HOT DOMAIN SHOW - Adopt A US Soldier

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On a mission to find the next great website I went through my normal channels poking around for answers. There were all kinds of sites but none of them made me want to contact them. The best suggestion that I received had the simplest idea and really makes one feel like you are doing your part by participating. The name of the website, Adopt A US Soldier.

Started out by Ann Johnson, the CEO and Founder of the project after she teamed up with her friends to ship packages to her son Pauls platoon. One of those friends, an air traffic controller, managed to get the Denver International Airport to donate care packages that totaled $3000. The soldiers wrote thank you letters which where eventually rerouted to everyone that helped support the project. A hand written letter on the website from Paul illustrates a day in the life of a soldier.

Adopt A US Soldier has grown over its 4 years with 35 volunteers running the behind the scenes operations. This morning I had the honor to get a tour from Satin Modesitt, the Director of Organized Groups, where she demonstrated to me how the website works.

If you are a soldier, it could not be easier. Just fill in the form on the website including all of the required information including what you are interested in and Adopt A US Soldier takes care of the rest. Citizens have a different form to fill out where you get taken to a forum where you can talk about the packages that you are sending and become part of the online community.

A typical soldier according to Satin can find themselves adopted by 6 citizens at a time. This ensures that the soldier gets taken care of one way or another. Even though it sounds difficult to put together a care package, Satin showed us how easy it truly is. She mentioned that even just a handwritten letter from home... is like a big hug from the states...

If you want to adopt your very own soldier go to www.adoptaussoldier.org or you can help by going to http://communicause.com/5025 and help Adopt a US Soldier win a $25,000 social media makeover. Finally if you are into free online games, make it count, go to http://www.iwon.com/teamInfo.jhtml?teamId=56621 and collect coins towards a $5000 prize for the organization. Whatever you do know that you are making a difference.

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