New "Valentines for Vets" Initiative Delivers Expressions of Love, Support, and Appreciation to Veterans for Valentine's Day

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Feb 08, 2012, 02:57 ET

Generation Opportunity Invites Americans to Create Notes of Appreciation to the Selfless Heroes Who Guarantee America's Freedoms

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generation Opportunity, a rapidly growing organization with over 2.3 million Facebook fans that is mobilizing young adults through a strategy based on social media and ground operations, is proud to announce its new "Valentines for Vets" initiative for Valentine's Day 2012. The online effort allows people to create personal expressions of love, support, and appreciation for U.S. veterans. Many of the Facebook fans on Generation Opportunity's pages "Being American by GO" and "The Constitution by GO" are current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving or living overseas.

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"The 'Valentines for Vets' initiative allows anyone the opportunity to create a message of thanks to the selfless heroes, especially America's youngest veterans, who have taken time out of their lives and careers to defend America's freedom, security, and Exceptionalism. The Generation Opportunity team knows – through the service of their own friends, family members, and those they love – the vital impact that a heartfelt and well-timed thank you can have on the morale of veterans," said Paul T. Conway, president of Generation Opportunity and former Chief of Staff to Major General Douglas O'Dell, USMC (Ret.), at the United States Department of Homeland Security. "On a day when Americans traditionally engage in expressions of love to one another, it is a great opportunity to remind those who served that their fellow citizens and nation love them and fully respect their service and sacrifice."

Generation Opportunity will deliver the messages to veterans during the week of Valentine's Day.

HOW IT WORKS

Go to this link – http://generationopportunity.org/valentines-for-vets/
Follow the instructions and write your personal message.
After submitting, messages will be delivered to veterans the week of Valentine's Day.
For questions or other information, please email [email protected]

ABOUT GENERATION OPPORTUNITY

Generation Opportunity is a non-profit, non-partisan 501 (c)(4) organization that seeks to engage everyone from young adults, to early career professionals, college students, young mothers and fathers, construction workers, current service men and women, veterans, entrepreneurs, and all Americans who find themselves dissatisfied with the status quo and willing to create a better tomorrow.

Generation Opportunity operates on a strategy that combines advanced social media tactics with proven field tactics to reach Americans 18-29. The organization's social media platforms – "Being American by GO" on Facebook and "The Constitution by GO" on Facebook – have amassed a total fan base of more than 2.3 million. Both pages post links to relevant articles and reports from sources ranging from the federal General Accountability Office (GAO), to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Brookings Institution, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and The Heritage Foundation.

Read about Generation Opportunity here; visit "Being American by GO" on Facebook here and "The Constitution by GO" on Facebook here.

For our Spanish-language page – Generacion Oportunidad – click here.

CONTACT:
Matthew Faraci
202-997-1636
EMAIL

SOURCE Generation Opportunity