[MR] *OT* Ways to Help

[Lisa McNeil]

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Below are some ways to help in this time of pending war...

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·         Send a greeting via e-mail through Operation Dear Abby at http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/ or www.OperationDearAbby.net

·         Post your email of support to the Army Reserve at mailto:SupportTheTroops at ocar.army.pentagon.mil

·         Stars and Stripes newspaper delivers personal messages from home: messages at estripes.com

·         Sign a virtual thank you card at the Defend America Web site at http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html

·         Send an email greeting to troops via the Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org/services/afes/afes_letters.html

·         Donate a calling card to help keep service members in touch with their families at Operation Uplink at http://www.operationuplink.org/

·         Make a donation to one of the military relief societies:

-Army Emergency Relief at http://www.aerhq.org/
-Donate to "Operation USO Care Package" at http://www.usometrodc.org/care.html
-Support the American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services at http://www.redcross.org/services/afes/

·         Volunteer at a VA Hospital to honor veterans who were involved in past conflicts.

·         Reach out to military families in your community, especially those with a loved one overseas.

   For Kids: http://www.army.mil/usar/ This Army Reserve site gives kids the opportunity to color pictures and

send them to a Reservist.

   The website http://www.talkingwithkids.org/ provides information for adults on how to talk with children and teens about war and terrorism. It is also helpful in providing guides about other issues that confront our young.




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