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Army Community Service (ACS) Fort Drum, NY                                                                             January 2012




Direct questions / feedback
To: Sarah Lynch : 772-5374
sarah.l.lynch@us.army.mil                                       ACS Green Press
                                                                                                       ~A tree free newsletter
Inside this issue:
                                              Army Community Service Has a New Chief !
Need To Know - from your         2
USC                                       Happy New Year to the Fort          Administration and Social          The staff of ACS is looking
Regarding Resiliency: Tips,      3        Drum Community from ACS!            Work.                              forward to helping Catherine
tools and techniques for
practicing resiliency everyday
                                                                                                                 achieve this goal by
                                          The ACS staff is looking            When Catherine was asked           continuing to provide
ACS Friends and Neighbors 4               forward to starting off the New     what her vision was for Fort       excellence in customer ser-
Tis the Season                            Year under the leadership and       Drum’s Army Community              vices on a daily basis.
The Benefits of a Strong         5        direction, of new ACS Chief,        Service, she replied, “to de-
Sponsorship Program                       Catherine Ferran. Catherine         velop a plan to reach out to       It is going to be a great New
                                          comes to Fort Drum from Fort        more Soldiers and Families         Year. We hope to have the
EFMP Holiday Bowling             5
Bash                                      Meade, Maryland where she           on and off Post.”                  opportunity to see you in
The Major Group-Job              6        was the ACS Director.                                                  ACS soon.
Training for Spouses                                                          Her plan will include identi-
                                          While new to Fort Drum,             fying at-risk populations,
Appearance counts                7
                                          Catherine is not new to ACS         marketing ACS programs
Your Thirty Second                        and Army Family program-            and services and letting
Commercial
                                          ming. She brings with her 21        people know that ACS is
Look Who’s on the Payroll        8        years of experience as well as      here if they need us for any
Financial Resolutions                     degrees in Education, Public        reason!
AFTB                             9
ACS Events and Classes
ACS Contacts
                                 10, 11
                                 12
                                                                  January Facts and Trivia
                                                 Birthstone: Garnet                    Zodiac: Capricorn or Aquarius
                                                 Flower: Carnation                     Fun Fact: There are thirty one days in January
                                                 Famous Birthdays: Betsy Ross, Paul Revere, J Edgar Hoover, Joan of Arc, Nicholas Cage,
                                                 Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King and Mel Gibson
    “If your actions inspire
                                                 Holidays:
     others to dream more,
                                                   New Years Day, Jan. 1
   learn more, do more and
                                                   Three Wise Men Day in Latin America , Jan 6
    become more, you are a
                                                   Feast of the Santo Nino in the Philippines, Third Sunday
             leader.”
                                                   Makara Sankrnthi (Festival of Harvest), India
             -John Quincy Adams                    Burns Night in Scotland , Jan. 25
                                                 National What Month? - Eye Care Month, National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month,
                                                 National Soup Month , National Blood Donor Month, National Stay Healthy Month National
Page 2                           ACS Green Press                                                                 January 2012



                                                    What Might Need To Know
                                  from your ACS Unit Service Coordinator (USC)
                          Army Commu-       Garrison Policy Letter 11-17 states that       over lease agreements prior to signing
                          nity Service      there are no local moves of household          them. ACS recommends their
                          utilizes a Unit   goods unless an exception to policy is         Financial Readiness Homebuyers Class
Service Coordinator (USC) to reach out      granted based on compelling                    for anyone considering purchasing a
to command teams to find out the type       circumstances.                                 home.
of information and referral needed to       For more information regarding moves,          The good news is that an additional
best support their Soldiers and Families.   contact the transportation office at           166 new 4 and 5 bedroom homes are
The USC goes directly to the unit and       772-6310.                                      being added on post and another
completes a desk side needs assessment                                                     thousand rental units are expected to
to determine unit specific needs.         What does this mean to the Soldiers and
                                          Families PCSing to Fort Drum or those            be constructed over the next two years.
Recently, our USC Sarah Lynch, visited    who already have housing? Stay put               If you live on post and have questions
with a Battalion and the need for         during your Soldier’s deployment. It             concerning housing, contact your local
information on housing and relocation     would be best to not give up your                Community Centers at:
transportation was the hot topic. Here is housing, instead make arrangements with
what you might need to know from your Mountain Community Homes to retain                   Adirondack Creek           955-6640
USC.                                      your home while you are away.                    Crescent Woods             955-6641
Many commanders are faced with            If you are in need of housing, there are         Monument Ridge             955-6642
questions from their Soldiers and Family some resources available to assist you.
                                                                                           Rhicard Hills              955-6643
members regarding housing and             Army Community Housing, located in
transportation under the following        Room A2-54 Clark Hall, offers an
scenarios:                                apartment guide and housing availability
1. ) For Families who chose to leave Fort   report as well as other housing options.
Drum to stay with Family during their       Their hours are Monday thru Friday from              ARMY COMMUNITY
Soldier’s deployment and gave up hous-      0730-1600. The apartment guide lists                    HOUSING
ing to do so, the Army will not pay to      available rental complexes along with the           Clark Hall, Room A2-54
move the Family back to Fort Drum           corresponding school districts and maps.
upon return of the Soldier. .               The apartment availability report lists              10720 Mount Belvedere
2.) If a Soldier PCSs to Fort Drum and      apartment complexes, unit sizes, availabil-                Boulevard
chooses to take housing off post, the       ity, amenities, pet policy and average            Fort Drum, NY 13602-5097
Army will not pay to move the Soldier       rent.
                                                                                                       315-772-6883
and Family back on post when housing        Housing encourages Soldiers and
becomes available.                          Families to utilize legal assistance to look




