As many of you know, we have many military men and women serving our country overseas. The holidays are nearing and most of these service people are going to greet the holidays with a mixture of emotions. Some are going to be seperated from their family and friends for the first time in their lives…most of them are serving, our country, in war torn areas. They could be facing danger at any given moment; fear and loneliness are often constant companions in those situations. They are sacrificing alot for you and me. Some of them may never come home. The least we can do is send them cards of thanks, cards of support & prayers, and cards full of holiday greetings.
If you know of military personel overseas that could use a card of support or thanks and have their name, mailing address, and troop information please send it to this lady I am about to tell you about. She will make sure that they receive a card that has been created to let them know how much they are appreciated.
A great lady by the name of Renita Farrall has started a program called make2tell2. The idea behind the program is to encourage organizations, church groups, families, and individuals to make two cards and to tell two people about the card program for our military personel. You can also contact Renita on Twitter…she is known there as: www.twitter.com/RenitaFarrall .
Think about the worst holiday you have ever spent…would a card from someone who cares have brightened your spirits? The different branches of the service have members who are brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, grandparents, sons and daughters who are serving their country and sacrificing alot to do what they are called upon to do. Please, can you spend a little time putting together some cards of appreciation and support? If so send them to :
Make 2 Tell 2
991 Road 325
Harvard, NE 68944
You don’t know what these cards and notes can mean to the one who receives it. Put some heart and soul into it. Show them that they are not out of sight…out of mind!
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Funny you mention this, Rainy! There was a story in Saturday, October 24′s issue of the Omaha NE World Herald about Renita Farrall’s project!
Coincidentally, one of the prisoners at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution told me he will nudge the members of the 7th Step Club at the prison to make even more cards this year than they made last year for this exciting project!
If we all do our part, everyone wins! I am so grateful to Renita and all her supporters for promoting this kind of good will. And I salute YOU, Rainy, for putting it on the front burner so we know what’s cookin’!
Hugs,
Connie Baum
http://motherconniesez.blogspot.com
Thank you Rainy for an excellent blog post and thanks to Connie for alerting me to this and the newspaper article. You two are the greatest, but the people that will response to this post will be the greatest also and a big thank you will come from the soldiers as we will all be able to feel it in our hearts.
Rainy may I add one more thing to your post and that is we also need the names and APO addresses of soldiers along with the number of soldiers in their units or troops so we can send all the soldiers their cards. So send those along with the cards you send.
We want as many as possible to recieve a Christmas Greeting this Christmas.
Many blessings to all,
Renita Farrall