[Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
NABlindVets at aol.com
NABlindVets at aol.com
Wed Nov 14 14:16:59 CST 2007
Fax this to your representatives, call your congressman,raise hell because
this is a travesty!
Read on below.
Dwight
In a message dated 11/14/2007 3:03:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
BlindguysRus1 writes:
In a message dated 11/14/2007 3:01:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
BlindguysRus1 writes:
Dear President Bush,
This is pretty pittyful. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center is so under
staffed that our injured troops can't receive Christmas Cards from us there very
appreciative citizens.
Does this Say anything about the type of care they are receiving?
Dwight Sayer
In a message dated 11/14/2007 11:09:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net writes:
To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at Tuesday
’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had
mentioned in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to U.S. soldiers
recovering at Walter Reed Medical Supply Hospital as had been previously posted
on the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human
resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to
patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed announced
that they will only accept phone cards, CDs, and individual small packets of
candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient soldiers.
You may send your individual packets to:
American Red Cross
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20307-5000
Or, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small boxes
of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health &
Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2nd Floor, Mabel Butler
Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County Disability
Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The last day
for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is December
14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you email or
phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to assist
you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at
Walter Reed.
Also, in celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops serving
overseas,
Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT
on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks to
8-9-2-7-9 and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a reply on
their cell phone from America Supports You. The reply message will come from
a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing his/her
appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others who are
serving.
All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular),
Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to The America
Supports You Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
Resource: _http://www.amillionthanks.org_ (http://www.amillionthanks.org/)
Support Our Troops video, _http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm_
(http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm)
Did you Know?
• 25,830 troops wounded
• 27,103 non-battle wounded
• 20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological
problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
• 800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive
device)
• 100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines
(http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html)
• 2,000 IED cases
• 62% returning veterans have a brain injury
The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL,
Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals have an
average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating them
Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for January
14, 2008, 2010 E. Michigan Street. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet in
December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving,
….Samme Ripley
Orange County ADA/
Disability Advisory Board
407-836-6568
____________________________________
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Subj: Support Our Troops for the Holidays Date: 11/14/2007 11:09:54 A.M.
Eastern Standard Time From: _Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net_
(mailto:Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net) Sent from the Internet _(Details)_ (aolmsg://035bbfd8/inethdr/2)
To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at Tuesday
’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had mentioned
in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to U.S. soldiers
recovering at Walter Reed Medical Supply Hospital as had been previously posted on
the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human
resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to
patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed announced
that they will only accept phone cards, CDs, and individual small packets of
candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient soldiers.
You may send your individual packets to:
American Red Cross
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20307-5000
Or, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small boxes
of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health &
Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2nd Floor, Mabel Butler
Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County Disability
Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The last day
for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is December
14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you email or
phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to assist
you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at
Walter Reed.
Also, in celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops serving
overseas,
Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT
on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks to
8-9-2-7-9 and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a reply on
their cell phone from America Supports You. The reply message will come from
a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing his/her
appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others who are
serving.
All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular),
Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to The America
Supports You Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
Resource: _http://www.amillionthanks.org_ (http://www.amillionthanks.org/)
Support Our Troops video, _http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm_ (http://
www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm)
Did you Know?
• 25,830 troops wounded
• 27,103 non-battle wounded
• 20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological
problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
• 800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive
device)
• 100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines
(http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html)
• 2,000 IED cases
• 62% returning veterans have a brain injury
The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL,
Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals have an
average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating them
Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for January
14, 2008, 2010 E. Michigan Street. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet in
December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving,
….Samme Ripley
Orange County ADA/
Disability Advisory Board
407-836-6568
____________________________________
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Subj: Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays Date: 11/14/2007 3:01:59
P.M. Eastern Standard Time From: _BlindguysRus1_ (mailto:BlindguysRus1) To:
_President at whitehouse.gov_ (mailto:President at whitehouse.gov) CC:
_news at abc.com_ (mailto:news at abc.com) , _news at cbs.com_ (mailto:news at cbs.com) ,
_news at nbc.com_ (mailto:news at nbc.com) , _news at msnbc.com_ (mailto:news at msnbc.com) ,
_news at cnn.com_ (mailto:news at cnn.com)
Dear President Bush,
This is pretty pittyful. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center is so under
staffed that our injured troops can't receive Christmas Cards from us there very
appreciative citizens.
Does this Say anything about the type of care they are receiving?
Dwight Sayer
In a message dated 11/14/2007 11:09:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net writes:
To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at Tuesday
’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had mentioned
in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to U.S. soldiers
recovering at Walter Reed Medical Supply Hospital as had been previously posted on
the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human
resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to
patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed announced
that they will only accept phone cards, CDs, and individual small packets of
candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient soldiers.
