Yes, they are ALL stopping by. A plethora of riches indeed. Why? They are helping kick off our annual Netroots for the Troops, or NFTT, fund raiser with a blogathon. Remember our subscription drive? The energy? The caring and delight? This year it is crucial that we do the same for NFTT. This year for the first time, care packages will not only be going to our sons and daughters serving overseas. We will also be delivering care packages to our Veterans in Va hospitals.
This summer in Providence our wonderful NFTT volunteers will be hand delivering care packages to local and regional Va hospitals, like Providence VA Medical Center.
"Ultimately I think a lot of us tend to feed off of each other. How else are we going to get better?"
We can help give them the support they need to "get better."
This year we need all of you more than ever. They need you more than ever. This is where once again, we can show how progressives walk the talk when it comes to caring for our sons and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, who serve.
With five, ten, or twenty dollar donations we can make certain that they know how much they matter. Just a small thing to make so much of a difference. And yet it does. It can mean worlds.
Dear Tony,
Hey, this is Sgt. Martin. I'm a recipient of one of the many packages that you took the time and money to put together. Man, we sure do appreciate the support. You know people like yourself really make our job easy to do because you always appreciate what we work hard doing. Even though we are working abroad, you understand the sacrifices that we need to make to keep the trouble from coming home to the states.
I don't know if you had the pleasure to serve or do any time in a war-torn third world country, seems as if you have, life Afghan. We are doing some good work, but it's hard to change a lifetime of oppression. The people want a change but need lots of encouragement in order to reach the first step.
Just wanted to drop a line to thank you and anyone that helped you to support us. Don't know if you know 1st Sgt. Pinkerton personally, but thanks alot and that from my Marines also.
Sgt. Martin, Marine Corps
http://netrootsforthetroops.com/...
Won't you please join Senator Kerry, our future Senator from Massachusetts - Elizabeth Warren, and Governor Dean in helping NFTT?
They'll all be here next week. The NFTT team hopes to see you as well. Senator Kerry will be here tomorrow. Ms. Warren is stopping by on Wednesday, and Governor Dean will be joining us on Friday.
If you'd like to write diaries for the fundraising effort, please send me a PM and I'll be happy to get you on the schedule.
If you'd like to make a donation, here is the link to the donation page.
Netroots For The Troops® is holding a blogathon next week, Feb. 20-24, to raise funds to send Care Packages to soldiers overseas and, this year for the first time, we are also sending Care Packages domestically to VA hospitals.
Please join Sen. Kerry, Gov. Dean, Elizabeth Warren and many kossacks as we blog to give our gift of support to our soldiers.
Soldiers have sent letters to express their appreciation for these care packages and posted thanks at Daily Kos:
when we receive this kind of support, it lets us know that we are not forgotten. That is possibly the strongest gift you could give us.
You can donate HERE.
Thanks.