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Card Guidelines

Please follow these guidelines when mailing a card to ensure that your card will quickly reach service members, veterans and their families. Every card received will first be screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes and then reviewed by Red Cross volunteers working in one of 16 sorting stations around the country.

• All cards must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008.
  Cards sent after this date will be returned to sender.

• Participants are encouraged to limit the number of cards they submit to 25 from
  any one person or 50 from any one class or group. If you are mailing a larger quantity,
  please bundle the cards and place them in large mailing envelopes. Each card does not need its own envelope or postage. 

• Please ensure that all cards are signed.

• Please use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member.” Cards addressed
  to specific individuals can not be delivered through this program.

• Please send cards as opposed to long letters which delay a quick review process.

• Please do not include email or home addresses on the cards, as the program is
  not meant to foster pen pal relationships.

• Please do not include inserts of any kind, including photos, as these items will
  be removed during the reviewing process.

• All cards received may be used in program publicity efforts, including appearing
  in broadcast, print or online mediums.

Where to Send Phone Cards, Gift Cards and Care Packages:

• Phone cards or gift cards will not be accepted with the holiday cards. Those wishing to send calling cards or gift cards/certificates should go to www.aafes.com, scroll down to "AAFES Community Connection" and click on "Help Our Troops Call Home" or "Gift Cards/Certificates for Our Troops" in order to send such items.
   

• No 'Care Packages' will be accepted at this address. Those wishing to send care packages should go to www.AmericaSupportsYou.com and click under "Homefront Groups" to find out how to send care packages.