OPERATION PURPLE® SUMMER CHALLENGE

YES! All eligible military kids who complete registration can participate.

Children of active-duty service members and veterans from all uniformed services, including the National Guard, Reserve, Space Force, Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, may participate.

You will find a link on the Operation Purple Summer Challenge webpage when registration opens. You will complete the registration application with information about your family’s military connection, selected age group, and any additional requested information. You will complete one registration for the entire family and can add the information for up to five children per application. If you have more than five children you would like to register, please contact SummerChallenge@MilitaryFamily.org.

Upon completing the online registration, you will see a message that says, “Thank you for registering. Please look out for more information in your inbox soon.” In addition to this confirmation screen, you will receive a follow-up message to the email address within one week of your registration submission.

YES! All military kids can participate, even if they have applied to or attended another Operation Purple program.

Each year, our Research and Insights team aggregates the information we gather across our many programs to better understand military families. NMFA uses this data to stand up for, support, and enhance the quality of life for the families who serve. Your responses are critical to help NMFA create and sustain programs that impact more military families, like yours.

Your child or family will be able to participate in weekly challenges and virtual Global Gatherings each week in June and July.

Beginning the first week of June, you will receive weekly emails detailing the upcoming week’s challenges. All challenges will be available at the beginning of June and can be completed any time. Once your child or family has completed their challenge(s), you will complete the Challenge form to be entered to win the available prizes.

Global Gatherings are our weekly live meetups that take place every Friday on Google Meets. Times are determined based on registration responses to meet the needs of the most families. They will be shared with families via email before the end of May. We record these sessions so participants who cannot join us live still have access to all the fun and excitement. Operation Purple Summer Challenge Global Gatherings begin June 7, 2024 and conclude July 26, 2024.

• Participants will need a computer, tablet, or phone with internet and Google Meet access to participate in activities and join weekly virtual sessions.
• Parent(s) will need access to email to receive weekly activity emails and other important Summer Challenge information.
• Participants will need writing instruments and paper to engage in live activities during Global Gatherings.

• Computer, tablet, or phone to join weekly Global Gatherings on Google Meet (you do not need a Gmail account to use Google Meet).
• Weekly challenges may offer the opportunity to download other applications, travel to local destinations, or use supplies other than writing instruments and paper. All of these are optional and not required for participation. If a challenge cannot be completed using items your family has on hand, please reach out to SummerChallenge@MilitaryFamily.org, and we will help you come up with an alternate activity.