Christmas Cards for Recovering Soldiers
When you do your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to this address. If we everyone sends at least 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:
Update: Here is the correct address:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456
The military will not deliver generically addressed mail due to anti-terrorism and all that. However, You can send mail through the red cross through:
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PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/government/a/cards_soldiers.htm
Also, prayers are always appreciated.
It sounds like a great idea, but unfortunately it won't reach anyone. See here for details: http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/walterreed.asp
ReplyDeleteYou might try the "Holiday Mail for Heroes" program instead: http://www.redcross.org/email/saf/
Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456
Thanks, Paul and Alan!
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Hi Jean! On behalf of my colleagues at Pitney Bowes and the Red Cross, I wanted to thank you for posting information about Holiday Mail for Heroes. With your help, we were able to meet our million letter goal!
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Holiday Mail for Heroes Thank You