     If you are part of your unit command team and
         would like a visit from your Unit Service
               Coordinator, please contact
                   Sarah Lynch at 772-5374
Page 3                            ACS Green Press                                                             January 2012



                            Regarding Resiliency: Tips, tools and techniques for practicing
                            resiliency everyday!
                                                                                   By Jenn Eichner, MRT 772-2848

                   Identify and Avoid Thinking Traps
Hello, hope this new month finds          thinking, or expecting another person to     express myself? Did I ask for
you positively thinking! Did any of       know what you are thinking                   information?
you recognize an Activating Event?        Me, Me, Me - Believing that you are the      Me, Me, Me: Look outward: How
Did you have a moment when you            sole cause of every problem you              did others and/or circumstances
thought: What was that reaction all       encounter                                    contribute?
about? It happens to us all – every-
day adversity is alive and well, but it   Them, Them, Them - Believing that            Them, Them, Them: How did I
does not have turn into unproductive      other people or circumstances are the        contribute?
thinking and reacting!                    sole cause of every problem you              Always, Always, Always: Grab
                                          encounter                                    control: What’s changeable? What can I
All to often the reasons why we react
in a puzzling way to an Activating        Always, Always, Always - Believing           control?
Event are not immediately clear.          that negative events are unchangeable        Everything, Everything, Every-
This is largely due to the fact that we   and that you have little or no control       thing: Look at behavior: What is the
all tend to think in the same manner      over them                                    specific behavior that explains the
day in and day out, so we rarely think    Everything, Everything, Everything-          situation?
about how we think.                       Believing that you can judge a person’s
                                          or your own worth, motivation, or            Thinking Traps are common. And it is
Could you be stuck in a Thinking                                                       common to fall into a Thinking Trap,
Trap? Thinking Traps are overly           ability on the basis of a single situation
                                                                                       particularly when stressed. But they
rigid patterns in thinking that can       (character assassination)
                                                                                       tend to be counterproductive as they
cause us to miss critical information     Does your thinking typically tend to fall    narrow our field of vision and lead us
about a situation or individual.          into any of these traps? If you answered     to miss important information. Take
                                          yes, you may need to develop some            some time and work on noticing the
Let’s take a look at some of the most                                                  patterns that you tend to fall into.
common traps:                             mental agility and work your way out of
                                          the trap. For each trap there is a           Then use the critical questions to help
Jumping to Conclusions -Believing                                                      broaden your awareness of important
                                          critical question that you can ask
one is certain about a situation                                                       information. This practice will help
                                          yourself to free your thinking:              you build your mental agility and
despite having little or no evidence to
support it.                               Jumping to Conclusions: What is the          become able to pull yourself out of
                                          evidence for and against my thoughts?        counterproductive thought.
Mind Reading - Assuming that you
know what another person is               Mind Reading: Speak up: Did I                Good luck and good thoughts!



Upcoming Master Resiliency Classes
            Date                                     Training Plan                                 Location/Time
9 January                      Assertive Communication                                      ACS, 9:30-12:00 pm
                               Active Constructive Response (ACR) Praise

6-9 February                   MRT Marathon-All modules covered                             ACS, 9:30-2:30 pm
ACS Green Press                                                           January 2012                               Page 4



                  ACS Friends and Neighbors-Promoting
                   April LaPlant– Spouse in the Spotlight
  This month’s Spouse in the spotlight is April      Force Telecommunications             April is currently pursuing a
  LaPlant. April and her family arrived at Fort      Specialist for eight years.          degree in business while Ryan is
  Drum on November 3 from Fort Polk.                                                      working on his Master’s of
  April’s husband Ryan is a helicopter pilot with    April is a go getter. Three days     Business Administration in
  Task Force Phoenix 3-10. They have three           after arriving, she had a job        Aviation.
  children. Two sons, Tristan age 7, Micah age 2     with Thistle Head Salon in Wa-
                                    and one          tertown. For nearly five years
                                    daughter         April has had a successful cos-
                                    Loen who         metology career.
                                    is 9 months
                                    old.             April and her husband are ex-
                                                     cited to be at Fort Drum as she
                                    April is no      is from Maine and Ryan is origi-
                                    novice to        nally from Idaho. The snow
                                    Military life,   does not scare them, in fact
                                    in fact she      they are looking forward to the
                                    was an active    winter season and the hunting
                                    duty Air         seasons to come.


                     Meet Carolina Burgos Martinez Another
                      Fort Drum Spouse in the Spotlight!
                                     Carolina loves              seven year old Winston, six
                                     Christmas and is quite a    year old Antwon, and four
                                     talented for decorator.     year old Hugo.

