Supporting our Men and Women in Uniform
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click on the hyperlink for more information AnySoldier.Com has volunteer airmen, soldiers, marines and sailors in Iraq and Afghanistan who will accept packages addressed to them and will then distribute the needed items to the troops in their area. Each participant has listed the items they need - most are toiletries, current reading materials, clothing items, etc. But most importantly, letters of support are very much appreciated. Appreciate our troops mugs Use this link if you are a commander and wish to sign up for your group. Use this link if you are an individual. Armed Forces relief trust. With the continued war on terror and a prolonged engagement in Iraq, many of the men and women serving our country are facing personal and financial hardships. Family budgets are strained and those who remain at home face a mounting workload. With the generous support of the National Association of Broadcasters, the four Military Aid Societies — Air Force Aid Society, Army Emergency Relief, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, and Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society — have come together to address these escalating needs by creating The Armed Forces Relief Trust — a single, non-profit fund to better collect and disburse donations in support of the troops and their families in need. Visit the website for more information. Books For Soldiers is a soldier support site that ships books, DVDs and supplies to deployed soliders and soldiers in VA hospitals, via a large volunteer network. If you have old, but usuable paperback books sitting around, collecting dust, why not send them to a solider for a big morale boost? Many of our volunteers have received email and letters from the soldiers they have adopted. Help us out, help the troops out, mail them your books. Blue Star Moms - Airline discounts and low airfare guarantees Blue Star Mothers of Piedmont and Lakeland Areas in South Carolina supports our troops with helping with deployment ceremonies, helped plan homecoming for returning soldiers from war, we are there if it is 1 soldier or if it is 2000 soldiers, we send care packages, we offer support to family and friends of soldiers. We also attend the funeral of fallen soldiers to show our support to the families who's Blue Star saddenly turned to a Gold Star. We are all volunteers working to support our soldiers. No one gets paid. It is all non profit. The pictures attached are of a couple of events that we have participated in. Our Adj.General Spears here in SC and several of our other Generals are very much aware of our work for the military as well as our VFW's, Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce, County Councils, Representatives, Gov. and many more organizations. Click on the thumbnails below to see the pictures up close.
Camp Doha The soldiers and families mid east resource. A not-for-profit website that serves to inform service members who are deploying to the Middle East, as well as their families, supporters, and the general community. Our website includes a lot of useful information, which is split into different section. The soldiers section, for example, includes information and downloads about deploying to Iraq and Kuwait, what to expect from deployment, and even a way to email a question about deploying to "Sarge". The website also provides a tribute page for those who were killed in the service, lots of links, helpful information, message forums, and an interactive group. We also strive to provide supporters with a way to let deployed troops know they care through email, mail, and care packages. Free Software. The U.S. Army has a contract with both Norton/Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro, which allows soldiers to download and install Norton/Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro Antivirus, Firewalls, and other system security software that they sell to corporations. These are the full corporate versions of their software. This software is available to soldiers completely free, provided they have access to their Army Web account. All a soldier has to do, is log on to the web, go to their AKO (Army Knowledge Online; http://www.us.army.mil/ ) account, log in, and click on Antivirus Services (on the left of the Army Website Portal for AKO). This then takes them to the links where they can download the appropriate software that they want. Free Special Greetings & Gifts for Childen of Deployed Military Service Members Gifts from the Homefront - Send a $10 or $20 personalized gift certificate that military men and women can use just like cash to buy personal comfort items specific to their own needs like toiletries, food, CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and much more. You can choose to have the gift certificate mailed directly to a specific service member or donate to any service member or unit. AAFES has over 56 post exchange stores near the battle front and throughout southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Hero Miles - free air travel for Emergency Leave, and for the family members of injured soldiers to travel to Medical facility. Home of the Brave. This project honors American servicemen and women who have given their lives for our country by making reproduction U. S. Sanitary Commission quilts to present to the families of those soldiers who gave their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. Just as the women of the Civil War honored the brave soldiers who fought for the Union cause, quilters from all around the country are making quilts based on the U. S. Sanitary Commission quilts as an expression of their deepest appreciation of the service and sacrifice made by the United States' brave service personnel in Operation Enduring Freedom: Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. These quilts will be given