For the third year the Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are sponsoring the Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign, collecting holiday cards for U.S. service members, veterans and their families at home and around the world. Cards must be postmarked by Dec. 7 with messages to be sent to Holiday Mail for Heroes, P.O. Box 5458, Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456.
Cards postmarked after Dec. 7 will be returned to the sender. Every card will be screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes and then reviewed by Red Cross volunteers working around the country.
Do ensure that all cards are signed; do address to “Dear Service Member, Family or Veteran”; do send holiday-neutral cards rather than religious-themed cards; do limit the number of cards to 15 from any one person or 50 from any one school class, business or group. When mailing a large quantity, bundle the cards and place them in large mailing envelopes. Each card does not need its own envelope, as envelopes will be removed from all cards before distribution.
Do not send letters; only cards are being accepted. Do not address cards to specific individuals as they cannot be delivered through this program; do not include e-mail or home addresses on the cards; do not include cards with excessive amounts of glitter, because cards may be received by wounded service members and veterans in hospitals — large quantities of glitter could aggravate existing health problems; do not include inserts of any kind, including photographs, as these items will be removed during the reviewing process.
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