                                     Carolina and her            Before coming to Fort
                                                                 Drum, Carolina owned a              ―We   cannot
                                     husband Hugo have
                                     been at Fort Drum since     business called Coverall,           live only for
                                                                 which is a cleaning       fran-
                                     last November. The
                                                                 chise . Carolina, plans to es-
                                                                                                     ourselves. A
                                     Martinez Family came
                                     from Kissimmee,             tablish her business here in        thousand fibers
                                     Florida where Hugo          the North Country.                  connect us
                                     was previously stationed    Right now, Carolina plans to        with our fellow
                                     with the Navy for six       volunteer for ACS while she         men.‖
                                     years. Fort Drum is         waits her husband’s return
                                     their first Army duty       from Afghanistan.                   ~Herman Melville
                                     station. Hugo is now a      If you see Carolina and her
                                     welder for 710 BSB.         Family, please welcome her
                                     Carolina and Hugo have      to the Fort Drum
                                     three beautiful children:   Community.
Page 5                            Newsletter Title                                                              January 2012



The Benefits of a Strong Sponsorship Program
Relocation is one of the most stressful    welfare of arriving Families. The sponsor     retention by positively effecting how
aspects of military life. As warm as the   begins to build a relationship with their     Soldiers, Families members and
people of Fort Drum and the North          incoming, Soldier, Family or civilian em-     Civilians view their gaining
Country are, the negative perception       ployee before their arrival. This relation-   organization and the Army as a whole.
of cold and snow can be difficult for a    ship, eases the anxiety of leaving what isBeing a good sponsor doesn’t have to
Soldier and the Family to overcome.        familiar to someplace unknown.            be hard! The Relocation Readiness
There is an easy way to conquer this     First impressions are lasting ones. By      Program at Army Community Service
pessimistic view: Sponsorship. When fostering a sense of belonging and caring, is here to help. Make the difference
done right, this one initiative can have a sponsor can help to create a positive     for an arriving Soldier
a tremendously positive impact on the experience and improve teamwork within or civilian: be a sponsor!
attitude of Soldiers, Family members units and organizations. The gaining            For more information
and Civilian employees.                  installation reaps the benefits of having a on Sponsorship
The Total Army Sponsorship Program good sponsorship program. Because the Training call 772-6566.
offers the opportunity for the gaining Soldier or Civilian Employee gets settled
unit or directorate assigned sponsor, in more quickly, he or she is able to
to demonstrate their concern for the concentrate on their new duties more
                                         quickly. Sponsorship further enhances


                                EFMP Holiday Bowling Bash 2011
Page 6                           Newsletter Title                                                               January 2012



The Major Group-Providing Job Training
Certification Programs for Spouses
                                        Eligible Spouses may choose from       rewarding careers because of continued
                                        over 20 career fields available        PCS moves. In the past, employers have
                                        through The Major Group. The           often been reluctant to hire Military
                                        current career programs are            Spouses, regardless of their qualifications
                                        focused primarily in Healthcare,       simply because of their inability to fulfill
                                        Business Administration, and           the position for more than a few years.
                                        Paralegal, although new courses are    Recent awareness from the White House
                                        being added based on the demand        and other Military Spouse support
                                        of interested students. Students       networks have helped to create a
                                        enrolling through The Major Group      nationwide awareness of this issue and
                                        have access to their online courses    employers are pledging their commitment
                                        24x7 and are provided with access      to Military Spouses. The Major Group has
                                        to subject matter experts,             carefully selected career fields with
                                        technological support, and a Career    promising projected growth and demand to
The Major Group has partnered with Development Specialist to help              assist the Military Spouse in fulfilling career
Florida Gulf Coast University,          them along the way. No virtual         goals.
Mississippi State University and        student will feel alone in their
                                                                               MyCAA is a Department of Defense
Lamar Institute of Technology to        courses while completing their
                                                                               initiative aimed at assisting Military Spouses
offer the ultimate package of virtual, schooling.
                                                                               in obtaining portable career training. The
portable, self-paced certification      Career programs can be completed       assistance comes in the form of a $4000.00
programs for Military Spouses. The      in 3-12 months from home allowing      grant available to Souses of active service
courses are all MyCAA Approved          you to set your own learning           members in the ranks E1-E5, O1-O2, and
and qualify for 100% tuition coverage schedule and pace depending on
                                                                               W1-W2 as well as the Guard and Reserve
for eligible Spouses. The cost of the your specific needs and career goals
                                                                               components in those ranks while the
certification exams is included and the and provide the necessary skills to
                                                                               service member is on Title 10 orders.
schools have created a loaner system earn nationally recognized
for books. Are you interested in                                               If you are interested in enrolling you may
                                        certification, in high-demand areas.
obtaining online career training?                                              contact Tasha Hollingsworth, your local
                                        Enrollment is easily completed         Career Development Specialist, at
The Major Group is largely comprised online and everything you’ll need to
                                                                               727.365.6678 or
of Military Spouses, both active and    be successful will be shipped to       tsha.hollingsworth@tmgmajorgroup.com.
retired, who understand the demands your home. Upon completion of              Tasha is a fellow Military Spouse who is
and benefits of the Military lifestyle, the program, each student will take    here to help you succeed. Detailed course
and have combined them to create the a final exam to determine their           information is also available at:
ultimate job training packages for My- preparedness to sit for the national    www.tmgmajorgroup.com
CAA eligible Spouses. Each program certification exam. Student Services
is priced at or below the $4,000.00     will help arrange the certification
MyCAA cap and the schools have          exams and provide study materials
agreed to include the cost of the       to ensure that the student
certification exam so each student      approaches their exam with
truly has the ability to prepare for    confidence and the necessary
entering the workforce. All of these    qualifications to be successful.
unique courses are online, self-paced,
flexible and portable to suit the needs Many educated, experienced
of the Military Spouses as they         Military Spouses have experienced
support their service member.           great difficulty in obtaining
Newsletter Title                                                               January 2012                                 Page 7



