cards for soliders

kassykit · 12-16-2009, 02:41 PM

When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to
this address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of
how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much
would get. When you are making out your Christmas card list this year,
please include the following:

A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington , D.C. 20307-5001

If you approve, please pass it on.

Thanks!

Goofy · 12-16-2009, 08:25 PM

I think this is a great idea and wanted to keep it on the front page!

Thanks for this!

Diva · 12-16-2009, 11:08 PM

I sent in about a dozen cards today.....

Great idea!

amiyesiam · 12-16-2009, 11:36 PM

we are going to do this
tomorrow

Gemme · 12-16-2009, 11:48 PM

I've posted the address elsewhere too. I think this is a wonderful program.

kassykit · 12-25-2009, 08:15 AM

thank you all

Diva · 12-25-2009, 12:53 PM

I see no reason for this not to continue on.......

~ Valentine's Day
~ St.Patrick's Day
~ Easter
~ Passover
~ Mother's Day
~ Memorial Day
~ Father's Day
~ July 4th
~ Halloween
~ Veteran's Day
~ Thanksgiving

Oh.....and just "Thinking of You" and for no reason at all except that we hold them in our hearts all year long! They're not in the hospital just for the holidays....... <smile>

Andrew, Jr. · 12-25-2009, 02:49 PM

Good Idea, Diva!

Diva · 12-25-2009, 03:13 PM

Thanks, Andrew......

One more suggestion, please.....
If You keep the address VISIBLE on Your desk (or wherever Your computer is, where You pay bills, where Your writing papers/pens/stamps are, then You are more likely to not forget doing this thing for our soldiers.

Just a thought.....

Gemme · 12-25-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diva

I see no reason for this not to continue on.......

~ Valentine's Day
~ St.Patrick's Day
~ Easter
~ Passover
~ Mother's Day
~ Memorial Day
~ Father's Day
~ July 4th
~ Halloween
~ Veteran's Day
~ Thanksgiving

Oh.....and just "Thinking of You" and for no reason at all except that we hold them in our hearts all year long! They're not in the hospital just for the holidays....... <smile>

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diva

Thanks, Andrew......

One more suggestion, please.....
If You keep the address VISIBLE on Your desk (or wherever Your computer is, where You pay bills, where Your writing papers/pens/stamps are, then You are more likely to not forget doing this thing for our soldiers.

Just a thought.....

So very, very true!

purepisces · 12-28-2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kassykit

When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to
this address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of
how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much
would get. When you are making out your Christmas card list this year,
please include the following:

A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington , D.C. 20307-5001

If you approve, please pass it on.

Thanks!

Thank you for posting this info. I always have tons of extra cards and I can't think of a better use for them. I had so much fun sending a bunch of Christmas cards to the soldiers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diva

I see no reason for this not to continue on.......

~ Valentine's Day
~ St.Patrick's Day
~ Easter
~ Passover
~ Mother's Day
~ Memorial Day
~ Father's Day
~ July 4th
~ Halloween
~ Veteran's Day
~ Thanksgiving

Oh.....and just "Thinking of You" and for no reason at all except that we hold them in our hearts all year long! They're not in the hospital just for the holidays....... <smile>

I was thinking the same thing!

One of my exes was deployed to Iraq twice while we were dating and I became an avid letter writer. I have a special place in my heart for our soldiers and am glad to have a small way to thank them for their sacrifice. I am definitely going to make this a habit!

chai~ · 05-04-2012, 05:01 PM

Does anyone know if this is still an active address?

If so, would it be ok to send cards "just because", and not for any special reason?

Do the cards just get handed to random soldiers, or does one need to have a particular name to send it to?

aishah · 05-04-2012, 05:09 PM

http://adoptaussoldier.org is a great organization through which you can adopt active duty deployed soldiers to write letters and if you want, send packages (and they give recent, updated addresses). i used to volunteer for them.

soldier's angels is another great organization, though they require that you make a commitment of sending packages as well as letters on a regular basis.

anysoldier.org is a great site but it's more for adopting entire groups of soldiers and also tends to emphasize packages (though some soldiers just ask for letters).

unforunately you cannot mail cards to "any soldier," and as far as i know that goes for deployed soldiers as well as soldiers recovering at walter reed. you MUST have a particular name. in the case of sites like anysoldier.org, the package or letter is addressed to the leader of the group of soldiers who will then distribute them to any soldier in the group.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/walterreed.asp

if you're not interested in doing this on a regular basis and just want to do something nice as a one-off thing, cup of joe for a joe is a great program to buy coffee for soldiers and you can include a note/e-card with the coffee. sometimes you get responses back.
http://www.greenbeanscoffee.com/coj/

chai~ · 05-04-2012, 05:13 PM

thank you so much for the info, I appreciate it!

aishah · 05-04-2012, 05:15 PM

no problem! the rules about military mail and soldier adoption can be kind of confusing, and some of the programs are reputable and some not so reputable, so i'm happy to be able to help.

12-16-2009, 02:41 PM	#1
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Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	I see no reason for this not to continue on....... ~ Valentine's Day ~ St.Patrick's Day ~ Easter ~ Passover ~ Mother's Day ~ Memorial Day ~ Father's Day ~ July 4th ~ Halloween ~ Veteran's Day ~ Thanksgiving Oh.....and just "Thinking of You" and for no reason at all except that we hold them in our hearts all year long! They're not in the hospital just for the holidays....... <smile>

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Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	Thanks, Andrew...... One more suggestion, please..... If You keep the address VISIBLE on Your desk (or wherever Your computer is, where You pay bills, where Your writing papers/pens/stamps are, then You are more likely to not forget doing this thing for our soldiers. Just a thought.....

05-04-2012, 05:01 PM	#12
chai~ Member How Do You Identify?: Self possessed Aquarian Preferred Pronoun?: Don't call me baby~ Relationship Status: Deliciously single and loving it. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: lotus land Posts: 1,173 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,937 Thanked 3,383 Times in 864 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Does anyone know if this is still an active address? If so, would it be ok to send cards "just because", and not for any special reason? Do the cards just get handed to random soldiers, or does one need to have a particular name to send it to?

05-04-2012, 05:09 PM	#13
aishah Member How Do You Identify?: queer stone femme shark baby girl Preferred Pronoun?: she, her, little one Relationship Status: dating myself. Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 1,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,823 Thanked 6,442 Times in 1,288 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	http://adoptaussoldier.org is a great organization through which you can adopt active duty deployed soldiers to write letters and if you want, send packages (and they give recent, updated addresses). i used to volunteer for them. soldier's angels is another great organization, though they require that you make a commitment of sending packages as well as letters on a regular basis. anysoldier.org is a great site but it's more for adopting entire groups of soldiers and also tends to emphasize packages (though some soldiers just ask for letters). unforunately you cannot mail cards to "any soldier," and as far as i know that goes for deployed soldiers as well as soldiers recovering at walter reed. you MUST have a particular name. in the case of sites like anysoldier.org, the package or letter is addressed to the leader of the group of soldiers who will then distribute them to any soldier in the group. http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/walterreed.asp if you're not interested in doing this on a regular basis and just want to do something nice as a one-off thing, cup of joe for a joe is a great program to buy coffee for soldiers and you can include a note/e-card with the coffee. sometimes you get responses back. http://www.greenbeanscoffee.com/coj/

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chai~ Member How Do You Identify?: Self possessed Aquarian Preferred Pronoun?: Don't call me baby~ Relationship Status: Deliciously single and loving it. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: lotus land Posts: 1,173 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,937 Thanked 3,383 Times in 864 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	thank you so much for the info, I appreciate it!

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