Every day there are thousands of men and women serving our country in the armed services. They are someone’s brother, sister, father, mother, aunt, uncle, son or daughter. They spend many months and sometimes years in a foreign country far away from the comforts of their home, some without family or friends to thank them for the sacrifices they make daily. Since the age of four when I saw the cover of Time Magazine featuring wounded soldiers, I have desired to do something to say “thank you” to the troops for their service and show my appreciation for them. Living in Maryland, so close to Washington DC, you would think there would be a lots of opportunities to thank our troops. However, the opportunities are very limited for people under 16 years old. My dream was to sing for the wounded soldiers so
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The organization Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services (CAUSE) arranged for me to sing at a Sunday Brunch for the wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Medical Center. Then, I was invited by a mentor to help greet the troops at Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport. This is when I got to know Operation Welcome Home Maryland (OWHMD). Both of these organization rely on volunteer resources to provide cards to help cheer up the troops and there’s always a need for more cards. Fortunately for me, my mom does not mind driving me to BWI, so I am able to help welcome home the troops, but not everyone has this capability. I have greeted over 100 flights and approximately 30,000 troops. At these arrival events, I help hand out goody bags to the troops. These goody bags include cards and a snack. Card for Hero’s came about from my observing how many cards are needed each week to support organizations like OWHMD and CAUSE to thank our troops and Veterans. The great thing is card-making can done by kids of all ages and right at their own school, after care program or other group gathering, making cards does not require any certain level of skill so anyone can
The organization Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services (CAUSE) arranged for me to sing at a Sunday Brunch for the wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Medical Center. Then, I was invited by a mentor to help greet the troops at Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport. This is when I got to know Operation Welcome Home Maryland (OWHMD). Both of these organization rely on volunteer resources to provide cards to help cheer up the troops and there’s always a need for more cards. Fortunately for me, my mom does not mind driving me to BWI, so I am able to help welcome home the troops, but not everyone has this capability. I have greeted over 100 flights and approximately 30,000 troops. At these arrival events, I help hand out goody bags to the troops. These goody bags include cards and a snack. Card for Hero’s came about from my observing how many cards are needed each week to support organizations like OWHMD and CAUSE to thank our troops and Veterans. The great thing is card-making can done by kids of all ages and right at their own school, after care program or other group gathering, making cards does not require any certain level of skill so anyone can