Appearance Counts; Dressing for a Job Fair
The January Army Career               Wear a confidence building          Tips for Men:                  Use makeup sparingly
Alumni Program (ACAP)                 outfit, try it on a few days        Tailored navy, gray or beige   Low-heeled pumps
Career Fair is fast approaching.      before the interview, and make      suite
Taking steps to prepare before        sure it is clean, ironed and fits                                  Always put your best
attending a career fair makes a       well.                               White or light shirt           look forward when
big difference on whether                                                 Natural, wrinkle-resistant     attending a job fair!
                                      Insure your nails and hair are
landing a job is a feasible           well groomed; skip the cologne      fabrics
outcome after the event is over.      or perfumes, less is more.          Dress shoes with over-the-
In preparation for the event,         Wear minimal jewelry and            calf dark socks
determined job seekers research       makeup. Carry a nice briefcase,                                      ACAP CAREER
                                                                          Conservative tie with low-
the companies on the list to          portfolio or bag with you for
                                                                          key colors/patterns                 FAIR
attend, look over their resume        your resumes and any informa-
and make copies to hand out to        tion you will be collecting from    Tips for Women:                    January 24
the recruiters. However, one big      the representatives. But do         A simple, tailored suite,           1000-1400
step in preparation that is to        not carry too much again less       dress or dress/jacket com-
often ignored is choosing the         is more.                            bination                               At The
right clothing for the career fair.   Here are a few examples of          Natural wrinkle-resistant            Commons
First impressions are lasting         appropriate attire for attending    fabrics
impressions; make sure you dress      a career fair.
for success!                                                              Wear Conservative colors


30 Second Commercial—Make the Right Impression
What do you do when you are asked           A well planned commercial will sell you,       Here is an example:
what you do for a living? Do you            the product, effortlessly and prevent          Did you know that small business who
panic and string a few sentences            awkward, embarrassing attempts at              utilize social networking can expect an
together and hope they make sense?          finding the right words when put on the        increase in profit with very little
Do you walk away, shake your head           spot.                                          capital investment? I help business
and feel like you blew it?                  Use this simple exercise to prepare your       owners create effortless marketing
We have all at one time in our lives        commercial:                                    that maximizes their income and
been at a loss for words. Believe it or     1. With a notebook and pen write down          increases their sales through utilizing
not, most people feel uncomfortable            what you do. Really dig for details.        social networking. My clients learn
talking about themselves. Unfortu-                                                         how to draw new business to them by
nately, thirty seconds is about how         2. Describe you talents. You want your         optimizing their websites, and increas-
long we get to make a first impression.        listeners to understand who you work        ing their search engine optimization
In the job market, when we fumble              with. You want them to understand           resulting in first page ranking on
that opportunity, it may cost us the           how they can benefit from your              popular search engines like Google
job, the promotion or valuable busi-           talents                                     and Yahoo.
ness connection.                            3. Create your hook. Your hook is the          5. Practice, practice, practice until you
The thirty second commercial,                  first thing you say. It is what makes          can recite it without it sounding
sometimes referred to as an elevator           you memorable. Be interesting,                 memorized
speech, is a planned, rehearsed tool to        consider asking a question about your
                                               field as a hook                             After successfully using your thirty
prepare you for the thirty seconds                                                         second commercial remember to
your stuck on the elevator with your        4. List the projects you have done and         follow up with your contacts within
boss or your response when the                 the results they produced. If you           twenty-four hours to solidify their
recruiter at the job fair asks you about       implemented a procedure that saved          positive impression of you.
yourself.                                      money, use that detail
Page 8                           ACS Green Press                                                    January 2012



                                  Look Who’s on the Payroll: Employment
                                        Readiness Success Stories!
                             Congratulations to the following Employment Readiness
                                     clients who have recently landed a job!
                                 Amber Kalford                       Payless
                                 Allison Hill                        Carthage Central School District
                                 Daisy Shimkus                       CYSS
                                 Kimberly Carter                     Dr. Dean M. Christman, DMD PC


