A Different Approach to the Month of the Military Child

April is the Month of the Military Child, a very active time for MCEC as you can imagine.  Our typical PR activities this time of year include reaching out to a media roster we keep in touch with to remind them of the importance of this month and activities MCEC pursues on behalf of military children.  Sometimes this resulted in nice articles, sometimes not.  But we do it anyway because we want to build awareness of the cause.

This year we did something different.  We solicited art in the form of poems, stories and drawings representing the life of the military family.  Who better to tell their story?  We posted these submissions on our blog site, YouTube channel, Facebook group, and promoted with our Twitter feed. 

Our goal during the Month of the Military Child has always been to share the joys, challenges and opportunities to support the children of our military families.  Redirecting our efforts toward social media and less focus on traditional PR is helping us accomplish our mission more effectively.

Read more of these powerful submissions here:

I’m proud to be a military child because of everything it has taught me. I’ve gone through millions of goodbyes, welcomes, tears, laughs, and smiles.  I’ve been a military child since the day I was born. It’s my first nature and a title I live by.  My father is a Colonel  in the United States Army and one can’t begin to understand the feelings I have towards that title and job my hero holds.  My father has given up everything for my family and me to live in this free land. We have crossed oceans with him supporting his every decision.  Every child knows in their heart that their loved ones would give up their world, life, and family just to know that your safety, freedom, and peace is in their hands.