I’ve written before about the program Our Military Kids (a link appears lower right on this page), but here is a heartening video about one family it is helping. Six-year-old Brooklynn Hammond’s father is part of a reserve unit deployed for a year to the Middle East. She lives in Eastern Idaho, away from many of the support services available to other military families. Her mother applied for a grant to pay for ballet lessons for Brooklynn, and she was recently filmed by a local television station as her class prepared for their holiday production of "The Nutcracker.” The video is so precious, it will warm your heart.
Our Military Kids, founded in 2004, provides many services to children of National Guard and Military Reserves, including scholarships for sports, arts and tutoring to help children through the deployment. Brooklynn’s father, Sergeant Blake Hammond, is on his first tour to the Middle East with the 116th cavalry brigade combat team. He will be gone a year. Brooklynn has a younger brother, still a toddler. With the support of other groups. like United Through Reading, which I profiled yesterday, the Hammond family can stay strong and unified through this difficult time.
Happy Holidays, Brooklynn! We're proud of you, your mom and brother, and your dad.
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| Stock photo of little ballerinas |
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