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Sierra Club Receives the National Military Family Association's "Dr. Lowell G Daun Award" Award
Crystal City VA: On June 15 the National Military Family Association (NMFA) held its annual Leadership Luncheon in Crystal City, VA. During the event the Sierra Club was announced as the recipient of NMFA's "Dr. Lowell G Daun Award" award, which recognizes those organizations that have made significant contributions to the development of NMFA, its initiatives, and the quality of life of uniformed service families.
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Sierra Club Supports Our Nation's Youngest Heroes
The Sierra Club announced a sponsorship of over $1 million of the National Military Family Association's Operation Purple Summer Camps. This year, an additional 1,000 children of deployed military members will attend Operation Purple Summer Camps free of charge thanks to the donation by the Sierra Club. The donation, announced Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope on April 26, 2007, brings together two unlikely organizations, united in their mission to connect children with the outdoors and leave no child inside.
>> See more on the Operation Purple Camps announcement including video and interviews from the event...
The BBTO Team Goes to Camp!
Martin LeBlanc thanks NMFA staff, camp counselors, campers and their families at
the Camp Pendleton Family Day, the culmination of a camp for children of wounded soldiers held in Southern California.
Campers reunite with their families after a week at camp filled with outdoor activities, highlighted by a giant mud pit. Attendees also learned important coping skills and had the chance to relate to peers experiencing similar situations.
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| Girls, ages 11-12, navigate an obstacle course in the woods of Lost Lake Camp as part of a "military-themed" day outdoors. | Campers from Operation Purple Camp, Fairbanks, AK, stop and take in a scenic view in the midst of a night hike in the land of the midnight sun. |
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Operation Purple Camps in the News:
Boston Globe: July 15, 2007
Military children connect at R.I. camp
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: July 4, 2007
A summer camp that beats war
CBS News 8: July, 2, 2007
Camp Brings Teens Of Military Families Together
CBS Sunday Morning: July 1, 2007
The Children of Operation Purple
June 21, 2007: USA Today
At camp, military kids bear scars of their own
June 21, 2007: The Today Show
A haven for military kids
May 3, 2007: The Washington Post
At Dulles, a Long-Awaited Welcome Center
For more information on the National Military Family Association or their Operation Purple Camps program visit www.nmfa.org.
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