Project Valour-IT Auction LIVE!

The eBay auction with items donated to Soldiers' Angels in support of Project Valour-IT is now LIVE! There are 23 items up for bid, with auctions ending anywhere between early Sunday morning and mid-day Monday.  Auction items handcrafted jewelry, a handmade camo-print purse and consumer electronics.  Go check it out!

How to Turn Your Gift into a Laptop

11/01/11

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To honor America’s veterans and support Project Valour-IT, Soldiers’ Angels is holding an eBay auction on Veterans Day Weekend and your donations are needed to make it happen!

From patriotic to practical and beyond, your gift will help a severely-wounded hero receive an adaptive laptop from Soldiers' Angels.  We need to move quickly, but Angels have an amazing way of coming through under pressure!

To submit your item for auction or ask any questions, emailbeths@soldiersangels.org with subject line “Auction.”  Be sure to include ALL of the following in your email:

1. Quality photos of the item you are donating for auction
2. Full description of the item, appropriate for posting on eBay 
3. The minimum amount for which you want your item to sell 

Items must be mailed to Soldiers’ Angels as soon as possible (in most cases, before the auction is complete—shipping details will be provided when you email).

Billy D's BBQ Plate Fundraiser

If you are in the San Antonio area, there will be a barbecue plate fundraiser at Billy D's (1805 Pat Booker Road, Universal City) on Saturday, November 19 from noon until 9pm. From the flyer I picked up from the Soldiers' Angels table at the Randolph AFB Air Show October 29th:

Ribs
Chicken
Raffle
Silent Auction
Bouncy House (Noon to 6pm)
Stand-up Comedy featuring Anthony Tormo (7-9pm)

Crafts for Christmas event in San Antonio

On October 15th, the San Antonio Soldiers' Angels support center was taken over by kids! We had a fabulous day making Christmas cards for our troops.

We had over 30 children there. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the children crafting away! An area children's shelter comes in once a month to volunteer, this month, they got a surprise and got to have a little fun! This meant that I could not take pictures of the kids. But I promise, we had way too much fun!

We made cards, sang Christmas carols, and talked about our deployed men and women. For young kids, they all seemed to understand what they were doing and why. It was such a blessing to spend a day with these children. I can not wait to do something like this again.

I want to thank the people that made this all happen. With out our sponsors this event could not have happened. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! Kym's Kids, Logical Security and City Year. THANK YOU!!!!!

Soldiers' Angels mention at Big Hollywood

Our Florida Soldiers' Angel blogger sent a link to a story at Big Hollywood about a singer using his talents to support Soldiers' Angels:

Whenever we meet folks who take the time to show their appreciation to our brothers and sisters in uniform for all the sacrifices they have made and continue to make for freedom’s sake, we take an instant liking to them… especially when they turn out to be extraordinarily talented and are using that talent to support our troops.

That is exactly what singer-songwriter-musician and owner of Guilty Dog Studios Joe Merrick is doing.

Go read the whole thing.