The Bert Show's Big Thank You

Here's your chance to help with something great. Write a letter, draw a picture. Just THANK A SOLDIER. There are close to 400,000 troops deployed, globally, that won't be home this holiday season. Thank them for their service.

THANK THEM.

The Mission:
Approximately 1.4 million personnel are currently on active duty in the military, with over 375,000 of those deployed outside the United States and it's territories. We want to take the opportunity to say THANK YOU to all of those deployed this Thanksgiving with Thank You letters. But we need your help! (more info: http://www.allthehitsq100.com/bertshow/BigThankYou/index.asp)

We need to collect 375,000 letters – enough for each member of the U.S. military currently stationed outside of the country to receive one.

Letter Format:
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 serving the United States. We reserve the right to eliminate those messages that are political in nature and that do not reflect a positive message in the spirit of Thanksgiving. Those letters will be destroyed.
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. Decorate using crayons, pencil, etc. Use both side if you like, but use one page per letter only. Do not send cards or photographs. Feel free to include your mailing and email address, if you like and you may get a response. 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.


Submission Guidelines:
Please review the guidelines below to submit your letters:
Every individual letter is important, but for organizational purposes, please try to submit letters in bulk whenever possible. Work with your school, church, sorority/fraternity, office, neighborhood, etc. and send all letters bundled as directed below.

Letters should be bundled in groups of 50, 100, or 250 and held together in with two rubber bands, one wrapped lengthwise and the other widthwise. This will help tremendously with sorting. The top page in the bundle should indicate clearly how many letters are included. Do not bundle letters unless they are in groups of 50, 100, or 250. If you have a partial bundle of less than 50 letters, fasten them together with a paperclip. The top page in the group should clearly indicate how many letters are included. If you are submitting 10 or fewer letters, the letters can be folded to fit into a standard business-size envelope

Sumbit Your Letter:
Starting on Wednesday, October 17, letters can be dropped off at one of the drop off locations or mailed to the address below.

MAIL YOUR LETTER:
Letters can be mailed to the following address:
The Bert Show's Big Thank You3070 Windward Plaza, Suite F 350Alpharetta, GA 30005

DROP OFF LOCATIONS:
Starting on Wednesday, October 17, letters can be dropped off at any Atlanta-area Taco Mac location.

OUR DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH!!!
All letters MUST be received by this day. Letters received after that deadline may not be sent to the military and will not be returned.
DOWNLOADS:
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF "ONE-SHEET"ABOUT THE BERT SHOW'S BIG THANK YOU!

CLICK HERE TO READ A LETTER FROM AN ARMYOFFICER WITH SOME TIPS ON WRITING YOUR LETTER