 How About a Financial Resolution This
 New Year?
  The New Year is a time of reflection       debt is gone. Think of the satisfac-
  on the past year as well as a time to      tion of watching the debt melt
  make resolutions to improve ourselves      away.
  for the year to come. For many, these      4. Order your free credit reports.
  resolutions will be health based,          This is an easy resolution and can
  whether it is exercising more to trim      be completed through
  the waistline or kicking a bad habit.      www.annualcreditreport.com.            Orientation Date:
  Why not make 2012 the year to get fi-      Order one credit report from a         7 & 14 February 2012
  nancially healthy and to improve your      different credit reporting agency
  financial waistline and save more          every 4 months.                        First Class Date:
  money?                                     Whatever the financial resolution      28 February 2012
  Some easy financial resolutions are:       may be, make sure it is clear and
                                             concise and has a specific goal.
  1.Save more and Spend Less. Set a goal
                                             Setting a goal not only gives you
                                                                                    Place:
  and feed savings each month. This can
  be done through an automatic deposit       something to work toward, but          Family Life & Spiritual
  or transfer. Limit mindless spending.      rewards you with a feeling of          Fitness Center
                                             accomplishment and satisfaction
  2. Make a monthly budget. Imple-           when the goal is attained.
                                                                                    (Po Valley Chapel)
  menting a monthly budget will allow
  for a black and white snapshot of what      This year, make a resolution to       Time:
                                             your financial health with help
  is actually being spent throughout the
                                             from the Financial Readiness
                                                                                    6:30 PM
  month and can be an eye opener as to
  where a household’s money is actually      Program at ACS!
  going.                                                                            For More Information
  3. Pay off debt. Start with the smallest                                          Contact: Family Life
  debt and once paid off, snowball that
  monthly payment into the next debt
                                                                                    Center @ 772-5540
  and continue with process until all
Page 9                          ACS Green Press                                                                January 2012



                What's YOUR New Year’s Resolution? How about
                Volunteering with Army Family Team Building (AFTB)
                         Happy New Year all      Chain of Command and basic Military           the resources available to you
                         My name is Kim          benefits and entitlements. All of this will   and your Family.
                         Hill and I am the       give you a better understanding of the        Army Family Team Building is a
                         new AFTB Program        Army and help you communicate with            great way to meet new people
                         Support Assistant.      your Soldier.                                 and learn about what’s going on
                        I am getting settled     Maybe you want to work on personal            in the Fort Drum community.
                        and looking forward      growth or leadership skills? Start 2012 off   In addition, Soldiers did you
                        to working with our      right with our Level II training that is      know in taking our AFTB classes
                        wonderful AFTB           designed to develop your communication        you can earn promotion points?
                        Volunteers and to        skills, enhance personal relationships and
                        recruiting a few         introduction you to being a leader in your    Our classes can be taken in any
                        more of you! I           Army community.                               order so take a look at your
    Kim Hill, AFTB                                                                             schedule and determine which
   Program Assistant
                        want to suggest that     Or maybe you would like to take some
                        maybe AFTB could                                                       class will fit for you.
                                                 self development classes to beef up your
be part of your New Year resolutions. Here’s     resume or plan to be more involved with       Come join us for a day of
how…                                             your Family Readiness Group or even           empowerment and kick the new
We all have different goals and many of us       become an FRG Leader. Our Level III           year off right!
use the New Year as a time to set them and       training curriculum focuses on                AFTB is located at the ACS
kick them off.                                   communication skills for leaders,             building in the Pine Plains Plaza,
Maybe your resolution this year is to be more    meeting management, and coaching and          right next to the Monti Fitness
connected with your Soldier by developing a      mentoring.                                    Center and the Post Library.
better understand of his everyday work life.     If you really want to start the year off      Happy New Year from AFTB!
If so, Army Family Team Building can help        right become a Volunteer Instructor for
you achieve that goal.                           AFTB by taking the Instructor Training
Sign yourself up for the Level I training        along with Levels I, II and III.
where you can get a better understanding of      Whatever your personal resolution may
the Military lifestyle. The topics covered       be, we will help you decipher all the
include topics, such as Military acronyms, the   information so you can make use of all


                        TO SIGN UP FOR 2012 ATFB classes
                                 Please call 315-772-6710

   Level I (0900-1600)                     Level II (0900-1600)                        Level III (0900-1600)


   January 11 & 12                         January 24 & 25                             February 15 & 16
   February 1 & 2                                                                      March 20 & 21
   March 9 & 10
ACS Green Press                                         January 2012    Page 10



                    ACS Classes and Events for the
                     First Two Weeks in January
DATE                   Class                            Time                   Location/Details

Monday Jan 2:          ACS Closed Federal Holiday       Happy New Year!

Tuesday Jan 3:         ESOL Class                       0900-1200              ACS
                       CONUS PCS Brief                  1530-1600              Clark Hall A2-A6

Wednesday Jan 4:       1st Term Financial Readiness     0830-1600              Call for location

Thursday Jan 5:        ESOL Class                       0900-1200              ACS
                       Thrift Savings Plan Class        1400-1530              ACS
                       CONUS PCS Brief                  1530-1600              Clark Hall A2-A6
Friday Jan 6:          Hearts Apart                     0930-1200              ACS
Monday Jan 9:          Newcomers Orientation            0900-1130              ACS
                       Master Resiliency                0930-1200              ACS
Tuesday Jan 10:        ESOL                             0900-1200              ACS
                       Drum Family Welcome Tour         0930-1400              Departs ACS
                       CONUS PCS Brief                  1530-1600              Clark Hall A2-A6
                       Key Caller Class                 1400-1500/1700-1800 ACS
Wednesday Jan 11:      1st Term Financial Readiness     0830-1600              Call for location
Thursday Jan 12:       ESOL Class                       0900-1200              ACS
                       AFTB Level I                     0900-1600              ACS
                       Employment 101`                  0930-1130              ACS
                       CONUS PCS Brief                  1530-1600              Clark Hall A2-A6
Friday Jan 13:         No Scheduled Classes Regular Business hours 0730-1700
                       In her Shoes Simulation Class    0930-1130              ACS
                       Living with Domestic Violence

