A Look Behind The Scenes With Holiday Mail
Tomorrow we are holding our kick-off event for our Holiday Mail for Heroes program in Washington, DC! Special guest Amy Grant will be there to show her support and we’ll be inviting people to sign cards. If you’re in the area and would like to stop by, please do! You can find more detail and the schedule of events in the Pitney Bowes newsroom.
We also wanted to share a video that gives you a peek behind the scenes of our Holiday Mail program. Red Cross volunteers and Pitney Bowes workers will be working hard to sort and deliver the cards that you send in. Every card will be touched by many hands before finally reaching someone on the other end.
It may be difficult to feel the impact of your contribution when you are simply sending cards to a central mailbox, but every card that is received can mean a great deal to its recipient. Taking the time to give thanks to a stranger is one way to start getting into the holiday spirit!
If you also want to contribute more to help out members of our armed forces, please consider giving through our holiday catalog. You can help provide phone cards, deliver important family messages, and even training to cope with stress to a military family.
Let us know if you or someone you know have been personally affected by the Holiday Mail program or any other service to the armed forces that the Red Cross provides. We would love to hear your stories.
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Nothing like walking in the tent and seeing people from all walks of life taking a minute to write a card to a service member. Puts a lump in your throat. Great job by Amy Grant (despite cold fingers) and the whole Red Cross team who pulled off an amazing event and really made Veterans Day meaningful for all of us.
As a long-time Red Cross volunteer, I think this project is one of the best. Last year I was at National Headquarters helping to sort the holiday cards. I opened a card there was a picture of a snowman that had been drawn by a third grader.. The snowman had two ammuninitoin belts across his tummy, with a helment and a rifle.The caption read.” Not only Strong, but Snowman Strong! Merry Christmas, Soldier.”
Just helping for this one day made my holiday more meaningful. America cares for their military and their veterans.
Just read this article. Love to see that you are making sure that people ( from all walks of life) are doing the simple things. It just goes to show that the little things in life still do matter. Well done.