Hereโs how you can spread love to veterans, deployed service members this Valentineโs Day
SAN ANTONIO โ This Valentineโs Day when thinking about spreading love, you might want to think about our soldiers. Our military members miss out on a lot of holidays, including Valentineโs Day. The Valentines for veterans is our Valentineโs Day campaign. Some of the valentines will go to the deployed service members and some will go to local VAโs.โEvery year, Soldiersโ Angels receives thousands of Valentineโs Day greeting cards addressed to service members and veterans. โMany deployed service members do not receive any mail from home,โ Palmer said.
KSAT Community spotlight: Help Soldiersโ Angels collect 10,000 pairs of socks for service members, veterans
KSAT Community: Help us collect 10,000 pairs of socks for service members and veteransSAN ANTONIO โ With your help earlier this month, local nonprofit Soldiersโ Angels were able to give out 4,000 Valentineโs Day cards to our service members and veterans. Did you know the most requested item from deployed service members and veterans in VA hospitals are socks? Soldiersโ Angels is a national nonprofit that provides aid, comfort, and resources to the military, veterans and their families. โOur goal for 2021 is to collect 10,000 pairs of socks for our deployed service members and veterans,โ said Amy Palmer, president and CEO of Soldiersโ Angels. If you would like to purchase socks for veterans, click here for Soldiersโ Angels Amazon Wish List.
Tiffs Treats program allows soldiers to send free cookies, video message to their families
SAN ANTONIO Texas-based Tiffs Treats and Soldiers Angels are partnering to give military families a sweet surprise from their deployed soldiers. Soldiers can connect with their loved ones back home with CookieVision, an augmented reality video gift message, and a dozen cookies for free. One e-gift card is limited per person, and free delivery is included within the Tiffs Treats delivery zones. Tiffs Treats is available in Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; Nashville; Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock, Waco, College Station, and San Marcos. San Antonio has five locations: on Broadway downtown, in Stone Oak, at Alamo Ranch, at Park North and at the Huebner Oaks Shopping Center.