Kelly-00's Blog

I know that I posted this list before but I figured today would be the day to post it again. Especially with so many new bloggers. No matter how you feel about the war, our soldiers are still there and still need our support. Here are ways to help..

Its important that we take the time to remember our soldiers. Those still fighting, those injured, and those who have lost their lives not just on this important day, but every day. A wonderful woman at my job put this terrific list of ways we can help them together. I wanted to pass it on. Hopefully you all will do the same to your friends and families.

Treat any soldier.... A way to send care packages. Whats great about this is they already have the care packages together. You just have to pick which one to send. You can send it to a specific soldier or to any soldier.  They range in price from $11.95 to $139.95

http://www.anysoldier.com/

Soldiers post request for books. You pick a soldier and send a book

http://booksforsoldiers.com/

Donate a Phone Card:

http://www.operationuplink.org/

Donate your frequent flyer miles:
http://www.heromiles.org/

Help to build homes with special adaptations for our severely disabled soldiers.
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServerp>

Donate Groceries:
http://www.commissaries.com/certificheck/index.cfm

There are currently 31 houses in the Fisher House program that help care for casualties and their families. This is a “home away from home” that gives guest families help during times of need.
http://www.fisherhouse.org/

Donate to help veterans faced with inadequate medical and psychiatric care, and for physical and vocational rehabilitation.
http://www.unitedspinal.org/advocacy/veterans-issues/<

/a>http://www.saluteheroes.org/

This is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization, created to provide a meaningful way for individuals, corporations and others to help our severely wounded and disabled Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their families rebuild their lives.

This is a grassroots organization that encourages sending school supplies to Iraqi children. And copies of Seabiscuit in Arabic… (OIC was founded by Gary Sinise)
http://www.operationiraqichildren.org/

Donate to an Emergency Relief Fund. This money goes to help the soldiers and families with paying for food and rent, medical and dental expenses, personal needs when pay is delayed, and funeral expenses.
http://www.afrtrust.org/

This one is AWSOME!!! Its a totally free way to send soldiers some smiles!  You pick a thank you card (designed by kids!) And put a message on it and they send them to the soldiers. I think this is a fantastic way to get kids involved in saying thank you to the soldiers. My kids LOVE it. We sit at the computer every night and they each get to send 2 before they go to bed. Makes them feel good knowing that they are helping.

http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html