New Sesame Wal-Mart Military Service video

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Elmo and Friends Help Young Children Cope With Parents Serving in the Armed
Services
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Research shows that 483,514
children of active duty military members and 177,888(1) children of Reserve
and Guard members are less than five years of age. In response to these
facts, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced a major partnership
with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame
Street. Through a donation of nearly $1 million from Wal-Mart, Sesame
Workshop will develop an outreach project to help young children of the United
States Armed Services, National Guard and Reserves deal with the various
stresses of military life. The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
will also serve as a partner, offering additional support. The announcement
was made in Washington, D.C. at the project's first advisory board meeting
moderated by Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, Vice President, Content Design for
Education, Research and Outreach at Sesame Workshop.
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[Kimp the Shrimp]

good job

 

[D'Snowth]

Whoa, I can just see it now...commanding officers hounding at Elmo to "shave", and Elmo having a nervous break-down.