Send Service Members Some Holiday Cheer

[cminamyer]

This message was sent out to my husband at work, I just wanted to forward it on to you guys if you want to check it out.

Send Service Members Some Holiday Cheer

If you would like to send a message of holiday cheer to U.S. service men and women
around the world, you might like to participate in a project called "Holiday Mail for
Heroes," sponsored by the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Inc.

From now to Dec. 10, the public is invited to send holiday cards with messages of thanks
and cheer to Holiday Mail for Heroes, P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights, MD, 20791-5456.
The cards will be screened, sorted and delivered to military bases and hospitals, veterans'
hospitals andother locations during the holiday season.

The project, announced yesterday in the District by officials of the Red Cross, Pitney
Bowes, the Marine Corps and Walter Reed Army Medical Center, grew out of a smaller
program last year when Walter Reed ant the Red Cross collaborated to distribute
thousands of cards to wounded troops.  With help from Pitney Bowes, the mailing was
expanded, and more than 600,000 cards were sent to service personnel at other facilities.

This year, the organizations are planning a more ambitious mailing to a variety of bases
and other facilities.

Red Cross officials said the cards must have regular first-class postage when sent to the
Maryland post office box.  They must be receviced by Dec. 10.  They should not contain
gifts, food, money or other inserts, and they should not be decorated with glitter.  They
should not be addressed to individuals.  More details are available at
http:www.redcross.org/holidaymail/

[cminamyer]

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[Kelly87]

My dad told me about this. he is currently in Afghanistan But will be home in March!! (hopefully)