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Hugs for Soldiers would like to connect hearts at home with hearts overseas by sending ((HUGS)) through Valentine cards to our deployed service members to let them know how much they are appreciated.  ♥♥♥

Thanksgiving Food Drive donations are due Friday, November 18.  Support our military families.  November is Military Family Appreciation Month.

The Gwinnett Braves Division of the Atlanta Braves Foundation awards the July Grant to Hugs for Soldiers.  See Press Release at:  http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/documents/2011/08/14/23199716/1/2011_July_Grant_Release.pdf

Remember our troops at Christmas!

Soldiers in combat zones need personal care items.  Check out our "Chaplain Support Team" page to see how you can help.

Show your Patriotic Spirit! Send a Thank You card to a Soldier.  Let our troops know they are appreciated for their service and sacrifices.

May is National Military Month.  Hugs for Soldiers has been handpicked by the Scholastic magazine Parent & Child as one of the Top 10 organizations that can help your family show its support for our men and women in uniform.  Article can be found at:   http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756061

THANK YOU!  The Girl Scout Cookie program "Operation: Taste of Home" was a huge success in 2011.  Because of your generosity, more than 10,000 boxes of cookies were donated for our Military.  The cards from Girl Scouts to Soldiers represented comfort and a piece of home.

HUGS to everyone who sent Valentine Cards!  Over 5,000 cards were received from 28 states!  Our troops received a lot of LOVE from you!  Thank you for caring about our Soldiers!

Over 2,000 Christmas packages and 3,000 Holiday Cards shipped to our troops serving overseas.  Thank you to our volunteers for donating items, financial donations and their time to assemble packages of snacks, personal care, blankets, caps and socks!

THANK YOU to all the employees at DVIDS (Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System) for donating to our Thanksgiving Food Drive!

The Ft. Benning 2-69 Armor "Panther" Soldiers were seen roaming the streets during the Suwanee Day Festival September 18th.  Thank you to sponsors, volunteers and friends who made this day special for these Soldiers who just returned home from Iraq.

HUGS to New Dawn Theater Company, Duluth, GA for raising $1,000 to help us in our mission of supporting our deployed troops.

Welcome Home Ft. Benning, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Soldiers

We salute the Soldiers of the 14th Combat Support Hospital from Ft. Benning, GA returning home after a year long deployment in Iraq.  This unit is highly mobile and equipped to set up and care for up to 248 casualties.

We would like to extend our thanks to all who helped us bring a little "Taste of Home" to our military men and women.  We shipped Girl Scout cookies to troops from across the U.S. that are serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Korea.  Over 6,000 boxes of cookies from 13 states were donated for our Soldiers!

Our thoughts, prayers and well wishes go out to all Soldiers of the 60th Engineer Company home from Afghanistan!