Monday Jan 16:         Closed Martin Luther King Holiday
ACS Green Press                                             January 2012                   Page 11



                     ACS Classes and Events for the
                      Last Two Weeks in January
DATE                       Class                            Time               Location/Details
Tuesday Jan 17:            ESOL Class                       0900-1200          ACS
                           FRG Leader Training              0900-1300          ACS
                           Drum Family Welcome Tour         0930-1400          Departs ACS
                           CONUS PCS Brief                  1530-1600          Clark Hall A2-A6
                           Informal Funds                   1400-1500/1700-1800 ACS
Wednesday Jan 18:          1st Term Financial Readiness     0830-1600          Call for location
                           Job Club-Career Fair Prep        0930-1130          ACS
Thursday Jan 19:           CONUS PCS Brief                  1530-1600          Clark Hall A2-A6

                           ESOL Class                       0900-1200          ACS
                           Overseas PCS Brief               0930-1100          ACS
                           Credit Repair Workshop           0930-1130          ACS
                           CONUS PCS Brief                  1530-1600          Clark Hall A2-A6
Friday Jan 20:             No Classes Schedules
Monday Jan 23:             Budget Management                0900-1200          ACS
                           Advanced Key Caller              1300-1430          ACS
                           In Her Shoes Simulation Class    0930-1130          ACS
                            Living with Domestic Violence
Tuesday Jan 24:           CONUS PCS Brief                   1530-1600          Clark Hall A2-A6
                          AFTB Level II                     0900-1600          ACS
                          ESOL Class                        0930-1200          ACS
                          Drum Family Welcome Tour          0930-1400          Departs ACS
Wednesday Jan 25:         AFTB Level II                     0900-1600          ACS
                          1st Term Financial Readiness      0830-1600          Call for Location
Thursday Jan 26:          ESOL class                        0900-1200          ACS

                          Federal Employment Workshop       0930-1130          ACS
                          CONUS PCS Brief                   1630-1400          Clark Hall, A2-A6
Friday/Monday Jan 27/30 No Scheduled Classes
Tuesday Jan 31:           ESOL Class                        0900-1200          ACS
                          Drum Family Welcome Tour          0930-1400          Departs ACS
                   *NEW* Family Wellness Support Group      1000-1100          ACS
                          CONUS PCS Brief                   1530-1600          Clark Hall, A2-86
Army Community Service
                                 P4330 Conway Road
                                Fort Drum, New York
                                       13602

Army Emergency Relief                                              772-6560, 772-8873 or 772-2855


Army Family Team Building                                          772-6710, 772-9229
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000122037720

Army Volunteer Program Coordinator                                 772-2899
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-Army-volunteer-
Corps/13651504365912
Exceptional Family Member Program                                  772-5488, 772-0819
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-FMWR-Exceptional-
Family-Member-Program /104951319542718
Employment Readiness Program                                       772-9611, 772-2737
http://www.facebook.com/#!/fortdrumemployment

Family Advocacy Program                                            772-4244, 772-6929, 772-2279
(New Parent Support Program)
SAPRP                                                              772-0596, 772-4070, 772-0748
                                                                   772-5605, 772-5914
Financial Readiness Program                                        772-0050, 772-5196, 772-8526
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-financial-Readiness-
ACS/1956662120473
Information and Referral                                           772-6556, 772-6557


Military & Family Life Consultants                                 212-6919
Mobilization and Deployment                                        772-2848, 772-0470, 772-2919
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-Mobiliztion-and-
Deployment/178420512193448?ref=ts&v=wall
Outreach                                                           772-5374
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-ACS-
Outreach/180373271991692
Relocation Readiness                                             772-5475, 772-6553, 772-6902
http:// www.facebook.com/pages/Fort -Drum -Relocation -Readiness
Program/171335822906429                                           772-6566
Soldier Family Assistance Center                                   772-7781
http://www.facebook.com/Fort.Drum.FMWR/SFAC

Survivor Outreach Services                                         772-6357
http://www.facebook.com/fortdrumsurvivoroutreachservices

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ACS Green Press January 2012

