Update: Fort Bliss Adopt-A-Soldier program has reached its 2012 goal

POSTED: 03:14 PM MST Nov 12, 2012    UPDATED: 03:30 PM MST Nov 14, 2012 
EL PASO, Texas -

Nov. 14, 2012 update: Registration for the Adopt-A-Soldier program for Thanksgiving has closed as the goal has already been reached.

Previous story: The Fort Bliss Adopt-A-Soldier program is underway this year and gives El Pasoans and Team Bliss families a chance to "adopt" single Soldiers and soldiers separated from their families during the holiday season.

If you are a Fort Bliss Soldier and you are not going home for Thanksgiving or you are a family of a deployed Soldier and you are staying in El Paso, this program is for you.

If you are an El Paso family, business, or simply a caring citizen, this program gives you the opportunity to get into the holiday spirit and support our Soldiers. This program allows you to give back.

To sign up go to https://www.bliss.army.mil/AdoptASoldier and click on the bouncing turkey. If you click on the link and it gives you a message about the website certificate, click on the  sentence that says you understand the risks and add the exception.