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September 27, 2011 A Middletown-based nonprofit organization is rolling out the red carpet for parents next month during its first formal fundraiser that celebrates the tough job of raising teenagers. Operation: PARENT's "First Annual Parent Premier Gala" will have a "night at the Oscar awards" feel to it with a special entrance, a four-course meal and a live band and auction, said Jean Schumm, executive director of the organization. The gala will be held Oct. 28 at the Hyatt in downtown Louisville. "It will help us support our programs and spread awareness of what we do," Schumm said. "But really, we'd like it to be a night where we let parents know how much they're appreciated. We want to thank them for all of the things their kids don't thank them for yet."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - July, 2011 The influence Jean Schumm exerts over teenagers and parents is overwhelmingly supportive. With her common sense techniques, she is a guiding force within the community when it comes to communication and keeping families together. Schumm's extraordinary efforts to keep teens and parents connected have earned her the title of Grand Marshal for this year's Oldham County Day Parade. She aptly fits the 2011 theme: "Keeping Families on Track."
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 18, 2011 Project Guild is proud to announce Jean Schumm as the 2011 Grand Marshall of the Oldham County Day Parade. Jean is the founder and heartbeat of Operation: Parent Her organization stands for supportive parents involved in raising incredible teens. Jean lauds youth's talents and potential, yet empowers parents with practical approaches to assist teenagers to make life decisions. Jean is a mother of five, worked as a volunteer at South Oldham High School, organized a group of parents to come together & discuss raising kids and made a difference. Theme: "Keeping Families on Track" View the memory book on this event!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 24, 2011 Every school district has drug and alcohol issues, and those problems must be addressed with open communication. That was the main message delivered to about 20 parents from Oldham and Jefferson County public and Catholic schools who attended a morning discussion last week at Operation: PARENT's Middletown office.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - April 30, 2011 Six years ago, Jean Schumm saw a need that wasn't being met. She wanted to create a group for parents to come together and discuss raising kids, especially through the tumultuous high school years. Schumm, a mother of five, founded Operation: PARENT, a Middletown-based nonprofit group that originated in Crestwood, where Schumm was a volunteer at South Oldham High School. Here, she shares the life lessons that she has learned from being a parent and serving as the president and executive director of the group, which offers classes for parents.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - April 13, 2011 Jean Schumm from Louisville-based "Operation: PARENT" says someone can control it: the teens' parents. "They're going down there for the most part to drink and party," she said. "It's ok to say, 'No, you're not going,' and unfortunately parents feel pressured into this, I think, and teens feel entitled to it." Schumm says spring break now is different from the trips you remember. "Maybe you were lucky and you got away with it and there weren't any long-term consequences," she said. "I wonder if those parents if they had to do it over again would you still go down and do the same thing."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - February, 2011 In February, Operation: PARENT began running commercials to drive parents to the website and learn more about what our great organization has to offer. Below are the ads!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 13, 2010 Operation PARENT is a program that was started by one parent, Jean Schumm. Jean is a mom who has 4 kids. She saw a need to have a support group and resources to help parents deal with the process of raising teenagers. In fact, the program was named Operation: SPIRIT (www.operationSPIRIT.org) but the name was changed to Operation Parent (www.OperationParent.org) when they moved to their current location at 13029 Middletown Industrial Blvd, Suite 100.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 1, 2010 WLKY covered the grand opening of Operation: PARENT's new headquarters. Watch the video here.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - January 13, 2010 The new year started with a new home for an Oldham County parent group that has grown from one mother who was frustrated with what she didn't know about her teenagers to hundreds of parents who want to know more about teen culture. Operation: SPIRIT (Supportive Parents Involved in Raising Incredible Teenagers) moved from its one-room, 400-square-foot headquarters at South Oldham High School to a two-floor, 5,000-square-foot office space off of Middletown Industrial Boulevard in Jefferson County in December....
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