Team 5 Weekly Update!

Hello Team 5 Angels!

First off, I want to let everyone know that ALL our LOL Team 5 ladies have been "adopted" for the holiday project!! Everyone who requested names were sent their assigned info. If you did not receive your name(s) please let me know. Please check with your post office to find the cut-off date for packages to be mailed to APO/FPO addresses to make it in time for the holidays. Depending on how you send them, the date may be soon. I recommend using the flat rate APO/FPO box offered at the post office (you have to ask for it). It is quite large and costs $11.95 to ship no matter how heavy!

Second- One of our soldiers has been airlifted to Bagram from Camp Phoenix for medical care. Lady Diann O. broke her left hand and all her fingers on that hand. She is in a lot of pain, BUT, is concerned that she hasn't sent letters to those of us who have written her or sent her things! Well, we all know how tough our soldiers are! Camp Phoenix has had some rough times, so if you can put a card in the mail, she would most certainly feel betterthanks for everything you are doing !

Also, I recently sent out a notice that a male got submitted to LOL on accident. Micah B. is not female and will be taken off the list in the next update. Please feel free to continue to support him, but no female products needed :)

Thanks for all your help and work- it is appreciated!!

Stefanie
Team 5 Leader

LOL Team 6 Weekly Update

Hello Angels
October was an awesome month for team 6.I am happy to say that our Halloween project was a smashing success. Together, we managed to make sure every single one of our ladies received a box of Halloween goodies.Thanks to everyone for working together to make this all happen. This month, the team is working on another special project. One of our deployed ladies who loves scrapbooking has been unable to enjoy this while being deployed. Our team assistant Debbie is handcrafting a beautiful album full of cards from all over being sent in by team members and others.This special surprise will be sent to this hero once it is completed. We have also started planning for Christmas.We have had some additions to our team, so we welcome all of you.If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. no question is too small.We also want to thank everyone for getting those monthly reports in on time.Let's continue to put those smiles on our heroes faces and lift their morale. Until next week angels keep up the good work and thank you all.As Patti says, "wingtip to wingtip" we can make sure no soldier is forgotten until they all come home.

LoL 8: Week of 11/06/2009

Hello Angels of Team 8! Please keep the families, friends, and victims of the Fort Hood, Texas.

Lovey also has a request about one of our Ladies.
Teelia is in desperate need of some encouragement and love at the moment!!
Please look at your email or mailing list for the information!
Please send you a small note and remind her that we all care

LOL Team #2 weekly update (Nov 6)

Hello Team #2

Hello Ladies- I think I missed a week of updates. There hasn't been much to update you on. This might happen from time to time with the holiday's coming up. Everyone is doing a GREAT JOB!! I just tallied up the October numbers and once again we have a HIGH MONTH. Great job thank you thank you. We sent 401 card/letters and 11 packages. This is the 3rd highest month this year.

Remember this is the holidays and our ladies will be missing their families. Lets show them some extra special love. Below are some ideas for themes for the next few months.

Thanks for being a wonderful team!!


Katie
Team #2 Leader

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November Monthly Theme - Thanksgiving!

Okay, angels, I know that seems like a no-brainer, but see how I italicized & underlined the "Thanks" part? That is what makes it special :) So, for November, lets focus on the Thanks part of Thanksgiving! Whether you are sending Thanksgiving holiday cards or letters...or care packages...or maybe using a fall theme...or maybe no theme at all - whatever you choose to do, just be sure to say Thanks to our Ladies for all they do for us. I'll be sending Thanksgiving postcards that I printed through VistaPrint! No idea yet what I'll be doing in my care packages, but I know I'll be sure to say "Thanks" (Which I am sure we all do every month!).

December Monthly Theme - Decembrrr

December is cold. Really really cold. So, for December, lets focus on the brrr and send our ladies some warmth. Whether it is sunny thoughts and warm wishes in a card or letter or warming items in care package. Some warming items that come to mind are gloves, scarves, blankets, flannel sheets, socks, slippers, Hot Hands, Toasti Toes. Or maybe, a warm-up snack pack filled with things like hot cocoa, coffee, apple cider, soup, oatmeal, instant grits. Of course, December is also Christmas. I don't want to give anyone the idea that we are discouraging sending Christmas or holiday-themed packages. I just know that not everyone celebrates Christmas, so I wanted to go with a theme everyone could use. And I thought that this would work - if you are sending Christmas or Holiday-themed stuff, that certainly marries well with the brrrr idea - I know I usually do slip warm items like blankets, fuzzy socks and hot cocoa into my Christmas care packages.

Whatever you choose to do, as always, have fun with it!

Cherilyn
Team #2 Assistant

TEAM 7 OCTOBER TALLY

Hey Team 7!

Look what we did in October!

267 letters/cards and 57 packages. The full report is attached so you can see exactly who-received-what last month and target your November communications accordingly.

Not one single lady went without receiving at least one letter!!!

In light of the events at Ft. Hood today never doubt that every single one of our efforts REALLY DO MATTER. The weekend is almost here. I hope you will commit some time to get those letters, cards and packages on the way once again.

