from amillionthanks.org
We are asking individuals, schools, churches, and businesses around
the U.S. to participate by having their students, congregations, and
customers write letters, cards, email messages, or prayer messages and
mail them or bring them to the address below. We will forward your
appreciation message to a service man or women either active duty or
retired through our many contacts. Your messages will also be delivered
to many USO’s and Veteran’s Hospitals for distribution.
HOW TO MAIL
We suggest using the Post Office's Priority Mail.
For only $4.05 you can send a pound of appreciation letters/cards that will be
delivered to us in about 2-3 days. The Post Office will even give you the
box!
REMEMBER -- IF MAILING LETTERS/CARDS IN BULK BE SURE THEY
ARE NOT IN INDIVIDUAL ENVELOPES AND THEY ARE BUNDLED WITH RUBBER BANDS!
WHERE TO MAIL YOUR CARDS/LETTERS:
A MILLION THANKS
c/o LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
2222 North Santiago Blvd. Orange, CA 92867
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IMPORTANT BEFORE YOU MAIL LETTERS!
Click here and be sure to read & follow our RULES AND GUIDELINES to avoid disqualification of your letter(s) |
Shauna Fleming, founder of A
Million Thanks campaign, displays some thank you letters she will be
forwarding on to military service members. Be sure you send your
appreciation letters soon!!
RULES and GUIDELINES
- All letters and/or cards will be screened for security reasons.
- IF YOU ARE SENDING MORE THAN ONE LETTER/CARD DO NOT PLACE IN INDIVIDUAL ENVELOPES.
- We
reserve the right to eliminate those messages that are political in
nature and that do not reflect a positive message in the spirit of
National Military Appreciation Month.
- Handmade cards are preferred but please follow the guidelines below.
- If
you are mailing letters/cards in bulk ( 100 or more from a school,
company or organization), BUNDLE them in units of 100 using two rubber
bands wrapped one lengthwise and the other widthwise. This aids us in
sorting.
GUIDELINES FOR HANDMADE THANK YOU/APPRECIATION CARDS
- Any size card will be accepted.
- Please do not use glitter on cards
- Unfortunately, candy or other food items cannot be accepted and should not be included or attached to cards.
- Military personnel love to communicate with us! You can include your name, address or email address if you so desire.
- Photos
of the sender, sender’s family, church, or classroom participants can
add a personal touch to your card. Photos must be appropriate.
- The
more positive the message the better! Care should be taken not to refer
to anything that may cause grief or uneasiness to the military reader
who may be serving active duty. (i.e., “I hope you don’t get killed” or
“Do you miss your family?”)
CARDS/LETTERS THAT ARE NOT SENT PURSUANT TO THE GUIDELINES
ABOVE MAY NOT BE DELIVERED. FOLLOW THE RULES CAREFULLY!!