Operation Purple at Purdue University
Summer Camp for Kids of Military Families

June 1-7, 2008
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Ind.

National Military Family Association
The National Military Family Association, the only nonprofit organization that represents families of all ranks and services, prepares spouses, children, and parents to better deal with the unique challenges of military life. The Association protects benefits vital to all families, including those of the deployed, wounded, and fallen. For nearly 40 years, its staff and volunteers, comprised mostly of military family members, have built a reputation as the leading experts on military family issues.

The Sierra Club Foundation
The Sierra Club Foundation is a public charity whose mission is to provide financial support to the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations. We fund a range of environmental projects which fall into the three general categories of public education, litigation, and training. Since 1960, The Sierra Club Foundation has funded tens of millions of dollars worth of important work, from small local projects costing a couple of hundred dollars, to large, multi-year campaigns which require millions of dollars to support.

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is an organization of empathy, hope and dedication to children that aligns business-based practices and performance expectations with its global grant making activities. Michael and Susan Dell established the foundation in 1999 with an endowment that has grown to more than $1 billion. The gift was inspired by their passion for supporting children’s causes as a way to make an even greater difference in a measurable way, particularly for those children living in urban poverty.

The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University
The Military Family Research Institute is research and outreach program at Purdue University and funded by the Lilly Endowment and the Department of Defense, Office of Military Community and Family Policy. The mission of MFRI is to conduct outreach activities that assist military families in Indiana and research studies that provide insight into the quality of life of military members and their families.

Department of Health and Kinesiology at Purdue University
The Department of Health and Kinesiology has roots dating back into the 1920s with the formation of separate departments of Men’s Physical Education and Women’s Physical Education. The department has evolved over the years and now serves a variety of constituents interested in improving the quality of living by way of physical activity, sports and recreation, exercise and
fitness, and the promotion of optimal health behaviors.