Posted on 12/13/2007 6:42:58 AM PST by Pamela aka Atlas Shrugs
Honoring Heroes at the Holidays to be in New York, Sunday, December 16th
* Honoring Heroes at the Holidays * - Holiday Cards for the Troops! -
Gathering of Eagles is proud to announce the Move America Forward caravan will arrive in New York City on Sunday, December 16th, at 1 pm, culminating their 16 state cross country caravan collecting Holiday Cards for our young men and women serving overseas this Holiday season. If you did not have an opportunity to greet the caravan in your state, take advantage of this opportunity to send cards to the troops!
Let's pull out all the stops and get as many cards as possible written and delivered to them on their arrival here.
Time is short. two days left to get cards written and mailed to arrive in New York so let's get a move on!
****************************************************** Instructions for preparing cards: 1.Write an appropriate supportive holiday message to a soldier on the card. 2. Sign the card (with a return address if you want a thank you from the troops) 3.Do NOT seal the envelope. 4.Hand drawn cards can be folded without an envelope and addressed as below. 5.Address the card as follows depending on the card inside: ·Christmas Card for Our Troops ·Holiday Card for Our Troops ·Hanukkah Card for Our Troops
Place the individual cards into a larger envelope or box and bring to the rally on December 16th or address and mail them by December 14th to:
Honoring Heroes at the Holidays c/o The Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airman’s Club 283 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10016
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There will be a large rally in New York City to welcome the caravan at Zuccotti (Liberty) Park, Liberty Street and Church Street by the World Trade Center site starting at 1 pm on Sunday, December 16th. Please plan to attend with your family and friends to deliver your cards personally! Cards will be available at the park to fill out and mail to the troops!
We will all enjoy the comfort of friends and family this season while our young military men and women will be serving far away from home. Let's take a little time now to show them that we are thinking about them and supporting the fine job they are doing for us around the world!
Is everyone aware that four members of Move America Forward are on their way now to Iraq to visit our troops? The flight just left!
Prayers for their trip!
Shhhhhhh!
What’s the problem?
KSFO Morning Show co-host, Melanie Morgan, along with members of Move America Forward, will be delivering the cards to Camp Victory in Baghdad the week of December 17th.
Some of the cards will go on to American Troops in Afghanistan.
http://www.ksfo.com/Article.asp?id=501064&spid
The tour was a great success! God Bless them and our Troops!
Here’s an update from Dulles Int’l Airport tonight....
http://www.moveamericaforward.com/index.php/DailyFile/
A lot of them were created by groups of schoolchildren.
“Yeah, there was a huge batch of letters addressed to her radio station. A lot of them were created by groups of schoolchildren.”
I stayed after the rally yesterday, and went to the hotel to help them sort and box up the cards for the post office.
Many cards were already sent to Iraq/Afghanistan before they left California. They also mailed more along the way! I could not believe how many we had to pack yesterday! Thousands!
They are a fine group...wonderful and dedicated people, as were the volunteers who stayed to help till evening.
We had so much fun! And yes, we read several cards, many from schoolchildren....heartwarming and so very cute.
I took pictures, as did Mary, their photographer. I’ll post what I have...when I get a chance. I’m going to Florida soon, so I’ll be busy this week. (I’m not good at posting pics...gotta get my daughter to help me.)
Glad the link to my stills got posted.
Whoever did that, THANKS!
Here’s the link again:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/41423273@N00/oq607M
I now have the videos up:
8 short videos from Move America Forward and Gathering of Eagles :
Honoring Our Heroes at Ground Zero-—
http://www.motionbox.com/filings?folder_id=4727941
Great pictures and videos! Thank you for posting them!
No, I couldn’t make it.
Happy New Year.
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