Easy Way to Honor A Veteran this Veteran's Day: Send a Card!

A National Guard Heritage Painting by Keith Rocco, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990. The painting is part of a spread from Purple Heart magazine designed by my friend Jackie Peeler and appears on her portfolio website DesignExcellence.me, coming mid-November. The detail is used with her permission.

Hearty thanks to every veteran who has served or is serving our country!

I just learned that we can thank a World War Two Veteran by sending a card to:

HFCR
4901 Silo Road
Alexandria, VA 22310. 

I'm sure all cards for veterans are welcome but handmade cards would be most appreciated. And cards by kids are always extra special. Be sure to send it so it arrives before November 4th so it can be presented by Veteran's Day. I plan on making some this evening. The card(s) can be fancy or just say "Thank You" - it's totally up to you!

Here are more details from the original source, the Honor Flight Capitol Region's Facebook page: "Write or draw a card to a WWII veteran, and put it in the mail to us. We'll handle the distribution.

We need to receive your card(s) by Nov 4, 2015. Mail them to

HFCR
4901 Silo Road
Alexandria, VA 22310

This is an activity everyone can do -- it's not limited to folks in the DC area!

From our Honor Flight Capital Region trips, we can say the MAIL CALL (when the veterans receive letters and cards from friends and strangers alike) is truly one of the day's highlights.

Questions? Please email Danielle@HonorFlightCR.org. And a big THANK YOU for helping us to spread the word!"

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Thank you for visiting! May God bless America, our veterans and you!

Related posts:
Veteran's Day blessing: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/11/veterans-day-blessing.html
Memorial Day poem: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/05/memorial-day-poem.html
Patriotic cat photos: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/07/patriotic-moose-cat-photos-fourth-of.html

Volunteers: Day 28 of 30 Days of Thanksgiving

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Today I'm particularly thankful for our world's volunteers. Volunteers make a huge difference every day, saving lives, promoting literacy, providing for basic needs, mentoring and serving their communities in countless other ways. There are many critical programs and services that would not exist without volunteers. According to Volunteering In America, "Volunteers are resolute in their commitment to serving their neighbors and communities, with 62.8 million adults volunteering almost 8.1 billion hours in local and national organizations in 2010, service valued at almost $173 billion."

Have you every volunteered anywhere? If so, I thank you. If you haven't, today's a great time to start! Here's an easy volunteer activity. Write a Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or other holiday card to a wounded warrior. Mail it to:

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

May God bless you and multiply the fruits of your selfless labor of love.

Sources:
http://www.dcmilitaryfamlife.com/profiles/blogs/sending-gifts-cards-to-wounded-warriors-and-deployed-military
http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp 

Note: Post updated on 11/29/12 with current address for mailing cards to service members.