Press Releases
“Celebration of Our Military Kids’ Star Power” Event Press Release
04/26/13 -WASHINGTON, DC – April 26, 2013 – Our Military Kids, a national non-profit organization that provides activity grants to children of deployed National Guard and Reserve service members along with Wounded and Fallen Warriors from all branches and components of service, is honoring four 2013 Military Kids of the Year and one 2013 Military Family of the Year. The honorees will be recognized at the organization’s fourth annual Celebration of Our Military Kids’ Star Power event at Boeing’s Government Operations Office in Arlington, VA, where they will perform the skills they honed through their activity grants.
Businesses Support ‘Our Military Kids’ During the Month of the Military Child
04/08/13 -WASHINGTON – April 8, 2013 – April is designated as the Month of the Military Child by the U.S. Department of Defense, and a variety of companies are supporting the nonprofit organization Our Military Kids throughout the month.
Solution Found for Reducing Stress in Children of Wounded Service Members
04/03/13 -WASHINGTON – April 3, 2013 – When a parent is severely injured while serving our country overseas, his or her children deal with increased stress according to new survey results from the nonprofit organization Our Military Kids. The symptoms of stress, however, can be reduced by participation in extracurricular activities funded by Our Military Kids’ grants.
NASCAR Driver Supports ‘Our Military Kids’
02/27/13 -THOUSAND OAKS, Cal. – On Saturday, March 2, NASCAR driver Griffin Steinfeld will begin his quest to be named the 2013 Sunoco Rookie of the Year. He will race in the K&N West Pro Series in the number 56 Ford Fusion, which carries the Our Military Kids logo. To kick off the weekend, Steinfeld will host an event exclusively for Arizona’s military families on Thursday evening.
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Solution Found for Easing Stress in Military Reserve Children
01/03/13 -McLEAN, Va. – January 3, 2013 – The increased stress levels and other negative psychological symptoms children experience as the result of a military parent’s deployment can be abated by participating in extracurricular activities, according to survey findings from the nonprofit organization Our Military Kids.
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