As I posted last week, April is the month of the military child. This special celebration is a legacy of former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger – established to highlight the important role our kids play in the military community.

I will continue to be highlighting a resource or event each week in April that is dedicating to helping celebrate our military kids.

This week’s resource is Operation Military Kids

Operation: Military Kids (OMK) offers military kids lots of fun, educational and recreational activities. Military kids can attend summer camps and activities to connect with other military kids who are going through the same thing as they are.

Kids can also attend Mobile Technology Lab events to learn about new technology so that they can stay in touch with their deployed parent a bit easier and more frequently.

They can also join their state’s Speak Out for Military Kids – OMK’s Speakers Bureau- to serve as an military kid advocate in their own community and/or state.

You can find out more about Operation Military Kids by going to their site , www.operationmilitarykids.org

* graphic used with permission of Operation Military Kids