  • 1. Army Community Service (ACS) Fort Drum, NY January 2012 Direct questions / feedback To: Sarah Lynch : 772-5374 sarah.l.lynch@us.army.mil ACS Green Press ~A tree free newsletter Inside this issue: Army Community Service Has a New Chief ! Need To Know - from your 2 USC Happy New Year to the Fort Administration and Social The staff of ACS is looking Regarding Resiliency: Tips, 3 Drum Community from ACS! Work. forward to helping Catherine tools and techniques for practicing resiliency everyday achieve this goal by The ACS staff is looking When Catherine was asked continuing to provide ACS Friends and Neighbors 4 forward to starting off the New what her vision was for Fort excellence in customer ser- Tis the Season Year under the leadership and Drum’s Army Community vices on a daily basis. The Benefits of a Strong 5 direction, of new ACS Chief, Service, she replied, “to de- Sponsorship Program Catherine Ferran. Catherine velop a plan to reach out to It is going to be a great New comes to Fort Drum from Fort more Soldiers and Families Year. We hope to have the EFMP Holiday Bowling 5 Bash Meade, Maryland where she on and off Post.” opportunity to see you in The Major Group-Job 6 was the ACS Director. ACS soon. Training for Spouses Her plan will include identi- While new to Fort Drum, fying at-risk populations, Appearance counts 7 Catherine is not new to ACS marketing ACS programs Your Thirty Second and Army Family program- and services and letting Commercial ming. She brings with her 21 people know that ACS is Look Who’s on the Payroll 8 years of experience as well as here if they need us for any Financial Resolutions degrees in Education, Public reason! AFTB 9 ACS Events and Classes ACS Contacts 10, 11 12 January Facts and Trivia Birthstone: Garnet Zodiac: Capricorn or Aquarius Flower: Carnation Fun Fact: There are thirty one days in January Famous Birthdays: Betsy Ross, Paul Revere, J Edgar Hoover, Joan of Arc, Nicholas Cage, Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King and Mel Gibson “If your actions inspire Holidays: others to dream more, New Years Day, Jan. 1 learn more, do more and Three Wise Men Day in Latin America , Jan 6 become more, you are a Feast of the Santo Nino in the Philippines, Third Sunday leader.” Makara Sankrnthi (Festival of Harvest), India -John Quincy Adams Burns Night in Scotland , Jan. 25 National What Month? - Eye Care Month, National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month, National Soup Month , National Blood Donor Month, National Stay Healthy Month National
  • 2. Page 2 ACS Green Press January 2012 What Might Need To Know from your ACS Unit Service Coordinator (USC) Army Commu- Garrison Policy Letter 11-17 states that over lease agreements prior to signing nity Service there are no local moves of household them. ACS recommends their utilizes a Unit goods unless an exception to policy is Financial Readiness Homebuyers Class Service Coordinator (USC) to reach out granted based on compelling for anyone considering purchasing a to command teams to find out the type circumstances. home. of information and referral needed to For more information regarding moves, The good news is that an additional best support their Soldiers and Families. contact the transportation office at 166 new 4 and 5 bedroom homes are The USC goes directly to the unit and 772-6310. being added on post and another completes a desk side needs assessment thousand rental units are expected to to determine unit specific needs. What does this mean to the Soldiers and Families PCSing to Fort Drum or those be constructed over the next two years. Recently, our USC Sarah Lynch, visited who already have housing? Stay put If you live on post and have questions with a Battalion and the need for during your Soldier’s deployment. It concerning housing, contact your local information on housing and relocation would be best to not give up your Community Centers at: transportation was the hot topic. Here is housing, instead make arrangements with what you might need to know from your Mountain Community Homes to retain Adirondack Creek 955-6640 USC. your home while you are away. Crescent Woods 955-6641 Many commanders are faced with If you are in need of housing, there are Monument Ridge 955-6642 questions from their Soldiers and Family some resources available to assist you. Rhicard Hills 955-6643 members regarding housing and Army Community Housing, located in transportation under the following Room A2-54 Clark Hall, offers an scenarios: apartment guide and housing availability 1. ) For Families who chose to leave Fort report as well as other housing options. Drum to stay with Family during their Their hours are Monday thru Friday from ARMY COMMUNITY Soldier’s deployment and gave up hous- 0730-1600. The apartment guide lists HOUSING ing to do so, the Army will not pay to available rental complexes along with the Clark Hall, Room A2-54 move the Family back to Fort Drum corresponding school districts and maps. upon return of the Soldier. . The apartment availability report lists 10720 Mount Belvedere 2.) If a Soldier PCSs to Fort Drum and apartment complexes, unit sizes, availabil- Boulevard chooses to take housing off post, the ity, amenities, pet policy and average Fort Drum, NY 13602-5097 Army will not pay to move the Soldier rent. 315-772-6883 and Family back on post when housing Housing encourages Soldiers and becomes available. Families to utilize legal assistance to look If you are part of your unit command team and would like a visit from your Unit Service Coordinator, please contact Sarah Lynch at 772-5374
  • 3. Page 3 ACS Green Press January 2012 Regarding Resiliency: Tips, tools and techniques for practicing resiliency everyday! By Jenn Eichner, MRT 772-2848 Identify and Avoid Thinking Traps Hello, hope this new month finds thinking, or expecting another person to express myself? Did I ask for you positively thinking! Did any of know what you are thinking information? you recognize an Activating Event? Me, Me, Me - Believing that you are the Me, Me, Me: Look outward: How Did you have a moment when you sole cause of every problem you did others and/or circumstances thought: What was that reaction all encounter contribute? about? It happens to us all – every- day adversity is alive and well, but it Them, Them, Them - Believing that Them, Them, Them: How did I does not have turn into unproductive other people or circumstances are the contribute? thinking and reacting! sole cause of every problem you Always, Always, Always: Grab encounter control: What’s changeable? What can I All