110 HRES 313 IH: Recognizing and commending all of the U.S. House of Representatives 2007-04-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 313 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 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

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.