Holiday Mail for Heroes to Deliver Greetings to U.S. Military Members and Veterans
November 02 2009 - 9:28AM
Business Wire
In this season of hope and giving, the American Red Cross and
Pitney Bowes Inc. have joined forces again to invite the public to
“send a touch of home” to United States service members and
veterans across the country and abroad through the Holiday Mail for
Heroes campaign.
Now in its third year, the Holiday Mail for Heroes program
provides Americans with the opportunity to extend holiday greetings
and thanks to service members and veterans. Last year the program
received more than 1.4 million cards for military men and women,
their families and veterans.
The public can participate in the campaign by sending holiday
cards with personal messages to a special post office box from
Monday, November 2 through Monday, December 7. The Red Cross and
Pitney Bowes will then screen cards for hazardous materials, sort
and package the cards, and deliver them to military bases and
hospitals, veteran’s hospitals and other locations in the U.S. and
abroad during the holidays. Pitney Bowes is providing all
screening, packaging and shipping at no charge, as well as
providing thousands of volunteer hours around the country. The Red
Cross will utilize volunteers at over 300 participating chapters
nationwide to sort and deliver greetings to military and veteran’s
hospitals and military bases in November and December.
Joining the campaign this year as spokesperson is contemporary
music artist and American Red Cross celebrity cabinet member Amy
Grant.
“I am honored and thrilled to be a part of the Holiday Mail for
Heroes program,” says Grant. “The service that our military men and
women provide this country year-round is invaluable and I feel it
is especially important to give thanks for their sacrifices during
the holiday season.”
Grant will celebrate the campaign’s official launch with the Red
Cross and Pitney Bowes at a Veteran’s Day event in Washington where
she will join military and public guests in signing holiday cards
for the program.
“The United States currently has 1.4 million active duty
members, reservists and guards serving within our borders and
abroad. Additionally more than 24 million veterans have faithfully
served our country in the past,” notes Sherri Brown, Sr. Vice
President of Service to the Armed Forces at the American Red Cross.
“With increased chapter participation this year we hope to reach
many more service members and veterans who may be spending this
holiday season away from home or without loved ones,” says
Brown.
“The men and women who serve our country in uniform deserve our
thanks every single day, and sending just one card is all it takes
to make a difference in the life of one of our nation’s heroes,”
said Jon Love, President of Pitney Bowes Government Solutions. “We
are honored to participate in this important initiative again with
the American Red Cross and look forward to helping the public say
happy holidays and thank you.”
Holiday cards should be addressed and sent to:
Holiday Mail for HeroesP.O. Box 5456Capitol Heights, MD
20791-5456.
Please be sure to affix adequate postage. Cards must be received
no later than December 7. Cards received after this date will be
returned to senders. For reasons of processing and safety,
participants are asked to refrain from sending “care packages,”
monetary gifts, using glitter or including any inserts with the
cards.
Additional ways to become involved with the campaign include
connecting with fellow card senders through Facebook at
www.facebook.com/redcross and Twitter at www.twitter.com/redcross
and the #holidaymail hashtag.
For more information and card requirements, please visit
www.redcross.org/holidaymail.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional
support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the
nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international
humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families.
The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government
agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the
American public to perform its mission. For more information,
please visit RedCross.org or join our blog at
http://blog.RedCross.org.
About Pitney Bowes:
Pitney Bowes is a $6.3 billion global technology leader whose
products, services and solutions deliver value within the
mailstream and beyond. Founded in 1920, our company’s 35,000
employees deliver technology, service and innovation to more than
two million customers worldwide. For more information about Pitney
Bowes, its products, services and solutions, visit www.pb.com.
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