You may send your individual packets to:
American Red Cross
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20307-5000
Or, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small boxes
of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health &
Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2nd Floor, Mabel Butler
Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County Disability
Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The last day
for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is December
14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you email or
phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to assist
you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at
Walter Reed.
Also, in celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops serving
overseas,
Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT
on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks to
8-9-2-7-9 and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a reply on
their cell phone from America Supports You. The reply message will come from
a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing his/her
appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others who are
serving.
All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular),
Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to The America
Supports You Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
Resource: _http://www.amillionthanks.org_ (http://www.amillionthanks.org/)
Support Our Troops video, _http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm_
(http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm)
Did you Know?
• 25,830 troops wounded
• 27,103 non-battle wounded
• 20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological
problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
• 800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive
device)
• 100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines
(http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html)
• 2,000 IED cases
• 62% returning veterans have a brain injury
The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL,
Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals have an
average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating them
Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for January
14, 2008, 2010 E. Michigan Street. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet in
December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving,
….Samme Ripley
Orange County ADA/
Disability Advisory Board
407-836-6568
____________________________________
See what's new at _AOL.com_ (http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170)
and _Make AOL Your Homepage_
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Forwarded Message:
Subj: Support Our Troops for the Holidays Date: 11/14/2007 11:09:54 A.M.
Eastern Standard Time From: _Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net_
(mailto:Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net) Sent from the Internet _(Details)_ (aolmsg://01d38560/inethdr/3)
To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at Tuesday
’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had mentioned
in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to U.S. soldiers
recovering at Walter Reed Medical Supply Hospital as had been previously posted on
the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human
resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to
patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed announced
that they will only accept phone cards, CDs, and individual small packets of
candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient soldiers.
You may send your individual packets to:
American Red Cross
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20307-5000
Or, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small boxes
of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health &
Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2nd Floor, Mabel Butler
Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County Disability
Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The last day
for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is December
14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you email or
phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to assist
you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at
Walter Reed.
Also, in celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops serving
overseas,
Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT
on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks to
8-9-2-7-9 and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a reply on
their cell phone from America Supports You. The reply message will come from
a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing his/her
appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others who are
serving.
All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular),
Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to The America
Supports You Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
Resource: _http://www.amillionthanks.org_ (http://www.amillionthanks.org/)
Support Our Troops video, _http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm_
(http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm)
Did you Know?
• 25,830 troops wounded
• 27,103 non-battle wounded
• 20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological
problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
• 800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive
device)
• 100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines
(http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html)
• 2,000 IED cases
• 62% returning veterans have a brain injury
The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL,
Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals have an
average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating them
Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for January
14, 2008, 2010 E. Michigan Street. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet in
December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving,
….Samme Ripley
Orange County ADA/
Disability Advisory Board
407-836-6568
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Fax this to your representatives, call your congressman,raise hell because this is a travesty!
Read on below.
Dwight
In a message dated 11/14/2007 3:03:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, BlindguysRus1 writes:
In a message dated 11/14/2007 3:01:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, BlindguysRus1 writes:
Dear President Bush,
This is pretty pittyful. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center is so under staffed that our injured troops can't receive Christmas Cards from us there very appreciative citizens.
Does this Say anything about the type of care they are receiving?
Dwight Sayer
In a message dated 11/14/2007 11:09:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net writes:
To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at Tuesday’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had mentioned in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to
U.S.
soldiers recovering at
Walter
Reed
Medical
Supply
Hospital
as had been previously posted on the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed announced that they will
only accept
phone cards, CDs, and individual small packets of candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient soldiers. You may send your individual packets to:
American Red Cross
Walter
Reed
Army
Medical
Center
6900 Georgia Ave.
, NW
Washington
,
DC
20307-5000
Or
, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small boxes of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health & Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2
nd
Floor, Mabel Butler Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County Disability Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The last day for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is December 14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you email or phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to assist you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at Walter Reed.
Also, in
celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops serving overseas,
Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks to
8-9-2-7-9
and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a reply on their cell phone from
America Supports You
. The reply message will come from a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing his/her appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others who are serving.
All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular), Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to The
America Supports You
Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
Resource:
http://www.amillionthanks.org/
http://www.amillionthanks.org
Support Our Troops video, http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm
Did you Know?
•
25,830 troops wounded
•
27,103 non-battle wounded
•
20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
•
800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive device)
•
100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html
•
2,000 IED cases
•
62% returning veterans have a brain injury
The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL, Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals have an average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating them
Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for January 14, 2008,
2010 E. Michigan Street
. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet in December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving,
….
