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| For Immediate Release: June 18, 2010 |
Contact: PR Department 803.779.8717x1141 |
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| Plus, All Dads Get In Free |
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[Columbia, SC] - Riverbanks has once again teamed up with Operation Military Kids to offer free admission to all children of deployed military personnel on Sunday, June 21. The Zoo also will provide free admission to children who have a parent that has returned within the last year from a deployment. Military families with a parent deployed overseas must bring a copy of the parent’s deployment orders to receive free admission. Those who have had a parent return from deployment within the past year must provide a copy of those orders as well. Staff from Operation Military Kids will have a booth set up inside the Zoo entrance with information about the organization and support programs for families. Kids of deployed military personnel are not the only ones receiving free admission that day; Riverbanks will also offer free admission to all fathers. The Zoo will be open from 9am to 6pm on Father’s Day. More about Operation Military Kids: South Carolina's Operation Military Kids (SCOMK) program supports families and youth of military personnel, emphasizing outreach to families of deployed National Guardsmen and Reservists. SCOMK provides positive youth development programs and helps mobilize communities to support families of deployed members of the US Armed Forces. |
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