Sesame Street makes stop at MHAFB tonight

The Sesame Street Experience for Military Families, a free, traveling tour, will be at Mountain Home AFB today, July 30, 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Base Theater in Building #1613.

The 60-minute program, which consists of a 25-minute mini-show and an opportunity to connect with outreach organizations that are providing materials for the military family community, will feature a live Muppet performance, giveaways, outreach materials and a group photo framed by the Muppets.

The tour, produced by VEE Corporation, is part of Sesame Workshop's Talk, Listen, Connect initiative, the military outreach program that launched in 2006.

The bi-lingual, multimedia initiative provides support and offers resources for military families with young children between the ages of 2 and 5 experiencing the effects of deployments, multiple deployments or when a parent returns home changed due to a combat related injury.

The tour is exclusively for military families.

For more information visit www.sesamestreet.org/tlc.

"The 366th Services Squadron is proud to host the Sesame Street Experience for the Mountain Home Gunfighters and Gowen Field Community," said Maj. James Beaty, Commander, 366th Services Squadron.

"This show offers excellent coping strategies for parent and children to stay connected throughout an Air Force member's deployment, and offers techniques to prepare for a parent's homecoming. The show will bring excitement and entertainment to the Gunfighter Community."

"The Sesame Street Experience for Military Families brings the Talk, Listen, Connect DVD and materials to life, and it reaches out directly to the families who face the challenges of military life each day," said Gary E. Knell, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop.

"Our partnership with the USO further extends this initiative. We're visiting installations across the nation to help these families bond through emotionally difficult times, by providing an educational and entertaining show and outreach activities they can share."

"This is a terrific, ground-breaking new program for military families," said Edward A. Powell, President and CEO of USO World Headquarters. "Our partnership with Sesame Workshop on Talk, Listen Connect has been a great success and The Sesame Street Experience is a creative new way to deliver even more morale-boosting services and programs to our troops and their families."