Henderson County Red Cross - Together We Can Make a Difference

Services to the Armed Forces (SAF)

Feb. 10, 2010: Jessie's Honor and Red Cross collaborate to ship 700 Care packages to American troops in Afghanistan.
Jessie's Honor, a local charitable organization founded by Cameron Sproles, teamed up with HonorAir founder Jeff Miller, and the American Red Cross to send about 700 care packages to troops in Afghanistan.

Trailer of military packages pulls out of Hendersonville early on 2/19/2010 on the way to Fayetteville to be shipped along with Red Cross supplies to troops in Afghanistan. Members of the Patriot Guard were on hand to provide an escort.

Read the Times-News story for more information on Jessie's Honor and the care package shipment.

We appreciate our military and their service to our country, and their family members who support them.

Please contact us at the Henderson County Chapter for more information regarding our Service to the Armed Forces. For emergency or after-hours contacts, call 1-800-696-3873.

Additional Resources for Families of Troops Abroad

* CARE Packages and related information: Click on CARE for information about putting together and sending packages to deployed service members.

* Military Onesource (sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Defense): serves families of active-duty Army, Marine Corp, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Reserves. Can provide help with family situations such as housing issues, child care, health issues, stress, counseling, and filing taxes. Available 24/7 at (800) 342-9647 or in Spanish at (877) 888-0727. Also visit: http://www.mililtaryonesource.com/

* Troop and Family Counseling (sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Defense): serves National Guard and Reserves (Army, Marine Corp, Navy, Air Force). Free, private counseling for all age groups, issues from marriage, family, stress, depression, grief and loss, and parent/child communication. Available 24/7 at (888) 755-9355.