Posted on 04/11/2008 4:35:50 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2008 Servicemembers friends and families living in west-central California have a shoulder to lean on if they should need it.
The support we offer each other is invaluable, she added. The Delta Blue Star Moms, an official chapter of the national Blue Star Mothers of America organization, is a service and support group for families and friends of U.S. military personnel. Its main mission, however, is to support the troops with care packages and cards or letters of encouragement, Callahan said. Throughout the year, we participate in various fundraisers -- garage sales, etc. -- which allow us to cover postage expenses for our care packages, she said. Most of the items we ship in the care packages [are donated], but we are always in need of help to defray postage costs. Delta Blue Star Moms recently became a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad. Blue Star Mothers of America also is a supporter of the Defense Department program. It is our hope that through America Supports You we can increase awareness and exposure to our group, Callahan said. This will allow us to grow our group and, through increased membership, we will be able to support more servicemembers. We also hope it will inspire more businesses and individuals to donate care package items for sending to the troops, she added. |
Related Sites: Delta Blue Star Moms Blue Star Mothers of America America Supports You |
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My wife’s car has a sticker with 2 blue stars; one for our son and one for our son-in-law. She even teased me that she should get a sticker with 2 blue stars and one gray star, the gray star for me.
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