If anyone has a few extra dollars to spend this season, I just found out about a wonderful program the USO is sponsoring.....they've got a special Holiday fund whose purpose is to supply servicemen and women who are serving in forward-deployed areas (i.e Iraq and Afghanistan, primarily) with phone cards so that everyone, especially those with limited funds, can speak with friends, family, and loved ones over the holidays. I think this is a terrific idea.

If you go to their main page of their website (www.uso.org) and scroll down,
you'll find out more information on what they're doing. Donations, in any ammount, are happily accepted, so I hope some of you with a few extra dollars will consider this. A guy I know who just got back from Afghanistan said that there is no greater morale builder that for soldiers to have regular contact with the folks from back home.

Sometimes the best gifts you can give are to people you'll never know.

P.S. If any of you think this is a good idea and a good program, feel free to
forward this to your friends.