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Friday, November 19, 2010
3rd annual Adopt a Military Family for Christmas
| | Dear Angels, We have received a HUGE response to our 3rd annual Adopt a Military Family for Christmas Presents project. Nearly 2000 FAMILIES ARE WAITING TO BE ADOPTED! Our goal is to help military families in need with Christmas presents for their children, along with a grocery gift card or prepaid Visa gift card for the family to purchase their holiday dinner and trimmings. If you can't adopt a military family by yourself, please considering pairing up with another family, or organizing your church, workplace or community group to adopt a family. This project is a great way to connect one on one with military families to offer a special Thank You this holiday season by providing food and gifts for a Military Family! What am I expected to provide the families? For each family adopted, you are to provide a minimum of $50-$100 food gift card for a holiday meal, depending on the size of the family and gifts for each child in the amount of $20 - $50. All toys must be new and age appropriate. We ask that you wrap the gifts and ship the presents to your family you are matched with, so the families can receive your gifts before the Christmas holidays. Adopt a Military Family for Christmas Sponsor Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of commonly asked questions to familiarize you with our program. If this does not answer your questions, please feel free to contact me at cvink@soldiersangels.org 1. How soon do I need to tell you that I want to adopt families? Our goal is to match families as soon as possible in hopes to give the sponsor and families enough time to plan. We would appreciate firm commitments from our sponsors no later than December 5th to make this possible. However, please note that the later you submit your request, the less likely that we will be able to match you with a family. 2. Can I choose the size of the family? Yes, you can choose the family size that best suits your family's/groups ability to support. 3. Can I adopt multiple families? Yes, you can adopt as many families as you would like as long as you can provide the minimum requirements to each family. 4. Can I specify the location of the families? Yes you can specify the State of the family you would like to adopt. However, we may ask that you widen your geographic location if we are unable to match you with a family in your requested area. 5. What am I expected to provide the families? For each family adopted, you are to provide a minimum of $50-$100 in a food gift card for a holiday meal, depending on the size of the family and gifts for each child in the amount of $20 - $50. All toys must be new and age appropriate. 6. Can I purchase items for the parents? Yes you can purchase items for the parents but it is not required. 7. Can I wrap the gifts? Please gift wrap your gifts, if you are able. 8. Can I ask the family over to my house? You can ask the family if they would be comfortable coming over to your house for dinner or to open the presents, but they are not required to do so to participate in the program. For the safety and comfort of the families we leave that up to them to decide. Please respect their decision. 9. I am a company/organization and I want to invite all of our families to a party we are having at our place of business. Can I do this? Yes, you can invite them to the party, but it cannot be required of the family to participate in order to receive assistance. Some families may not be comfortable attending such a function. Please respect their decision. 10. Can I make the family dinner and bring it to them? Yes you can make the family dinner and bring it to them but please ask the family first before doing so. The family may not be comfortable with accepting premade food from someone they are not familiar with. Please respect their decision. 11. What if I want to adopt the family for the entire year – how do I do that? Our program matches families with sponsors for the December Holidays, but if you choose to adopt the family for the entire year that is between you and the family. Please discuss this with them and see if they are comfortable with this relationship. You do not need to inform us if you decide to adopt the family for the entire year. 12. How do you screen the families? All families are screened for participation in our Adopt a Military Family for Christmas program. An application form and a telephone interview are requested by every applicant for our Adopt a Military Family for Christmas program. However, this program is an expression of gratitude for families that sacrifice daily for our country and not necessarily based on financial situation. 13. When do the military families start applying? Family registration began October 1st. Deadline to submit application for assistance was October 31st. 14. How long does it take for you to match me with a family? The wait time will vary. We will review applications matches every week and we review every application thoroughly. Beginning in mid-November, we will match the families with the sponsor that best fits the sponsors request. If you are interested in adopting a military family for the holidays, please contact cvink@soldiersangels.org (Please do not just hit reply to this email. Thank!) Thank you and Happy Holidays! Caren Vink www.soldiersangels.org cvink@soldiersangels.org |
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Secretary Shinseki on Veterans Day
On Veterans Day, VA Secretary Shinseki Recognizes, Thanks Veterans
WASHINGTON (Nov. 11, 2010) - This Veterans Day, Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Eric K. Shinseki calls on America to honor its 23 million
Veterans by reaching out to them and their families with heartfelt
thanks and encourage them to seek the benefits and services they have
earned from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
"As we observe Veterans Day, I look to everyone - families, friends and
acquaintances in communities, large and small--to turn out and thank all
our Veterans, from earlier eras and those who are just returning home,"
said VA Secretary Shinseki.
