1. 22 March 2012
Task Force Tigershark
FRSA Flash
Special Notes of Interest
Fort Drum spouse promotes ated with completing the Accredited
first children’s book Financial Counselor® (AFC®) train-
ing and the first two attempts at both
Mindy Whitten, a spouse from Task Looking to clean out your garage? exams. Upon successful completion of
Force Phoenix, A Co., (3-10 GSAB) Are you PCSing prior to June? The the program and required practicum,
wrote a children’s book about a little post-wide community yard sells are the participant will be awarded the
boy that wants a pet... a pet Alpaca. He coming to the neighborhoods the Accredited Financial Counselor® des-
is a little confused about them, so his weekend of June 2-3 for Adirondack ignation from AFCPE®.
dad helps him understand what is in- Creek and Rhicard Hills area and the Many employers such as credit unions,
volved taking care for an Alpaca. ―An weekend of June 9-10 for Monument financial aid offices, and community
Alpaca in My Pocket.‖ Ridge and Crescent Woods area! housing agencies need well-trained,
ethical and caring financial counselors
Mindy will be selling and signing cop- to meet the increasing demand for fi-
ies of her first published book, at the nancial counseling services. Military
Post Exchange from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m on spouses can fill this need while build-
March 30 and 31. ing a rewarding career that is flexible
to the demands of the military family
Whitten also will read her book during lifestyle.
story time at McEwen Library March FREE Nutrition and Parenting Skills Please check out the FINRA Founda-
23, April 17 and June 12. Workshop Series tion Military Spouse Fellowship for
Offered by Cornell Cooperative Exten- 2012- applications due by March 31!
For more information or to purchase a sion at Adirondack Creek Community
book, email Whitten at AnAlpacaInMy- Applications can be found here:
Center. Classes start in May and con-
Pocket@gmail.com or at tinue through June. See Flyer for full http://www.militaryfamily.org/get-
mailto:AnAlpacaInMyPocket@gmail.c details on our Facebook page. For info/support-family/spouse-
om more information or to register please employment/financial-counselor-
call 788-8450.
fellowships.html
Ft. Drum Financial Readiness,
ACS Operation Purple Camp
(like us on Facebook) Operation Purple Camp applications
The Association for Financial Counsel- are being accepted now. These are free
The Fort Drum FRG Sympo- ing and Planning Education® summer camps for qualifying military
sium has been moved from 15 (AFCPE®) in association with the Na- dependents. There are 2 camps avail-
MAY to 1 MAY. Registration forms tional Military Family Association and able in NY State, Camp Wabasso lo-
will go out later this week. Dead- the FINRA Investor Education Foun- cally from July 29, 2012 - August 3,
line will now be 16 April for child- dation is pleased to announce the 2012 and Pioneer Camp from July 8,
care, with only 41 slots available. FINRA Foundation Military Spouse 2012 - July 13, 2012 in Western NY.
Accredited Financial Counselor® Fel- There are also camps available in other
lowship. This program provides mili- areas of the country as well. To find
tary spouses with the education neces- out more about the camps, the qualifica-
tions to apply, and to register go to
sary to enter the financial counseling
www.militaryfamily.org
career field.
The fellowship covers the costs associ-

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Special Notes of Interest cont.
Fort Drum Thrift Shop, Inc. Temporary Hour Changes for McEwen Library
Are you PCS'ing?? Are your closets and storage rooms until April 30
busting at the seems?? Do you just have to much Junk
in the house that you want to get rid? Would you like toFriday, 23 March 0900 to 1800
make some extra MONEY while clearing it out?? If you Saturday, 24 March—Sunday, 25 March 1000-1800
said YES to any of these questions, then you need to Monday, 26—Thursday 29 March 0900– 1900
head on over to the FORT DRUM THRIFT SHOP!! Or Friday, 30 March 0900-1800
Call 315-772-7189 to set up a PCS appointment! Saturday, 31 March-Sunday, 1 April: 1000-1800
Monday, 2 April-Thursday 12 April: 0900-1900
The Fort Drum Thrift Shop is your one stop shop to get Friday, 20 April-0900-1800
rid of all your Unwanted Items or Acquire more Treas- Saturday, 21-Sunday, 22 April: 1000-1800
ures! We take donations 24hrs a day in our front lobby Monday, 23—Thursday 26 April: 0900-1900
or we offer consignments daily from 0930-1230. We Friday, 27 April: 0900-1800
also offer PCS appointments to anyone who is within Saturday, 28—Sunday 29 April: 1000-1800
90 days of PCS/ETS'ing in or out of post. What is a PCS Monday, 30 April 0900 –1900
appointment you ask?! A PCS appointment allows you
to do 1 LARGE Consignment Drop OFF and you'll be
assured your consignment check will be forwarded to
you!!
The Thrift Shop is OPEN Tuesday, Wednesdays &
Thursdays 0930-1400 we are located on old post,
Building P55 First St. & Quartermaster Rd.
For Sale Specials, Consignment Info or Donation Info
call 315-772-7189 or visit us on the WEB @ thrift-
shopinc.webs.com
Fort Drum Army Community Service (ACS)
effective on Monday, March 26, 2012.
Fort Drum Army Community Service (ACS) will be
changing their operating hours.
The new hours will be 0730-1630 Monday thru Friday;
all services will be available during those times.
After hours emergencies please see below:
Army Emergency Relief (AER): For after-hours
emergencies that cannot wait until the next business
day, assistance can be obtained by calling 1-877-272-
7337.
Sexual Assault Prevention/Response: 24/7 Crises
Hotline 315-767-6128.
Family Advocacy Program (FAP) Hotline: 315-
955-5493.
Fort Drum Fish & Wildlife Management
The semi-annual publication of Fort Drum’s Fish &
Wildlife Management Program is now available online
at http://www.fortdrum.isportsman.net/file/
Fort_Drum_Outdoors_2012Spring_Newsletter
.pdf