to the families of the deceased soldiers. For more information, or if you want to participate in this program, contact: Don Beld, Project Coordinator, at donbeld@pacbell.net or Marilyn Maddalena Withrow, Sacramento Area Coordinator, at marilynquilts@earthlink.net. Click here printable information in a Word document. If you do not have Word, you can use the Word Viewer here. We are making quilt blocks for the KIA Memorial Quilts. Each of the 800+ service men and women that have been killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operations Enduring Freedom will have a quilt block done in their honor. Once completed, these quilts will go on tour across the US. Help our Troops Call Home - Help deployed troops call home for the holidays from one of AAFES 60 call centers in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. A phone call home can bring peace of mind to deployed men and women. AAFES makes it easy for any American to help families ease the burden of phone bills from Iraq, Afghanistan or any other overseas forward-deployed location by offering the lowest per-minute calling rates with more talk time than any other international calling card. Donate a telephone calling card to troops today to help them stay connected from the front lines to the homefront. Keystone Soldiers An interactive site to aid in the communication between deployed soldiers and their families as well as for the public to show their support for our troops. It is very easy to say we support our troops, it is another thing to show you support them. Operation AC is the nation's leader in delivering air conditioners, heaters, boots, shaving kits, socks & gloves into the hands of deployed troops. Operation homelink. Free refurbished computers for spouses or parents of deployed soldier in ranks E1 – E5. Operation Kid Comfort was organized through the Fort Bragg YMCA in October 2003. The organization provides quilts to children under age 5 when their parent is deployed. They have plans to expand the program to include other military installations and older children. Operation ShoeBox - shoeboxes full of goodies for servicemembers Operation Top Knot supports military families who are expecting a new baby during a deployment. We send baby shower gifts of quilts, knitted blankets, clothing, bottles, diapers etc. I have several talented quilters on my team, but the number of babies expected is far greater than the # of volunteers. Please contact us if you can help! Quilts of Valor for our wounded soldiers. Visit the website for more information.
Quilts for Injured Soldiers Quilts for Soldiers makes quilts for wounded soldiers/marines. This project unites quilt-toppers with long-armers on a one-to-one basis to make "Quilts of Valor". My role is one of a traffic cop. Once the top is quilted, it is bound, labeled and sent to a chaplain at one of the Army medical centers where they then distribute them. Occasionally, we send a QOV directly to a wounded soldier who has been discharged from the hospital. These QOV's are lap sized (minimum size 50x60) and made to be used as such. These QOV's are not heirlooms now, but, I suspect that they WILL be in the future. Please visit the website for more information. QUILTS NEEDED FOR RETURNING WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM IRAQ - Due to the escalation of hostilities, approximately 40 to 48 wounded soldiers are coming back almost daily. A Waldorf MD guild has been trying to proved a quilt for each wounded service member but has not been able to keep up with the demand. If you would like to help, you can make a quilt no smaller than 36" by 36" (wheelchair size) or lap size (for stretchers) and preferably red, white and blue in any design. Completed quilts should be sent to: Barbara Green, Station Manager American Red Cross, 3rd floor Walter Reed Army Medical Ctr 6900 Georgia Av, NW Washington, DC 20307
The
TechSpun®
"Operation AC Package" enables our military personnel to have the
best and most sophisticated sock and glove/liners available. Normally retailing for $48.90, this package includes two pair of Coolmax® liners, one
pair of the "All-Weather" wool boot socks and one pair of the wool/Coolmax®
lined glove/liners and shipping for a donation of $25. The USO The USO also runs a program for deployed troops to call home. "Operation Phone Home," uses donations to buy international phone cards in bulk for distribution to deployed troops. A general donation to the USO supports, in part, USO centers worldwide that offer free Internet and e-mail, as well as a place to just hang out during down time. The newest center is set to open in Afghanistan shortly. Treat the Troops - homebaked cookies! Tribute to the Troops. Tribute to the Troops is an organization of quilters making quilts for our deployed military. The project was founded by Lori Shelton of Mesquite, Texas. When her brother-in-law was deployed to Baghdad, Lori sent some small star blocks made with muslin to him for his buddies to sign for a quilt. The response from the soldiers was very positive and her brother-in-law jokingly asked her to send 1,000 quilts for the other soldiers. Lori took on the challenge and designed a mini quilt. The mini quilts are shipped to our deployed military in Afghanistan and Iraq. The soldiers use them as autograph quilts for their service buddies to sign as a keepsake of their service together. Since the beginning of this year, project: Tribute to the Troops has also made lap quilts that are going to several hospitals in the States and abroad that are caring for our wounded soldiers. Many of the supplies for these quilts have been donated by individuals as well as manufacturers. Our greatest need at this point is to have quilters to put the quilts together. If your guild or sewing organization is interested in helping, please contact Lori Shelton
Here is a list of items much appreciated
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