Cheerios #sendCheer Campaign

My main affiliation with the military is that I am a military spouse. My husband was an active duty soldier in the United States Army for just under five years. He served two tours of duty overseas during that time; one to Afghanistan and one to Iraq. In April of 2009, he got out of active duty and transitioned into the National Guard, which is where he is currently serving. I also have several family members and friends who are or have been members of the military. So as you can imagine, supporting our troops is very important to me!

The Cheerios sendCheer campaign is helping to do just that!

This Fall, specially marked boxes of Cheerios will feature “Cheer” postcards (as seen in the image above) that you can cut out & mail to military families through a partnership with the USO. I remember waiting at the airport when Luke was coming in for his 2-week R&R during his Iraq tour, and the USO people were SO gracious; welcoming each and every soldier with a hug, round of applause, and a phone card! They are doing great things! Also, for every postcard received, Cheerios will donate $1 to the USO to help support programs for military families.  Cheerios has already donated $150,000 and will donate up to an additional $100,000 based upon the number of postcards received by November 30, 2012.

It’s so easy to get involved and spread the cheer. With the holidays quickly approaching, there has never been a better time to show our military that you stand behind them and support them! I plan on picking up some boxes & spreading the cheer this weekend :).

Join us for the Cheerios #sendCheer Twitter party tonight at 9pm EST and help support #military families! You can RSVP here.

This post has been compensated as part of a sponsored charitable opportunity for Collective Bias. All thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are my own.