You are key members of our team and it’s all of us combined that make our Army strong and resilient,” he said. “I just want to thank all the children here tonight. Vollmecke, Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, introduced Watson to the audience and thanked the children and families for all they do. “I think this is a great event for children because inevitably life will throw us curve balls… and it’s important that during those times we provide our children with the ability to persevere, to find strength, and have the tools necessary to navigate those tough times,” she said. According to the MCEC, research has shown that these traits can contribute to people living happier, healthier and longer lives.Įlizabeth Groover, a military spouse and the MCEC coordinator who organized the event, said the purpose was to help children develop positive character traits to help them navigate their way through the challenges of military life. The books chosen for these events must exhibit 23 predetermined character traits of positive people and must also introduce the topic of resilience. 11, 2005 with the goal of empowering Military Children “by using literature and their own stories in a way that fosters skills for resilience, strong peer and parent connections, a sense of pride and accomplishment, and a caring community.” The event culminated with Watson reading, “The Remarkable Farkle McBride,” by John Lithgow.Īccording to the Military Child Education Coalition, or MCEC, Tell Me A Story was launched Sept.
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The event served as a kickoff to APG Month of the Military Child celebrations in April.Ĭhildren visited several displays set up by community organizations and APG tenants where they played with a life-size remote control R2D2 robot, learned how to make slime and other crafts, and tried their hands at playing a viola. Military children of all ages hurriedly gathered around Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson to hear a story about perseverance during the “Tell Me A Story” event at the APG North (Aberdeen) recreation center, March 30. Urn:oclc:733815304 Scandate 20110324184930 Scanner Ravens tight end visits APG to kick off Month of the Military Child Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 00:06:15 Boxid IA134923 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Comment Removing Scanfee from Billable Books scanned before June 2011 which appear to have manually set scanfees Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
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