Books for Soldiers!
Well, so far I have kept up with the 90 Ways challenge. Let’s see if I can keep it up! If anything it has challenged me to get back to my blog and write a little. So, today I want to tell you about an organization that is new to me, but one that I instantly knew I wanted to highlight! Please visit their site and help out if you can! If you know a soldier who will benefit from this program, then please refer them!
So, with no further ado, here is Books for Soldiers.
About Books for Soldiers (taken from their website):During the first Gulf War, several of my friends from school were in the reserves and were activated to fight the Iraqis. CNN reported that once the soldiers were deployed, they were faced with massive downtime and were restricted to their base due to the travel limitations set by the Saudi government.
I am a voracious reader and at the beginning of the Gulf War, I had a closet full of paperback books. Books that were not being used. So instead of selling them at the used book store, I packed them up in small care packages and sent them out to all the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen I had addresses for.
Within a few weeks, I ran out of books before I ran out of addresses. Friends and family members began donating their paperback books and in the end, over 1000 books were sent to the Gulf.
After the war, we received many thank-you notes from soldiers who got one of our books. Unless it was time for them to fly back home, mail-call days were one of the most anticipated events of deployment. Regardless of why the military is deployed, the men and women of our armed services are there for us. They deserve our support and if we can make their deployment easier, then all the better.
Discussion Area | Leave Feedback