Nominees will be evaluated based on the criteria provided below. Nominators will need to be able to provide details about the nominee on each of these categories in the nomination form.

When you Dine-in or order your food Carside/To Go at any of the 38 Wisconsin Hospitality Group owned Applebee’s in Wisconsin on this special day, just [...]]]> On Thursday, February 2nd, you can help support the Camo Quilt Project raise funds to create camouflage quilts for our troops by doing what you love, Eating at Applebee’s!

When you Dine-in or order your food Carside/To Go at any of the 38 Wisconsin Hospitality Group owned Applebee’s in Wisconsin on this special day, just present this flyer and we will donate 15% of food sales from the guest check of all flyers redeemed to the Camo Quilt Project. So enjoy yourself and eat well for a good cause!

Event Flyer – Print and bring to Applebees to participate.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash., Jan. 18, 2012 – The Defense Department launched a new website today for children experiencing the challenges of military deployments.

The highly interactive website, www.MilitaryKidsConnect.org, was created by psychologists at DOD’s National Center for Telehealth [...]]]> From a National Center for Telehealth and Technology News Release

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash., Jan. 18, 2012 – The Defense Department launched a new website today for children experiencing the challenges of military deployments.

The highly interactive website, www.MilitaryKidsConnect.org, was created by psychologists at DOD’s National Center for Telehealth and Technology here. It helps children of deployed parents cope with the stress, changing responsibilities, and concern for the safety of their parents, officials said.

The center, known as T2, developed the website with informative videos, educational tools, and engaging games and activities for three age groups: 6 to 8, 9 to 12 and 13 to 17. The site features monitored online social network forums for the groups to safely share their experiences with deployments.

MilitaryKidsConnect.org is the first DOD website to connect children in the widely separated active, reserve, and National Guard military communities, officials said.

“Since 2001, an estimated 2 million children have said goodbye to a parent headed to deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, other places around the globe, and on ships at sea,” explained Kelly Blasko, a T2 psychologist. “Military children are deeply affected by the separation of their parent’s deployment. We’ve seen that in their hearts, kids deploy too.”

The website has features that will help children, parents, and educators navigate the wide range of practical and emotional challenges military families must live with throughout the deployment cycle, Blasko said.

“While military children are very adaptable given the constant changes and stressful nature of military life,” she added, “deployment puts a unique stress on family relationships at home, which can also affect the deployed service member. The DOD now has a website to help the youngest members of the military community.”

The National Center for Telehealth and Technology serves as the primary DOD office for cutting-edge approaches in applying technology to psychological health.

The WI National Guard Child and Youth Program would like to invite Military Teens between the ages of 13 and 17 years to join us in Madison, WI for [...]]]> What: Region V Military Teen Resiliency Summit
When: February 17-19, 2012
Where: Madison, WI
Who: Military Teens from Region V ages 13-17 yrs.

The WI National Guard Child and Youth Program would like to invite Military Teens between the ages of 13 and 17 years to join us in Madison, WI for a Resiliency Summit. The Summit will give teens the opportunity to learn skills to enhance their resiliency, build leadership skills, and make new friends with other military youth from Region V!

The Summit will start Friday evening and end late morning on Sunday. Hotel rooms are provided for the youth with an accompanying parent. Please see the attached agenda for more detail of the weekend events.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact:

Tina Jeffords

WI NG Child and Youth Program Coordinator

tina.m.jeffords@us.army.mil

(608)242-3466

Summit Flyer -Deadline to Register!: 10Feb2012
Summit Agenda
Summit Health Info Form - Email Form to Tina Jeffords

Who Can Attend? This ride is open to all combat veterans in the Wisconsin National Guard.

A limited number of Veterans will receive tickets to the [...]]]> All Wisconsin National Guard Combat Veterans are invited to attend the 3rd annual military appreciation ride, January 22nd-23rd, 2012 at the world championship derby track in Eagle River, Wisconsin.

Who Can Attend? This ride is open to all combat veterans in the Wisconsin National Guard.

A limited number of Veterans will receive tickets to the Amsoil Eagle River World Championship Snowmobile Derby, two free nights of lodging, lunch, and dinner during Monday’s 2012 MILITARY APPRECIATION RIDE.  The snowmobile, gas, oil, and helmet will be provided for non-snowmobile owners. Veterans will need to bring winter coat, boots, gloves/mittens, and any other necessary cold weather gear.

Veterans who do not have snowmobiles, will receive tickets to the World Champion-ship Derby, two nights of lodging, lunch and dinner, the opportunity to ride a manu-facturers snowmobile which includes gas & oil, snowmobiling gear and helmet.

 Veterans who do have snowmobiles, will receive tickets to the World Championship Derby, reduced hotel rates,  plus complimentary lunch and dinner.

Information & Registration

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