For anyone who has spent much time away from home you will agree with me that those moments that you get to reconnect with loved ones are precious. Should it be limited contact from a military deployment to a child's first summer camp those calls mean a lot. There is a standing order in my mothers office that should one of the kids call we get front of the line priority. "VIP Mom access". There are organizations out there that assist in connecting service members with there loved ones. Operation Uplink is a VFW programs that donates calling cards to deployed service members. Capabilities like Skype are also emerging as ways to stay connected. Not all families are fortunate enough to have a computer or internet so the good old fashion phone call is still the gold standard. In other cases a phone could be more life and death and hit a little closer to home. Every day thousand of people are victims of a domestic abuse. All to often this abuse goes unreported. Through organizations like the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence people can donate cell phones to provide a tether and a lifeline for those abuse victims. The cell phone can be used for emotional support or to call 911 in an emergent case.
LINKS for the above information:
http://www.ncadv.org/
http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/shippingLabel_generic.html
http://www.operationuplink.org/
TODAYS DEED: Donated my old cell phone to Cell Phones for Soldiers. We all have a soft place in our heart and mine is getting to call home when I am "out of pocket". I have called home standing on top of a HUMVEE at 2 am just because that was the only time the phone would work. I have called from a SATPHONE that cost $2/min to get a "Happy Birthday" message through, and it has made all the difference.
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