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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: blackwolfe on December 09, 2009, 10:43:01 AM
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Got an email today from "The Shooting Wire". One of the topics is about this program from Xerox for sending cards at no cost to you to our service people. Sounds like a great idea and a thank you to Xerox for this program.
http://www.shootingwire.com/
I just sent one to try it, and it is easy to do and send multiple cards. Lets remember or service personnel this Christmas and say thank you to them.
Here is a link to the Let's Say Thanks and program:
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html
Today, a couple of good deeds that deserve recognition. The first, from Xerox, gives each of us the ability to send a holiday greeting card to military personnel stationed overseas. The designs are kids' drawings, and the cost is absolutely zero to you.
My selection for "Let's say THANKS" - kids' art makes the message even more poignant to our troops overseas.
It's called "Let's say THANKS" and it's a website where you can pick from a host of thank you themed cards, add a personal message, and have it sent to someone serving overseas. Xerox is running the program at absolutely no cost, and it's certainly worth doing.
If you think it's not really all that important, here's a response from one of our troops overseas:
"Thank you for sending the postcards to our unit! While soldiers routinely grab all the snacks, toiletries, magazines and books out of care packages, it is the letters, cards and postcards with heartfelt messages that mean the most and truly remind us that the folks back home care and appreciate what we do.
Thank you for showing that support. Have a great week and keep up the good work."
- A member of the Military Police
According to former Xerox chairman Anne M. Mulcahy, it's a program that has sent millions of messages to the troops, and has become one of the "most inspiring and rewarding programs" Xerox employees have ever had.
Take time to go send a message. You'll be glad you did - and so will some unknown soldier, sailor, marine or airman serving overseas this holiday season.
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Its a great idea, and I will be doing it. I wish they'd let you send care packages, but I understand why they don't if you don't know a soldier's name. Still, it would be nice to be able to throw in some baby wipes, M@Ms, frisbees, and a few paper backs, or maybe a lttle something in a lexan bottle unavialable in a muslim country. ;) Just something to let them know we are thinking about them.
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