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Opportunities to Help Children

Jul 29, 2009

We are blessed with several opportunities to help children over the next couple of months, and we invite you to participate when and if you are able.

Breakfast and Buddies. One of our partner charities, Best Buddies, is hosting a Best Buddies Utah Citizen Breakfast to launch the Best Buddies Citizens Program, taking Best Buddies Utah beyond just the universities and high schools by enabling members of the community (like you) to be matched with individuals with intellectual disabilities and to begin meaningful and fulfilling friendships.

We invite you to join with us in supporting this wonderful cause. To help Best Buddies reach their goal, Operation Kids will match all donations given by our guests Wed. August 19, dollar-for-dollar, up to $50 a person. To donate, click hereand select “Best Buddies Utah Citizen Breakfast” from the drop-down menu..

Back to School in New Orleans. Operation Kids is teaming up with New Orleans Outreach, one of the organizations we worked with during the "Operation Kids: Rebuilding Dreams in New Orleans" campaign on a Back to School in New Orleans campaign, set to launch mid-August. The goal of this project is to increase access to New Orleans Outreach programs among students in New Orleans, where there is such a critical need.

In 2008-2009, New Orleans Outreach utilized more than 700 volunteers and served more than 2000 children. Those children enrolled in Outreach’s programs scored, on average:
  • 27 points higher on standardized math tests than students not enrolled in the programs
  • 24 points higher on standardized English tests than students not enrolled in the programs

The same kids had significantly higher school attendance rates. Even before Hurricane Katrina, the state of New Orleans Public Education was shocking – programs like New Orleans Outreach are showing they can make an enormous difference.

To make sure you find out how you can help improve the education of a child in New Orleans for as little as $40, click here and ask to be included on campaign updates.