The answer: as many birthday cards as her mailbox can handle.
A birthday card campaign is on for Fairborn's Ruby Wells Nicholson.
Her cousin Joberta E. Wells of Yosemite, Ky. posted a call for cards on Facebook.
At least 50 cards were collected for Ruby's 104th birthday a year ago.
"They all came from people on Facebook and family," Joberta said. "You never expect something like Facebook would get such a response."
Ruby was featured on WYSO's StoryCorps in 2010.
Born in Yosemite, on May 27, 1910, the retired teacher survived the Great Flu Epidemic as child.
Credit: Amelia Robinson
Credit: Amelia Robinson
She describes her childhood in church and life perspective on the WYSO show during a touching and funny interview conducted by her daughter Jane Scott.
Credit: Amelia Robinson
Credit: Amelia Robinson
"To my way of thinking, that leaf, and people, and animals all deteriorate and become dust to keep creation a'goin' and I think creation is happening all the time," Ruby said.
Really sweet stuff. So make sure you send her a card.
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