Letter Codes (CW, CR, etc.) Cancel Title is required

I'm new to this so I haven't figured out what some of the codes mean on the stickers that CI puts on the letters.

The 3 welcome letters I received so far (from Daniela, Noris and Shaira) all have "CW" on them. I just got a scan of another letter from Daniela in my account with the code "CR". I'm guessing the R in "CR" stands for required or something like that, but since this is my first non-welcome letter, I don't know for sure. I recently wrote her a letter, which I'm not sure she received yet, because she didn't answer my questions or mention my name or the photos I sent her with my letter. Are there different codes for the letters all children are required to send their sponsors twice a year and the letters they write voluntarily - maybe as a response to a letter they received from their sponsors?

What are all the different codes that are used for the different types of letters? Can someone please explain them? Thanks in advance! :)

CW - Child Welcome (first letter), CR - Child Requirement (one of the 2 yearly letters), CP - Child Participation (a voluntary response to one of your letters)

Those are the only ones I know. I can't remember if there are different letters on the direct package or special needs gift letters.....

Thanks for the explanation! :)

The codes can be confusing...and we have a great section in the FAQ on this site that explains the letters codes and more, check it out when you have a chance.  For now, I can tell you that: 

CW: Welcome letter
CR: Child Participation (required semi-annual letter)
CP:  Child Requirement (response to a sponsor letter)

I know it looks like CR & CP are backwards, but they're not...crazy, I know!  

LOL So I've had them backwards all this time! Thanks for clearing that up!

Thanks, debbies!

That is an extremely strange way of naming them. Let me see if I understand it correctly: The semi-annual required letters are marked "CR", and the voluntary letters are maked "CP". Those abbreviations seem to be correct, but then for some reason the R stands for "participation" and the P stands for "requirement". Could it be that the person who wrote the FAQ simply switched that part around accidentally?

And it should be:

CW: Welcome letter 
CR: Child Requirement (required semi-annual letter) 
CP: Child Participation (response to a sponsor letter) 

... with the middle parts switched?

Oh geez, my head is hurting.

take care of yourself.  I hope you feel better soon

Poor nickystye, please don't start the week with a MSC headache!  

Here's a little more insight:  We've had CR (semi-annual letters) since the beginning of time (or at least the 24 years I've been here, which sometimes seems like the beginning of time - lol). The were named CR because the children/families must agree to write two "Requirement" letters to "Participate" in our program.   

We've only had CW (Welcome letters) for about 5 years and naming them CW was easy, because they are "Welcome" letters.

CP's (response to a sponsor letter) started about 7ish years ago when we began asking the children/families to respond to a sponsor letters once every 90-days. Since CR was already in use, the letters that REQUIRE a response are marked as CP on the label. 

I know it seems confusing, but it all makes sense to us. 

Just a tasty tidbit:  Sponsor letters that don't require a response are marked NR on the label.  

Thanks for the clarification! As long as it makes sense to the CI staff, I'm all good. :P

It's funny how it ended up the way it is. I'll just remember that R stands for the semi-annual letters and that way I think I'll manage to keep them straight.