Heroes Waiting
for Adoption
Angel Toolbox
Resources for for both official and unofficial Angels who want to support America's military men and women and their families (updated regularly)...
Angel Forum: The Soldiers' Angels online community. Includes tips, general info, and a place for fellow Angels to interact.
Angel Login (ApprovedAngels.com): Track your adoptions and team memberships.
Angel Store: Official Soldiers' Angels Store. Pre-made care packages, Angel clothing, gifts, and items useful for the deployed or wounded. All funds from purchases are considered donations to Soldiers' Angels and are applied to its mission.
Calendar: Some of the scheduled activities across the country in which Soldiers' Angels are participating.
Discounts: Links to companies that offer discounts to Soldiers' Angels members or on products shipped to military addresses, or give a percentage of purchases to support Soldiers' Angels.
FAQs: Answers to questions about adopting a soldier. There's also a section of mailing-related questions.
News: The very latest from Soldiers' Angels (the five latest headlines appear on the right-hand side of the homepage)
Newsletter: A monthly, in-depth look at SA's activities and teams.
Other Support Organizations: Groups offering specialized assistance and support to military personnel and their families (links specifically for the wounded here).
Random Acts of Kindness Cards: Business cards for Angel sneak attacks. Use them when you secretly pay for a service member's dinner, buy a gift card for the service member in line at the grocery store behind you and ask the cashier to hand over the card with the gift card, etc. You can email a copy of this file to a place like staples.com and they will print beautiful business cards for you by the page.
Shop to Earn: Click on this link before you start shopping online, and a percentage of what you spend will be donated by the stores to Soldiers' Angels. For example, Land's End gives 5%, Drugstore.com gives 10%, Barnes and Noble donates 7%, and there are many more. There are dozens and dozens of store that participate, and their donation percentages are clearly displayed when you shop.
Useful Links: Companies offering services/supplies that you may find useful in shopping for or assisting your adopted hero...
Angel Store: wide variety of clothing, care packages, encouraging items, etc; care packages sold at-cost, and profits on other items go into Soldiers' Angels troop support activities
Cigarista: Tobacco products; free shipping to APO/FPO addresses
Cookies Direct: Freshly-made cookies; free extra dozen on every order to an APO/FPO address
CrosStitchInArt: Cross-stitch supplies; free shipping to APO/FPO addresses
Covert Threads: High-quality socks and T-shirts specifically for the conditions soldiers face (veteran-owned)
Fairytale Brownies: Baked goods; free shipping to APO/FPO addresses
Green Beans Coffee: 10% bonus on coffee cards redeemed on U.S. military bases throughout the world
Heat Relief Depot: Warming and cooling clothing/devices; 10% discount with "SOLDIERS ANGELS" coupon code
Hooah Designs: Clothing and novelties demonstrating your support for all five service branches
House of Jerky: Wide variety of meat jerkies; 15% off orders shipped to APO/FPO with "forasoldier" coupon code
Katty Cards: Beautiful, patriotic, free e-cards
Renaissance Knights: Ships two free chess sets directly to a deployed unit
Send Out Cards: Unique online card and gift sending program with personalized photos and handwriting
A list of great ideas and tips for online shopping for deployed troops can be found at the Soldiers' Angels Germany blog, including where to go for specific military-related items. Also consider using these companies and corporations who have assisted Soldiers' Angels in its mission.
Don't forget to check out the other interesting Soldiers' Angels pages on the sidebar!
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