No images? Click here We're OH so close!! It's that time of year again! The stockings are rolling in— packed with love and care from generous supporters all across the country. But December is almost here and we still haven't reached our goal of 40,000 pledges. In addition, we just had a LOT of deployed service members register to be supported (see next section for more details!)... more than we anticipated. As we enter this week of Thanks and Giving, can you find it in your heart to pledge 1 or more stuffed holiday stockings? Your gift will ensure that a deployed service member spending the holiday season away from their family will be reminded that someone back home is thinking of them. Or it will bring a smile to the face of a hospitalized veteran who may otherwise have no holiday celebration. Click Pledge Now for more details. Or, if you don't have time to stuff stockings this year, help us cover the cost of shipping and Donate Now. Urgent Call for Deployed Support We had a large number of deployed service members register to be supported earlier this week. At the time that they registered, we already had about 200 awaiting support... the new registrations pushed that to over 500!! We are in need of more volunteers to join the Deployed Adoptions Team and ensure these service members are supported! Being deployed over the holidays is difficult as it is... the last thing we want is for these men and women to register for support that never comes! To ensure we get each and every one of these service members supported, we're offering a special opportunity to give the Deployed Adoptions Team a try. Register now as a Team Angel and try it! If you're not fully satisfied after you send your first care package, we will reimburse you the $1 you paid to join the team and reassign your service member to another volunteer. To get started:
There's Still Time to Register for Adopt-A-Family Please help us spread the word to military and veteran families about the Holiday Adopt-A-Family program! We have Angel volunteers standing by ready to "adopt" families for the holidays and help ensure they have a wonderful holiday celebration. Adopted families will be provided, at a minimum, gifts for each child and a grocery gift card to put towards their holiday meal. If you or someone you know meets the below eligibility requirements, please encourage them to register as soon as possible! Eligibility Requirements:
The Advent Calendar is Returning for 2022! Last year we shared our first-ever digital advent calendar— an interactive experience from December 1 - 25 to open a new digital "door" every day. Each door reveals a highlight from some of our most impactful moments of the year. We are excited to annouce that the advent calendar will return this holiday season! Don't miss a single door! Sign up now to be on the list to receive daily email reminders to open a digital door and witness the impact of your support and dedication to the military and veteran community. In The Headlines Let's Give Back, Together: American Homebrewers Association Launches Donation ProgramSoldiers' Angels Hopes to Collect 40,000 Holiday Stockings for Deployed Service Members, Veterans10th Anniversary of Home of the Brave a Huge Success! Veterans Day marked the 10th Anniversary of the Soldiers' Angels Home of the Brave campaign— an annual campaign that works directly with the VA Center for Development and Civic Engagement (CDCE) and corporate partners to provide employees and employers the opportunity to show their gratitude for veterans on or around Veterans Day. This year, Veterans Day events were successfully planned, organized, and carried out by Soldiers' Angels Home of the Brave volunteers in 131 VA sites in 46 states, plus Washington DC! But none of this would have been possible if it weren't for our incredible sponsors and their dedicated employee volunteers as well as the Soldiers' Angels staff and volunteers who helped to coordinate. Thank you to everyone who came together to make this year such a success! Check out our blog for a recap of just a few of the events across the country or click the Photos & Videos buttons below to see the events in action. If your company has a national footprint and is interested in giving back to Veterans for Veterans Day 2023, click the Learn More button to learn about the Soldiers' Angels Home of the Brave campaign. Soldiers' Angels at AUSA Amidst a sea of Army units, defense contractors, and various service organizations Soldiers’ Angels took part in the annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition held October 10-12, 2022, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. Supporting Veterans Across the Country Many of our service locations have a VA Hospital Representative who coordinates patient visits, holiday distributions, and events. In honor of Veterans Day, we thought we’d highlight a few of these dedicated individuals and share some of their stories supporting veterans in the VA. Adopt-A-Family: Stories of Hope The Soldiers’ Angels Holiday Adopt-A-Family program does more than just provide gifts for the children of deployed service members and veterans— it provides hope. Keep reading to learn how much this program means to just a few of the hundreds of recipients registered to receive support and the incredible supporters who “adopt” the families. Holiday Care Packages on the Way to Deployed... But We Need More!!Angel volunteers have all been very busy creating and packing beautiful and thoughtful holiday care packages for the deployed service members they support! But, even with their incredible support… Soldiers’ Angels currently has more deployed service members registered for support than ever before!! A recent surge in registrations has meant that we have more service members waiting for adoption than angels that can support them. We need more angels AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to ensure that No Soldier Goes Unloved this holiday season. Click through to view the holiday care packages and get involved! Love what we do at Soldiers' Angels? Tell the world! Share your experience on our Great Nonprofits page to help others learn about the important work that we do.Is your birthday coming up? Why not support troops and veterans on your special day by donating your birthday to Soldiers' Angels on Facebook? Do you shop on Amazon? Add the Smilematic browser extension and make giving back to Soldiers' Angels an automatic part of every shopping trip. Thank you for your continued support of the military community! |