More for our soldiers away from home....

My friend who introduced me to "AdoptAPlatoon", sent me another way to support our troops. Please read on as this is such an awesome opportunity!

Hi Robyn-

There is another organization that supports our troops called Soldiers Angels. What I have decided to do is to, in addition to the packages that I am going to send out to my 4 soldiers through Adopt A Platoon, I have sponsored a holiday package to go out to one of the soldiers through Soldiers Angels. It is only about $20 per holiday package. Maybe some of your other folks that read your blog might want to sponsor a package for a soldier too. Here is the information:

Dear Angel,

This Holiday season, the goal of Soldiers' Angels is to send 180,000 Wrapped in Holiday Spirit Care Packafuges - one for every service member deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. That's 180,000 heroes wrapped in warmth from home when they are going to need it most. When they are, at this special time of year, so far from family and friends, we will provide them with comfort and support from home in the form of a Blanket of Belief, thermal mug, hot cocoa, hot cider, warm socks, candy bar or health food bar, gum and a holiday card with warm wishes from home.

This is a huge project and in order to reach our goal, we are asking all Angels, "Can you be there for a hero this Holiday Season?" There are a variety ways this can be done. You can send a Wrapped in Holiday Spirit care package to a specific soldier, you can send one to "Any Soldier" and--new this year--you can send a care package to a soldier in honor of a friend, family member or loved one.

Don't we all know at least one person who has everything, one who is really hard to shop for? Think of how great it will be to honor them by sending some warmth and support to one of our heroes. Once you have ordered your package(s) just email your store confirmation # to holidays4heroes@gmail.com and we will send you a beautiful certificate you can present to them to celebrate your generous and thoughtful gift in their honor.

Here comes the BEST part: it's all a short visit to the Angel Store and an email away. They are currently on sale for 25% off, making the cost, just $18.75 including shipping & handling. How many people would you like to be able to cross off your shopping list for less than $20.00 without changing out of your P.J.'s? And no using all the gas in the tank, either!

To support a hero this Holiday, visit the Angel Store at www.angelsstore.org. To find the Wrapped in Holiday Spirit package go to the Navigation section (left side) and click on "Care Packages." The Wrapped in Holiday Spirit package can be found in the "Themed Packages" section. Or, just click here.

This is truly a time we need to fly wingtip to wingtip, Angels. So, what do you say? Can you be there for a hero this Holiday Season?

Love,

Patti & the Holiday for Heroes Team