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Call credits for military families this holiday season
December 3, 2010
(Cross-posted from the
Google Voice Blog
)
Keeping in touch with family during the holiday season can be challenging for anyone, but it’s especially difficult for military families with loved ones serving around the country or overseas.
Gmail’s built in
video chat
and
free calls to the U.S. and Canada
can help keep friends and family in contact regardless of how far apart they may be. To make staying in touch this holiday season even easier for military families, we’re offering a
$10 calling credit
to help them reach their loved ones serving abroad.
These international call credits can be used to make calls with
Google Voice
or from right inside
Gmail
, and will provide families with roughly 30 minutes of call time to Afghanistan, 60 minutes to Iraq, or hundreds of minutes to many countries in Europe and around the world.
To make this possible, we’ve partnered with
Blue Star Families
and
Sesame Street
, two organizations dedicated to supporting service members and their families.
Photo by Sesame Workshop, 2010
To be eligible for $10 calling credits, military family members must:
Be a member of either Blue Star Families or Sesame Street Family Connections—registration is free for all military families
Provide their Gmail address
Enable
calling in Gmail
and accept the terms of service OR have an existing Google Voice account
Complete
this registration form
by December 22, 2010
We recognize the sacrifices military family members make when loved ones serve abroad, and we’re proud to help make it a little bit easier for families to stay connected over the holidays.
At this time, Google Voice and calling in Gmail are available in the U.S. only.
Posted by Michael Bolognino, Product Marketing Manager
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