Holiday Mail for Heros

The Red Cross sponsors an effort to give holiday cards to troops....
Here's the pertinent information I copied from the site Holiday Mail For Heroes

I am very excited that my friend, Sunny, passed on this information to me. I am looking forward to creating these as a way to pass on my thanks to our nation's heroes.

                                                         image from High Desert Cruisers Car Club

Send a Card

Each year we collect cards between October and early December and then distribute them at military installations, veterans hospitals, and in other locations.

There are several ways to be part of the Holiday Mail for Heroes program. In addition to sending cards on your own, you may want to start making plans to host card signing parties or card making parties. Here are a few guidelines to help you on your way:

Card Guidelines:

Every card received will be screened for hazardous materials and then reviewed by Red Cross volunteers working around the country.

Please observe the following guidelines to ensure a quick reviewing process:

• Ensure that all cards are signed.
• Use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member.” Cards addressed to specific individuals can not be delivered through this program.
• Only cards are being accepted. Do not send or include letters.
• Do not include email or home addresses on the cards: the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships.
• Do not include inserts of any kind, including photos: these items will be removed during the reviewing process.
• Please refrain from choosing cards with glitter or using loose glitter as it can aggravate health issues of ill and injured warriors.
• If you are mailing a large quantity of cards, please bundle them and place them in large mailing envelopes or flat rate postal shipping boxes. Each card does not need its own envelope, as envelopes will be removed from all cards before distribution.

 All holiday greetings should be addressed and sent to:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

The deadline for having cards to the P.O. Box is December 6th.
Holiday cards received after this date cannot be guaranteed delivery.

 

Howdy

For my first post, I think I will tell you a little about me... who I am and what I do.

First and foremost, I am a mom. My son is grown now, and on his own. I am very proud of him, what type of person he turned out to be. He doesn't need me now like he used to, but he knows.... when he does, I am there!

I make things.... I HAVE to make things :D 

I can't NOT make things. I am very lucky to have a husband, and a lifestyle, that allows me to be able to do that. Although I am experienced in many types of crafts, I mostly enjoy crochet work, making things with scrapbooking paper (and the tools that go with it), and bead work (mostly seed beads).

I also do genealogy... our family's history.

I've recently (last 5 years or so) have ventured into camping in our RV. We haven't been to too many places yet, but I am just happy hanging out at a nice campground, enjoying the people around me, the sites the town has to offer, and watching the sky at night. 

My favorite love of all is my LAPTOP. I don't think I could go a day without using it.

I use it for so many things.... and my favorite among those would be LEARNING. Anything that may strike my fancy at the minute, it's right there on the web. I had to laugh at myself.... it had been a while since I did any beading, and I was making something for someone. I used to TEACH beadwork... heck, I wrote a BOOK on it, lol. But, I forgot how to do something, so I had to look it up... on the web. It is vast, and it is amazing!

One more thing about me that you should probably know is that I don't usually blog :( So, you won't be seeing TOO many posts from me. But I do need someplace to share my wares, and sometimes I might even have a thought or two to share, and maybe I can even share some of my camping experiences :)And maybe I will get better about blogging. And then again.... maybe not :)