08-06-2006, 03:38 AM
This is not meant to be political. It is not for or against any war. I ran across this nice gesture from Xerox on snopes and I thought I would share it.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/letssaythanks.asp
If the administrators want to move it to the other forum it is ok with me or if people object you can remove it entirely.
Origins: On 26 June 2006, the Xerox Corporation launched the web site www.LetsSayThanks.com, a free service
that allows the public to send personal messages to U.S. military personnel serving overseas. Xerox had held similar campaigns in communities such as Atlanta, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Due to strong positive response, it decided to expand the project nationwide. The messages are sent on postcards designed by children, selected from over 500 entries drawn and submitted by kids across the U.S.
Senders can choose card designs and write personalized messages (of 472 characters or less) to accompany them; once a month the cards are printed in batch at Xerox's facilities in Webster, New York, and distributed (along with packages from Give2TheTroops) to men and women deployed on active duty with all branches of the armed services in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. (Senders cannot designate specific persons as the recipients of their cards, but they can opt to have copies of their cards and messages delivered to their homes.)
Xerox has said it will continue to run the "Let's Say Thanks" program as long as there is a need for it.
Last updated: 30 July 2006
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/letssaythanks.asp
If the administrators want to move it to the other forum it is ok with me or if people object you can remove it entirely.
Origins: On 26 June 2006, the Xerox Corporation launched the web site www.LetsSayThanks.com, a free service
that allows the public to send personal messages to U.S. military personnel serving overseas. Xerox had held similar campaigns in communities such as Atlanta, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Due to strong positive response, it decided to expand the project nationwide. The messages are sent on postcards designed by children, selected from over 500 entries drawn and submitted by kids across the U.S.
Senders can choose card designs and write personalized messages (of 472 characters or less) to accompany them; once a month the cards are printed in batch at Xerox's facilities in Webster, New York, and distributed (along with packages from Give2TheTroops) to men and women deployed on active duty with all branches of the armed services in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. (Senders cannot designate specific persons as the recipients of their cards, but they can opt to have copies of their cards and messages delivered to their homes.)
Xerox has said it will continue to run the "Let's Say Thanks" program as long as there is a need for it.
Last updated: 30 July 2006