Month of the Military Child

Dear Newsletter Buddies,

Ok, we're late again with this issue! You must be getting used to that by now. We're still focusing on the connection with our children this issue because we should be connecting with them every month, not just during specially allocated months. On down you'll find at least 6 awesome ways that families have helped children get through the deployment time apart. Find a couple that will work for your family and have fun. As always, feel free to email me and tell me what works for your family and we can share it with others too.

We have lots to tell you about this month including a brand new documentary film coming out all about Flat Daddy® and how you can go to the premier, the exciting news that "I'm Already Home...Again" is being released in eBook format within weeks and the promotional pricing that will accompany it on BOTH the print and electronic copies. So read on... 

Flat Daddy® Documentary is making the rounds

Two filmmakers, Betsy Nagler and Nara Garber have created a wonderful documentary about the advent of Flat Daddy®, how it got its start, and the impact it has on families. They came here for two days to interview me and use some of the information they gleaned to set the foundation for the families they worked with. Finally, after working diligently on it, they told me that it had been accepted for screening at the GI Film Festival in Washington D.C. on May 13th! This is the initial screening preceding the official premier of the film. If you and/or your friends and family are in the D.C., Virginia, Maryland area or are stationed at bases/posts in that area you are invited... and encouraged... to attend. In the months to come the film will be making the rounds to other geographic areas for screenings and we'll keep you posted of the schedule. Here is the information about the film and it's screening in D.C.:

As military families across the United States continue to endure the repeated deployment of loved ones to Afghanistan and Iraq, many have attempted to fill the void with "Flat Daddies" and "Heroes on a Stick," life-sized cardboard cutouts of their husbands, wives, parents and children serving overseas. Using these two-dimensional surrogates as a connecting thread, Flat Daddy® tells the stories of four such families, from suburban Minnesota, the Bronx, Las Vegas and rural Maine.  Each presents a unique perspective on the effects of deployment on those left behind; together, they weave a nuanced narrative of the challenges military families face in post-9/11 America, and raise important questions about the sustainability of the country's all-volunteer military as combat operations enter their tenth year.

Time, Date and Location: Friday, May 13, 3:30 - 5:10pm, U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
Tickets: $12

Our listing at the GI Film Festival website, where there's a short trailer: http://gifilmfestival.com/schedule11/attachment/film-2011-flat-daddy-movie