North Angelo Branch Library supports servicemembers with cards [Video]

SAN ANGELO, Texas — For military servicemembers past and present, words of encouragement can act as newfound inspiration, especially in times of war or hardship. 

Blank cards, envelopes and colorful markers sit on a table near the entrance of San Angelo’s Tom Green County Library North Angelo Branch, waiting for community members to sign and decorate them as an extra way to say “Thank you” for the sacrifices of military personnel.

The program is part of national nonprofit ‘A Million Thanks,’ which has spent approximately 20 years distributing cards to veterans, reservists and active duty representing all six branches of the military. 

“And when I found out about [A Million Thanks], I started this program here at the library,” North Angelo Branch Manager and librarian Chelsea Preas said. “So what they do is they take all of these …