Let's Celebrate the Month of the Military Child for 1 yr with the Purple Up Challenge!

May 4, 2018
3 min read

Every April, we honor the sacrifice and service of the Kids of America’s Heroes as we celebrate the Month of the Military Child.

Here at Kids of America’s Heroes we think every day should be Military Child Appreciation Day! Luckily, April is completely dedicated to honoring and supporting our MilKids.

Month of the Military Child is an important way to draw attention to the needs of military connected children. Whether their parents are actively serving, in a guard or reserve unit, or have totally separated from service, all military connected children need our nation’s support and Love.

April 13 is National Purple Up Day

Let's all wear purple once a week (or more) to show that you respect the challenging journey MilKids are experiencing. Join Kids Of America’s Heroes Purple Up challenge to spread the word about these amazing kids.

Let's create a purple wave across America to let these children know they are not forgotten.

This is how you can help!

Get all your coworkers (club or schoolmates) together, each donate $5.00 and take a picture or video of your group. Tag another group and they are Up to wear Purple and donate.
If you just want to support the Purple Up challenge, take a selfie and hit the donate button and make a difference. Make sure you share it across your social media.

( Crowdrise Purple Up Challenge! )

Other Ways to Support the Month of The Military Child

Facebook Picture: on April 1 you can add a little jazz to your Facebook profile with a Month of the Military Child frame from the Military Child Education Coalition.
Follow and share military family blogs: whether you support our partner, MilKids Ed, or other great websites, like Seasoned Spouse or Soldier’s Wife Crazy Life, it’s important to understand the life of military families right from the source. Find a website you like and then share it widely!
Donate to military charity organizations.
Get a team together and Purple Up for KOAH. Through our programs and opportunities, you can make a huge impact in the life of our military kids

Some ways that KOAH is supporting MilKids:

BearHug: send a supportive care package to MilKids who could use some extra love with BearHug! We offer this amazing program to let military children with deployed parents know that they are loved and supported by their peers.
SLO Initiative: our mission is to provide a school liaison officer at every school that serves military-connected children. Right now, SLOs are available at all military installations and for national guard unit regions. Even with this fairly wide reaching program, the children of military veterans and reserve troops are often left out and underserved. We want to correct this by expanding the SLO field to include all military-connected children, active duty, reserve, and veterans.
Operation E.L.F: this holiday community-based initiative is important to show our Kids of America’s Heroes just how loved they are. With performances by military bands and lots of holiday cheer, KOAH just loves supporting this amazing event!
Sharing KOAH’s message and mission: our founder, Maria Phillips, loves to tell everyone about KOAH and all the wonderful ways that you can support MilKids.

From interviews on TV and radio to hosting events for military units, it’s important to let as many people know about KOAH as possible. Military children often pass invisibly through our civilian communities. In fact, you might be living next to a military-connected family and not even know it!

To support military children in your community, donate to KOAH! Your kind donation or volunteered time is essential to completing our mission.

This April, honor the sacrifice and service of the Kids of America’s Heroes as we celebrate the Month of the Military Child.

Meg Flanagan M.Ed and KOAH Military Education Specialist

A teacher, blogger, writer, runner, mother, and military spouse. Passionate about helping ALL children learn, offering tips to guide parents through the K-12 education world, and providing useful advice to teachers of all ages and stages. Visit Meg's Blog at MilKids Ed