We all know that being away from loved ones for long periods of time is tough. One of the few great pleasures that our heros in Iraq and Afghanistan have is to have the ability to talk to their families by phone. But the calls are not free. Earlier this year we contacted the "Cell phones for soldiers" program that allows people to recycle old phones for calling cards. We asked for some cards that could go into the packages we planned to send for Christmas. We didn't hear back from them, so we assumed it was a bust.
Lo-and-behold, a box arrives at our mailbox last week via US mail. Inside were 675 one hundred minute(100) AT&T calling cards. The return address on the box was from "Cell Phones for Soldiers" but there was no letter, business card, or any other acknowledgement inside. Just the phone cards. Because of their blessings to us, we will be able to bless 675 lonely soldiers and their families with voices of their loved ones for Christmas.
We are looking into the opportunities for us to collect old cell phones among our group and donors. This may, perhaps, allow us to get even more calling cards for our heros.
Thank you "Cell Phones for Soldiers" for this wonderful program!!
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