Ring A Bell

During this time of the year it seems that everywhere you go there is some one ringing a bell for the Salvation Army. My brother and his family were bell ringers this week outside of a grocery store. So go to www.salvationarmy.com to find out how you can become a bell ringer to Help Others and Make A Difference.

Free Restaurant $$

A friend sent me an email today with free money in it. You can go to www.restaurant.com and send your friends free money! We could all use a little help these days. Enjoy!

Donate

The rule that I like to use is, if you haven't worn it in a year, donate it. If we are talking items that aren't clothing, if it doesn't have sentimental value and is cluttering up your home, donate it. You can find a Good Will store, an orphanage, or a Salvation Army closer than you think. One man's used items is another man's treasure.

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Sheryl

Tell someone you love them. So mant times we take each other for granted. It is so easy to just turn to a family member or a friend and say, "I love you!". Make A Difference in someone elses day.

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Sheryl

Donate your old cell phones. Schools can take them sometimes or churches. Even national sporting events are collecting them. By donating them you can help battered women, abused children and more. Make A Difference and Help Others for FREE!

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Sheryl

Send Holiday Cards to Soldiers

In this season of hope and giving the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc. have joined forces to invite Americans to “send a touch of home” to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad. In its third year, the Holiday Mail for Heroes program is an opportunity to share joy and thanks with our service members throughout the holiday season by way of a greeting card.

Today over 1.4 million men and women serve in the U.S. armed forces and over 24 million veterans have served in the past. The holiday season is the perfect time to honor and extend a warm holiday greeting to those who’ve served and continue to do so.

How Holiday Mail works

We have established an extensive process to ensure all cards sent to our service members are safe and arrive in time for the holidays. Holiday cards will be collected through a unique P.O. Box address from Monday, November 2 through Monday, December 7*.

First, cards from across the nation must be sent to this address:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

Every card received will be screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes and distributed to participating Red Cross chapters nationwide. Once the cards arrive at the Red Cross chapters, they are sorted and reviewed by volunteers who then distribute them to service members, their families and veterans in communities across the country.

Please don’t forget to follow these guidelines while preparing your holiday greetings!

Do...

• Sign all cards
• Entitle cards “Dear Service Member, Family or Veteran”
• Limit cards to 15 per person or 50 for school class or business group
• Bundle groups of cards in single, large envelopes (there is no need to include individual envelopes and postage for cards)

Don’t...

• Send letters
• Include personal information such as home or email addresses
• Use glitter – excessive amounts can aggravate health issues of wounded recipients
• Include inserts of any kind as they must be removed in the screening process

Thanks for listening!

Sheryl

Be Positive

Again, my apologies for being out for a few days. Sometimes when I get sick, I just can't do anything else. I am back and ready to go.

Lately I have been going into work and there are a few people who just don't love their job and they show it! I am not saying that you have to love your job to to work there but why ruin it for everyone else. It's easy to complain about what is wrong. This person doesn't do this. That person doesn't do that. Why not turn our negatives into positives? Help to teach those that aren't doing something right, how to. If there isn't something to teach them and you are just venting, vent in private or to yourself. Just as positive attitude is contagious, so is negative attitude. Work goes much easier if we are all in a positive mood.

Make A Difference and Help Others to be positive.

Thanks for listening!

Sheryl