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Disabled American Veterans Launches "Thanks a Million" Campaign
New Text Messaging Initiative Aims to Send One Million "Thanks" to Nation's Veterans
Cold Spring, Kentucky
- This Veterans Day, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) plans a grassroots campaign to send a million messages of thanks to the brave men and women who have served this great nation and to raise $5 million to ensure our veterans receive the health care and other benefits they earned and deserve.
With a simple text message, anyone can make a $5 donation to DAV by texting the word THANKS to 90999*. This program allows individuals to say THANKS to our nation's heroes for their service and sacrifice any where, any time.
"We are very excited to be able to use this new text messaging technology so that more individuals can easily say "Thanks" to our heroes this Veterans Day from their cell phones," said DAV national adjutant and CEO Arthur H. Wilson. "We hope that the American public will join us in this effort to send a million thanks and convey our deep gratitude to the men and women who have served our country."
Each time someone texts the word THANKS to 90999, a $5 donation will be added to the donor's next mobile phone bill. Text donations to DAV will fund its many important programs that provide critical assistance to our veterans and help our heroes receive the medical care they so justly deserve. For more information, visit www.dav.org/thanksamillion.
Throughout its 88-year history, DAV is the leader in providing direct one-on-one assistance to veterans. With highly trained professional benefits specialists in hundreds of field offices and on military bases nationwide, as well as thousands of volunteers, DAV ensures veterans receive adequate medical treatment, provides transportation to/from hospitals for care, delivers relief from disasters, and educates the public about disabled veterans issues. DAV provides services to over a quarter of a million veterans and their families every year.
As a new generation of wartime disabled veterans return from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the DAV is working hard to ensure all veterans are cared for well into the future.
About DAV
The 1.2 million-member Disabled American Veterans, a non-profit organization founded in 1920 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1932, represents this nation's disabled veterans. It is dedicated to a single purpose: building better lives for our nation's disabled veterans and their families. For more information, visit the organization's Web site, www.dav.org.
* A one-time charge of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill. Standard messaging rates and additional fees may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service carrier. Proceeds benefit the Disabled American Veterans. You may donate the $5.00 amount up to 5 times. Service is available on most carriers. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting 'STOP' to 90999. For help text HELP to 90999. To Opt-Out send STOP to 90999.
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