Help The Troops This Memorial Day

Posted By Blackfive

Below are several groups who work dilligently to support our military personnel in many different and positive ways.   This Memorial Day weekend, please consider donating  to or volunteering to help our troops at one of these great organizations:

Any Soldier™ -  www.AnySoldier.com
-Marty Horn
SFC, USA MP, Retired
President
Group's message:  Want to send your support to a soldier in harm's way, but have no idea of what to send, who to send it to, or how to send it?  Any Soldier™ gives individuals and groups everything they need to really do more then just put a magnet on their car.  AnySoldier.com currently lists over 3,500 military contacts in the war who get your mail and pass on to the soldiers around them.  Any Soldier Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization making a real difference, with your help.  Presently, Any Soldier™ is supporting 90,403 male service members and 22, 566 female service members. 


Helmets to Hardhats - www.helmetstohardhats.org
Sarah Hayes
Marketing Director
760-438-5843
sarah@helmetstohardhats.org
Group's message:  Helmets to Hardhats is a nationwide program that connects National Guardsmen, Reservists, transitioning military members and veterans with quality career training and employment opportunities in the construction industry. Please tell your friends and family about this free program that is available to all of those that have served our country. To learn more about the program, please visit our website.


Homes For Our Troops - http://homesforourtroops.org
Victoria Mosier
Administrative Director
vlmosier@homesforourtroops.org
Office 508-823-3300
Group's message - Homes for Our Troops assists injured veterans and their immediate
families by building new or adapting existing homes for handicapped
accessibility for our American heroes. We accept and welcome financial contributions as well as in kind donations of labor and building materials.  Please visit the website to sign up!  With your help we can accomplish our mission.  Please feel free to contact us by phone, email us to share your thoughts, or request assistance. We hope that you will visit www.homesforourtroops.org often to see the progress we are making in the aid to our military and their families. Thank you.


RecruitMilitary - http://www.recruitmilitary.com
Drew Myers, former Marine Corps captain
President
drew@recruitmilitary.com
513-683-5020
Group's message:
RecruitMilitary, founded in 1998, helps find civilian jobs for men and women who are
transitioning out of the armed forces, military veterans with varying amounts of business
experience, members of the reserve forces and National Guard, and military spouses.
The company offers a full range of products and services to corporate America through its website at http://www.recruitmilitary.com; including the ability to search its database of over 80,000 registered veterans and spouses. All of the company's services are free to job candidates.


Soldiers' Angles - www.soldiersangels.org
Don MacKay, Director of Operations
soldiersangels@gmail.com (address your email to Don)
Group's Message:
The mission of Soldiers' Angels is to facilitate the "adoption" of a U.S. Soldier.  You get your own soldier, they get an "angel". We ask that you write to your soldier at least once a week and send a care package at least once a month.  You can adopt one soldier or a whole group. Please visit our website to see all of our special projects, some of which are:  Wounded Soldiers Project (you can write the wounded), Operation Top Knot (reach out to families who had babies born while their soldier is deployed), Family Outreach Team (support for family members who have a soldier deployed), and the Letter Writing Team (where you can specify how many soldiers' addresses you want to receive, on which days, so you can write to them).  Soldiers' Angels will be receiving the names of 3,000 newly deployed soldiers this week (we got 9,000 during the third deploy) and we need angels!!  This is very gratifying work!  Please join today to adopt a U.S. Soldier!

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Comments

[Michele San Pietro]

Yes, let's help American Troops on this Memorial Day weekend and let's punish severely anybody who would try to offend them...

[Kathleen A]

Matt - Homes for Our Troops has just broke ground on a home for Sam Ross, a 22 year-old soldier who was blinded, lost his left leg and partial hearing in Iraq. http://www.postgazette.com/pg/05146/510651.stm

Adopt-A-Platoon and Marine Moms also offers ways to help our soldiers. All of th organizations above give regular Americans a way to show your real support.

[adele]

Hi Matt, I cannot begin to tell you how appreciative we are that you posted this info for all these groups... thank you SO much!!!

Adele
soldiersangels.org

[Don MacKay]

I too wish to thank you Matt. Your site is incredible and we are honored that you chose to post the information about these groups on your site. Thank you for all that you do in support of our brave heroes!

Don MacKay
Soldiers' Angels Foundation

[Bill]

USA Cares (http://www.usacares.us) exists to help servicemembers and their families deployed across America and around the globe. USA Cares provides support with relevant and direct assistance that improves challenging situations and betters the life and well-being of Americans who ask so little, yet give so very much. We respect and protect the dignity and privacy of all families that request assistance.

[Bill]

Louisville Slugger, the famed baseball bat company, has a long tradition reaching back to before World War II in supporting the men and women in uniform with sporting equipment to help relieve the tension and separation associated with overseas duty. Now is no different. In response to requests from our newest warriors, “Operation Slugger” (http://www.operationslugger.org) has been established. Our goal is to ship to both Iraq and Afghanistan, a total of 600 kits of gently used or new sporting equipment for those who bear the cost of preserving freedom. We need your help.

[Kim]

I send stuff to Any Soldier when I can. The post office will GIVE you packing materials if you send it special delivery (not as expensive as you'd think). Unfortunately I can't send as much as I'd like, but I was kind of surprised (and very pleased) that just a few packages of treats or a couple of magazines made them happy...I felt like I did something good.

[Lollie Smith]

I'm new to milblogs. How do I find one from Afghanistan, preferably Salerno? Thanks, Lollie

[Mark Bell]

Any Soldier has been a great thing for my kids to learn how to love others. My favorite package to send? A package of toilet paper and the Sunday paper! It still amazes me how excited these men and women get over chewing gum. I wish I could do more--because they are worth far more.

But, I had no idea there were so many others. Thanks much for listing the ones you did. I am hoping to connect with Helmets to Hardhats, and hopefully help some of our troops out through my workplace.

Keep up the good work.

[Mary]

I have started a web site for our guys in the 3rd ID(infantry Division) Marne Team - Division 3-69 that are currently in Iraq.Please view my site.
http://www.armypenpalsandgoodybags.com/ They really need your support. Their moral is low. They are lucky to have 3 hot meals A WEEK. They are living off of MRE'S. Please help our guys. The media only shows & tells you what they want you to see & hear. Tust me it's not the whole truth.
Thank You,
Mary

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