By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
Wanting to reduce the mental health gap for veterans, the military
community, first responders and their families, Dropping 22 formed as a
nonprofit organization in Great Bend.
The name Dropping 22 comes from the statistic that 22 veterans take their lives
every day. The organization is doing what they can to drop that number.
Dropping 22’s Melissa Ewing said another Military and First Responders Night
Out is coming up Friday, Oct. 28 providing free childcare to allow military and
first responder adults a night out without the worry of finding a sitter.
"We just want to give an opportunity, for the population that we serve, to have a night out to run errands, do some selfcare and take care of themselves," said Ewing. "This is one way we can do that."
The Night Out is offered the fourth Friday of the month and is available for
children ages 6-10 years old. The services are available from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at 916 Williams Street.
To pre-register for this Friday’s Military and First Responders
Night Out, contact Dropping 22 at Dropping22ks@gmail.com or on Facebook @Dropping22.