An all-volunteer non-profit organization, Military Children’s Charity (MCC), will be hosting a special event Sat. Nov. 17 for military families across all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The “Salute to Our Military Children” event will be held in the parish hall of St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church in Los Alamitos from 9:00 a.m. until 4 p.m.
More than 15,000 brand new children’s clothing items will be available for distribution, including new baby shower items, according to the announcement. The clothing will be available for military dependents, sizes range from newborns to childrens’ size 12.
Military families wanting to participate must email Cherie@militarychildrenscharity.org to receive an appointment window and bring a valid military id to participate.
To date, St. Hedwig’s claims to have received an incredible number of RSVPs for the event, from members of the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, California National Guard, U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy.
The group’s founder and CEO, Isaiah Navarro, who started MCC at just 14 years old in 2010 will personally be on hand to visit with the military children Saturday.
Isaiah is now 23 years old, holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and a second Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of California Irvine. Also, Isaiah is currently completing his Masters Degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Fluid Mechanics. (Isaiah is now a rocket scientist and credits this to the excellent education he received at both La Purisima Catholic School (in Orange) and Mater High School (in Santa Ana)). Isaiah works for a government contractor in Los Angeles part time.
Although Isaiah rarely makes public appearances or gives interviews, he is coming out tomorrow to increase support for the military children we serve.
Our nation is still in a state of war, and although the operational tempo is not highly visible in the media, our U.S. military children still need our appreciation and recognition for their repeated scarifies in order for their parent(s) to serve. Isaiah was quietly honored in 2016 with a private tour of the Pentagon
by the Commandant of the Marine Corps staff in recognition for his years of passionate dedication to increasing awareness of the challenges
that military children, like himself, face.
