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Our heroes need our help

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Good evening, Angels!

This is a gentle reminder that we currently have 800+ soldiers (at the time of this writing) on the waiting list to be adopted. If you are financially able to adopt another at this time, please log in at www.approvedangels.com and adopt another. If you have problems logging in, you can contact 2ndadoptions@gmail.com for assistance.

If you are not able to adopt another, don’t feel bad, you can still help! Spread the word to your friends and family, your churches, your town organizations such as the VFW, American Legion, Rotary Club, Lyons Club, etc. There are fliers available that can be posted on bulletin boards.

Hint: Libraries, Laundromats, Pizza Shops, grocery stores are all great places to advertise!

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance with anything, feel free to contact me!

Got a few spare moments? You could fulfill a need!

Hello Angels!

I’ve been making an effort to be more active in the Soldiers’ Angels forums recently and wanted to take a few minutes to share a few things that I’ve found with you…

There are so many helpful Angels that I’ve run across, I honestly don’t know where I would have been without their help! Any new Angel member would be wise to check in Angel Boot Camp. It has a TON of tips and helpful advice posted there and is a great place to ask questions. OR, if you’re a seasoned Angel, you could post tips there, or head over to Questions and share some wisdom and help out other Angels!

Personally, I think I spend the most of my time in TLC Requests and Cards Plus Team (ALL sub-forums!). I love writing, so fulfilling the requests posted is something that’s quick and easy for me for me to do. It makes me feel good and I know that it does so much good for the soldiers that the requests are going to!

Are you a letter writing pro? You might find the those aren’t enough … if so, hop over to the Letter Writing Team! They could have requests that you could easily fill! Are you the type who writes and/or collects postcards? There’s a section for you! Like to write, but can’t get to the Post Office that often? No problem, there’s the E-Pal Team!

But what if writing is not your talent? There are TONS of other ways to help out! Do you like to cook and bake? Visit the Angel Bakers forums!

Can you sew? The Sewing Team always has projects going on and can use extra hands!

There are so many more, and many requests just take a few minutes to fill. If you have a few spare minutes and want to help, hop on over to the Soldiers’ Angels forums and find something that fits your talents and interests!

My Frequently Used & Bookmarked

Here are a few entries from the Soldiers’ Angels forums that I keep bookmarked and refer to now and again. These may be useful to Bama Angels who’ve adopted a soldier:

• Where is my soldier located?
• How to Find out More about your Adoptee
• Care package suggestions
• Themed Care Package Ideas List
• Important Phone Numbers & Sites for Shipping
• Customs Forms Are Online
• Flat Rate Boxes (new!)
• website for free return address labels
• Getting more involved

What do soldiers need?

Something that several people have asked lately: What do our soldiers need?

SA’s Shelle Michaels answered this question with a well-formed post detailing a lengthy list of items that our brave men and women need:

• Powdered Drink Mixes (the individual packets are best because they can be added to a bottle of water)
• Cookies
• Chips
• Pretzels
• Tuna in a pouch
• Beef or chicken or turkey jerky
• Cheese spread (no aerosol cans please)
• Ramen Noodles
• Snack Cakes
• Gum
• Nuts
• Granola Bars
• Pop Tarts
• Dried Fruit
• Trail Mix
• Pistachios
• Raisins
• Red licorice twists
• Tootsie Rolls (both the candy and lollipops)
• Peanut Butter
• Triscuits
• Wheat Thins
• Canned Meats – No Pork Products
• Hard Candy – Individually Wrapped
• Face Cleansing Pads
• Moisturizers
• Wet wipes
• Eye Drops
• Lip Balm
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Soap
• Body Wash
• Shampoo and Conditioners
• Deodorant
• Sun Block
• Foot powder
• AA & AAA batteries
• Craft kits
• Scrapbooking crafts
• Books (mysteries, action, drama and science fiction are popular)
• Magazines – new or nearly new – (Sports, News, Entertainment, Travel, Nature)
• Decks of cards
• Small hand held games
• Crossword Puzzles
• Baseballs
• Baseball gloves
• Soccer balls
• Basket balls
• Volley balls
• Squirt guns
• Frisbees
• CD’s
• DVD’s
• Blank Cards
• Stationary, Paper
• Pens
• Letters

Please keep in mind that all food items must be in the manufacturer’s original packaging. NO chocolate ~ 110 degree heat and chocolate do not mix well. M&M’s are fine.

We also need Ziploc bags for packing items; these are great not only to make sure that potentially leaky items don’t make a mess but also for the soldiers to keep sand out of their things while in the desert.

Want to help?

Ship items, with your name, address, and phone number to:

Soldiers’ Angels
112 Greenhill Road
Ramseur, NC 27316