Dear Friend,
We urgently need your help: we have 7,000 stuffed holiday stockings ready to be shipped to deployed service members that we must mail by this Friday, December 6th in order for them to reach deployed service members by the holidays!!
Can you help us with the cost of shipping?
The holiday season is especially tough on deployed service members. This article from Military.com reports the following:
"Deployed service members may experience a range of feelings while away during the holidays -- loneliness, depression, homesickness, frustration, stress or guilt. Sometimes they may find it necessary to temporarily distance themselves from their own family because hearing about holiday festivities may be too painful."
Together we can help. Let's come together and let them know that they are not forgotten this holiday season by sending a stuffed holiday stocking.
Make your donation go even further with a Matching Gift opportunity on Giving Tuesday!
Facebook is matching $7 Million USD in donations made through Facebook on Tuesday, December 3, 2019!
DONATE EARLY!! The match will begin at 8:00 am Eastern Time (5:00 am Pacific Time).
The easiest way to help us receive a matching donation is to donate via the button to our Facebook fundraiser. But if you are savvy on social media, please read on for additional ways to help.
Other Ways to Help on #GivingTuesday: Get Social!
In addition to donating your own time or money to Soldiers' Angels, you can also create your own fundraisers during #GivingTuesday that will also be matched by Facebook!
Using your personal Facebook page, you can choose from three different options to rally together your friends and family members to encourage them to give to Soldiers' Angels. Here's how:
Create a Facebook Fundraiser
Facebook.com/fundraisers, click "Select Nonprofit," and search for Soldiers' Angels. Invite your friends and family to donate to your fundraiser supporting Soldiers' Angels!
Add a Donate Button to a Facebook Post
Write a post: Tag Soldiers' Angels Official (@SoldiersAngelsOfficial) or add "#donate" to your post. You'll see a prompt to add a donate button after you post.
Add a Donate Button to a Facebook Live Video
Go Live: Tap "Live" at the top of your News Feed, and click "Add Donate Button" from the menu.
Not Tech Savvy?
We totally understand! If you don't want to create your own fundraiser, just be sure to watch the Soldiers' Angels Facebook Page throughout the day on Tuesday, December 3rd. We will be posting our own Donate buttons and even sharing Live Videos from our Headquarters in San Antonio!
And for those even less tech-savvy, as always, you can visit our website to donate or call our office to donate Monday through Friday 9 am - 5 pm Central Time.
But don't forget, in order for us to qualify for the match from Facebook and PayPal, your donation must be made through Facebook!
Share Your Giving Story!
We want to know why you give! This year we are asking our supporters to answer this question on Giving Tuesday: #IGiveBecause.
Follow the link below to print out a special flyer and then write in your story! Snap a selfie and share the image on social media or reply back to this email with the image! Be sure to tag us in your social posts and use the hashtags: #IGiveBecause, #MyGivingStory, #GivingTuesday, and #SoldiersAngels.
More About #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in all 50 states and in countries around the world. Millions of people have come together to support and champion the causes they believe in and the communities in which they live.
Every act of generosity counts, and each means even more when we give together. #GivingTuesday includes people of all ethnicities, religions and backgrounds. Together, millions of people demonstrate our common capacity to give.
Soldiers' Angels • 2895 NE Loop 410, Suite 107, San Antonio, TX 78218
Soldiers' Angels is a 501(c)(3) charity, gifts to which are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Our Tax ID# is 20-0583415.
