Released July 29, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- "It makes them feel special for a day."
That's the power behind Operation: Military Kids "Hero Camps," day-long outings for children in military families, said Jennifer Douthwaite of West Liberty, at a July 27 camp at Ohio State University.
Douthwaite, a nurse in the National Guard, brought three of her children and three of their cousins to campus for the event, where about 65 children ages 5-12 spent the day doing athletic activities with 12 Ohio State lacrosse, soccer and track athletes. The children's parents were nearby in the university's Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, where they attended a STRONG Family Workshop conducted by the Guard's Family Readiness Program.
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