Kids’ Page

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM GOODBYE KISS FOR DADDY

Families can help together to bring smiles and hugs

Hi Kids ! Hi Teens ! Glad you stopped by….

This is our page just for you to go to and find out ways to give thanks for our freedoms, honor 9-11, to thank our troops and families, to get support if you’re a military kid and hero, and hopefully to start a Kids Club where you are for Homefront Hugs !

There are so many ways to help …to volunteer from where you live . With the 10 year anniversary of 9-11 this year and the 10 year anniversary of Homefront Hugs, there are lots of great ways below to thank our heroes and be a helpful American teenager or kid ! We need your help.

Projects ideas include: adopting a wounded soldier ,adopting a deployed hero, collecting goodies for care packages.writing our wounded troops or families, helping homeless veterans in your community, helping give thanks for your freedoms by helping on a needed community project, helping with natural disasters where our troops help too like Homefront Lunchbox Hugs, visiting veteerans and elderly in nursing homes, putting together a choir or band which includes patriotic songs to perform for military families or your community, helping military families with chores because their Dad or Mom is gone away at war or wounded, etc.

Never Forget

You may even come up with your own idea especially with our 10th anniversary approaching for Homefront Hugs and 9-11. Parents, Teachers, 9-11 does not have to be a frightening memory because we are all safer now and our troops, 1st responders, and families all make sure of that every day for all of us. 9-11 was a time when our country was a little confused and sad because of the things that happened, but then the most wonderful surprise happened: we all came together and remembered we are ALL God’s children and stood united to help each other and remember how wonderful it is to be American and be a part of this great big world with others.

Angels like Emma inspire us every day at Homefront Hugs

: Meet George, our mascot who has cheered up our troops for years ! Our troops even offered to trade their camel for George ! Angels like Emma inspire us every day at Homefront Hugs

You matter and volunteers rock. Being free did not just happen easily. Our troops keep us free , and not all countries have all the freedoms we do. Being safe happens because of our family, our parents, relatives,people who love us and also our brave men and women in uniform. So why not join thousands of other Homefront Hugs volunteers across the country and say thanks to our brave soldiers, or cheer up a wounded veteran, or …well, just look below… And guess what? You may even come up with your own idea ! Either way , thanks for wanting to help make someone smile and wanting to be a volunteer, not caring if you don’t get paid !

Drawing Pictures to Bring Smiles

And for our teenagers, count those hours, as we will be happy to write you a great letter for college or jobs later if you help by being a great Homefront Hugs volunteer ! We do it all the time !

The first Homefront Hugs Kids Club was started in Gulf Breeze, Florida in March 2o1o at our headquarters before we moved to Michigan. Since then, we have had more started in Connecticut and then in December 2010, we started the first one in the midwest in Ann Arbor, Michigan where our new headquarters are.

Volunteer with your friends !

Welcoming Home our WWII Heroes from Honor Flight

What’s important is that you just remember our pledge/our oath which basically says that we are all children of God and we include everybody to help our communities and give back if we are part of Homefront Hugs Kids Clubs.

Welcoming Back Honor Flight WWII Veterans

That’s a pretty easy concept but these days with bullying and prejudice still around, we want to make sure everyone gets it and we work on reaching out and getting along.

Being proud of our troops and families and freedoms is just part of our Homefront Hugs Kids Clubs , the rest are values we hope you will remember for a lifetime with the help of your community leaders and parents.

1st Kids Club in the Midwest Meets ! In Ann Arbor !

Rehearsing for 9-11 performance in Ann Arbor !

Friends singing /rehearsing for 9-11 on a gorgeous day in Ann Arbor

If you live in Ann Arbor or close, make sure you join the University of Michigan Kids club so you can join us at the Men’s Soccer games who support Homefront Hugs all year long… they are so much fun and exciting to watch as the #9 ranked team in the nation ! GO BLUE !

This 9-11-11, we werw at the Michigan Men’s Soccer Game and saluting our troops with some songs we performed with our Homefront Hugs Teen Club for middle schoolers, age 12-15 ! We wanted to thank our troops for all they have done to keep us safe the past 10 years.

SURPRISE ! The University of Michigan TriService Color Guard opened up the ceremonies with a minute of silence to remember our heroes lost and their sacrifices.

GO BLUE !Our #9 ranked Michigan Mens' team played hard, went into overtime, only to then tie the game with the Georgetown Hoyas but it was a positive sunny day of remembrance and honor . Thanks again to everyone who helped and congrats to our Ann Arbor Homefront Hugs Teen Club singers who were awesome ! Not sure what the next project will be wht we hope you will think about joining us if you are a middleschooler in Ann Arbor. If you are another age, think about starting your own club as it is really easy. Just ask us ! Special Note to TEACHERS: We love our teachers at Homefront Hugs ! Please go to our volunteer and forms pages too for more info on how to aodpt a hero with your class, or write to our wounded for Operation Healing Angel or contact us with any ideasyou may have for helping or thanking our heroes. We have classrooms nationwide working on projects all year long. We love our teachers and you can even start a Homefront Hugs Kids or Teen Club at YOUR school. Applications for all are on our FORMS page or just email us at HomefrontHugsUSA@aol.com . Have a wonderful school year !We love it when teachers and students help together !

Brochures You Can Request from us at HomefrontHugsUSA@aol.com but also on our INFO AND FORMS Page here on this site. Make sure you read our tips and top needs on our VOLUNTEER page too !

Kids & Teens Club Brochure for Everyone
Kids & Teens Club – Parents & Teachers
Homefront Hugs Kids and Teen Club Application
Adopt a Hero or Family Application
Operation Healing Angel for our Wounded Heroes
Homefront Lego Hugs
Volunteer Cards for your family, students,volunteers….just send us an SASE and tell us how many you need

PLEASE JOIN US ON FACEBOOK TOO !!! We need lots of “LIKES” help us reach a million fans !

Facebook | Kids & Teen Club

: Making Friends with our Troops

You can start a club at every school or church or synagogiue or mosque…you can start them anywhere…and do the type of projects you decide on together as kids and teens. with the help of supervising adults. Use your imagination or ask us for ideas ! Our brochure has lots of ideas too !

: 2010 Teen Volunteer of the Year at Homefront Hugs

: Slauson Middle School Volunteer Makes Card for our Wounded

: Let’s Have Some Fun !

: Grandmas and kids make great volunteers too !

: Making friends at the Selfridge Air Show

FALL CONTEST:

TEENS ! Kids ! We are looking for a logo for Homefront Hugs Kids Clubs and are hoping you can help us this summer. There will be a 1st and 2nd prize winner. Use your imagination. Remember our values and pledge. YOu could even talk to your Social Studies and Art teachers and ask them if this could be a class project !

Deadline for contest it Oct 31st. Prizes include a gift card to Best Buy and Borders Book stores !

Send your submissions to : Homefront Hugs USA. 1850 Brookfield Drive, Ann Arbor,MI 48103

You can also send your entry via email to: HomefrontHugsUSA@aol.com

GOOD LUCK and have a super beginning to your school year !!

Enjoy all those football and soccer games too ! GO BLUE !