Samme Ripley
Orange
County
ADA
/
Disability Advisory Board
407-836-6568
See what's new at http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170 AOL.com
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To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at Tuesday’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had mentioned in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to
U.S.
soldiers recovering at
Walter
Reed
Medical
Supply
Hospital
as had been previously posted on the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed announced that they will
only accept
phone cards, CDs, and individual small packets of candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient soldiers. You may send your individual packets to:
American Red Cross
Walter
Reed
Army
Medical
Center
6900 Georgia Ave.
, NW
Washington
,
DC
20307-5000
Or
, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small boxes of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health & Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2
nd
Floor, Mabel Butler Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County Disability Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The last day for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is December 14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you email or phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to assist you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at Walter Reed.
Also, in
celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops serving overseas,
Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks to
8-9-2-7-9
and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a reply on their cell phone from
America Supports You
. The reply message will come from a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing his/her appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others who are serving.
All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular), Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to The
America Supports You
Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
Resource:
http://www.amillionthanks.org/
http://www.amillionthanks.org
Support Our Troops video, http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm
Did you Know?
•
25,830 troops wounded
•
27,103 non-battle wounded
•
20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
•
800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive device)
•
100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html
•
2,000 IED cases
•
62% returning veterans have a brain injury
The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL, Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals have an average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating them
Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for January 14, 2008,
2010 E. Michigan Street
. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet in December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving,
….
Samme Ripley
Orange
County
ADA
/
Disability Advisory Board
407-836-6568
See what's new at http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170 AOL.com
and http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169 Make AOL Your Homepage
.
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Subj:
Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
Date:
11/14/2007 3:01:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
From:
mailto:BlindguysRus1 BlindguysRus1
To:
mailto:President at whitehouse.gov President at whitehouse.gov
CC:
mailto:news at abc.com news at abc.com
, mailto:news at cbs.com news at cbs.com
, mailto:news at nbc.com news at nbc.com
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, mailto:news at cnn.com news at cnn.com
Dear President Bush,
This is pretty pittyful. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center is so under staffed that our injured troops can't receive Christmas Cards from us there very appreciative citizens.
Does this Say anything about the type of care they are receiving?
Dwight Sayer
In a message dated 11/14/2007 11:09:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net writes:
To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at Tuesday’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had mentioned in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to
U.S.
soldiers recovering at
Walter
Reed
Medical
Supply
Hospital
as had been previously posted on the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed announced that they will
only accept
phone cards, CDs, and individual small packets of candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient soldiers. You may send your individual packets to:
American Red Cross
Walter
Reed
Army
Medical
Center
6900 Georgia Ave.
, NW
Washington
,
DC
20307-5000
Or
, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small boxes of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health & Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2
nd
Floor, Mabel Butler Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County Disability Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The last day for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is December 14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you email or phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to assist you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at Walter Reed.
Also, in
celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops serving overseas,
Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks to
8-9-2-7-9
and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a reply on their cell phone from
America Supports You
. The reply message will come from a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing his/her appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others who are serving.
All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular), Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to The
America Supports You
Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
Resource:
http://www.amillionthanks.org/
http://www.amillionthanks.org
Support Our Troops video, http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm
Did you Know?
•
25,830 troops wounded
•
27,103 non-battle wounded
•
20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
•
800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive device)
•
100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html
•
2,000 IED cases
•
62% returning veterans have a brain injury
The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL, Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals have an average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating them
Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for January 14, 2008,
2010 E. Michigan Street
. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet in December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving,
….
Samme Ripley
Orange
County
ADA
/
Disability Advisory Board
407-836-6568
See what's new at http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170 AOL.com
and http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169 Make AOL Your Homepage
.
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To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at Tuesday’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had mentioned in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to
U.S.
soldiers recovering at
Walter
Reed
Medical
Supply
Hospital
as had been previously posted on the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed announced that they will
only accept
phone cards, CDs, and individual small packets of candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient soldiers. You may send your individual packets to:
American Red Cross
Walter
Reed
Army
Medical
Center
6900 Georgia Ave.
, NW
Washington
,
DC
20307-5000
Or
, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small boxes of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health & Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2
nd
Floor, Mabel Butler Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County Disability Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The last day for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is December 14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you email or phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to assist you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at Walter Reed.
Also, in
celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops serving overseas,
Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight, PDT on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks to
8-9-2-7-9
and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a reply on their cell phone from
America Supports You
. The reply message will come from a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing his/her appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others who are serving.
All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular), Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to The
America Supports You
Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
Resource:
http://www.amillionthanks.org/
http://www.amillionthanks.org
Support Our Troops video, http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm
Did you Know?
•
25,830 troops wounded
•
27,103 non-battle wounded
•
20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
•
800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive device)
•
100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html
•
2,000 IED cases
•
62% returning veterans have a brain injury
The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL, Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals have an average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating them
Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for January 14, 2008,
2010 E. Michigan Street
. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet in December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
Happy Thanksgiving,
….
Samme Ripley
Orange
County
ADA
/
Disability Advisory Board
407-836-6568
See what's new at http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170 AOL.com
and http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169 Make AOL Your Homepage
.
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