July 1, 2004
For Immediate Release

Contact
Shauna Fleming, Founder (714) 282-9415
Email: SFleming@AMillionThanks.org
Chris Murch, President, wsRadio.com (858)623-0199
Email: chris@wsRadio.com
Mr, Gregg Pinick, Principal (714) 998-5151 Ext 602
Email: Pinick@lhsoc.org

Los Angeles The teen that started a national letter writing campaign to collect and distribute 1,000,000 letters and emails of appreciation to our troops, and veteran’s is now asking for donations of used music CD’s and DVD’s for troops stationed here and overseas.

Shauna Fleming, 15, a freshman at Lutheran High School in Orange, California, and founder of the A Million Thanks organization, has received almost 800,000 letters and emails toward her goal of one million. She recently found that due to the extensions given to many of the troops overseas, that music and movies are needed to help pass the time and for relaxation during breaks in their duties.

"I have had the opportunity to hear from many soldiers overseas who have received some of our letters. They emailed me and even called me from Iraq to say thanks for all the letters. That’s when I asked about other needs" said Fleming. "Music is a great form of relaxation for them and after listening to the same music, it gets kind of old," she added.

The teenager who today sent off thousands of letters to the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, said she wants to be able to include music CD’s with the next batch of letters. She is hoping people all over the U.S. will answer her plea with their used music and DVD movies along with their letters of appreciation.

Though Shauna and her school were hoping to reach their one million letter goal last month, she said she knows they will hit their goal sometime soon.

"The incoming mail to us has slowed because I think people thought we were only collecting the letters for Military Appreciation Month but this campaign is year-round. I know we’ll hit our goal pretty soon as we are so close right now," Fleming said with a smile. "When we do, we’ll go for another million," she added.

The soon-to-be high school Sophomore just recently began doing her own radio show called, "The A Million Thanks Show, with Shauna Fleming," on wsRadio.com, the largest Internet talk radio format in the world. Her monthly program, which discusses her campaign along with guest interviews, is archived, and can be heard by going to www.wsRadio.com/amillionthanks

For more information on sending letters and used CD’s/DVD’s go to www.aMillionThanks.org or mail to: A Million Thanks c/o Lutheran High School, 2222 N Santiago Blvd, Orange, Ca 92867