Soldiers' Angels and AppreciateOurTroops.org Seek to Mug a Troop
Soldiers' Angels partner with Mug-A-Troop to provide support and encouragement to American troops currently serving overseas.
Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) April 19, 2005 -- Members of the U.S. armed forces
serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the globe will receive an extra measure
of support from the home front in the months to come, thanks to an alliance
forged between AppreciateOurTroops.org, a website that provides free
personalized Troop Appreciation Mugs to military personnel, and Soldiers’ Angels
Foundation (www.soldiersangels.org), a non-profit organization dedicated
to providing tangible caring support for American servicemen and women.
The cornerstone of AppreciateOurTroops.org is Operation Mug a Troop and
Operation Mug a Vet. With nearly 30,000 requests from American troops for their
own personalized Troop Appreciation Mug, "These mugs have become one of the most
requested mugs in the world,” said Glenn A. Jordan, founder of
AppreciateOurTroops.org. "I designed these mugs to send a strong and lasting
message to our troops that not only were they supported, but more importantly,
that they were appreciated and thanked for their service and sacrifice for all
Americans.”
These free Troop Appreciation Mugs, which contain the
words "We the People Appreciate and Thank” followed by each recipients name and
rank, are made possible with the support of grateful individuals, groups and
businesses. Included with each mug is a letter of thanks and appreciation
addressed to that specific troop. To date, almost 2,000 military men and women
have been “mugged.”
Soldiers' Angels was founded in 2003 by Patti
Patton-Bader, the mother of a soldier who was then serving in Iraq. That summer,
her son wrote to her expressing concern that some soldiers did not receive any
mail or support from home. As a result, she contacted a few friends and asked
them to write to a soldier or two. Since then, Soldier’s Angels has grown to an
Internet community with tens of thousands of participants, including businesses
that donate money, services, and items for packages for members of all branches
of the armed forces. The foundation also supports wounded servicemen and women
with personal visits and phone calls and sends thanks via letters and e-mail to
the military of other coalition nations in Iraq.
For more information on
Operation Mug a Troop and Operation Mug a Vet, please visit www.appreciateourtroops.org.
Glenn A. Jordan,
Founder
31 Civic Park Court
O Fallon, MO
63366
636-272-1790
or
Anamarie Smith
Soldiers Angels
1792 E.
Washington Blvd
Pasadena, Ca 91104
626-893-6418
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/4/prweb229259.htm