Military Kids Unite

Here’s one from San Diego, my home.  Correia Middle School and the Navy School Liaison Officer have set up a new after-school club called Military Kids Unite, to help students in military families cope with deployments, relocations and other stresses of being  in a military family.   Their first meeting, which included “pizza, drinks, and fun,” was held last week. 

Connor Carr is the president of the new club. He started MKU at another local middle school the previous year.  “This year, with the help of Mrs. Pieper [a Correia teacher] and Mrs. Williamson, our Navy School Liaison Officer, we are bringing this club to Correia for the first time,” Connor says. 

Yesterday I wrote about Tamarah Frank, a ninth grader with a desire to use her experiences as a military child to serve others.  Connor Carr is another good example of children stepping up to help themselves and point the way to how the needs of military families can be met.