Take this quiz to test your knowledge of military families
and this month’s spotlight organization, Our Military Kids! Answers can be found at the end of the post.
1)
What percent of U.S.
citizens serve in the U.S. Military?
a)
3.5%
b)
2.5%
c)
1.0%
d)
1.3%
2) What percent of military service
members have children?
a)
48%
b)
42.6%
c)
87%
d)
99.9%
e)
none of the above
3)
What percent of veterans
have post-traumatic stress disorder?
a)
88%
b)
56%
c)
22%
d)
20%
4)
When did PTSD become
a recognized mental disorder?
a)
1492
b)
1597
c)
1981
d)
1980
e)
2001
5)
Which of these organizations will provide aid to military families and
veterans?
a)
Our Military Kids
b)
Blue Star Moms
c)
Operation Gratitude
d)
USO
e)
All of the above
6)
True or False: You
must be an active military member to receive benefits from charities and
government organizations?
a)
True
b)
False
7) If an Our Military Kid is feeling
lonely or sad, who can they reach out to?
a)
Organizations such as
Our Military kids
b)
A parent
c)
Friends and sports
teams
d)
School counselors
e)
All of the above
8)
Our Military Kids has
donated how much to military children?
a)
$20,000
b)
$200,000
c)
$525,600
d)
$20,000,000
9) True or False: Our Military Kids only
provides aid to children and families in-state.
a)
True
b)
False
10)
Our Military Kids is a non-profit: True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
This month’s spotlight organization is Our Military
Kids. Check out the information below to
learn more about them!
This month’s organization is called Our
Military Kids. Many military children are in need of support in times of
adversity. This national organization provides grants to children of service
members from all branches of the military.
These grants allow the children of military families the ability to
participate in extracurricular activities.
Over 50,000 grants have been awarded for the fine arts, sports, and
tutoring, totaling to over 200 million dollars.
“The grant from Our Military Kids
was a true financial blessing. This camp
gave her the opportunity to train with gymnasts on the U.S. team for the first
time,” said the mother of two time Olympic gold medalist, Gabby Douglas. Gabby received a grant from Our Military Kids
to attend a key gymnastics camp that helped her Olympic career. Her father served in the International Guard
and was deployed to Iraq in 2003. Thanks
to Our Military Kids, America will be able to root for Gabby in the 2016 summer Olympics!
This
national organization started in Virginia and quickly spread to touch the lives
of many military families all over the country.
Linda Davidson, one of the founders of Our Military Kids, started the
organization in 2004 solely to benefit the military children in the state of
Virginia. Due to the positive effects of
these grants, she expanded the organization at a national level in 2006.
Thank
you Ms. Davidson and the numerous donors for supporting the children of our
nation’s heroes!
Consider volunteering at one (or all!) of these
organizations to make an impact for service members and their loved ones. For even more youth and family volunteer
opportunities, visit www.volunteerfairfax.org.
Operation Homefront
Goals:
·
Assists
military families during difficult financial times by providing food
assistance, auto and home repair, vision care, travel and transportation,
moving assistance, essential home items, and financial assistance.
·
Assists
wounded soldiers recover.
·
Supports
every military family member. They host a gala each year that recognizes an
extraordinary military child and host multiple Homefront Celebrations each year
to show their appreciation to military spouses.
Volunteer
Opportunities
·
Social
media assistant
·
Representative
at events
·
General
volunteer
·
Pick
up/deliveries
·
Special
events
Operation Gratitude
Goal:
annually sends 150,000+ care packages filed with snack, entertainment, hygiene
and hand-made items plus personal letters of appreciation to New Recruits,
Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warrior, Care Givers, and to individually
named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas.
Volunteer
Opportunities:
·
Letters
of gratitude
·
Collect
food and other supplies to send
·
Donate
vehicles
·
Financial
donations
Arlington National Cemetery Wreath
Laying
Goal: The
gift of flowers at a memorial site is a ritual that occurs around the world,
understood in every culture. These types of memorials are made each day at
Arlington National Cemetery, at the dozens of funeral services occurring there
and in solitary communion with a departed loved one. More formal ceremonies
involve the laying of a wreath and the attendance of others at this ritual.
These, too, are held frequently at Arlington.
Volunteer
Opportunities:
·
lay a
wreath down during a ceremony
·
Participate
in Wreaths Across America on Saturday, December 13 which involves laying
wreaths throughout the cemetery.
Quiz answer key:
1.)C // 2.)B // 3.)D
// 4.)D // 5.)E // 6.)B // 7.)E // 8.)D // 9.)B // 10.)A
