This may seem like an odd post for my book blog, but I know that those of us who love to read tend to be the ones that also understand and would want to support such a cause.
I am a member of an organization called Sodiers’ Angels who work to support our troops overseas. I have participated by signing my brother up for the support while he was in Iraq and also adopting a soldier who is currently in Iraq. In addition, I try to send out sympathy cards to anyone in our area that loses a family member overseas. This time I have a pretty unique request from my Soldiers’ Angels contact, and I thought this was something that many of us could participate and help with. See the message below.
It seems that the kids in Afghanistan and Iraq want nothing more than a ink pen. A pen to a child in Afghanistan and Iraq is like a scholarship to these children. They desperately want to learn but, without a pen, they simply won’t.
Will you help a child with their dream of owning their very first ink pen? Trust me, freedom to write is a very big deal. Anyone interested in helping these poor children would be simply wonderful.
The pens don’t have to be new but still in good condition. Clean out your junk drawer, everyone has extra pens. Ask your local businesses, banks, stores, if they would donate pens. Dollar Stores are a great place to find great deals on pens.
When our men and women in uniform give a child a pen or other school supplies, they are helping these countries by befriending the younger generation who in years to come will view the military as friends. Hopefully when they get older they will help us help their country.
They can be shipped directly to:
Soldiers’ Angels
112 Greenhill Road
Ramseur, NC 27316If you can add, some spiral notebooks or pads of paper would be nice to toss in the package, too.
Thank you very much~
May No Soldier Go Unloved
May No Soldier Walk Alone
May No Soldier Be Forgotten
Until They All Come Home.
www.soldiersangels.org
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