We are extreme fans of Brooklyn V’s Pizza in Gilbert, Arizona, but in a much more meaningful sense than the fact that they create our favorite ‘Back East style’ Pizza or the most scrumptious Chicken Marsala ever. What makes Brooklyn V’s so extraordinary, is that they truly care about their community. Each year around the… Read More
Send a Soldier a Smile
Thank You Thursday Honors ‘Send a Soldier a Smile’
A shout out to Lynda and Mike Wooten this Thank You Thursday! … and the pizza slice explained 🙂 With the holidays inching closer, you may be wondering how you can share a little bit of joy with someone else. It might be easier than you think, just Send a Soldier a Smile! Lynda and… Read More
A Smile for Today’s Thank You Thursday!
Thank You Lynda & Mike, from the bottom of our hearts. You are nothing less than amazing! We are BIG fans of a concept that started out small and is growing in leaps and bounds every year! Send a Soldier a Smile began with Gilbert, AZ residents Lynda and Mike Wooten as a two-man-band, sending… Read More
It’s Simple to Send a Soldier a Smile
Send a Soldier a Smile It’s getting closer to the holidays… well alright, it is still in the triple digits around here… but Lynda and Mike are already thinking about making the holidays smile-worthy for deployed Military personnel, and you can help! Read on to find out more. Lynda and Mike Wooten, whose son was… Read More
Warm the heart of a hero with the Send a Soldier a Smile Program
Send a Soldier a Smile Lynda and Mike Wooten, whose son was an Army Medic, began a little endeavor, sending Christmas cards to soldiers deployed overseas. It’s turning into a full-time occupation including Valentines Day cards and Girl Scout cookies, and holiday remembrances throughout the year. But Lynda and Mike are not slowing down. Each… Read More
9 Significant headlines for the first half of National Military Appreciation Month
he news during this first half of National Military Appreciation Month has been crowded with headlines both good and bad. You absolutely can’t miss the helicopter crash in Nepal, about a military team there on an earth quake related aid mission. Here are just a few others that caught my eye.
Thinking Spring Cleaning? Think about our Troops. Think about Christmas.
“From sea to shining sea”, Spring cleaning is well underway. When this happens around our house, things are discovered that we haven’t seen for months. We’ve found winter cloths buried in the closet with tags still on, pool toys bought at an end-of-the-season-sale and never taken out of the box, a vanishing magnifying glass (seriously)… Read More
Send a Soldier a Smile
I’m going to keep posting this in hopes that we can completely overwhelm Lynda & Mike with donations and assistance! Take a minute to submit your comment to Lynda (form below) if you think you can help. ~BillSend a Soldier a Smile is a fantastic operation created and carried out by Lynda and Mike… Read More
Send a Soldier a Smile
Send a Soldier a Smile is a fantastic operation created and carried out by Lynda and Mike Wooten. They personally send cards to soldiers in every branch of the service, to remind them they are not forgotten and to let them know they are appreciated. This started out with Christmas Cards but has expanded to… Read More