Giving Back

" You know it's just a fact of life thousands of men and women serving the military will not get to see their loved ones -- holiday season. But singer songwriter Amy Grant to the American Red Cross or doing something about it. And they want you to help out. --"

" Contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant is probably best known for her Christmas albums what -- sold millions over the years. So it seemed natural for her to join up with the Red Cross for a holiday project designed to make sure that service men and women and veterans. Receive encouraging holiday wishes. It's called holiday mail for heroes. And grant wants you to enlist your help for a worthy call."

" Holiday mail for heroes. Is so simple. Just. Get a card that can and a stamp and write a note of appreciation. Send it to the address on our website Red Cross stop or an -- to refuse to holiday mail for heroes and had to postmarked by December 7. And by Christmas time your words of encouragement are gonna be in the hands of someone who has served our country so well."

" Last year the Red Cross with the help of the company Pitney Bowes sorted and delivered one point four million cards and letters to service men and women around the world. Boy scout Matt -- lender has been involved in the project for three years his dad is a battalion commander now serving in Afghanistan."

" It means a lot my dad. He said that some of those soldiers in his unit. They they cry whenever they get it when they get a card and it means lots of them."

" In order to get the cards delivered on time you must take action now people can help this program by getting on www. -- forward slash holiday now. And they can you can make -- card or pick up a card and just fill that card with some love enjoying -- and they'll brighten the day and anyone that's serving."

" It's an opportunity to do something will bring holiday cheer to those who you have. And have given so much."

" Well if you'd like to send -- holiday mail for heroes at post office box 5456 capitol heights Maryland 207. 91 or you could just go to the website Red Cross dot org they'll give you all the details -- you don't have a pencil handy. Our thanks Amy Grant to the folks -- the red cross. And you can't really is nice -- as you hear she's she's very very -- and let me just say that. We're gonna gather up about a Christmas cards here at the fox Washington bureau we're gonna assign them all up and I'm gonna make sure they get -- and on time. And I hope that you will take time to do the very thing. A very same thing it means a lot to the people who receive these cards and others now."