News>2010 Military Spouse of the Year lauded for website creation
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Lori Bell, the 2010 Military Spouse of the Year, talks about her achievement and the military spouses and moms support website she created. The website, National Association of Military Moms and Spouses, is a forum for spouses and moms of military members to ask questions to others with similar experiences. The Military Spouse of the Year award, given by the Military Spouse magazine, is an annual event that is part of Military Appreciation Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)
She said the idea came to her during her family's first deployment.
"One very depressing deployment day, I came downstairs just to find out where spouses go when they are having a little challenge with deployment and regular life?'," Bell said, adding that she didn't find anything substantial.
So in minutes, Bell explained, she created her own website and invited all of her friends to join.
With seven people, her website began Sept. 7, 2009 as a forum and support network for spouses and moms of military members to ask questions of others with similar experiences.
"Today we have nearly 1,400 members," said Bell, who was honored by Military Spouse magazine.
(Courtesy of Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs)
Comments
3/25/2011 8:48:15 AM ET May we assume Ms. Bell is married and, if so, where is the family stationed?
Chuck Lucas, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
3/24/2011 7:19:01 PM ET First Sergeants Key Spouses and Airmen and Family Readiness Centers already are base sources of information and most bases offer pre-deployment town hall meetings for their units and groups and invite spouses. They do a great job of getting information out. Having an additional site is helpful but hopefully this website points members to these core sources that already exist.
Gaijin, Japan
3/24/2011 5:22:54 PM ET Necessity is the mother of invention. Pun intended. Nicely done Mrs. Bell
