VietNow National Magazine

It's Your Call
Want to help a vet in a VA hospital? The troops in the field? Anyone you'd like to hear from? VietNow phone cards are the answer.

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By Rich Sanders – VietNow National President

Communication Is Essential

VietNow phone cards have served veterans for many years. These phone cards are now operating in two arenas.

Phase I

For several years VietNow has periodically sent packets of calling cards to the Voluntary Service department of each VA hospital in the nation. In recent years we have added military hospitals and Fisher Houses to our distribution list. Last year during the Veterans Day observance, members of the National Board delivered packets of calling cards to patients at Walter Reed Hospital and to residents at the nearby Fisher House.

The many thank you letters that we receive at the National Headquarters made us feel that the costs of this program was not only warranted, but was fully in tune with our motto, “Veterans Helping Veterans.” During our visit to Walter Reed Hospital, we were overwhelmed by the way the service men and women’s faces lit up when we handed them one of our calling cards. At that point, our suspicions of the value of the minutes of communication that we were giving to these worthy recipients far outweighed any dollars and cents amount.

Phase II

During this year’s National Convention, we kicked-off a calling card marketing project to help support Phase I.

We have designed a $20 (300 units) calling card to be marketed to our members and to the public.

We have fielded comments about the personal use of calling cards which state that we are a little behind the curve with this venture. Others have stated that with the proliferation of cell phones, calling cards are a thing of the past. Our marketing response to the above thinking:
• Calling cards are the perfect answer for calls that need to be made during times of no cell phone signal or when cell phones are not charged. When carried in a purse or billfold, a calling card could possibly be the only option when a car breaks down or has a flat tire, during an accident, an illness or other emergency. They can be carried just for communication insurance.
• A calling card given to a student heading away to college can reassure parents that their loved ones will have the ability to call home whenever the need should arise.

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While the above deals with personal use of calling cards, we are also offering this calling card as a tool for use by our men and women in the military. We have developed two avenues in which people may participate in getting these cards into the hands of the men and women who are currently serving our country.
• A person may purchase calling cards to send to their loved ones or people who they know are currently serving in the military.
• Cards may also be purchased for the troops, and we will send the cards to a deployed person. We can either send the calling card anonymously to the military person, or we can include the “donors” contact information.

It is our sincere hope that the marketing of our $20 VietNow calling card will keep our program of distributing calling cards to VA hospitals going well into the future.

Get more information right here, or call our National Headquarters at 800-837-VNOW..

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