Xmas cards for recovering soldiers

[mrsedge24]

Have some xmas cards left over from years past?  This is a good way to use them and it will brighten someone's day too!  Send cards to:

A Recovering American Soldier

c/o Walter Reed Medical Center

6900 Georgia Ave NW

Washington DC 20307-501

[Misty826]

I wanted to reply to this because I to got an email saying this. I sent it out to my CafeMom friends to which one replied back saying that you couldn't do this. She said that they wouldn't deliver them without them being addressed to someone in particular. I wanted to double check before I replied and that is when I found this...

 

The American Red Cross is pleased to announce that it will sponsor a national "Holiday Mail Call" program in 2008 as it did in 2007! Last year the Red Cross reviewed and distributed over 600,000 cards to our wounded service members at hospitals around the country and overseas. This year we want to expand who is reached with the holiday greeting cards to include not only our wounded warriors, but all service members and their families, as well as veterans. Our goal is to reach 1,000,000 persons this year to show our appreciation for their service and wish them well over the holiday season and with your help we will!

Start Date of the Program: Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2008

Mailing Address:

Red Cross Holiday Mail Call

P.O. Box 5456

Capitol Heights, MD 20791‐5456

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The Guidelines below should be followed to enable a quick reviewing process as well as to ensure that cards are not offensive in any way to anyone who might receive one:Please ensure all cards are signed
2. Please send cards as opposed to long letters which delay a quick review process
3. Please do not include e
‐mail or home addresses on the cards as the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships

 

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Please do not insert photos, money, religious articles (i.e.‐rosary beads, prayer cards, etc), glitter, ‘snow’ or like items in cards as these items will be removed during the reviewing process

 

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Phone cards or gift cards will not be accepted with cards. Those wishing to send calling cards or gift cards/certificates should go to www.aafes.com, scroll down to "AAFES Community Connection" and click on "Help Our Troops Call Home" or "Gift Cards/Certificates for Our Troops" in order to send such items

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No ‘Care Packages’ will be accepted at this address. Those wishing to send care packages should go to www.AmericaSupportsYou.comand click under "Home front Groups" to find out how to send care packages

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Participants are requested not to send more than 25 cards from any one person or 50 cards from any one group.

1. End Date of the Program: All cards must be postmarked no later than

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

[mrsedge24]

Thanks for posting this... I'll be sure to forward it along!

[Misty826]

Oh good! I just think this is such a great thing to do! I was dissapointed when I heard that the first wasnt true.

[mrsedge24]

It's really frustrating to think that there is false info like that out there, b/c I know that the person that sent me the address has already sent like 40 xmas cards to the bogus address!  That is such a waste of her time and $$ in postage.  Oh well, at least we know now, better late than never right?

[Misty826]

That's very messed up that she went through all that for it to not be true! I'm sorry to hear that! It really makes me mad that people have to spread false info about things like this! The kind hearted people like your friend will most likely be discouraged about doing it again or not have the money to send out more cards!