Thank you Shannon of FRAZLED Military Wives Network for this information:
The National Military Family Association is excited to announce the locations for the 2010 Operation Purple summer camps. This free summer camp program was developed by the Association to support military children dealing with the stress of war. The seventh summer of Operation Purple camps will host children at 68 locations in 36 states as well as 2 overseas locations. Individual camp sites and information will be available on March 15 when registration opens.
States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Overseas: Guam, Germany
Information about the camp program, eligibility, and camp locations is available online at www.militaryfamily.org. Specific camp information will be available when registration opens on March 15, 2010. Until then, interested families can sign up to receive email notices and announcements on the website.
Camps are free to all participants thanks to support from the Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation.
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I have worked at the camps for 2 years and my daughter has attended them as well! They are so much fun and a great way to relieve some stress for the children and a great way to give back for me! The first night at my first camp I was awakened by the sound of a little girl crying. I got up and asked her if she was sick or needed me. She said through tears that she was not sick, but could I sit with her until she went to sleep. I sat on the edge of her bed. She sniffed and whimpered and said she just wanted to go home and her Daddy to be there. It was an awesome opportunity to minister to this little broken heart. She finally dozed off and slept til breakfast. She woke up the next day and was wide open the rest of the time! She had a great time and I was blessed by her resilience!
Christie