August 6, 2014 To the Heinlein Society: > I am writing this letter as an expression of my thanks, for the books you sent to us, the 108th Sustainment Brigade. In the moments of waiting, as are common in military service, the books you sent us provided many hours of entertainment. I specifically enjoyed Heinlein’s…
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As required by Article IV, Section 1, of the Bylaws of The Heinlein Society (PDF file at https://www.heinleinsociety.org/bylaws/), the Annual Meeting of the General Membership of The Heinlein Society will convene on Sunday, 7 September 2014, beginning at 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. If you are in a different time zone, you are encouraged to…
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July 7, 2014 We are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year. This year we received a total of 21 applications from students in 4 countries. The winners are: Skyler Saleebyan – Skyler will be transferring UC Santa Barbara, California this fall as a junior. He completed the first…
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We need you to JOIN THE HEINLEIN SOCIETY! We have over 1500 followers on Facebook, and we need you all to become members! And SHARE THIS POST with your friends, encouraging them to become members too. Your $35 yearly membership dues and donations are tax deductible, and go to support and grow our PAY IT…
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This thank you card came on 6-24-2014. We shipped her another box of books today. This is what the H4H program is all about. RAH would’ve approved. img934
Dear H4H Volunteers and Operation Paperback We have reached another port call during our deployment and waiting for us pier-side was another 3 boxes of books from your organization. Once mail was sorted and we had the chance to open them, several of the crew were pleased and surprised at what was sent. We have…
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The Long Way Around To Pay It Forward How a war connected me to Virginia Heinlein and then to other veterans through Heinlein For Heroes. I am a retired Air Force officer who has been reading Robert A. Heinlein books since I was 11 years old. It is safe to say that his writings were…
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Robert James Heinlein Forum Monday, April 28 at 11:21am I’m starting to spend time remembering fondly things that occurred with Bill Patterson. One of my favorite stories is about his political leanings: Bill always described himelf as an anarchist libertarian, which always amused me because he was always dressed to the nines. When I’d ask…
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If you’ve seen our February newsletter, you know that a past president of The Heinlein Society, David Silver, passed away on February 4th. We have information on his memorial service. The service will be Monday, April 21, 2014 at the Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd. LA 90049 (just north of Wilshire) at…
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March 16, 2014 The Heinlein Society is pleased to announce our third annual scholarship essay contest for the 2014-2015 academic year. We are increasing the amount of the two scholarships we award to $750. The scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate students of accredited 4-year colleges and universities majoring in engineering, math, or physical sciences (e.g. physics,…
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Heinleins’ Adopted Granddaughter on SHARK TANK “When your hero adopts you at age 12, there’s little that seems out of reach.” —Amy Baxter, M.D. Amy Baxter, the Heinleins’ adopted granddaughter, will be on SHARK TANK on ABC tonight, February 28, 2014 with her business Buzzy4Shots. Read more about Amy, on being the Heinleins’ adopted granddaughter,…
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Old Friends, Influences, Paying It Forward and the Joy of Synchronicity by Robert L. Slater A few weeks ago Deb Houdek of the Heinlein Society invited me to become a part of Heinlein for Heroes. Deb and I go way back to the Heinlein Forum on Prodigy, the ancient geek times of the internet. She…
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Heinlein Selected for Hall of Famous Missourians The Kansas City Star reported December 7, 2013 that Robert Heinlein was selected for inclusion in the Hall of Famous Missourians. “The public also opted for science fiction writer Heinlein. He was born in Butler, and his works include Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land, and The…
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Thank You Members and Supporters! Heinlein For Heroes Passes 1000 Books Sent Our thanks to all those who have donated books and money to Heinlein For Heroes: Thanks to all of you for your wonderful support of H4H. Following our appeal for help, you stepped up! Many people sorted through their collections and sent us…
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We honor Veterans’ Day today, November 11th, with the announcement that the Heinlein For Heroes program has shipped 199 over 350 10,000 books directly to our military personnel and their families! This November 11th… think about making a donation of books, or shipping costs, to our heroes. Heinlein For Heroes is a program sending requested…
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