[Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
Kirk Harmon
kvh54 at cfl.rr.com
Thu Nov 15 13:27:44 CST 2007
Marianne, I am sending you my contact info on this reply as my original for
your off line e-mail was returned. I was not doing so well when you gave me
the info earlier.
Kirk Harmon
1031 Lenmore Ct.
Orlando, Florida,32812
ph Home: 1-407-380-3371 Cell: 1-407-473-2176
kvh54 at cfl.rr.com
Thanks
I will asked that you respond soon, dues are $10 for the NFB and $5 for the
NABV this is the annual price. I am happy to have you aboard! Kirk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marianne Haas" <braillewoman at earthlink.net>
To: "'Info and discussion list for blind veterans.'"
<blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
>I am wondering if partners who drive could help out. I would be willing
>to
> make a small donation to assist partners with gas, effort and time.
>
> Marianne
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindvet-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blindvet-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Leslie Bledsoe
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:06 AM
> To: Info and discussion list for blind veterans.
> Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
>
> perhaps people in the area could volunteer and deliver the cards. we all
> know this hospital is in trouble, but we as veterans need to suggest
> solution and ways of implementation of the solutions. thank you for
> flaging
> this issues. leslie bledsoe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <NABlindVets at aol.com>
> To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:16 PM
> Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
> See what's new at _AOL.com_
> (http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170)
> and _Make AOL Your Homepage_
> (http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169) .
>
> -----------------
> 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://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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
> See what's new at _AOL.com_
> (http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170)
> and _Make AOL Your Homepage_
> (http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169) .
>
> -----------------
> Forwarded Message:
> 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_
> (http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169) .
>
> -----------------
> 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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