C.A.M.O. (Challenge America™ Military Opportunities) Welcomes
Dallas-area Veterans, Families to CAMO Family Fitness Day
Saturday, January 19,
2013 at Cowboys Stadium
DALLAS,
Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Challenge America Military Opportunities (CAMO), partnering with
local organizations and businesses, welcomes all Dallas-area veterans and their families to the
inaugural CAMO Family Fitness Day, Saturday,
January 19, 2013, on the field of iconic Cowboys Stadium.
CAMO Family Fitness Day, focusing on comprehensive soldier and
family fitness, brings a day of fun with Dallas-based sports professionals and free
resources and seminars led by veteran and family support
organizations. The day will end with a good old-fashioned
picnic-style, star-studded evening concert on the field, hosted by
Honorary CAMO Co-Founders Vince Gill and Amy Grant and friends.
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"Big things happen when we are willing to dream big
dreams. Serving our veterans is a big
responsibility and will require us to think outside the box and
connect all of the dots between our individual efforts. CAMO
Dallas in such a place as Cowboys
Stadium is a big dream, and Vince and I are honored to be a part of
it," said Amy Grant.
"Dallas and Cowboys
Stadium were the most natural choice for the first CAMO Family
Fitness Day. With more than 1.6 million veterans living here,
Texas is one of only three states
in the country with a veteran population of over one million,"
explains Houston Cowan, CEO and
Founder of CAMO. "We believe that if we work together, we can
ensure that a new generation of veterans will have access to
integrated community resources for work, recreation, and the family
support they need to resume a 'new normal' life."
Honorary chairpersons of the CAMO event include former
President Jimmy Carter and his wife
Rosalynn. Additional honorary chairpersons will be announced in the
coming weeks.
A complete schedule of CAMO Dallas events is online
at www.ChallengeAmerica.com/camo. Concert
ticket registration for this one-of-a-kind private event opens to
all active duty families, veteran families and
families of the fallen at 10am EST,
Monday, December 3rd at
www.ChallengeAmerica.com/camo/dallas.
All eligible military and veterans (proof of service
required) may register for up to six concert tickets (Family Pass)
and a Neighbor Pass for non-military neighbors, good for a guest
family of up to four.
CAMO Family Fitness Day is designed to mirror the Army
program of the same name. The Army Comprehensive Soldier and Family
Fitness program will be represented on January 19, truly bringing in the active duty
aspect to the event as well as the veteran.
In addition to the CAMO Saturday events, Nancy and Richard Rogers, 5-Star Premier
Sponsors of CAMO Family Fitness Day, will host a Transition
Workshop presented by F7 Group and a celebratory reception on
Friday for women of the military. Additional Texas-based partners include
Veterans Coalition of North Central
Texas, Joining Community Forces Texas, F7 Group, Allies in
Service, the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, and the Boot
Campaign. Additional sponsors include Flight Options, LLC, based in
Ohio, and SheerID, verification
solution provider.
Announcements of major additions to the event schedule and
entertainment line-up are coming soon!
Challenge America™ Military
Opportunities (CAMO) has a
mission of bridging the transition from battlefield to home front
by connecting military and their families to resources in their own
communities. Established as a nonprofit organization
in 2009, Challenge America recognized the lack of and need for the
coordination of resources and information at the local community
level for returning military and their families. With the launch of
Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Events over the next 24
months in the five states in which over 40% of the nation's
military resides (Texas,
California, Florida, North
Carolina and Virginia),
CAMO provides a platform for local organizations to collaborate
within their own communities and to educate those seeking services
to find them.
Vince
Gill has sold more than 26 million
albums and earned 18 CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year
in 1993 and 1994. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, with
20 Grammy® Awards to date (more than any male country music artist)
and was inducted into the prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame in
2007.
Amy Grant has
sold over 30 million albums worldwide. She is best known for
her Grammy Award winning contemporary Christian and pop music, and
recently received acclaim as a New York Times Best Selling author
for Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far. Grant is a six-time
Grammy Award winner, 26-time Gospel Music Association Dove Award
winner, and a member of the Gospel Music Association Hall of
Fame.
Contact:
Geneva
Templeton
(970) 923-3004, ext.
802
geneva@challengeamerica.com
SOURCE Challenge America