unexpected acute and chronic health challenges, and those who live with disabilities (drcarolynfosterbaileylewisff.org).
Mr. Stalnaker’s award-winning professional career began with West Virginia PBS. Currently a Motion Graphics Artist at WVU, he teaches editing, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, and 3D Animation at the George Romero’s Filmmaking Program for the Douglas Educational Center in Monessen, PA., as well as at WVU. He has illustrated children's books and, in 2001, animated and co-produced “The Griffin and the Minor Canon” for WVPBS. The Griffin won the Best of The Best Award for local PBS programming, was shown at the 2002 Los Angeles Short Film Festival, was the winner of a 2002 West Virginia Filmmakers Film Festival Award, and was nominated for a regional Emmy. Stalnaker has collected numerous awards throughout his 36-year career, including a WEBBY. as well as being a guest lecturer, conference speaker, writer, portfolio judge, producer of limited edition prints, and exhibits at gallery shows. An exhibit of his lifelong growth as an artist was displayed at the Monongalia Arts Center, Morgantown, galleries in 2013 and in his hometown of Elkins, WV, at the Randolph County Arts Center. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from WVU.