Our Military Kids

Nominate a military child or teen for the 5th Annual Our Military Kids Courageous Kids Contest by this Sunday, March 9th at: https://lnkd.in/dUzXUyy4 Up to 13 winners will each receive a $300 cash stipend, award certificate, and have their story shared across OMK's digital platforms in honor of April's #MonthOfTheMilitaryChild! ?? Nominate a military child today: https://lnkd.in/dUzXUyy4 Thank you to Presenting Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union and HII for making this contest possible! Steven Schwab Kara Dallman Kristy Gilbert

Throughout his father's deployment with the Air National Guard, 11-year-old Bryce thrived and found new mentors in martial arts funded by Our Military Kids activity awards! "Thank you approving the grant," his father told us. "Here are a few pics from his last belt ceremony he got last month!" Thanks to support from The PenFed Foundation, 32 additional Our Military Kids activity awards have been made possible this year for #militarykids like Bryce. Thank you, PenFed Foundation! #ThankfulThursday PenFed Credit Union Kara Dallman Carol Brooks Macrander Kristy Gilbert Terri Mateo, M.A. Andrea McCarren Katie Watson Rachele Belt, MBA James Schenck

Our Military Kids is thrilled to welcome Jake Murphy to the Our Military Kids Board of Directors! Jake Murphy, Captain (Retired)?is a U.S. Army Veteran and United States Military Academy at West Point graduate who sustained combat injuries while serving in Afghanistan, resulting in bilateral amputation. Jake medically retired from the Army and is now a Program Manager with Lockheed Martin, where he began in Quality Engineering within the PAC-3 Program with Lockheed’s Missile & Fire Control division prior to transferring to the Aeronautics division and assuming his current position as a Program Manager with the F-16 and F-22 platforms. Please join us in giving?Jake?a warm welcome to OMK's Board of Directors! Read his full bio and meet the rest of OMK’s Board of Directors at: https://lnkd.in/ezY_mX5a Kara Dallman Meagan Campion Timothy K. Karen Henneberger Roger Schultz John F Sampa Sharon Smoot Barry Miller Kim Wincup Meg Kabat Tiffany King Dean Acosta Angel DelCueto

“I wanted to thank you for all of your generosity over the past year and a half. Being away is always difficult, but Our Military Kids truly steps up to help fill the void. You are truly an outstanding organization.” - U.S. Navy Reservist and OMK Grant Recipient Parent Since 2019, Abigail (10) and Ethan (9) have received Our Military Kids grants to cover soccer and dance fees throughout their father’s multiple activations with the U.S. Navy Reserve, thanks to support from KBP Foods and dedicated KBP employees during the biannual KBP Charity Coupon Drive! #ThankfulThursday "We cannot thank you enough for this! The relief of the support and financial help during this hard time was beyond appreciated." ?? Kara Dallman Carol Brooks Macrander Kristy Gilbert Terri Mateo, M.A. Michelle Criqui Matthew Hansen Kristen Deladurantaye KBP Brands

?? Scholarship opportunity for 12th graders: The Military Child Education Coalition? | MCEC? has partnered with Columbia Southern University to provide the MCEC Heroic Hearts scholarship — open to a high school senior within the military caregiving population! Applications are accepted through April 30 at: https://lnkd.in/eZVqFGjY

We are thrilled to welcome Meg Kabat, LCSW-C, CCM, to the Our Military Kids Board of Directors! ? Meg?Kabat?is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 30 years of experience working with service members, veterans, and their families, caregivers, and survivors.?Meg?was most recently the Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). ? Please join us in giving?Meg?a warm welcome! Read her full bio and meet the rest of OMK’s Board of Directors at:?https://lnkd.in/ezY_mX5a Kara Dallman Meagan Campion Timothy K. Roger Schultz Karen Henneberger John F Sampa Jake Murphy Sharon Smoot Barry Miller Kim Wincup

"Sydney is so very thankful to get the opportunity to continue her wrestling journey while her dad was deployed!" ?? Thanks to support from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, 160 additional extracurricular activity grants have been made possible in the past year for #militarykids like Sydney throughout a parent's deployment or combat-injury recovery. Thank you, Bob Woodruff Foundation! #GotYour6 #ThankfulThursday Emily Krause Leslie Aloud Cheyanne Gordon Kelly Clark Craig Newmark Carol Brooks Macrander Kara Dallman

"Our Military Kids has been amazing over the years! Michael's a senior this year and you've awarded him several grants for marching band and Winter Drumline and now his brother Josh is a freshman doing the same," said an Our Military Kids grant recipient parent and the spouse of a combat-injured US Army Veteran in treatment. "Thank you and the donors so much for your generosity! This has allowed them to make lasting friendships and have amazing opportunities through band travel, like performing in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington DC and the Pearl Harbor Day Parade in Hawaii. It also helps my husband heal a little inside to be able to support the high school band program as they do these things, by volunteering when he can.?Thank you again for what you do for military kids and their families!" Thanks to continued support from DAV (Disabled American Veterans), 750 additional activity grants have been made possible for children of Veterans recovering from combat-related injuries or illness. Thank you, DAV! #ThankfulThursday

We are now accepting nominations through Sunday, March 9th for the 5th Annual Our Military Kids? Courageous Kids Contest! ??https://lnkd.in/dUzXUyy4 Nominate an extraordinary military child or teen (age 1-18) who has gone above and beyond to serve as a role model or leader while braving life with a military parent deployed with the National Guard or Reserve, or in treatment for combat-related injuries. Up to 13 winners will be selected representing each branch of U.S. military service, plus a #HiddenHelper Hero, in honor of this April's #MonthOfTheMilitaryChild! Winners will each receive a $300 cash stipend among other prizes. Submit a nomination at: https://lnkd.in/dUzXUyy4 Thank you to Presenting Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union and HII for making this contest possible!

"Thank you so much for giving all three of our kids grants for their music lessons. They love learning music and this will help them to improve their skills and be the best they can be." - Army National Guard Spouse + Our Military Kids Grant Recipient Parent Thanks to support from #VetsAid, a nonprofit organization founded by Eagles musician Joe Walsh, at least 120 additional extracurricular activity grants were funded for military kids like Kella, William, and Kallie, who flourished in piano, trumpet, and violin lessons throughout their father's National Guard deployment. Thank you, VetsAid! ?? #ThankfulThursday Kelly St?rmer Carol Brooks Macrander Kara Dallman