Accidentally Angela

I did a little research prompted by a comment a friend made on Facebook. The Red Cross is sponsoring an annual Christmas Card drive for soldiers. This is their 5th year  this had been done. The cards are distributed to service members, veterans, and their families. The cards need to be postmarked by Friday, December 9th. Read the guidelines below, and then I have the address you send cards below. Help spread some love and cheer this holiday season, it’s as easy as signing an extra card or two and mailing them. Easy Peasy. There are even directions below for mailing lots of cards together.

Card Guidelines

All cards being sent in for 2011 Holiday Mail For Heroes program should be postmarked no later than Friday, December 9, 2011.

Ensure that all cards are signed.

Use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member.” Cards addressed to specific individuals cannot 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 sending holiday cards with glitter. Many of these cards will be delivered to military and veterans medical facilities and the glitter could interfere with a patient’s recovery.

We encourage participants to mail as many cards as they are comfortable sending. If you are mailing a large quantity, please bundle the cards and place them in large mailing envelopes or use a flat rate box from the post office. Each card does not need its own envelope, as cards will be removed from all envelopes before distribution.

Send cards to the address below:

Holiday Mail For Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

Remember, all cards must be postmarked no later than Friday, December 9th. Cards postmarked after this date will unfortunately be returned to the sender. This deadline ensures enough time to sort and distribute cards before the holidays.

After the mailbox closes, the cards we received will be screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes and then reviewed by Red Cross volunteers working around the country.

I’m going to use a bunch of cards that I have accumulated over the last couple of years. When the grandkids come over for Thanksgiving on Sunday I’m gonna have them help me decorate them with stickers and little cheap stampers we bought this weekend. Might get a little messy in here! I hope they have a blast decorating the cards, and probably decorating themselves just a tad. Let me know if you get to participate too. Come on folks, jump to it! Angela

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