DaySpring Cards, Inc
DaySpring Cards is among the largest publishers and distributors of Christian greeting cards in the world. The purpose and vision of the company is to make Christ known. DaySpring products are sold in Christian retailers, card and gift stores and other outlets in the United States and nearly 60 foreign countries. DaySpring offers more than 6,000 products each year. In 1971, Dean Kens, Don Leetch, Russ Flint and Roy Lessin founded DaySpring in Covina, Calif. Nearly eight years later, DaySpring moved to Siloam Springs in northwest Arkansas. In 1987, the company formed a partnership with David C. Cook Publishing Company and became a wholly-owned division of Cook Communications Ministries. In 1999, DaySpring was acquired by Hallmark Cards. The company employs more than 450 people and is based in Siloam Spring, Ark.