Re: Re: When you send your Christmas cards

[Guest guest]

Before you do this, you might want to look at this:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/walterreed.asp

and this:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp

Judy

justus88 wrote:

> When you send your Christmas cards, consider this:

>

>

> When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to

> this address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of

> how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so

> much would get. A Great Idea!!!

>

> When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please

> include the following address:

>

> A Recovering American Soldier

> c/o Walter Army Medical Center

> 6900 Georgia Avenue,NW

> Washington , D.C. 20307-5001

>

> Pass this email on to everyone you know!!

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> ===

>

[Guest guest]

Which brings us to another good rule of thumb to follow with email: if the

bottom of the email says " pass this along to everyone you know " then you

probably shouldn't.

Even if the email seems well-intentioned, it is still a chain letter and

therefore spam.

Everyone has done it at least once, so don't feel bad. But now you know.

Bill

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Judy Badner <jbadner@...> wrote:

> Before you do this, you might want to look at this:

>

> http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/walterreed.asp

>

> and this:

>

> http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp

>

> Judy

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

 

 

The snopes is correct, they will throw it out, thanks to the white powder nuts

out there.

 

If you would like to send a Christmas/Holiday card to soldiers currently

overseas, please visit:

 

www.anysoldier.com  then click on where to send.

 

THIS IS LEGITIMATE! I have sent over 30 packages and many cards over the past

four years through this group, I have also gotten many cards, pictures, and

letters back from service members! 

 

The site is free, all you do is click the where to send section, then click

on any of the names (next to the names, N-navy, M-Marines, A-Army, F-Airforce,

C-coast guard), look through what they want or if they're story or pictures

touch you, click at the top request the full address and it will be e-mailed to

you.  You are not obligated to send any packages or even if you get their addy

and you forget, it's okay.  It's totally up to you to send it, no one will check

if you did or not, your e-mail addy is the only thing they ask.

 

It is great because you can click on any of the names and get their perspective

on what's going on over there and some have really great pics on there!

 

I always sent around 20 Christmas cards every Christmas and included a little

note about me and a picture just to give a face behind the name.

 

This organization rocks, I've been firmiliar with it for over 5 years and have

seen it grown!  The men and women really do appreciate it!

 

Any questions, please get back to me.  Also, to make this dwarf related, lol, my

cousin (23) will be serving his second tour of duty in Iraq in January

for 14 months      

 

Get the cards and packages out there ASAP to make it for Christmas 

 

-

From: justus88 <justus88@...>

Subject: Re: When you send your Christmas cards

dwarfism

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 8:44 AM

Judy & Bill: Thanks for the awareness. My intention was sincere....Oops!

Happy holidays!

Cheers!

Michele

[Guest guest]

I cannot BELIEVE this! What has this world come to that we have to even double

and quadruple check these folk who tell us they are helping us send cards to

servicemembers, for Pete's sake.

UGH!!!

Re: When you send your Christmas cards

dwarfism

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 8:44 AM

Judy & Bill: Thanks for the awareness. My intention was sincere....Oops!

Happy holidays!

Cheers!

Michele