Photo By Christopher Hurd | Kids enjoyed a live Sesame Street performance at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling...... read more read more
Subscribe
WASHINGTON -- Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling kids danced, laughed and sang along with Elmo and his friends during the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families Sept. 22 and 23 at the base Youth Center.
Each day the event featured two shows, ‘Katie is Moving to a New Base’ and ‘Katie’s Family Transitions to Civilian Life’. The shows were designed as a way to entertain while also providing a way to touch on key topics military kids and families face.
“We really believe that when one family member serves, the entire family serves,” said Nicole McClendon, USO tour manager. “This is a way to let our youngest military family members know that we understand what they are going through. The shows are like we are hand delivering a live, singing and dancing thank you card to all of our military families letting them know that we care and we know it’s not always easy.”
The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families started in 2008 with their first show called ‘Elmo’s Dad is Deployed’. In 2011, a new character named Katie was added to help military children relate to the Sesame Street characters. That’s when they introduced ‘Katie is Moving to a New Base’. Following a great reception for the show, they decided to touch on other topics and added ‘Katie’s Family Transitions to Civilian Life.’
Bases have the option to have one or both shows depending on their needs.
During the event, kids received USO bandannas, an Elmo toy, as well as a chance to meet some of their favorite characters in person. That was something Theresa Hiatt, military spouse and Navy veteran who attended the show Sept. 22, says was a treat for her 18-month-old son.
“To see those great characters for my little one was super fun,” she said. “He thought it was crazy, like ‘Wow! My favorite characters are life-sized’. That was really interesting.”
For more information on upcoming shows, or to get a copy of the group photo taken at each show, visit www.uso.org/sesame.
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 10.31.2016 14:38 |
| Story ID: | 213355 |
| Location: | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Web Views: | 86 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
This work, JBAB kids find way to Sesame Street, by Christopher Hurd, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
