American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Launch 2010 Holiday Mail for Heroes Program

American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Launch 2010 Holiday Mail for Heroes Program

Holiday Mail Spokesperson Amy Grant to Perform at Red Cross Headquarters and Unveil Celebrity Designed Holiday Cards

WHAT: Holiday Mail for Heroes Press Event with public performance by Singer/Songwriter Amy Grant.

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The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Inc. have joined forces to help the public send "a touch of home" to United States service members and veterans across the country and around the world. The goal of this year's program is to collect one million holiday cards for service members. Messages of thanks and holiday cheer can be sent by the public until Friday, December 10, 2010.

On Thursday, November 11, 2010 the public is invited to participate in a day-long holiday card signing event featuring a performance by Holiday Mail for Heroes Spokesperson Amy Grant. The Red Cross will also unveil special holiday cards designed by members of the Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet including Amy Grant, Miley Cyrus, Jane Seymour and Phil McGraw.

WHEN: Thursday, November 11, 2010

Press event and unveiling of celebrity cards beginsat2:00 p.m. ET (Media only)

Outdoor performance by Amy Grant begins at 2:30 p.m. ET (Open to public)

Media availability with Amy Grant immediately following performance at 2:45 p.m. ET

Public card signing and b-roll opportunities from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: American Red Cross National Headquarters

430 17th Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20006

WHO: Gail McGovern, President, CEO of the American Red Cross

Amy Grant, Pop Singer/Songwriter, American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet Member

Vicki O'Meara, Executive Vice President and President, Pitney Bowes Management Services

Lieutenant General John F. Kelly, U.S. Marine Corps, Deputy Commander, National Naval Medical Center

For more program details, please visit www.redcross.org/holidaymail.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters; provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization -- not a government agency -- and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at www.redcrosschat.org.

About Pitney Bowes:

Pitney Bowes is a $6.3 billion global technology leader whose products, services and solutions deliver value within the mailstream and beyond. Founded in 1920, our company's 35,000 employees deliver technology, service and innovation to more than two million customers worldwide. For more information about Pitney Bowes, its products, services and solutions, visit www.pb.com.

CONTACT: Renee Kelly of American Red Cross, +1-202-303-4467, kellyre@usa.redcross.org; or Karen King, Pitney Bowes PR, +1-203-351-6189, karen.king@pb.com

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