Address for cards Pt. 1

The Red Cross has a program set up for the sending of Christmas cards to the troops.

Holiday Mail for Heroes

Holiday Mail for Heroes is a partnership between the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes to deliver one million holiday cards to American service members, veterans and their families in the United States and around the world. Please send cards to this address, following the guidelines listed below:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-545

Please follow these simple guidelines when sending your card to ensure it will quickly reach service members, veterans and their families.

• All cards must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Cards sent after this date will be returned to sender.
• If sending more than one card, please mail all cards together in one large shipping envelope. Cards sent in this manner do not need individual envelopes or postage.
• Please ensure that all cards are signed.
• Please use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member.”
• Please do not include personal information, like email or home addresses.
• Please do not send letters.
• Please do not include inserts of any kind, including photos, glitter, confetti, gift cards or calling cards. Any items inserted into cards will be removed during the reviewing process.
• All cards received may be used in program publicity efforts, including appearing in broadcast, print or online mediums.

Thank A Vet Project

I meant to do this on Veteran's Day but didn't. The main problem with Veteran's Day is that it is only celebrated on one day in November. It should be every day. I am urging everyone to thank every veteran that you see. I am going to make some thank you cards, and I urge everyone to do this, and keep a few in the car so that if you happen to be at Wal Mart and you see a car sitting in the parking lot with some type of veteran tag and/or stickers identifying it as the vehicle of a veteran, just stick a thank you card under the windshield wiper. There is no way that we can completely thank these brave men and women for what they do but maybe these small tokens can let them know that people are thankful for their bravery. Email me with any ideas that you have about other ways to help these brave men and women.