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The Bert Show's Big Thank You

Here's Your Chance to Say "Thank You" to the Troops this Thanksgiving.

October 24, 2014

I learned about Bert's Big Thank You a couple of years ago and absolutely loved the idea. What is it? It's a letter writing campaign with the goal of making sure every single deployed soldier receives a letter on Thanksgiving Day.

Following are the details from The Bert Show website. Will you sit down with your kids and write a letter? It doesn't have to be long. In fact, they say the 1-2 sentence letters from the kids are the most touching. I urge you to give it a shot and help make a difference in the lives of those that sacrifice so much for us.

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Taken from The Bert Show website:

Over the past several years,  The Bert Show community helped to express a BIG THANK YOU with over a million hand written letters of thanks to every serviceman and woman deployed outside the United States. This year our goal is the same, but we can only do this with your help. Let’s pull together to make this project a success.

Get a letter writing campaign started. We want everyone in your school, church, civic group, sorority/ fraternity, office, or neighborhood to write letters. Give our troops that much deserved show of appreciation by writing a thank you letter.

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Writing Guidelines:

Each letter should be heartfelt, handwritten, original, and free of any political statements. The purpose of the letter is to express thanks to the military personnel currently deployed outside the United States. We reserve the right to eliminate those messages that are political in nature and do not reflect a positive message in the spirit of Thanksgiving.

  • All letters must be on 8.5” x 11” paper or smaller.
  • Do not use glue, tape, staples, cardboard, glitter or otherwise attach anything to the paper.
  • NO construction paper.
  • Decorate using crayons, markers, pens or pencils.
  • Use both sides if you like, but use one page per letter only.
  • Do not send greeting cards or photographs.
  • Feel free to include your mailing and email address - sometimes military members will write back!
  • Individual letters should not be sealed in envelopes.
  • Do not send anything except letters.

(We cannot accept donations of any kind, and they should not be included or attached to letters.)

Letter Deadline:

All letters must be received NO LATER than October 30, 2014! That's when the station must have them, so please take that into account if mailing the letter.

Submitting the Letters:

Mail them to Q100 at the address below:

ATLANTA - Q100 (99.7 FM)
780 Johnson Ferry Rd NE
5th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30342

For more details like drop-off locations, or if you’d like volunteer to help with the project , please visit www.thebigthankyou2014.com!

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Below is what Erin's (the publsher of Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton Macaroni Kid) son wrote a couple of years ago. It makes me smile every time I look at it. I plan to do this with both of my boys this year. I hope you will, too