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March 2012
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Schedule of Events
 March 30 – Indoor Paintball – Youth Center  March 31 Maple Days
1000-1400 45IN Hill
 March 23 – In Her Shoes: Living With Domestic
Violence – Army Community Service Water Tower
 March 24, 25— Maple Days ,1000-1400, 45IN
Hill (Water Tower)
 March 26— DIVISION DONSA
 March 26—CYSS Child Development Centers
Closed (ALL), All Day, All Location
 March 29 Women’s History Month
1100-1300 The Commons
 March 29 Mountain Remembrance
1630-1700 Main Post
Chapel
 March 30 Retirement Ceremony
1600-1700 MPA

4. Volunteers needed!!
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Location:
Pine Plains Complex

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TRAINING SCHEDULE

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TRAINING SCHEDULE

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MyCAA funding gives eligible military spouses the opportunity to train for portable
jobs in growing career fields.
Are you a military spouse looking for a career that will offer job opportunities no matter where
you’re stationed? Consider going back to school! The MyCAA funding program offers eligible mili-
tary spouses $4,000 to put toward training that will help them gain the skills they need to find jobs
in growing career fields that have opportunities nationwide and can transfer with them.
Career Step is a MyCAA-approved, online school. With Career Step you can train anywhere you
have an internet connection, and our affordable tuition is completely covered by MyCAA funds—
which means you can train with no out-of-pocket expenses! You can choose from any of the
online Career Step programs and courses and be career ready in just a few months.
MyCAA-Approved, Online Programs:
Medical Transcription
Medical Coding and Billing
Pharmacy Technician
Medical Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Microsoft Office 2007
Post Theatre (MPA) Schedule
MON APR 02 - Closed SAT APR 07: TUE APR 10 - Closed
TUE APR 03 - Closed 1400 Journey 2: The Mysteri- WED APR 11 - Closed
ous Island (PG)
WED APR 04 - Closed THU APR 12:
1400 Act of Valor (R)
THU APR 05: 1900 Act of Valor (R) ALL
230 Wanderlust (R) SEATS FOR THIS SHOWING
1900 This Means War (PG- $1
13) ALL SEATS FOR THIS SUN APR 08:
SHOWING $1
1400 Journey 2: The Mysteri-
FRI APR 06: ous Island (PG-13)
1900 Wanderlust (R) 1700 Wanderlust (R)
2130 Act of Valor (R) MON APR 09 - Closed

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12. T he history of April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day is uncertain, but the
current thinking is that it began around 1582 in France with the reform
of the calendar under Charles IX. The Gregorian Calendar was intro-
duced, and New Year's Day was moved from March 25 - April 1 (new
year's week) to January 1.
Send invitations to nonexistent parties and have other practical jokes played upon them. Communi-
cation traveled slowly in those days and some people were only informed of the change several years
later. Still others, who were more rebellious refused to acknowledge the change and continued to
celebrate on the last day of the former celebration, April 1.
These people were labeled "fools" by the general populace, were subject to ridicule and sent on "fool
errands," sent invitations to nonexistent parties and had other practical jokes played upon them. The
butts of these pranks became known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish" because a young naive fish
is easily caught. In addition, one common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone
as a joke.
This harassment evolved over time and a custom of prank-playing continue on the first day of April.
This tradition eventually spread elsewhere like to Britain and Scotland in the 18th century and was
introduced to the American colonies by the English and the French. Because of this spread to other
countries, April Fool's Day has taken on an international flavor with each country celebrating the
holiday in its own way.
April Fool's Day in Scotland, for instance, is devoted to spoofs involving the buttocks and
as such is called Taily Day. The butts of these jokes are known as April 'Gowk', another
name for cuckoo bird. The origins of the "Kick Me" sign can be traced back
to the Scottish observance.
In England, jokes are played only in the morning. Fools are called 'gobs' or 'gobby' and the vic-
tim of a joke is called a 'noodle.' It was considered back luck to play a practical joke on someone
after noon.
In Rome, the holiday is known as Festival of Hilaria, celebrating the resurrection of the god
Attis, is on March 25 and is also referred to as "Roman Laughing Day."
The Huli Festival is celebrated on March 31 in India. People play jokes on one another and
smear colors on one another celebrating the arrival of Spring.
In Portugal, April Fool's Day falls on the Sunday and Monday before lent. In this cele-
bration, many people throw flour at their friends.

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represent the views or endorsement of TF Tigershark or the United States Army. This material is for personal use
of the readers. All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines.
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