Pitney Bowes, in conjunction with the Red Cross, is sponsoring, Holiday Mail For Heroes. This program helps you send holiday / Christmas / Hanukkah / Kwanza greeting cards to American service men and women around the world. It’s a great way to show your appreciation for their sacrifice. Let them know you’re thinking of them at a time of year when most of us hunker down in the company of friends and family for food and football while they’re serving in far-flung battle zones.
I only know about this program because I got a forwarded email from a well-intentioned friend encouraging me to send a card to Walter Reed Hospital addressed to “A Recovering American Soldier”. I went to Snopes, the Internet’s best source for vetting urban legends and chain emails, worried that something might not be correct (chain emails being what they are) and sure enough, that is the case. Cards or letters, so-addressed, will never make it anyone at Walter Reed. Unfortunately, the US Postal Service and the military’s own security requirements will not deliver to anonymous addresses such as A Recovering American Soldier.
At the same time, Snopes pointed me to Holiday Mail For Heroes. I encourage you to go to the site and watch their video about the program. Next, pick up a pen and send a card with a message. You know what to write; that their service is appreciated and that you are willing to take the time to tell them. This ain’t hard, people, and it can mean a lot at the other end.
This is a great way to spread a little love for the cost of a postage stamp. Times may be rough for us at home with the mortgage meltdown, job losses and the credit crisis but its nowhere near as rough as it could be for one of them. You have until December 10 to mail your card. Pay it forward.
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