We are asking individuals, schools, churches, businesses, and other organizations to write letters and messages of appreciation and support for our military, past and present. It is our goal to see that our military – active, reserve, and veterans – receive these messages, whether they are serving at home, abroad, or are recovering in hospitals. To get started, read the guidelines on the ‘How To Send’ tab above. After completing your letter(s), mail them to the A Million Thanks National Mail Intake Facility OR bring them to the drop-off location in your town! If dropping off your letters, we recommend you contact the drop-off location first to ensure they are still accepting letters. Visit the ‘Where To Send’ tab above for more information.
Because we get thousands of letters each week, we appreciate you including a donation of any size with your letters or through our ‘Donate’ page or by including cash/check with your letters. A Million Thanks is only able to offer the program through the generous support of people like you! Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law as we are an IRS approved 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with Tax ID# 26-0361789.
Due to privacy and security restrictions, we do not distribute names or addresses of service members to anyone for any reason. We ask that you address the letters generically. Some examples of this may be ‘Dear Hero’ or ‘Dear Troops’. Please do not send us letters that are written to a specific individual. We send our letters to all U.S. Service Men and Women no matter their branch of service. Please note that A Million Thanks does NOT accept commercial, store-bought greeting cards with pre-printed messages inside. All purchased cards must be blank on the inside and the space should be filled with a handwritten message of support and appreciation.
Send multiple letters together in the same envelope or box, but please bundle the letters in stacks of no more than 50 with rubberbands to keep them together. Bundle the letters or cards in like sizes
Only include positive messages. Negative messages will be discarded.
Be creative! Talk about yourself and maybe draw a picture too! Tell them their service does not go unnoticed.
Include your address or email address on each letter you write. Some military will write back to you!
Include a donation to A Million Thanks. We suggest $1 per letter, which helps out tremendously with the increasing cost of postage overseas. We do not require a donation to send your letters, but it is truly appreciated and helpful.
Our troops need to be encouraged. Be kind and use encouraging words to support them!
If you are sending multiple letters DO NOT put letters in individual envelopes. Bundle them up and put them in one box or large envelope to mail to us.
