Armand
Rosamilia
Quick April Update for Authors Supporting Our
Troops #ASOT2015
We’ve broken the 2,000
author-signed books in and I’m quite excited. The books themselves have
been trickling in at a much slower pace. I’m confident more people will
share the event page and especially the permanent page and get more authors involved.
Remember… the event itself might
technically last until May 1st but I won’t stop collecting books for the
year… last year 2,500 books came in the first 4 months and another 500
the rest of the year. Great numbers. I’d still like to beat them both
this year if possible.
One great thing has already
happened… with so many #ASOT2015 shirt sales and generous donations
coming in, we will have more than enough money in the coffers to pay for
at least 3,500 books! I want to thank everyone who has helped make this
possible, and so quickly.
Our goal is to do one more
#ASOT2015 shirt the first week of May so everyone who missed out can
still get one. And the money from the profits will get added in to begin
the 2016 event (yes, there will be one) and in the event we get more
books than we’re gauging for (which would be a cool thing). I’ll give
you more details in May on the next shirt, which will be the last one
for 2015.
That being said, we are still in
need of many author-signed books, so please keep spreading the word
about it. Every book counts.
We are also in need of more
soldiers as well. If we’re going to guess we’ll get in another 1,500
books, that means roughly 15 more soldier addresses are needed.
Remember, we need soldiers in remote areas of the world with no access
to the things we take for granted like game systems and e-readers. Get
in touch with me at armandrosamilia@gmail.com for more information on any of this, please and thank you!
Finally… from about April 16th
until May 1st I will be out of pocket, and out of the country for some
of it. I’m getting married to Special Gal on April 18th with a honeymoon
to follow. This means no phone, no internet… nothing. I will truly be
gone with her for awhile.
Any books coming in will be piled
up by my son but not opened. When I return I will start the task of
catching up on the new arrivals with separating them into boxes to be
shipped, pictures for Facebook, etc.
Again… thank you for all the hard
work and for making this possible. I wish I was allowed to share some of
the latest pictures I’ve received. The faces on the men and women
protecting our country is priceless. If things change for certain units
in the world and they allow me to share, I will do so…
Armand Rosamilia
