Operation: Love Our Troops
Operation Love our Troops is a free service allowing military families and the general public to send messages of love and support to our heroes this Valentine's Day. Messages will count as part of a Guinness Book of Records attempt to be the world's largest digital Valentine's card. Personal voice messages can also be added via their dedicated phone recording service.
All messages are hosted by the Library of Life, an organization that helps people celebrate life and share memories with family and friends online forever. Help honor our troops and show how proud we are of them!
Operation Love Our Troops works in partnership with Soldier's Angels, featured in a previous Charity of the Month and is part of the Library of Life group of web sites available at: www.LibraryofLife.org.
About Library of Life
Library of Life (www.libraryoflife.org) is a unique way to celebrate life and share memories online forever. Their everlasting websites are cared for by the Library of Life Trust, a not-for-profit organization whose Patron is His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent. The Trust also raises funds for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and other good causes. The website is operated by Library of Life PLC, a British-based company.
The Library of Life consists of the following sites:
Www.celebration-of.com helps individuals tell life stories of milestones and memories to be treasured for generations. It is also a unique way to celebrate the birth of a baby, wedding, anniversary, birthday or one’s own faith. Family and friends can share their stories online, as well as post a simple greeting or message of congratulations. A Celebration-of website allows you to express your love and affection and it makes a truly memorable gift because it lasts forever. Examples of a celebration website can be found at:
http://jayden-garrett.celebration-of.com
http://jackandgrace.celebration-of.com
Www.memory-of.com helps thousands of families create a website memorial and provides a place to cherish and share a loved one’s life through photographs, poems, music, video and heartfelt reflections. It is an everlasting forum to pay tribute to the departed and offer comfort to those left behind. Examples of a memorial website can be found at:
http://amanda-alstatt.memory-of.com
http://michael-schafer.memory-of.com
Words from the Library of Life Founder: Stephen Forsyth
My first thoughts for the creation of the Library of Life came about when remembering all the good parts of my life, my family, my friends and all the experiences I have enjoyed, mostly good, and some bad.
The times I spent with my brother Jamie, who sadly passed away nine years ago, seem most special of all. I often feel that there is so much I may not have known about him, or even forgotten. A record of his life, written by him, would have meant so much to me and other members of our family.
I am fortunate to have survived a major lung transplant after suffering from pulmonary fibrosis for a number of years. A life-threatening illness helps one to reflect upon life and bring you closer to family and friends. However, there never seemed to be an appropriate time to show them how much they all mean to me or to share the many lessons I have learned throughout my life. It is those thoughts and friendships that should be committed to the Library of Life.
The one thing that comes out of those thoughts is that everyone counts, everyone matters and everyone is special. I have many memories to record yet my tale is just like that of everyone else.
The Library of Life was launched in 2004 at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum. The website has so much to offer, but most of all it allows us to honor and respect our family and friends and indeed to remember the areas of life that are important to us. This site isn't about sadness. It is about celebration. The fun, the laughter, the respect and making the good times last forever. Join me in my vision that the Library of Life is a vehicle to bring families together in unity and understanding and that we can share this with our fellow citizens of the world.
The Library of Life is a very special to me and it is with great pleasure that I have committed substantial funding to the Library of Life Trust, a not-for-profit organization established for the everlasting maintenance and preservation of the Library of Life.
The Trust will subsidize websites for those who cannot afford them so that everyone can participate. In keeping with our principles, the Trust will also distribute charitable donations to good causes.
I truly believe that the memories of us all should be recorded and made available to our descendents so that they can also enjoy our experiences. Let us make it our duty to show our love and affection and to record this in the Library of Life today.
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