The Foundation of entertainer and educator Trevor Romain, Trevor Romain Foundation, and the United Service Organizations (USO) have found an interesting way to partner to provide support to military children. The Foundation has developed two kits that help kids in the event of a parent's deployment or the loss of a parent. For every $21 donated to the USO for this purpose, the Foundation provides one deployment kit for one military family.
The partnership between the USO and the Trevor Romain Foundation is a great idea. Every partnership that the USO engages in allows them to provide a broader range of services to our service men and women and their families. I'm sure that the kids appreciate this program.
Showing posts with label service members. Show all posts
Showing posts with label service members. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The tables have turned with "Operation Honor Cards" - this time, Americans perform service in honor of military families and veterans
Operation Honor Cards is just that, an operation, but its not meant to be carried out by our service men and women. Instead, this operation is to be carried out by everyday Americans who want to honor military families and veterans. Operation Honor Cards is the joint project of numerous organizations - Blue Star Families,
the American Red Cross, ServiceNation: Mission Serve, the Points of Light Institute, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Corporation for National and Community Service, Joining Forces, and the
Department of Defense. The way it works is Operation Honor Cards collects and tracks
Honor Pledges of community service and/or physical "Honor Cards". The cards collected will be displayed in Washington D.C., military
bases, and other public venues. To find out more click here or use the widget below to make your pledge.
Another nice idea to give back to the men and women that serve us everyday! This time, the collective service efforts help to create exactly what the program aims for "an atmosphere of "shared service" and a WWII sense of 'all give some' ".
Another nice idea to give back to the men and women that serve us everyday! This time, the collective service efforts help to create exactly what the program aims for "an atmosphere of "shared service" and a WWII sense of 'all give some' ".
Monday, November 28, 2011
USO and Joining Forces partner so that you can give troops "Thanks From Everywhere"
Joining Forces, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's national initiative to support
service members and their families, and United Service Organizations (USO), an organization dedicated to supporting America's troops have launched a new initiative this holiday season called "Thanks From Everywhere". Simply by going to the initiatives website you can write a "thank you" note to the troops You can also read the messages of others all over the country by zip code using the interactive map.
The initiative provides a simple way for the computer savvy to thank service men and women. The idea that other messages can be viewed is great because you get to see how an individual can contribute to a collective effort. This partnership is a given and to have it manifest through this kind of innovative initiative that marries technology with a common concept makes it easy for almost everyone to participate. There's no simpler way to give thanks than to write a "thank you" note.
The initiative provides a simple way for the computer savvy to thank service men and women. The idea that other messages can be viewed is great because you get to see how an individual can contribute to a collective effort. This partnership is a given and to have it manifest through this kind of innovative initiative that marries technology with a common concept makes it easy for almost everyone to participate. There's no simpler way to give thanks than to write a "thank you" note.
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