Holiday Mail for Heroes

I saw an article about this today and knew I just HAD to participate.  This is the 3rd year the American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes has ran this program.  Basically you send Christmas cards to a special PO box and Pitney Bowes screens the cards for hazardous materials   Then they distribute the cards to Red Cross Chapters who sort, review and distribute to servicemen, veterans, and their families.   I think this is an awesome thing to do!  My family and I plan on making Christmas cards Thanksgiving Day.  With so many things to be thankful for it only seems fitting Thanksgiving would be a the perfect day to do this and great way to say thanks to the soldiers and their families.  I'm so excited I can't wait! 

You can click on the link above for more information, but here are a few things from their website:

*ALL CARDS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY DECEMBER 7TH 2009. 
*Each card does not need an envelope--they just get tossed during the review process.

Holiday Mail for Heroes

P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

Please don’t forget to follow these guidelines while preparing your holiday greetings!


Do...
Sign all cards

Entitle cards “Dear Service Member, Family or Veteran”

Limit cards to 15 per person or 50 for school class or business group

Bundle groups of cards in single, large envelopes

Don’t...

Send letters

Include personal information such as home or email addresses

Use glitter – excessive amounts can aggravate health issues of wounded recipients

Include inserts of any kind as they must be removed in the screening process