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This year I am helping to organize a fundraiser and the proceeds will be going to a military charity of my choice. However, I'm having trouble coming up with the slogan. We're placing it on a military themed t-shirt and selling the shirts to college students at my university. It needs to have something to do with the military and needs to begin with "Are you_________"
Anyone have some ideas?

We already have the common ones like...
Are you patriotic?
Are you supporting our troops?
etc....
Any ideas are appreciated! :)

Are you willing to wear this shirt?
Are you proud like me?

Are you wearing a shirt that can really make a difference?

It has to be really good, because it's the main source to raise money for a charity (military related). So, I'm thinking something catchy, patriotic, etc... It's more difficult than I would have thought!

Are you red, white and blue. (T-shirt could be all three colors as well.)

Can that which is unwitnessed forever change the world?

thats from a blurb for one of Malazan book of the fallen books... I think it well expresses the notion that the things that the soldiers do often arent like in "songs", most of their humane acts remain unwitnessed, and still, at the possible cost of their own lives, they effect some kind of change to the world, fight so the battle doesnt come to the threshold of their beloved ones

Are you pro-life? Then support a soldier

Although I really like the turnabout on the "pro life" activists of Nicole's suggestions, the immediate connection to "soldiers == baby killers" really isn't a great idea to support the military.

Some questions:

1) WHY does it "have to" start with "Are you...." ?

2) What is the name of the military group you're funding with this?

3) What military personnel (specifically) will benefit from this? One or more branches of the US Military? Another country? Is it for deployed personnel only? For MIAs, KIAs, WIA or medically discharged? for the families or only the military personnel? There are a lot of options (and lots of groups covering each area)

4) Are you working with any other military-related groups or organizations? That is, are you tapping folks who are already fundraising for military support?

I'm involved with Soldiers Angels and heavily support probably a dozen other military-related groups (Military Working Dogs, Team X.T.R.E.M.E. and Sheepdogs, Inc. all immediately come to mind. Then there's Freedom is Not Free; they started the whole "Red Shirt Friday" effort and sell those red tee shirts



All these groups are pretty active on both Facebook and Twitter. Are you getting involved in either of those sites with this tee shirt sale effort?

My only suggestion is to either coordinate with one or more of these groups or make sure you don't duplicate their effort so as to appear that you're "competing" with them. If you're tweeting, be sure to use the #SOT #SOV (Support Our Troops, Support our Veterans) hashes because military personnel do actually search those hashes for things they can do to support themselves. Sad as it is, it's come to that :-(

Actually I guess my suggestion would be something like Are you enjoying your freedom today? and on the back or in smaller print on a second line: A soldier already paid for it.

Except I don't like limiting it to Army (soldier=Army, airman=USAF, Marine=USMC, sailor=USN, guardian=USCG) Of course this does also assume you meant United States military not the British or Australian or a dozen other NATO nations who've got troops deployed alongside ours.

One more thing, Sheepdogs, Inc. just did a tee shirt drive on Facebook so you might find a lot of good activity there to help you (prospective customers, prospective helpers for you, prospective ideas for your product ;-) Their FB page is

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sheepdogs-Inc/221656457844990

(and yes, J-Lo supports them)

Their most-recent slogan:



There's a famous George Orwell quote popular in military circles along these same lines (it became especially popular in military circles during World War II actually)



NONE of these work with your requirement to begin with "Are you..." which is why I asked if there was a solid reason to be tied to that. Tap into what's already "big" in the military circles instead of "reinventing the wheel" so to speak.

Are you feeling safe at night?
Thank a soldier!

J.D. wrote: "This year I am helping to organize a fundraiser and the proceeds will be going to a military charity of my choice. However, I'm having trouble coming up with the slogan. We're placing it on a milit..."

Are you feeling safe at night?
Thank a soldier!

Are you Military Appeal?

Do answer Majorie Message 8 Question no 1. I'll come up with more

It's Military Time!

Big Thanks to Military!

Who look after us? When we peacefully sleep at night?
MILITARY!! MILITARY!! MILITARY!!

How's about just, "Ten-Hut!"

Or is there an order of arms command that might be more appropriate to your purpose?