Happy 4th of July to everyone, I wanted to write up a good and patriotic post that combined technology with national pride and so I wanted to share with you an exciting initiative from SheZoom and Kodak.  Moment of Thanks, a national initiative to provide an easy way to say thank you to the men and women of the Armed Forces, today announced it will send at least 100,000 messages of support to US troops via the new Website MomentOfThanks.com. To kick off the Independence Day launch, Abigail Breslin, Peyton Manning, Tommy Lasorda, New York Governor David Paterson, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, NBA stars Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant, among others, have recorded special thank you messages that can be seen at www.momentofthanks.com.

Moment of Thanks transcends politics and encourages Americans to join together in a demonstration of gratitude for the service of the men and women in the US Armed Forces. Anyone can simply go to www.momentofthanks.com and follow the directions to upload videos, photos, or write a message to the troops. By visiting www.momentofthanks.com, people at home and abroad can share their heartfelt wishes with the military, whether they are sharing a photo album that may be of interest to a family member on a current tour of duty, or creating a message to show their support of soldiers from their home state.

KODAK Gallery, the lead sponsor for the effort and the non-profit military support organization Soldiers’ Angels (www.soldiersangels.org) are encouraging Americans to post their messages.

“The men and women of our military are doing such incredibly important and selfless work so that we can enjoy the freedoms we so deeply cherish,” said Stacey Artandi, founder of Moment of Thanks and CEO of SheZoom. “This initiative encourages everyone to take a moment to express their appreciation and to let the troops know that we have complete support and respect for them and are wishing them a safe and rapid return home.”

“Kodak is pleased to support Moment of Thanks in this very important initiative,” said Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chief Business Development Officer and Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “Kodak has a long history of sharing meaningful moments with America, and we believe showing our appreciation for our military personnel is important and something everyone can do.”

“A program like this is wonderful for troop morale,” said Patti Patton-Bader, founder and CEO of Soldiers’ Angels. “It touches my heart when great companies like SheZoom and Kodak step up to help make a difference in our heroes’ lives. Moment of Thanks fits beautifully with our mission of ensuring that ‘No Soldier Go Unloved,’ and we are proud to add our support to this terrific project.”