Recognizing and commending all of the volunteers and supporters of Our Military Kids, Inc., for their efforts in awarding grants to over 1,100 school-aged children of deployed and severely injured National Guard and Reserve personnel in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

Recognizes and commends the volunteers and supporters of Our Military Kids, Inc., for their efforts in supporting children of our military personnel and awarding grants to over 1,100 school-aged children of deployed and severely injured National Guard and Reserve personnel in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 313 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 313

Recognizing and commending all of the volunteers and supporters of Our 
Military Kids, Inc., for their efforts in awarding grants to over 1,100 
 school-aged children of deployed and severely injured National Guard 
    and Reserve personnel in 49 states and the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2007

    Mr. Ortiz (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Brady of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
   California, Mr. Hare, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. 
 Bordallo, Mr. Shays, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Eddie 
 Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
  Ruppersberger, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
   Udall of Colorado, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Shea-
Porter, and Mr. McNerney) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing and commending all of the volunteers and supporters of Our 
Military Kids, Inc., for their efforts in awarding grants to over 1,100 
 school-aged children of deployed and severely injured National Guard 
    and Reserve personnel in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

Whereas Our Military Kids, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to 
        funding essential extracurricular activities for school-aged children of 
        deployed and severely injured Reserve and National Guard military 
        personnel;
Whereas the Government makes significant resources available to children of 
        active duty military personnel at military installations, but these 
        resources are often inaccessible for children of deployed and severely 
        injured Reserve and National Guard personnel;
Whereas having a severely disabled parent in the home or losing the daily 
        presence of a parent in the home is a huge stress to children;
Whereas since April 2005, Our Military Kids, Inc., has worked to make sure that 
        children of military families get the support they urgently need while 
        coping with the deployment of parents by awarding grants to over 1,100 
        school-aged children of deployed and severely injured National Guard and 
        Reserve personnel in 49 states and the District of Columbia;
Whereas these grants help the children maintain as normal a lifestyle as 
        possible by allowing the funds to be used for fees associated with 
        tutoring, athletic, and fine arts programs intended to ensure access to 
        a range of activities that might otherwise be unavailable to them;
Whereas Executive Directors and Founders of Our Military Kids, Inc., Linda 
        Davidson and Gail Kruzel, began the program with the sole intention of 
        providing needed assistance to military children of Guard and Reserve 
        personnel; and
Whereas Our Military Kids, Inc., depends on the generous support of many 
        corporate and individual sponsors, as well as numerous volunteers, to 
        award grants to these deserving children: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That Congress recognizes and commends all of the 
volunteers and supporters of Our Military Kids, Inc., for their efforts 
in supporting children of our military personnel and awarding grants to 
over 1,100 school-aged children of deployed and severely injured 
National Guard and Reserve personnel in 49 states and the District of 
Columbia.
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