Archive for July, 2010

Tigger needs treats!

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Tigger is making his way to Afghanistan for a true hero … won’t you please help to fill his tummy? :o)

One of the soldiers I am currently supporting in Afghanistan has been having a bit of a difficult time. In an effort to uplift his spirits a bit, I went to Tijuana a few months back during my layover in San Diego and bought a Tigger Pinata to send to him.

So you can tell how big Tigger is too bad you cannot see the smiles of the passengers .. they LOVED this experience on the plane ride “home” ♥

Tigger (T eye double guh rrrr) is about 4 feet tall and is going to take probably close to 25 lbs of candy. (that is how much the pinata I sent last year to Task Force Dirigo took).

This will be the 4th Tigger Pinata that has gone to Afghanistan .. nothing like making my own mark on the world, right? whoooo whooo whoo (or whatever that funny noise is that Tigger makes).

From Mexico to the United States .. and soon to be in Afghanistan .. Tigger really gets around! 🙂

If you would like to make a cash donation to assist with purchasing the candy or the shipping of this magnificent care package, that would be wonderful. Or, if you live in the area & want bring me candy (please NO CHOCOLATE … it is 120 degrees over there, and the chocolate will cause everything to melt together), that would be awesome as well. The package containing the Tigger Pinata will not be sent until the 2nd week of August, so it will arrive at exactly the right time.

Sgt. Tim Gallagher’s 39th Birthday in Kandahar, 2009

Please send checks payable to Robin Schmidt, or an American Express Gift Card (for me to purchase the candy or use at the post office) to the address below .. or if you want to donate online, you can do so via my website http://alwayssupportourheroes.com/ and click on the “donate” button in the upper right corner.

Tigger made his mark on the 101st Airborne, specifically SGM John Miller, 2008
 
All monies and donations for this particular project will need to be received no later than 11August. (If I get too much candy or cash .. yeah, that would be a dream come true! haha .. I will use it for the other care packages I will be sending to the troops I am supporting at this time).

Thanks a million for being a part of making a tremendous difference .. by helping me to help boost moral for this particular soldier .. and his entire unit!

TTFN (That is Tigger talk for .. Ta Ta For Now)

🙂 Always,
Robin

Robin Schmidt
PO Box 122037
Covington, KY 41012-2037

PS. please feel free to spread the word or share this request with anyone you know. 🙂

Tigger made on the train from Mexico, to the airplane (the sweatshirt helped protect him through security!) :o)

For each and every one of our active military, veterans, and your families .. THANK YOU for the sacrifices you make or have made to serve our Country all over the world .. this is just one way I know to salute you!  :o)

Somewhere in Afghanistan 2007, for Sgt. Ed Rees

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Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes 2

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Steve Flairty’s Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes #2, two years in the writing, includes Delta flight attendant Robin Schmidt. Schmidt, a resident of Covington, Ky, has been recognized nationally for her support of U.S. military personnel around the world. She is one of Flairty’s twenty-six citizens he portrays in the Bluegrass State who “by their actions, serve to inspire others to greater works of character.”

WOW! What can I possibly say? It is so weird for me to be writing a blog about this!  You see, I have been honored to be chosen as one of the individuals in “Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes 2” by Steve Flairty. When I received an autographed copy and such a beautiful letter from Steve yesterday, I could not help to hold back my emotions. This is such a tremendous compliment!

For your own book (personally autographed by me), send a check or money order, along with your shipping information to the address below. The price is $14.50 (no additional taxes or shipping fees). Checks should be payable to: Robin Schmidt

If you choose to pay through my website (http://alwayssupportourheroes.com/) the price will be $16.50 to offset the fees charged by PayPal. In the comments, be sure to include your shipping information on the PayPal website.

This is a very high honor for me, and I simply cannot wait to share the entire book with you. Not only will you love the chapter about me, but you will be fascinated by the stories of the amazing heroes Steve has written about! (do you have ANY idea how awesome and weird this is???)

If you can help me to get the word out to boost sales of the book, that would be wonderful! It is available on other websites, but Steve wants me to have an opportunity to raise money for my cause of supporting the troops by offering it to you directly, without anyone else making a profit. 😉

Much love and gratitude, for you being such valued members of my life and helping me to become the person I have become! However … I do truly believe the real heroes are the people who put themselves in harms way, in order to serve and protect us every single day … in many types of jobs, in many aspects of life.

Of course, a very special note of gratitude to Steve Flairty for choosing me as one of his heroes. (Thank you also, to Debbie Kohl Kremer, for suggesting Steve interview me, and for the beautiful article you wrote about my support of the troops in the Cincinnati Inquirer last October … THAT changed my life forever!) There are no words to truly describe how it feels to be placed in the company of these extraordinary individuals in Kentucky’s Everyday Heroes 2. !!

Always,
Robin

Robin Schmidt
PO Box 122037
Covington, KY 41012-2037

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