Soldiers’ Angels is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) volunteer group that provides aid and comfort to members of the U.S. military stationed overseas. The group was started by Patti Patton-Bader, whose oldest son served in Iraq 2003-04. Her youngest son has been in Afghanistan since last year.
Patton-Bader started Soldiers’ Angels after receiving a letter from her older son in which he mentioned that some of his buddies never received any kind of mail or packages from back home. She contacted some family members and friends, and one thing led to another, and the Internet-based group was off and running. It now has more than 200,000 volunteers and supports soldiers, sailors and airmen around the globe.
A respected colleague of mine in California who has helped Patton-Bader from the beginning of Soldiers’ Angels mentioned earlier today that the group has 4,000 care packages ready to go but lacks the funds to pay for shipping them overseas. Apparently the recession has put a crimp in even as worthy a charity as Soldiers’ Angels.
Soldiers’ Angels is a totally non-partisan group dedicated to one thing and one thing only – making sure that no member of the U.S. Armed Services who is serving overseas fails to hear from home and know their sacrifice is appreciated. There is an immediate need here. I just clicked on the Donation button on Soldiers’ Angels’ homepage. I hope you will, too.
