Valentines for Vets

[QuilterMom]

This is from a homeschool e-list I'm on........







Cherokee Link Newsletter
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In our last email we gave you information about the "Valentines for Vets" program. Well, the email made a lot of sense to the writer of that email, but not much sense to anyone else... So, if you were confused about that email, a support group is forming now....

Meanwhile, I'll let you read this information from the Office of Veterans' Affairs:

Once again it is time for our annual "Valentines for Vets" program. We realize that the emphasis has been on our active duty service personnel, deployed reservists and Guardsmen, but lets not forget the Veterans who are confined to hospitals and Nursing Homes. Many younger Vets are coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq, to begin long periods of rehabilitation from wounds and injuries. We can never repay these valiant Vets for the sacrifices they made, but we can do something to cheer them up and let them know that they are not forgotten. The Cherokee Nation Office of Veterans Affairs will once again be the collection point for the Valentines this year. Individuals, Church groups, Schools and Civic Organizations, are asked to support this project. Some of the Valentines will be sent to troops in the Middle East, Korea, Germany, Okinawa, but the biggest share will go to the VA nursing homes in Claremore and Talihina, and the two VA Medical Centers in Muskogee and Fayetteville.!
The Valentines may be addressed to "Our Vets"," My Hero", etc., and signed with a first name. Hand made valentines are real heart warmers, especially the ones made by the younger kids. Teachers, encourage your students to be creative, and let them learn first hand the satisfaction that comes from doing for others. Remember, this is a way to show YOUR appreciation. Please do not send us "blank" valentines. A small "thank you is enough to warm the heart of any Veteran. This project costs so little, and brings so much happiness to the men and women who were willing to lay down their lives for us. They deserve to be remembered. Feel free to share this with any one not on this network. THANK YOU!
Office of Veterans Affairs
Cherokee Nation
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
veterans@cherokee.org
(918) 456-0671 ext.2694

[QuilterMom]

I can't believe no one has looked at this thread today!

Ds made several cards today for this and had a blast.

[NYC Girl]

I've been busy and have not had a chance to check this forum until now.

Thanks for the link. We love finding ways to give back.