July, 2008

Fairway supports ''Operation: Military Kids''

Fairway Outdoor Advertising in Raleigh, N.C., has been helping promote that state's ''Operation: Military Kids'' program which offers opportunities and resources to children of military parents.

North Carolina is home to 96,000 military children and 123,000 service members affected.

The program is the U.S. Army's collaborative effort with America's communities to support children impacted by deployment.

In North Carolina, this initiative is carried out by the Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

It covers all of North Carolina's 100 counties and the Cherokee Reservation. Learn details about the program at operationmilitarykids.org.

Marty Scarborough, advertising sales representative of Fairway's Triangle East office in Raleigh, worked with OMK representatives to offer available billboards with OMK paying for the production costs on the 10.5' x 36' foot vinyl wrap signs.

North Carolina Operation: Military Kids program has developed a statewide partnership with the National Guard, Army Reserves, American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina 4-H, Boys and Girls Club, Community-In-Schools, educators, community organizations and individuals.

Headquartered in Augusta, Fairway Outdoor Advertising has branch offices in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. Fairway also provides services to clients in Virginia and Alabama.