Shinseki noted that America has made significant investments in Veterans
benefits and services over the past 19 months: a 16 percent VA budget
increase last year and a 10 percent increase in the 2011 budget request.
He said this is making it possible to increase Veterans' access to
benefits and health care services, help end the disability claims
backlog, and eliminate Veterans' homelessness by 2015. The Post 9/11 GI
Bill has already sent more than 400,000 Veterans to college, and care
and benefits will be extended to more Veterans who have illnesses
related to exposure to Agent Orange and service during the first Persian
Gulf War.
Under Shinseki, VA is taking unprecedented steps to reach out to
Veterans and their families with a television ad campaign, a new VA
blog, and other social media initiatives, and outreach teams traveling
throughout rural communities. The goal is to let Veterans and their
families know what services they are eligible for and how to access
them. The emphasis is on meeting emergent transitional needs such as
treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which affects many
Veterans, including those returning from the Middle East, as well as
those who served in Vietnam four decades ago.
VA recently launched its first official blog, "VAntage Point," at
http://www.blogs.va.gov to improve the way VA and Veterans engage
online. The blog expands VA's social media presence, adding to its
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/VeteransAffairs), Twitter
(http://twitter.com/DeptVetAffairs/), Flickr
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/VeteransAffairs/), and YouTube
(http://www.youtube.com/user/DeptVetAffairs) postings. With more than
70,000 subscribers, VA has the largest Facebook subscriber base among
cabinet-level agencies.
On Veterans Day, Shinseki will join White House and military officials,
and leaders of major Veterans organizations, at the traditional Veterans
Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington
National Cemetery at 11 a.m. Following the ceremony, VA will host an
observance program in Arlington's Memorial Amphitheater.
Across the country, from the rousing notes of the "Star Spangled Banner"
to the poignant bugle solo of "Taps," Americans will celebrate U.S.
Veterans with music, ceremonies and speeches. Nearly 100 VA-sponsored
activities are scheduled, highlighted by Birmingham's 63rd annual
Veterans Day parade and parades in Lexington and Denver; recognition
ceremonies in Anchorage, Alaska, Chillicothe, Ohio, and Tomah, Wis.;
concerts in Durham, N.C., Bath, N.Y., and Tucson, Ariz.; and the third
annual Veterans Run/Walk in West Haven, Conn. The oath of citizenship
will be administered to 25 Veterans at the Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in
Texas as they become official citizens of the nation they served.
The Veterans Day National Committee has designated regional observance
site status to Veterans Day programs at 54 sites in 29 states. Sites
were selected on the basis of community involvement, regional impact and
continuity. They are also eligible for support from the Department of
Defense.
A guide to these sites and other information about Veterans Day is
available on VA's Veterans Day Web page at
http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/ under "Regional Observances." The page
includes a variety of resources, including a teacher's guide, a poster
gallery and links to information about the Arlington National Cemetery
ceremony.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Veterans Day 2010
Dear Veterans and Veteran Supporters,
November 11, 2010 will mark the 91st anniversary of Veterans Day (Known as Armistice day from 1919-1953). The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery . The ceremony commences precisely at 11:00 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns and continues inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors by veterans' organizations and remarks from dignitaries. The ceremony is intended to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces.
Throughout the state of North Dakota Veteran Service Organizations will be having similar ceremonies to honor and thank the Veterans of our communities.
I would like to ask you to
· Have a moment of silence on at 11AM on 11/11/2010
o Reflect on those who have fought for our freedom
· Attend a ceremony in your community.
o . For information on Veterans Day ceremonies in your area contact your local County Veteran Service officer at this link: http://www.nd.gov/veterans/officers/county-officers.html or contact your County Court house.
· THANK A VETERAN for their service.
· Encourage all veterans and their dependents to visit their County Veteran Service Officer
o Learn about the services and benefits they may be eligible for.
§ Find Service officer in your county at: http://www.nd.gov/veterans/officers/county-officers.html
· Show Support to your Veterans
o You can support your local Veteran Service Club http://www.nd.gov/veterans/service/
o Donate to the "Support our Veterans"" fund. Tax Deductible.
§ $11 (or more) on 11/11 by clicking on link at top of page or https://www.impactgiveback.org/general/index.aspx
§ Purchase a Yellow Ribbon Support our Veterans License Plates.
Click on plate for more information
To learn more about Veterans day visit http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/
To learn more about the Support our Veterans Fund visit http://www.impactgiveback.org/ and search: Support our Veterans.
PLEASE PASS THIS E-MAIL ON TO ALL YOU KNOW.
Thank you for supporting the Veterans of North Dakota!
Lonnie Wangen
Commissioner
ND DVA
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Real Warriors Campaign: November 9, 2010
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