Our Military Kids, Inc. Partners with Target for Sponsorship of Our Military Kids Grant Program
McLean, Virginia (August 22, 2006)— Our Military
Kids, Inc. today announced a partnership with Target for sponsorship
of its grant program which supports the children of the deployed and
severely injured Reserve and National Guard forces. Our Military Kids
provides funding for sports, fine arts and tutoring programs –
activities which are so important in keeping children on track and
involved during the stressful period of a parent’s deployment.
Target has generously agreed to provide funding for the Our Military
Kids fine arts grant awards.
“We are delighted to have Target as a corporate sponsor of the
Our Military Kids program,” said Linda Davidson, Executive Director.
“With Target’s generous support of fine arts grants, many
deserving children will have the opportunity to start or continue
their art, dance and music lessons while their parent is away defending
our country.”
This sponsorship is part of the ongoing support Target provides to local communities throughout the country. Every week Target gives more than $2 million to strengthen families and communities across the nation, with a focus on education, the arts, social services and other vital community partnerships.
“At Target, we are making a real difference every day through our sponsorship program,” said Laysha Ward, vice president, community relations, Target. “We’re proud to partner with Our Military Kids and it is part of our ongoing commitment to give back to the communities where our guests and team members live and work.”
Additionally, Target also gives back through signature programs that
are designed to inspire learning in children and families. Programs
include:
• Take Charge of Education®, a school fundraising program;
• Ready. Sit. Read!, a program dedicated to fostering a life-long
love of reading in children;
• Start Something®, a partnership between Target and the
Tiger Woods Foundation, which helps kids build core values;
• Target House, which serves as a home-away-from-home for families
of children receiving life-saving treatment at St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital in Memphis; and
• Target Volunteers, team members and retirees who annually
donate more than 315,000 hours of time to more than 7,000 community-based
projects.
About Our Military Kids
Our Military Kids is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization
that wants to ensure school-age children of deployed and severely
injured Reserve and National Guard military have the opportunity to
participate in youth sports, fine arts, and tutor programs without
the expense of such programs creating a financial burden on a family
that has already been asked to make sacrifices and accept new challenges.
Many service members have gone to fight the Global War on Terrorism
and along with their service come many sacrifices of their families
as well. Our Military Kids, a member of America Support You, relies
on generous donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.
Please visit www.ourmilitarykids.org for more information.
About Target
Target gives back more than $2 million a week to its local communities
through grants and special programs. Since opening its first store
in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests
and team members to help meet community needs. Additionally, Target
team members and retirees donate more than 315,000 hours to more than
7,000 projects each year.