The Red Cross of Central Maryland held a card-signing event Saturday at the Mall in Columbia, part of the organization's annual Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign.

The cards will be sent to American service members, veterans and their families.

If you couldn't make it but still want to send cards, here's a link with information on where to send them: http://www.redcross.org/holidaymail

And here are some photographs of the event, taken by Roger Ford and provided courtesy of The Red Cross of Central Maryland.