In-home events

OPERATION MILITARY FAMILY – Mobilizing the Ground Troops Event (MGTE)

Rates of suicides and divorce among Service Members and Veterans have steadily climbed during the past 8 years, as have rates of depression among spouses and children.[i] [ii] [iii]  Military relationships are breaking under the strain.

Despite unprecedented efforts by the Armed Forces, the military cannot win this battle alone.  To reverse these harmful trends, military, veterans, and civilians must teach each other effective skills to make our relationships stronger and more resilient.

We must mobilize the ground troops.  Join Operation Military Family at a generation-impact MGT event to learn how you can get involved and be part of the solution.

Objective:

The purpose of the 90 minute in-home events with friends and family is three-fold:

1. To share the mission of Operation Military Family

2. To mobilize grass root community support for our service members and their families and recruit these new supporters into our Shoulder2Shoulder coaching program

3. To continue building financial support into the mission.

Who to invite:

The host has discretion on who to invite. We suggest community leaders, church leaders, friends with financial capacity, and those who want to put action behind "support our troops."

Mobilizing an Event:

1. Determine the time and two dates you wish to hold an event; alternate weeks and days.

2. Secure these dates with Mike or with an OMF Advisory Board member who can present.

3. Obtain the OMF Power Point and handouts from Operation Military Family.

4. Compile a list of 30 people you wish to expose to the mission and send them an e-vite to both days. Follow-up your emails with phone calls two (2) days before the event.

5.  Keep refreshments light – use paper plates, cups, etc. Make the event easy to duplicate.

Contact Mike Schindler or Margaret Perugini at 1-877-516-8323 for more information.

[i] Jelinek, Pauline and Kimberly Hefling. “Army suicides at record high, passing civilians.”

AP News. 30 Jan 2009. Web.

[ii] Jelinek, Pauline. "Divorce rate increases in Marine Corps, Army." AP News. 3 Dec. 2008. Web.

[iii] Hefling, Kimberly. “More troops’ kids struggle with mental anguish.” AP News. 8 Jul. 2009. Web.