Guard, community leaders visit campers at Ohio Military Kids Camp Kelleys Island

Photo By Staff Sgt. Michael Carden | Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman (center), Ohio adjutant general, greets campers at Ohio Military Kids Camp Kelleys Island Aug. 10, 2016, at Kelleys Island, Ohio. The program, designed to give children of military service members the opportunity to interact with other military youth and form friendships, is a partnership between The Ohio State University Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program, the USO and the Ohio National Guard Family Readiness and Warrior Support Program. (Ohio National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden)  

KELLEYS ISLAND, OHIO, UNITED STATES

08.12.2016

Story by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden 

Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

A group of about 400 counselors, staff and campers spent Aug. 8-12 on Lake Erie for Ohio Military Kids Camp Kelleys Island, an annual weeklong camp for children of Ohio service members that includes varied activities such as canoeing, swimming, crafts, team building and military demonstrations. On Aug. 10, a contingent of Ohio National Guard senior leaders, elected officials and community leaders flew in on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to visit and interact with campers. The annual weeklong camp is a partnership between The Ohio State University Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program, the USO and the Ohio National Guard Family Readiness and Warrior Support Program. For more information on future camps and other programs, go to the Family Readiness Youth Programs page (http://ong.ohio.gov/frg/FRG_youthprograms.html) or the Ohio Military Kids page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/OhioOperationMilitaryKids/?fref=ts).

• Date Taken: 08.12.2016
• Date Posted: 08.15.2016 09:47
• Story ID: 206994
• Location: KELLEYS ISLAND, OHIO, US