HELPING OUT
Organizations such as Soldiers' Angels and Any Soldier Inc. link civilians to soldiers who would like to receive mail. It's as easy as filling out an online form and receiving a soldier's information through e-mail.

After we filled out a request form with Soldiers' Angels - an organization started in 2003 by the mother of a soldier for other soldiers who do not receive mail - the information for staff sergeant Mike (we're keeping his last name private) arrived in our inbox within 12 hours. All we know from the e-mail about Mike is that he is stationed overseas and wants mail. That's good enough for us.

Soldiers' Angels and Any Soldier Inc. encourage people to write to the soldier weekly as well as send a care package twice a month with snacks, baby wipes, powdered Gatorade and personal care items.


CiN Weekly - Reaching out