Holiday mail program for servicemembers under way
The American Red Cross is sponsoring a national "Holiday Mail for Heroes" campaign to receive and distribute holiday cards to servicemembers and veterans both in the United States and abroad.
Holiday Mail for Heroes, which began Tuesday, Veterans Day, is a follow-up to the 2007 effort that resulted in the collection and distribution of more than 600,000 cards to hospitalized servicemembers. This year's program will expand its reach to not only wounded servicemembers but also veterans and their families. The goal is to collect and distribute 1 million pieces of holiday mail.
"As we enter this holiday season-a time to celebrate with family and friends-it's important to remember the thousands of men and women who serve our nation in harm's way and those who are recovering in military and veterans hospitals," said Army Col. Norvell V. Coots, commander, Walter Reed Health Care System. "The Holiday Mail for Heroes program is a wonderful outreach effort and a great way to acknowledge the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform."
Holiday cards should be mailed to:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD. 20791-5456
All cards must be postmarked no later than Dec. 10. Cards should not be mailed or delivered to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
For more information, visit www.wramc.amedd.army.mil or www.redcross.org/holidaymail for Holiday Mail for Heroes program guidelines.
Walter Reed is not accepting mail addressed to "A Recovering American Soldier."
This information is taken from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center website
The article is listed on this page.
Delta News Web has added the additional information below:
If you have received an email with this subject: Recovering American Soldier Christmas Cards, please read the Snopes website to save yourself time.
Click on these two links to send additional gifts: Help our troops call home and
Gift Cards /Certificates for our troops
Thank you to all our soldiers who have served our country this past year, and also in years past. We appreciate each and everyone of you.
Holiday Mail for Heroes, which began Tuesday, Veterans Day, is a follow-up to the 2007 effort that resulted in the collection and distribution of more than 600,000 cards to hospitalized servicemembers. This year's program will expand its reach to not only wounded servicemembers but also veterans and their families. The goal is to collect and distribute 1 million pieces of holiday mail.
"As we enter this holiday season-a time to celebrate with family and friends-it's important to remember the thousands of men and women who serve our nation in harm's way and those who are recovering in military and veterans hospitals," said Army Col. Norvell V. Coots, commander, Walter Reed Health Care System. "The Holiday Mail for Heroes program is a wonderful outreach effort and a great way to acknowledge the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform."
Holiday cards should be mailed to:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD. 20791-5456
All cards must be postmarked no later than Dec. 10. Cards should not be mailed or delivered to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
For more information, visit www.wramc.amedd.army.mil or www.redcross.org/holidaymail for Holiday Mail for Heroes program guidelines.
Walter Reed is not accepting mail addressed to "A Recovering American Soldier."
This information is taken from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center website
The article is listed on this page.
Delta News Web has added the additional information below:
If you have received an email with this subject: Recovering American Soldier Christmas Cards, please read the Snopes website to save yourself time.
Click on these two links to send additional gifts: Help our troops call home and
Gift Cards /Certificates for our troops
Thank you to all our soldiers who have served our country this past year, and also in years past. We appreciate each and everyone of you.
posted by Delta News Web at 11/19/2008 01:12:00 AM
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