Holiday Mail for Heroes
November 11th, 2009 admin
While today is a Federal holiday, it is business as usual for our service personnel. Frank McDade writes the Roundup to ask readers to send holiday cards with messages of thanks and cheer to service members, veterans and their families. Frank is part of the 2009 “Holiday Mail for Heroes” campaign with the Red Cross. The campaign, which is sponsored in part by Pitney Bowes, runs through Monday, December 7. Take time today to thank the troops, veterans of all wars and their families by sending a holiday card to Holiday Mail for Heroes P.O. Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 For information about what types of cards can
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