BROOKE BURKE AND CARDSDIRECT.COM HOST HOLIDAY CARD DRIVE "FOR THE TROOPS"

DANCING WITH THE STARS WINNER BROOKE BURKE AND CARDSDIRECT.COM HOST HOLIDAY CARD DRIVE "FOR THE TROOPS" SENDING PERSONALLY SIGNED ECO-FRIENDLY CARDS TO MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED SERVICES STATIONED OVERSEAS

Proceeds of Burke's Cardsdirect.com Cards of Choice Go To Charity To Help Continue Sending Packages To Troops Throughout the Holidays

On December 4 in Los Angeles, Dancing with the Stars winner Brooke Burke joined CardsDirect.com, a leader in personalized greeting cards for consumers and Fortune 500 companies alike, in Los Angeles to sign and send over 1,000 holiday greeting cards to U.S. troops overseas.

Burke was joined by CardsDirect.com CEO Ward Mahowald and fifty volunteers from For The Troops, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sending care packages to front line troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

To help encourage their consumers to support this initiative, CardsDirect.com will donate twenty percent of proceeds on these holiday cards to the foundation to allow them to continue to send greetings and care packages to the troops throughout the holiday season.

How You Can Participate
Purchase any of these cards before December 31, 2008, and twenty percent of the procceds will be donated to For The Troops which will be used to send care packages to our front line troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. These packages contain such things as snack items, DVDs, CDs, batteries, personal care items and magazines, etc. Click the cards below for more information on ordering and personalization.

Recycled Patriotic Holiday Card
DP1803

World of Joy Recycled Card
DP1805

Red Treeline Season's Greetings Card
DP1727

"While we approach a new year with a new administration, it's so important to remember that there are still men and women in active duty overseas," said Burke who herself, signed and personalized many of CardsDirect.com greeting cards. "I wanted to personally thank them, especially those who will not be able to come home to their families for the Holidays. "

All of the cards provided by CardsDirect and signed at the holiday card drive event are part of the new collection of 100% recycled greeting cards and are available for purchase at www.cardsdirect.com.

Holiday Card Drive Photos

Brooke Burke CardsDirect Holiday Card Drive