To support our nation’s armed forces by sending blank greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
Guidelines for cards:
No Glitter
A2 size cards
General cards
No store bought
Any hero letters. (A letter to any military member... not specific to one person)
CURRENT TOTAL 6/8/09
145,477 cards have been
sent to our heroes so far!
CARD DEADLINES:
Please postmark your cards by these dates:
Father's Day: was May 8
Independence Day: was June 1
Back to school: Aug 1
Halloween: Sept 20
Thanksgiving: Oct 5
Christmas: Nov 1
All other cards: anytime!
Current request is 25 general cards for soldiers to write home on, 1 any hero card(card TO the soldier) and 1 birthday card.
FROM A HERO:
"Please pass our gratitude to all of your volunteers . . . the cards make us want to reach out to people that we haven’t made contact with in years—simply because the cards force you to want to share a smile. I can’t say enough to express our gratefulness."
—CPT L.C., Iraq, Army
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