Holiday Mail for Heroes Program Information: As they have done in the past, for the 2013 holiday season the Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are sponsoring a Holiday Mail for Heroes program to distribute holiday cards to service members, a program that encompasses not just troops who are recovering in military hospitals but also service members stationed throughout the U.S. and abroad, as well as veterans and their families. Well-wishers who would like to send Christmas (and other seasonal) cards to U.S. service members should address those cards as follows: Holiday Mail for Heroes PO Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 All cards must be postmarked no later than Friday, 6 December 2013 in order to ensure sufficient time for sorting and distribution before the holidays. The Red Cross provides these additional guidelines for sending cards to service members: Ensure that all cards are signed. Use generic salutations such as Dear Service Member. Cards addressed to specific individuals can not be delivered through this program. Only cards are being accepted. Do not send letters. Do not include email or home addresses on the cards, as the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships. Do not include inserts of any kind, including photos, as these items will be removed during the reviewing process. Please refrain from choosing cards with glitter or using loose glitter as it can aggravate health issues of ill and injured warriors. If you are mailing a large quantity of cards, please bundle them and place them in large mailing envelopes or flat rate postal shipping boxes. Each card does not need its own envelope, as envelopes will be removed from all cards before distribution. Also please note that the Holiday Mail for Heroes program is for the delivery of holiday cards only. Those wishing to donate items such as phone cards or military comfort kits should go to the Help Our Troops section of the Red Cross online catalogue.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 05:51:35 +0000
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