November 11 is Veteran’s Day. Many people want to help the military and veterans, so here are a few ideas.
1. Like both the Wounded Warriors Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/wwpinc.fans and the Military1Click page at http://www.facebook.com/Military1Click.
2. Go to www.woundedwarriorproject.org and sign in as a volunteer.
3. Hire a vet. Many of my corporate managers complain that their employees do not share their vision, don’t exert extra effort, can’t function as a team, and leave as soon as the “workday” is over. This just isn’t a problem with good military veterans who are used to being at work 24/7, working as a team in firefights (or someone dies) and understanding that we work until the mission is accomplished. Go to the Hire Military Linkedin Page or http://www.militaryhire.com/.
4. Send a care package. Here's how:
Check out http://anysoldier.com/ to adopt a specific soldier, sailor, airman, Marine or Coast Guardsman. You get to know your recipient and you can customize a package for their needs.
http://www.operationgratitude.com/ makes it easy send a package because they do it for you.
The USO also coordinates care packages. Operation USO Care Package enables the public to express their support of our men and women in uniform. Sponsoring a care package and including a personal message provides individuals with a way to touch the lives of our deployed troops around the world. For every $25 donation you make, the USO will send a care package with both needed and requested items valued at approximately $75 to a deployed service man or woman. https://www.uso.org/OUCP-donation-page-with-partner.aspx?LangType=1033
5. Volunteer to help a Veteran through the Veteran’s Administration at http://www.volunteer.va.gov/apps/VolunteerNow.
6. Donate blood for the military. To find out where, go to http://www.militaryblood.dod.mil/.
7. Care for pets of deployed military people. This is a nationwide network of foster homes cares for the pets of deployed personnel. https://www.netpets.org/militarypet/foster.php
8. Homes for Troops. Assists injured veterans and their families by building new or adapting existing homes for handicapped accessibility. http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer
9. Join the Patriot Guard Riders. There is no cost and you don’t have to ride a motorcycle to join, you just have to respect military service. http://www.patriotguard.org/
10. Say thank you to a veteran. Yes, it matters. Every time.
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