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By: TMP Reports
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Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 1:26 pm
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The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Inc. have teamed up to send holiday cards to members of the military and their families in the United States and around the world.
From Tuesday, November 11 until Wednesday, December 10, the public is invited to send holiday cards with their message of thanks and cheer to a special post office box.
The Red Cross and Pitney Bowes will then screen cards for hazardous materials, sort and package the cards, and deliver them to military bases, veteran's hospitals and military hospitals during the holidays.
Last year, the effort garnered more than 600,000 cards for wounded service men and women. With the expansion of the program the Red Cross and Pitney Bowes hope to collect more than one million cards and holiday greetings.
"Holiday Mail For Heroes" continues the Red Cross tradition of service to the armed forces.
"From the front lines to the home front, for more than 125 years, the American Red Cross has provided care and assistance to service members, their families and Veterans," said Greg King, chief executive officer of the Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross. "This is way for every member of the public to lift the spirits of military members, their families and veterans during this holiday season. It's as easy as signing your name."
The Heart of Tennessee Chapter also provides emergency communication between those in the Armed Forces and their families. The American Red Cross has a worldwide network that reaches service members wherever they are to communicate a birth, illness or death.
In the past year the Heart of Tennessee Chapter provided communications for 314 military families, 191 of which were emergencies.
Holiday cards should be addressed and sent to:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456.
Please be sure to affix adequate postage. Cards must be received no later than Dec. 10. Cards received after this date will be returned to senders. To help speed the sorting process and delivery of cards and notes before the holidays, mailers are encouraged to refrain from sending "care packages," monetary gifts, using glitter or including any other inserts. For a full list of recommended guidelines and best practices, please visit Redcross.org/holidaymail.
Cards are also available to print out from the website, along with messages from Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet Members Dr. Phil McGraw and Nancy O'Dell, co-anchor of Access Hollywood.
The Heart of Tennessee American Red Cross Chapter provides vital emergency assistance to help victims of local disasters in Rutherford, Bedford, Cannon, Franklin, Coffee & Moore counties.
Over the past year the HOT Chapter trained nearly 12,237 people in CPR and First Aid and transmitted 191 emergency messages for military families. More than 16,000 pints of life-saving blood were collected from the community last year. All of these services are made possible by more than 230 dedicated local Red Cross volunteers as well as through generous gifts from the local community. To get more information or to make a financial contribution to the local chapter please call 615-893-4272 or visit www.midtnredcross.org to donate online.
Pitney Bowes is a mailstream technology company that helps organizations manage the flow of information, mail, documents and packages. The company was founded in 1920 and annual revenues now total $6.4 billion. More information is available at www.pb.com.
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