Giving Thanks To Our Troops Via SMS
by Darla Mack
While we are settling down from our turkey feast from the day, you probably thought of many things that you are thankful for. I know I did. But what about the brave soldiers who couldn’t be with their loved ones on this Thanksgiving?
America Supports You is a Defense Department program connecting citizens and corporations with military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad.
Major mobile wireless providers, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile, will provide access to the Giving Thanks program. And, while carriers’ regular text messaging rates apply to every message sent through the Defense Department program, there are no additional costs to send a message of thanks.
The “Giving Thanks” text messaging initiative, which officially began at 6 a.m. Nov. 17, and ends at midnight PST, Nov. 22, already has received more than 40,000 messages of thanks, according to the tally board on the America Supports You Web site.
What a wonderful way to show support. If you haven’t done so, please show your support by sending a text message to our brave troops.
You may also want to watch the website and possibly the same campaign will run for the Christmas/Kwanzaa/Hanukkah holiday season.
