“Holiday Mail for Heroes” to Deliver Greetings to U.S. Military Members and Veterans
November 11 2010 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
In this season of hope and giving, the American
Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) are teaming up to
invite the public to “send a touch of home” to U.S. service members
and veterans across the country and abroad through the Holiday Mail
for Heroes campaign.
Now in its fourth year, the Holiday Mail for
Heroes program gives Americans the opportunity to extend holiday
greetings and thanks to service members and veterans. Since 2007,
the Red Cross and Pitney Bowes have distributed three million cards
to military men and women, their families and veterans.
The public can also support military members,
veterans and their families this year by making an online donation
at www.redcross.org. Donors can then add a personal message to one
of four holiday cards designed by Amy Grant, Jane Seymour, Miley
Cyrus and Dr. Phil McGraw, members of the American Red Cross
National Celebrity Cabinet. The Red Cross will then send the
printed holiday card on their behalf to a military member, veteran
or family.
For the second year in a row, contemporary
music artist and American Red Cross celebrity cabinet member Amy
Grant is joining the campaign as spokesperson. This year, Vince
Gill also joins Amy as a co-chair for the program.
“I’m so excited to be a part of the Holiday
Mail for Heroes program again,” said Grant. “It’s such a great,
heartwarming way to give thanks to the men and women who serve our
country, especially during the holiday season.”
Grant will celebrate the campaign’s official
launch with the Red Cross and Pitney Bowes at a Veterans Day event
in Washington, where she will join military and public guests in
signing holiday cards for the program.
“This is the perfect time to let service
members and veterans know they are remembered and appreciated,
especially since many will be away from home or without loved ones
during the holidays,” said Sherri Brown, senior vice president of
Service to the Armed Forces at the American Red Cross. “If we can
help brighten their day, then we’ve done our job.”
“Few can truly understand the tremendous
sacrifice that our military personnel and their families make every
single day on the nation’s behalf,” said Vicki O’Meara, executive
vice president and president of Pitney Bowes Management Services.
“Now more than ever, it is important for all Americans to seize the
opportunity to say ‘thank you.’ We are thrilled to join with the
American Red Cross to help make that happen.”
The public can participate in the campaign by
sending holiday cards with personal messages to:
Holiday Mail for HeroesP.O. Box 5456Capitol
Heights, MD 20791-5456
Cards must be received no later than December
10. Please be sure to affix adequate postage. 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.
The Red Cross and Pitney Bowes will 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 more than 200
participating chapters nationwide to sort and deliver greetings to
military and veteran’s hospitals and military bases in November and
December.
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 #HMFH or #holidaymail.
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:
Celebrating its 90th year of innovation, Pitney
Bowes provides software, hardware and services that integrate
physical and digital communications channels. Long known for making
its customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly helping
other companies grow their business. Pitney Bowes is a $5.6 billion
company and employs 33,000 worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every
connection is a new opportunity™. www.pb.com
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