Enter for the chance to win $50, $25, or a Hugs for Heroes frisbee! 

What form should my message be in?

Entries may be in any form: a letter, poem, drawing, painting, song, video, or anything else you can imagine!

Who is eligible to enter the contest?

This contest is open to all ages!  We welcome individual or group submissions, but all work must be your own (no stealing someone else’s poem or video and pretending it’s yours!).

What can I win? 

We will award a cash prize of $50 to the winner, and $25 to the first runner up.  Honorable mentions will receive a Hugs for Heroes frisbee!

When will the contest run and how can I submit my special Valentine’s Day message?

The contest will be open until February 12 at 5pm EST.  Entries may be submitted on Facebook, Twitter (@hugsforheroes), or via email (info@hugsforheroes.com).  If your submission contains a picture or video, you can either attach them or provide links to Youtube or another site where we can view your work!

Anything else I should know?

All submissions will be passed along to our troops overseas, and we will post our favorites on Facebook, Twitter and on www.hugsforheroes.com to celebrate the launch of our new website!

Questions or comments?

Please contact us at info@hugsforheroes.com or on Twitter @hugsforheroes or Facebook if you have any questions or would like more information.

Watch Online: Hugs for Heroes Valentine’s Day 2005

http://www.videobb.com/video/cXwxgQY2cUem

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An update from Captain Shaun Sullivan:

“My job for this deployment will be to train and advise an Afghan National Army Kandak (Battalion) staff. The Kandak we are working with has a Headquarters Company, a Recon Company, an Engineer Company, and an Artillery Company. We will oversee the development of the staff, as well as the training of the various companies by other US forces located at the base with us. So far, it has been an interesting experience.  In the small amount of time I’ve been here, the ANA have been very motivated to learn and improve. “

Merry Christmas from the University Chorale of BC and Hugs for Heroes, Inc.

For more on the University Chorale of Boston College, click here.  You can find their spring performance schedule here.  To hear more of their incredible music, click here.

For more on Project Blue Book, visit their website, check out their Facebook Page, and follow them on Twitter.

If you live in the Boston area, don’t miss Project Blue Book’s Annual Holiday Jam at the Hard Rock Cafe this Friday, December 23rd at 9pm.

On Saturday, December 10, the Billerica 8^th Grade Girls’ Travel basketball players hosted the first annual “Slam Dunks for Soldiers” drive at the Billerica Boys & Girls Club basketball courts.  Local residents contributed over 300 pounds of toiletries and personal care items to be sent to troops serving overseas.  In addition, the teams collected over $200 in cash donations, which will go toward the cost of shipping items abroad. The girls also made beautiful posters, signed by every member of the team!

Click here for more pictures of the “Slam Dunks for Soldiers” Drive

Thank you to the girls and everyone who contributed to make this one of the most successful drives of the season!  We’re so touched that you wanted to show our heroes how much we appreciate them and that we’re thinking of them this holiday season, and we’re extremely grateful to the basketball teams for braving the cold to spread holiday cheer to our troops overseas!

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We have an introduction to make, and special request to all those who support our troops: as you think of  all of our servicemen and women this holiday season, we ask that you include in your thoughts and prayers Captain Shaun Sullivan, one of Hugs for Heroes’ advisors, who will be deploying to Afghanistan soon.

Born in Bremerton, Washington to William and Donna Sullivan, Shaun, the son of a now-retired Master Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, grew up in Washington, Florida, and Connecticut.  He attended St. Bernard’s High School in Uncasville, CT, where he played on the hockey, soccer and lacrosse teams in addition to being a member of the honor society.  Shaun went on to attend Northeastern University in Boston on an Army ROTC scholarship, graduating in 2007 with a B.S. in Athletic Training.  Following Commissioning in the branch of Field Artillery, he completed the Basic Officer Leadership Course and Field Artillery Officer Basic Course in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.  He was then stationed at Fort Drum, New York in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, serving as a company fire support officer in 4-31 Infantry Battalion and as a platoon leader in 2-15 Field Artillery Battalion.
In 2009, Shaun, now a 1st Lieutenant, deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom as a platoon leader.  He served 8 months working with an Iraqi Federal Police Battalion in Baghdad, Iraq, during which he was promoted to Captain.  Upon returning from Iraq, Shaun moved back to Fort Sill to complete the Field Artillery Captains Career Course, and then traveled to Fort Benning, GA for the U.S. Army Basic Airborne Course.  Now a qualified paratrooper, CPT Sullivan was then assigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne) stationed in Fort Richardson, Alaska, and is currently preparing for deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom.

Join all of us at Hugs for Heroes, Inc. in thanking Captain Sullivan and the others in his unit as they prepare for this deployment for our great country. Hugs for Heroes, Inc. will be sending shipments to Captain Sullivan this holiday season and beyond. If you would like to offer your personal thanks to Captain Sullivan, be sure to tweet, post on Facebook or email us at info@hugsforheroes.com.  You may also send handwritten thank you letters to Hugs for Heroes, Inc., P.O Box 572, Dover, MA 02030, and we will include them in our next shipment.

We want to keep Captain Sullivan and his unit in our thoughts and prayers always, and particularly during the holiday season.  We hope he and his men can take comfort in knowing members of the community and others across our nation greatly appreciate their sacrifice and will be forever grateful for their service.  Our thoughts and prayers also go out to Captain Sullivan’s family, especially at this time of year.  We are thankful to them for bringing up an incredible young man who is so profoundly dedicated to his country.

Thank you to CPT Sullivan, our very own hero, for your service.  

We know you’ll make us proud!

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“The soul of Freedom is deathless; it cannot and will not perish.”

Please contact us at info@hugsforheroes.com with any questions.

We are extremely grateful to the Liberty Elementary community for
coming together to ensure that our servicemen and women know that we
are thinking of them during the holiday season.

Read more at the Braintree Patch.

Click here to see more pictures on our Facebook Page.

Though we have finished collecting items for our holiday packages, our
shipments are ongoing, and we have another shipment scheduled for the
end of the month.  If you would like to get involved, please contact
us at info@hugsforheroes.com.  Thank you for your support!

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