My brother-in-law is in the Air Force. Out of the past 4 years, he has spent 2 years overseas, apart from his wife and children. His first tour was in Iraq, close to the fighting, and he missed the birth of his daughter. He just got home 2 months ago from a year in Qatar. While much is made of our military men and women serving overseas, I have to wonder if we don’t overlook their families left behind. After all, they are making a sacrifice too. So I was very excited to learn about the Cheerios Cheer campaign, which is helping to spread encouragement to military families.
When our troops are sent overseas, it can be challenging for their family members, to say the least. Parenting alone can be a daunting task when your spouse is serving our country thousands of miles away. As a way of giving thanks to these unsung heroes, Cheerios and the USO have partnered in a postcard campaign that spreads Cheer directly to these honorable military families.
In stores now are specially-marked boxes of Cheerios that feature Cheer postcards on the front. Simply cut it out, write an encouraging message on it, stamp it, and send it on its way. Cheerios and the USO will make sure it reaches a military family who could use some cheer. In addition, for every Cheerios Cheer postcard sent between now and November 2012, Cheerios will donate $1 to the USO to help fund programs that help military families – up to $250,000! To kick off the campaign, Cheerios has already donated $150,000 to the USO and will donate up to an additional $100,000 based upon the number of postcards received.
To learn more about the Cheerios Cheer Postcard program, be sure to check out
- the Cheerios website: http://bit.ly/CheeriosCheer
- the Cheerios Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/CheerioCheer/cheerios
I have already sent off my postcard. Be sure to look for the specially-marked Cheerios boxes in stores now so you can send some encouragement to our military families too.
To help promote this worthwhile program, General Mills would like to send one A Heart Full of Love reader a Cheerios Cheer Prize Pack which includes
- 1 Cheerios cereal bowl
- 1 Cheerios cereal spoon
- 1 cereal dispenser
- 1 “Cheer” box of Cheerios
Entry is quick and easy using the Rafflecopter form below. A huge thank you to My Blog Spark and General Mills for sponsoring this giveaway!
Disclosure: Cheerios cereal, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark. I received a complimentary Cheerios Cheer Prize Pack to facilitate this post, but all opinions stated are my own. No monetary compensation was received.
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