IN THIS ISSUE

THE CHALLENGE

OPERATION HELMETLINER

RECYCLE THOSE OLD SWEATERS

CITIZEN SAM 4 KIDZ

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FEBRUARY 07, 2009

THE CHALLENGE!

Dear Readers; 

Unless we have overlooked something, our records show members registered from 43 states of the Union. We are looking to recruit supporters from those remaining states so here's how you can help. 

If you know someone residing in one or more of the states listed below, please forward this newsletter to them as our invitation to join Citizen SAM. Membership is free, they will receive our newsletter twice monthly and we never, ever share our mailing list with anyone. 

We'll continue to update you in our upcoming newsletters as to our progress in securing memberships from all fifty states. Thanks for your help--we couldn't do it without you!

Arkansas

Idaho 

Louisiana 

Mississippi 

Oklahoma 

South Dakota 

Tennessee

 Feedback welcome by writing [email protected]. 

Operation Helmetliner

A note from Operation Helmetliner Team Leader

    I have been overwhelmed with the generosity of folks all over the country.  We have been getting helmetliners, scarves and gators in so quickly--almost 1000 pieces just the month of January!  I am just now getting caught up from taking over in December.  A huge THANK YOU to all who are

participating!  The majority of the

items are beautiful and will no doubt keep our beloved troops warm as they serve our country. 

    There are a couple of items that I would like to touch on. In order to maintain the integrity of the program, we must always be assessing what we can do differently and what we can improve on.  When sending in your items, please ponder the following: 

Is this item made using the proper medium?

Is it the correct color?

Is it made to the specifications in the pattern, gauge and/or dimensions? 

Is it free from dog or cat hair?

Is it smoke-free and odor free?

    If you cannot answer yes to all of the preceeding questions, please correct the issue before sending.  We cannot send any items on to the troops that are lacking in any of the above questions.

    If anyone has a family member, friend or knows of someone who is deployed serving our country and could benefit from receiving a helmetliner, please email me at [email protected].  We have a one for all policy so I will need the number of members in the unit, a name and address to mail it to and the verbal approval from the Commanding Officer that he/she will allow use of the non-military issue helmetliners, scarves or gators.

    THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT!

Sue Pflederer

Recycle Those Old Sweaters 

Yarn Mining 

Find out how to convert an old sweater into a Gator to:  http://www.craftstylish.com/item/39717/yarn-mining-how-to-convert-an-old-sweater-into-a-warming-neck-gator.

Please remember that the Gators need to conform with the same qualifications as the Helmetliners from the above article. 

Citizen SAM 4 KIDZ

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Thought for the Day

 A veteran is someone who, at one point in his or her life wrote a blank check made payable to ''The United States of America" for an amount of 'up to and including my life.' 

God bless America; home of the free because of the brave, 

Patti Smith

Executive Director

Citizen SAM