The post below is from this week’s Founder’s Notes. Included is the Pennies for Heroes project that you can step in and get involved with today!
Dear Friends of America’s Troops,
Recently a letter from one of our deployed heroes landed in my email box and grabbed my heart. It came from a commanding officer of a unit conducting convoy security missions in Iraq, one of the most dangerous jobs over there these days. He wrote:
We have been here for several months and the quantity and quality of support we have received from you and you volunteers is truly humbling.
We receive mail each day, and there has yet to be a single day pass that someone in the company does not receive a letter or package from a Soldiers’ Angels volunteer. Most days it is multiple letters and packages. I can assure you, the Soldiers’ Angels charter “May No Soldier Go Unloved” is alive, well, and flourishing…
I became familiar with the Soldiers’ Angels organization during my last deployment when I was wounded and evacuated to Germany. I received countless emails, letters, and visits during my hospitalization which I will remember for the rest of my life. Soldiers’ Angels has been there for my men (and for me) during our darkest hours and in our moments of triumph. You are all Angels in the truest sense.
Thank you for all that you do, have done, and will continue to do in the future, for all of us; you will always have my gratitude, respect, and appreciation.
Sincerely and Respectfully,
Captain O.
This beautiful letter shows how much knowing they are loved and supported means to our heroes, how much the work we do matters. Shipping a care package to a soldier who doesn’t get a lot of support, backpacks for the wounded, vet packs, support on the homefront and so much more… Soldiers’ Angels changes lives.
Please help us continue this work! Afghanistan is heating up, and more units are deploying to help out; conditions are much rougher than Iraq, and daily life is hard. Please help us make sure that these heroes have some pieces of home to show them how much they are loved and appreciated!
Right now, Soldiers’ Angels needs your help to continue this important work! You can click below to donate, go to www.soldiersangels.org and click on the “Donate” button, or send a check to Soldiers’ Angels, 1792 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104.
You can also get young people involved through the wonderful Pennies for Heroes project, which helps with postage and special items for care packages. It’s a great challenge for schools, churches, businesses, and more—Watch as pennies add up to dollars, adding up to support for our heroes! Click here for more info.
Working together, we can do anything! Please join us in making sure no hero goes unloved— because it takes a country to heal a war, and it takes us all pulling together to do great things for our troops.
Wingtip to Wingtip,
Patti Patton-Bader
Soldiers’ Angels Founder and CEO
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