As always, thanks to Angela who tabulates every one's monthly report for us.

Get those inkwells ready and start writing!!!
Bonnie

TODAY Shelle and Patti declare war....Hairless for Our Heroes - Soldiers’ Angels Volunteers Vow to Shave Heads for $100,000

Hairless for Our Heroes

Soldiers' Angels Volunteers Vow to Shave Heads for $100,000

 

Pasadena, CA November 3, 2009 – Members of Soldiers' Angels' volunteer leadership have raised the stakes on this year's online Valour-IT Veterans Day fundraising competition, which helps provide America's wounded soldiers with voice-controlled laptops and other technology that supports their physical and psychological recovery. 

 

Divided among four "virtual teams," a wide variety of bloggers and other New Media mavens have been competing online since October 26 to inspire the most donations to help wounded troops by Veterans Day, November 11.  If the teams of online fundraisers can blast through their collective goal of $140,000 and bring in an additional $100,000 in donations, founder Patti Patton-Bader and National Communications Director Shelle Michaels have promised to shave their heads in honor of the achievement. 

 

In just over four years, Project Valour-IT  has given 4,100 voice-controlled laptops to severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines, and has supplied additional items that may be a surprising fit in a recovery regimen--Wii game systems and handheld GPS devices.

"This project changes lives," says Patton-Bader. "Wounded heroes say that being able to use a laptop helps them feel whole again.  Physical therapists are actually designing therapy sessions around Wii Sports!  And something as normal as a handheld GPS reduces stress and helps a hero cope.  With all that this project can do for our heroes, I'm happy to shave my head if it will motivate donations!"

 

Each of the devices Valour-IT supplies helps restore confidence and independence.  Voice-activated laptops reconnect the wounded with the world and develop self-confidence by showing soldiers they can continue to be engaged and productive despite their injuries. Physical therapists report Wii Sports and similar programs are extremely beneficial when used in physical therapy settings. Wounded personnel with short-term memory loss due to TBI and severe PTSD use GPS systems to keep from getting disoriented when they move on to more independent living.

Details of the current fundraising competition are available at www.soldiersangels.org and www.valour-it.blogspot.com. Donations can be made online at Soldiers' Angels, or by sending checks or money orders to Soldiers' Angels, Valour-IT Fund, 1792 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91104.  

 

Established in 2003, Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing aid and comfort to the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, veterans and military families. For more information, www.soldiersangels.org or 623-570-3903. Tax ID# 20-0583415

 

HELP SHELLE WITH A BIG BIRTHDAY SURPRISE !

Shelle Michaels :
Last summer--- Dan Murphy tossed a surprise "sorta 40" party for his wife as she was turning 39 and would turn 40 when he was deployed. It was a great party and he executed!--

Well-- now our warrior Cpt Dan Murphy is deployed again... last time he was deployed he was "LT DAN" and in that role one can get away with a bit of the odd behavior---- see photo-- http://threehourtour.eponym.com/_photos/nice.jpg



WELL!! He turns 40 in country! Laura and I are working on his surprise 40th party.
While we have some time... we need to start now as one of our goals is to collect 4000 (yes, 4000) birthday cards to send over in one shipment to him next summer. (shhhhh)


I need from you-- to start to help me make this happen. We have the power to do so.


If you would please start sending cards NOW to:

Shelle Michaels
(the 40th for Dan party)
2901 University Ave # 7026
Grand Forks, ND 58202

And letting others know that we need them to do so too---


More later!

Capt. Dan helped Shelle with the start up of LOL. Let's return the favor and send cards for him !
Thanks,
diane

Team 5 Weekly Update!

Hello Angels and Happy November!

First off thanks to everyone who sent in end of month reports. Our October totals were: 63 letters and 24 packages.

I am in the midst of assigning and sending out names for the holiday project. Please be patient as it has turned out to be a bit more time consuming that I had planned. It is not too late to take part in the holiday project, so if you would like to send out one or more holiday themed packages please let me know as soon as possible.

Also note that I am working off of the current update. When the new update comes out please double check to make sure your assigned lady is still on the list! If she is not, let me know and you will be assigned a new angel on the update! This is very important as I will not have time to check every name.

I still have not heard back about the status of our support team, so please hold all mail to Lady Tiffya until further notice. If you had a pakage planned for her, please send it to another lady on the list!

Lastly, please remember that as angels you cannot ask for or accept donations on behalf of Soldiers Angels without prior permission. If any angel is caught requesting donations to be shipped to any heroes I will take disciplanary action on them and suspend them for 3 months. If I find out they are requesting donations to be shipped to their home, they will be dismissed on the spot and banned from Soldiers' Angels. NO ONE CAN ASK FOR DONATIONS! If you have an idea for a donation, please send the idea or opportunity to me at ladiesoflibertyfive@gmail.com and I will pass it along to Diane and Shelle for approval. This is very important, and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Thanks for all you do for Ladies of Liberty! If you are involved in the holiday project be on the lookout for your names in the next few days.

Stefanie
Team 5 Leader