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Support Our Troops
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Dianne Thompson, NFRW President 2004-2005, with 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 2004. Photo: Marilyn Hayes, Forsyth County RW (N.C.)
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SUGGESTIONS √ Donate soccer balls, pumps and shoes through Operation We Care, a program recognized by the NFRW Board of Directors. COMING SOON √ Help the National Military Association send military children to a unique summer camp: www.nmfa.org √ Donate air miles and help a solider get home to his or her family: www.heromiles.org √ Provide a care package or write a letter of support through the United Service Organizations: usocares.org; or through Operation Interdependence: www.oidelivers.org √ Help house the family of a wounded soldier by contributing to the Fisher House Foundation: fisherhouse.org. (Source: Newsweek, April 7, 2003) √ Donate grocery certificates: commissaries.com. (Source: Newsweek, April 7, 2003) √ Donate a calling card to help service members keep in touch: operationuplink.org. (Source: Newsweek, April 7, 2003) √ Give to the Army Emergency Relief: aerhq.org, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society: nmcrs.org, Air Force Aid Society: afas.org or Coast Guard Mutual Assistance: cgmahq.org. For the latest rules, check the Pentagon's site: defendamerica.mil/supporttroops.html. (Source: Newsweek, April 7, 2003) √ Donate blood to your Red Cross chapter or where needed: redcross.org √ Adopt a military unit through the Veterans of Foreign Wars: www.vfw.org √ Send a message to our troops through Operation Dear Abby: anyservicemember.navy.mil √ Attend a rally in support of our troops √ Donate to the scholarship fund of a child of a fallen service member: www.freedomalliance.org √ Send school supply kits to children in Iraq: www.operationiraqichildren.org √ Send a gift certificate to a military family member or loved one: www.aafes.com/docs/homefront.htm |
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