I hope you'll join me in listening to this thoughtful video sent to me by my sister-in-law this morning. I found it on YouTube of course.
Take just a few minutes to honor those who have done their duty to save the lands we live on.
Thank you,
PS--I have no idea why the video is showing up twice. I'm checking with Typepad Tech Help next. The second video doesn't show on my 'work copy'. Oh well---I guess it's because it's such an important message.
I hope you were able to give some thought yesterday to all of the different father figures in your life. I know I did. My dad has been gone for over ten years but I did some thinking about times and events we shared over my life with him. Then I thought about my son with his 4-1/month old son, my son-in-law with his 3 little ones. And my husband received phone calls from both of his sons. Nice.
During all this thinking I finally attacked my storage boxes of CARD FRONTS that I've received at Stampin' Up! conventions, group meetings, on-line swaps, extras from classes, etc. so that today, Monday, I could mail them off to Cards for Heroes. I sorted them out, making sure that I set aside all cards with glitter (it's a big no-no for CFH) on them. I've been wanting to do this since I participated in their Blog Tour in May and now I feel as if I've honored my commitment and desire: to do something positive with cards that are just hiding, more or less, in the closet! There are more than 300 card fronts, plus maybe 50 finished cards with envelopes, in my sealed box. Sorry I sealed it before I thought to take a photo!
Please click on the Cards for Heroes button in the right sidebar for more information on the organization. Or just click here.
Swarovski Crystals is partnering with Cards for Heroes for the next couple weeks to
get 30,000 cards signed! They're gorgeous cards with a little crystal
bling added to them . . . and about 150 cards are at each of their
store locations til July 4th to be signed by customers. (Some of the
stores have a sweet deal offering a free tshirt with purchase, check
and see if yours does!) The signing is free—so please take your friends
and family with you. Email them about it too! Click ---> here <---to search for a store location near you! (The store closest/most convenient to me is in the Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton CA.)
You might recall that I participated in a Blog Hop for Cards For Heroes on May 23rd. I participated because
I would like to encourage you to participate as well. First let me tell you the mission of Cards for Heroes: To support our nation’s armed forces by sending blank greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
What can you do? You can donate cards or funds for postage. Please check their website 'donate funds page' for details and verification. This is truly a grassroots organization of dedicated volunteers. Be watching for a button located on the right side of my blog---as soon as I figure out how to upload it. It's different than those I usually use.
You can also join me in a challenge:
Summary: Make 25 cards for our nation's heroes to write home on! It's a do-able goal for a busy summer schedule...if everyone did 25, CFH would likely have enough to get through summer! Then add 2 cards to it: one AnyHero card, and one AnyHero birthday card for a deployed service member who needs some birthday cheer! You can either mail your completed cards to me and I'll forward them to Cards For Heroes or you can mail your cards directly to them:
Cards for Heroes, 35205 13th Place SW, Federal Way, WA. 98023
Here's a refresher on the card I made:
I received 86 comments on my card so..........I'm joining Lisa, a fellow Blog Tour member, in donating 1 card for every comment received. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Thanks for stopping by today. I think this is an important post and an important mission. The individuals we're honoring are doing their job, in unsavory conditions, in unsavory locations and it seems to be the least we can do in showing them respect.
