Posted on 05/19/2005 10:28:26 PM PDT by AZHua87
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2005 – A California teenager this week reached her goal of collecting 1.4 million thank you letters for America's armed forces -- and is still finding new ways to convey America's thanks to the military for their service.
A high school community-service project and a challenge from her father led 16-year-old Shauna Fleming to start her quest.
Shauna's father, Mike Fleming, had urged her to use her high school project to "do something special for the troops." Two years earlier, the teen's dad had started an annual campaign to send valentines to U.S. forces serving in the global war on terror. Shauna decided to send thank you letters - a million of them.
In May 2004, Shauna launched a campaign called "A Million Thanks" to collect and distribute the letters. By October, less than seven months after she began, Shauna received her millionth letter -- a handmade card from a high school student in St. Charles, Mo. On Nov. 17, Shauna presented a card to President Bush in the Oval Office.
During her trip to Washington, Shauna and her family met with defense officials at the Pentagon and helped launch the department's "America Supports You" program, which showcases efforts like Shauna's. She also shared thank you letters .....
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There are good folks and teens in California.
Thank you for posting this article and thanks for the compliment from all conservative Californians.
Thank you for this ping...
have to put on a sweater for all the chills from this
article.
What an amazing girl ~ so many lives she's touched.
And that Gary Sinese. Isn't he cool?
Its amazing indeed. A lot of hard work she did..if anyone deserves a nobel peace prize, its her. Unfortunately they always end up going to someone like Mandela or (God forbid..) Kofi.
True enough. There are more conservatives in California than any other states and more than in most 5 states combined IMO.
God Bless California, thanks for giving us Ronald Reagan.
Keep up the good work, California Conservatives deserve a lot of respect!
I think the conservative people of California are good folks.
I think the Republican party of California needs to get more functional and competitive. They also need to show more confidence and guts.
What a cool thought.
You should tell her that.
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