“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.
What are your easy feelgood ways to get through a crisis?
What a great gift for Sam’s 105th birthday. How sweet of you to feature Sam Sachs here, Daal. Of course I’m sending him a card!
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He will love it, I’m sure 🙂
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The history he’s witnessed since 1915!
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yes — & that his mind appears so clear that surely he remembers it well 🙂
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All has been said already …. great idea! ❤
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glad you liked it, Birgit 🙂
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A salute to this beautiful Lt. Col. Sachs, da-AL. Thank you so much for the lovely pictures and his wonderful story. I hope he gets plenty of loving mails.
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me too, Kamal 🙂
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🙏🙏🙏🙏😊😊😊😊
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Thank you, da-Al, for posting this. I am getting a card together and will mail it out this week. What an interesting and full life Lt.Col. Sachs has led! Fascinating. I hope he gets a ton of mail!
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My pleasure, Mary Lynne. You are kind to mail him one 🙂
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Books and kids.
Great story.
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wonderful, Bojana!
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Wow, a salute to the legend.
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🙂
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I already wrote a card, ready to be mailed tomorrow. What a noble man, he deserves thousands of cards. Thank you for sharing this with us da-Al
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I’m sure he’ll appreciate it, Cornelia 🙂
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What a wonderful story about such a special man 🙂
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glad you liked it, Debby 🙂
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I’ve got the card out, written down the address and I even have a stamp for the USA.So tomorrow it will go in the mail to Sam.
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you are truly sweet, Anne ❤
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