“The difficult, we can do immediately. The impossible will take us five minutes longer.” Sam Sachs
Searching for a fun, easy way to feel great amid our sheltering, social distancing, and making sure that we leave our homes wearing face masks? I sure could use one! Doing for others takes us out of ourselves, makes the whole day bright, light, and sweet-smelling. Doing someone a good turn is win-win — great for the giver and lovely for the receiver alike. Here’s what we can all do today for the price a piece of paper, an envelope, and a postage stamp! Please share this with anyone you think might benefit from it too…
Sam Sach’s 105th birthday is April 26, right around the corner with time enough for each of us to get involved.
The caring folks at the senior living home where he resides appreciate him so much that they planned a terrific party for him. Unfortunately, the COVID19 crisis has smashed his bash.
Back when Sam Sach’s three sons were very young.No worries in the case of challenge-expert Sam. He’s giving us a chance to be involved!
Lt. Col. Sam Sachs fought in WWII.
Crossing behind enemy lines, Sam Sachs was prepared to die to help others.
Sam Sachs helped liberate Hitler’s prisoners.A little about Sam: he was prepared to give his life as an Army Lieutenant Colonel when he helped liberate prisoners of Adolf Hitler’s concentration camps. As both a Jewish man himself and an Army paratrooper member of the 1944 Allied D-Day liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany, he led troops behind enemy lines.
Back home, Sam Sachs taught teenagers and worked to improve California schools.Later, back to his civilian world, his generous deeds continued when he became a high school teacher of business. He worked inside and outside of classrooms, including with the United Teachers of Los Angeles, to improve education in California.
This photo was from a while ago, but Sam Sachs is still going strong!This video, produced by the Los Angeles County, Calfornia, city of Lakewood when he turned 102, explains a bit about his extraordinary life…
Where do you and I come in? Here he explains…
That’s right — all he’s asking for is a simple birthday card that each of us mail to him. Cards will be set aside for several days and then opened with gloves to be sure that no COVID germs decide to cling in transit, for Sam’s sake as well as those who care for him.
Here’s where to mail cards to him at the assisted living home he stays at:
Mom and Dad’s House
C/O Lt Col Sam Sachs
4340 Conquista Avenue
Lakewood, California 90713
USA
How many birthday cards will Sam Sachs get? A vintage car organization has already given him a parade!Here’s the results of how his birthday went! And here and here and here and and here and here and here are some posts I hope will help you through the crisis.
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Wow.wonderful.bravo.
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What a great guy!!!
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🙂
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This is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing… I’ll try write one. Thanks!!!
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great 🙂
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that’s very kind of you, Eliza 🙂
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Thank you for sharing!… “Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” ― Brodi Ashton,
Until we meet again..
May the dreams you hold dearest
Be those which come true
May the kindness you spread
Keep returning to you
(Irish Saying)
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great quote, Dutch!
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How lovely is that! He must be a treasure trove of memories, so I hope people help him create new ones of year 105!
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that’s such a wonderful sentiment, Suzanne!
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Oh wow, what an incredible man. He should be so, so proud for liberating prisoners of the concentration camps, what a wonderful thing to be able to say you did. You really has done so much, it’s incredible to read more of his story because you never get that with looking at someone or hearing ‘oh yes, they’re turning 105’ (which is amazing in itself). What a sweet thing to be asking people to do with sending cards. I wonder whether people could send e-Cards too for those unable to leave the house? Hopefully he’ll still get plenty posted through the letterbox. Happy Birthday, sir! xx
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here our mail carrier can deliver postage stamps as well as pick up mail – do you not have the same there?
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That’s a fantastic idea! Sadly not here, we still have to go to the post box to drop off letters or the post office if we need stamps. x
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