Friday, November 20, 2009

Holiday (Christmas) Mail for Heroes

In this season of hope and giving the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc. have joined forces to invite Americans to “send a touch of home” to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad. In its third year, the Holiday Mail for Heroes program is an opportunity to share joy and thanks with our service members throughout the holiday season by way of a greeting card.

Today over 1.4 million men and women serve in the U.S. armed forces and over 24 million veterans have served in the past. The holiday season is the perfect time to honor and extend a warm holiday greeting to those who’ve served and continue to do so.
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So won't you please send Christmas cards to our military heroes this Christmas.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://plarmywife.blogspot.com/2009/10/knit-one-purl-one-to-keep-soldier-warm.html

Knit a helmet liner for the troops! This site has links to a pattern. You must use wool (it does not melt or ignite easily) in khaki, brown, grey or black. I am going to give this a try !

EC Gefroh said...

Wish I had known about this sooner. I am a slow knitter. But I will get the word out. Thanks!