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A Great Idea!!!

It's that time of year again, time to start working on Christmas cards...we received our first one on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. So I went Christmas card shopping today and will be slowly addressing our cards.

Our troops give up so much of themselves and ask so little in return. Many come back injured and spend time in the hospital and rehab...lets remember them with a Christmas card. When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:

          A Recovering American Soldier
          c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
          6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
          Washington,D.C. 20307-5001

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Posted by Mary Warren, Las Vegas Real Estate on 11/26/2007 12:30 AM

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20 Comments on A Great Idea!!!

Mary - Thanks for the reminder. I'll be sending out Holiday cards to several soldiers this year.

11/26/2007 12:46 AM

by Roswell Georgia Real Estate Agent - Nancy Rivera (RE/MAX Leading Edge in Roswell Ga)

Mary, Thanks for the prompt. Looks like NEXT Christmas we will be sending cards and care packages to our own soldier. They are scheduled to be deployed next September. This will be his second tour of duty in Iraq. he is supportive of the war efforts and happy to serve. What a guy!

11/26/2007 12:49 AM

by Carol Williams Wenatchee Real Estate (Willinger Real Estate)

Mary, Thanks for posting this. I hope we get a lot of members to read this post. Great idea!

Ginger

11/26/2007 01:25 AM

by Wilmington NC Real Estate Ginger & Roger Sala Keller Williams (Keller Williams Wilmington North Carolina)

Mary that is an excellent idea! I support the troops 200%!!! Merry Christmas!

11/26/2007 06:33 AM

by Charles McDonald / Your Trusted Broker for Charlottesville Real Estate (RE/MAX Assured Properties)

Mary, thanks for the post. We need to keep them in our thoughts and prayers always, and a little extra effort on the holidays is important. Great idea

11/26/2007 09:15 AM

by Peggy K - Illinois Virtual Tour Provider and Real Estate Photographer (Grand Property Virtual Tours)

Mary, that is a great idea! I can't imagine the delight they'd get from getting these.

11/26/2007 09:49 AM

by Palmetto Bay | Redland Real Estate | Maggie Dokic (EWM Realtors)

FANTASTIC. I WILL DO IT.

11/26/2007 09:55 AM

by Trey Thurmond, College Station , Texas Homes (Classic Realty Inc./GMAC Real Estate)

Mary,

There are some great E-cards that can be sent as well. Just an FYI for those who have loved ones or have email addresses of the troops abroad.

11/26/2007 10:08 AM

by Tammy Stone~ "Eco~GREEN" Agent in West Michigan (FlexIt Advantage)

That is an excellent idea Mary. There is a member of my church that just got back from Walter Reed. He said the morale was a little low. Away from home... holiday time... missing family... a card of encouragement could be a good pick me up for them!!

11/26/2007 11:32 AM

by Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Agent, Kimberly Grant (Exit Leon Crawford Realty)

Our troops have given so much for us what a great reminder to give back to them; especially those injured.

11/26/2007 01:13 PM

by Marchel Peterson Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro ABR (Results Realty)

I agree with you on this. It would be such a small thing for us to do which would be a big smile to the face of an American Soldier.

11/26/2007 02:25 PM

by DDR Realty, Orange County, NY

Thank you for the wonderful reminder Mary. I love the idea of giving back to our soldiers. What angels they are in our lives.

11/26/2007 08:44 PM

by Julie Neerings~Lifting Hearts ♥ Building Dreams~Utah REALTOR® (Keller Williams Salt Lake City)

Thanks for sharing this address, Mary! Can you imagine the impact it would have if every Rainer sent just one card?? :)

11/26/2007 10:14 PM

by John Novak - Las Vegas and Henderson NV Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace)

Mary-That is my holiday project this year. I went through adoptaplatoon.com. I feel honored and so grateful for our troops. What a great thing to do and mention to everyone!

11/26/2007 11:23 PM

by Midori Miller-Daytona Beach Florida Real Estate Trainer (CENTURY 21 Sundance Realty)

Mary- I love this idea-- thanks for spreading the word :)

11/26/2007 11:36 PM

by Chico CA Real Estate by Sandi Bauman, Chico CA Realtor (Chico Homes Real Estate)

This is a good idea. Many of us will be putting out cards -- only takes a moment and 42 cents postage. Thanks for sharing!

11/26/2007 11:43 PM

by Michael J. O'Connor (Diamond Ridge Realty)

Mary, Thanks for sharing this address. I'll be sure to send a few cards to our service men and women at Walter Reed.

Sandy

11/27/2007 12:04 AM

by Sandy Nelson Realtor - Olympia, WA (Riley Jackson Real Estate Inc.)

This is such a wonderful expression to our Servicemen and Women.

11/27/2007 02:29 PM

by Rey Gallegos Home Loan Consultant Las Vegas, NV (A Mortgage Bank)

I didn't know there was such an address - Thanks! For the past 5 years, what I was doing was taking 50 cards down to the VA Hospital and giving them to the nursing staff, telling them to hand them out to VA's that didn't have family or hadn't gotten any cards.

11/29/2007 12:23 AM

by Todd Clark (Realtor), GRI (Washington Co, Beaverton Oregon) (Kastings & Associates, Beaverton Oregon Real Estate)

ALL - I hate to be the bearer of bad news but last night on the news I heard a quick clip that Walter Reed is NOT able to take items which are not addressed to specific individuals. Apparently this idea has gotten around the internet and the hospital is getting flooded.

Reminds me of the kid with cancer who is probably still getting cards even today.

SORRY!!

12/07/2007 12:57 PM

by Michael J. O'Connor (Diamond Ridge Realty)

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