
Background: Last month I praised Gina Elise (pictured) for her “Pin Ups for Vets”, describing it as a “worthy project.” My blog post on it is here. Elise says she “came up with the idea to recreate a nostalgic pin-up calendar that would serve three purposes”:
“1. The calendars would be sold to raise funds for our hospitalized Veterans.
“2. The calendars would be delivered as gifts to our ill and injured Veterans with messages of appreciation from the donors.
“3. The calendars would be sent to our deployed troops to help boost morale and to let them know that Americans back home are thinking of them.”
Gina recently wrote me a letter:
“I just wanted to thank you for doing a mention of my fundraising project a few weeks back. I have returned from my trip to visit the Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospital. Many of your readers purchased calendars to be donated, so I took those with me to distribute at these hospitals.
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“I wanted to let you know that I had such a great visit and can’t tell you how much the Wounded Warriors appreciated the visit and the donated calendars! It’s a trip I will always remember.ÂÂ
“So, a big thank you goes out to you. I had a lot of momentum going from that trip, so last Saturday, I visited the VA Hospital in Long Beach to spend some time with the Veterans there and give out more donated 2008 calendars! I am planning many more hospital trips in the coming months.
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“Just wanted to write a quick note to you and say ‘Thanks!’”
Pictures of Gina at Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospital can be seen here. Gina’s website is www.pinupsforvets.com.
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