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Once again, milblogger “Bouhammer” is paying it forward. This time he has teamed up with Vision Strike Wear and Greta from Kiss My Gumbo to sell a t-shirt that will support the troops. All proceeds from Bouhammer’s new Twitter-themed shirt will go Soldiers’ Angels Project Valour-IT.
Twitter is an online texting or “microblogging” community that allows users to mark their text “tweets” with subject categories called hashtags. The new t-shirt honors the Military Monday category, as designated by the hashtag #militarymon.
Bouhammer describes the t-tshirt, and the history of #militarymon:
The front of the shirt has the hashtag #militarymon and the back of it has one cool and tough-looking Twitter bird all decked out, ready to kick butt and tweet names. The #militarymon hashtag to honor military tweeters on every Monday was conceived by Greta from Kiss my Gumbo and TV personality Carson Daly. The #militarymon trend has really taken off and the popularity of it grows every week.
Since its first rollout a couple of weeks ago, three new sayings have been added to the original design (all proceeds to Valour-IT): "Because of them...We are free to Tweet” and "A Tweet for Freedom" and "#Sand if you are not on #Militarymon." Simply select your favorite saying when you place your order at Vision Strike Wear.
Congratulations again to Bouhammer for another creative fundraising idea, and a big shout out to him for paying it forward by continuing to support his brothers from his current location on the homefront!
Teams & Projects - How to Help
Adopt a Soldier - Individualized support throughout deployment
Angel Bakers - Homemade treats for the deployed
Blankets of Belief - Showing deployed troops, "We believe in you!"
Blankets of Gratitude - Handcrafted love for hospitalized veterans
Blankets of Hope - Handcrafted comfort for the wounded
Cards Plus Team - Extra TLC for soldiers & families
Chaplain Support Team - Help chaplains support the troops
Community Team Leaders (CTLs) - Representing Soldiers' Angels at home
Eagle Cane Project - Handmade canes for the wounded
First Response Backpacks - Supplies for wounded in-country
Hero Packs - Care packages
Ladies of Liberty - Extra TLC for deployed females
Letter Writing Team - Personal letters for the deployed
Living Legends - Remembering the fallen and their families
Memorial Portraits - Drawings for families of the fallen
Operation
Birthday Cake - Shipping gourmet birthday cakes to deployed troops
Operation Outreach - Supporting families waiting at home
Operation Phone Home - Calling cards
Operation Top Knot - Handmade gifts & virtual baby showers
Scarves - Handmade heat and sand protection
SA Germany - Supporting medevac'd wounded/ill and medical staff at Landstuhl
S.A.V.E. - Supporting the employment of veterans through the Angel warehouse
SOS:Kids - Helping deployed soldiers help local kids
Tank Support - Helping Veterans Travel to Medical Appointments
Valour-IT - Adaptive laptops for the wounded
VA Crochet & Craft - Handmade comfort & dignity for hospitalized Vets
Veterans Support - Assisting veterans facilities
Wounded TLC - Letters and care packages for the wounded
Since my husband is military, people are always telling me they want to do something to give back. Recently I discovered "Soldiers Angels" and all that they do. I will be telling everyone that if they want to make a difference to donate their time or money to this wonderful program. You all are amazing! - Brenda
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