I would love to send her a card. Even if we can't get her personal address, perhaps someone would collect the cards and get them to her.
Mary Ellen Hopkins is my favorite quilter. She taught me to enjoy what I am doing and also have some simple projects to do as mindless sewing. I have her books hole punched (local print shop) and together in a large three ring binder.
Our small quilting group just put together three scrappy lap quilts of my 3.5 inch blocks (9 patch, 4 patch, and half square triangles) for donation to our local VA hospital. The fourth quilt went to my DH, retired Navy vet, who appreciates our quilting for charity.