to often the reasons why we react in a puzzling way to an Activating Always, Always, Always - Believing control? Event are not immediately clear. that negative events are unchangeable Everything, Everything, Every- This is largely due to the fact that we and that you have little or no control thing: Look at behavior: What is the all tend to think in the same manner over them specific behavior that explains the day in and day out, so we rarely think Everything, Everything, Everything- situation? about how we think. Believing that you can judge a person’s or your own worth, motivation, or Thinking Traps are common. And it is Could you be stuck in a Thinking common to fall into a Thinking Trap, Trap? Thinking Traps are overly ability on the basis of a single situation particularly when stressed. But they rigid patterns in thinking that can (character assassination) tend to be counterproductive as they cause us to miss critical information Does your thinking typically tend to fall narrow our field of vision and lead us about a situation or individual. into any of these traps? If you answered to miss important information. Take yes, you may need to develop some some time and work on noticing the Let’s take a look at some of the most patterns that you tend to fall into. common traps: mental agility and work your way out of the trap. For each trap there is a Then use the critical questions to help Jumping to Conclusions -Believing broaden your awareness of important critical question that you can ask one is certain about a situation information. This practice will help yourself to free your thinking: you build your mental agility and despite having little or no evidence to support it. Jumping to Conclusions: What is the become able to pull yourself out of evidence for and against my thoughts? counterproductive thought. Mind Reading - Assuming that you know what another person is Mind Reading: Speak up: Did I Good luck and good thoughts! Upcoming Master Resiliency Classes Date Training Plan Location/Time 9 January Assertive Communication ACS, 9:30-12:00 pm Active Constructive Response (ACR) Praise 6-9 February MRT Marathon-All modules covered ACS, 9:30-2:30 pm
  • 4. ACS Green Press January 2012 Page 4 ACS Friends and Neighbors-Promoting April LaPlant– Spouse in the Spotlight This month’s Spouse in the spotlight is April Force Telecommunications April is currently pursuing a LaPlant. April and her family arrived at Fort Specialist for eight years. degree in business while Ryan is Drum on November 3 from Fort Polk. working on his Master’s of April’s husband Ryan is a helicopter pilot with April is a go getter. Three days Business Administration in Task Force Phoenix 3-10. They have three after arriving, she had a job Aviation. children. Two sons, Tristan age 7, Micah age 2 with Thistle Head Salon in Wa- and one tertown. For nearly five years daughter April has had a successful cos- Loen who metology career. is 9 months old. April and her husband are ex- cited to be at Fort Drum as she April is no is from Maine and Ryan is origi- novice to nally from Idaho. The snow Military life, does not scare them, in fact in fact she they are looking forward to the was an active winter season and the hunting duty Air seasons to come. Meet Carolina Burgos Martinez Another Fort Drum Spouse in the Spotlight! Carolina loves seven year old Winston, six Christmas and is quite a year old Antwon, and four talented for decorator. year old Hugo. Carolina and her Before coming to Fort Drum, Carolina owned a ―We cannot husband Hugo have been at Fort Drum since business called Coverall, live only for which is a cleaning fran- last November. The chise . Carolina, plans to es- ourselves. A Martinez Family came from Kissimmee, tablish her business here in thousand fibers Florida where Hugo the North Country. connect us was previously stationed Right now, Carolina plans to with our fellow with the Navy for six volunteer for ACS while she men.‖ years. Fort Drum is waits her husband’s return their first Army duty from Afghanistan. ~Herman Melville station. Hugo is now a If you see Carolina and her welder for 710 BSB. Family, please welcome her Carolina and Hugo have to the Fort Drum three beautiful children: Community.
  • 5. Page 5 Newsletter Title January 2012 The Benefits of a Strong Sponsorship Program Relocation is one of the most stressful welfare of arriving Families. The sponsor retention by positively effecting how aspects of military life. As warm as the begins to build a relationship with their Soldiers, Families members and people of Fort Drum and the North incoming, Soldier, Family or civilian em- Civilians view their gaining Country are, the negative perception ployee before their arrival. This relation- organization and the Army as a whole. of cold and snow can be difficult for a ship, eases the anxiety of leaving what isBeing a good sponsor doesn’t have to Soldier and the Family to overcome. familiar to someplace unknown. be hard! The Relocation Readiness There is an easy way to conquer this First impressions are lasting ones. By Program at Army Community Service pessimistic view: Sponsorship. When fostering a sense of belonging and caring, is here to help. Make the difference done right, this one initiative can have a sponsor can help to create a positive for an arriving Soldier a tremendously positive impact on the experience and improve teamwork within or civilian: be a sponsor! attitude of Soldiers, Family members units and organizations. The gaining For more information and Civilian employees. installation reaps the benefits of having a on Sponsorship The Total Army Sponsorship Program good sponsorship program. Because the Training call 772-6566. offers the opportunity for the gaining Soldier or Civilian Employee gets settled unit or directorate assigned sponsor, in more quickly, he or she is able to to demonstrate their concern for the concentrate on their new duties more quickly. Sponsorship further enhances EFMP Holiday Bowling Bash 2011
  • 6. Page 6 Newsletter Title January 2012 The Major Group-Providing Job Training Certification Programs for Spouses Eligible Spouses may choose from rewarding careers because of continued over 20 career fields available PCS moves. In the past, employers have through The Major Group. The often been reluctant to hire Military current career programs are Spouses, regardless of their qualifications focused primarily in Healthcare, simply because of their inability to fulfill Business Administration, and the position for more than a few years. Paralegal, although new courses are Recent awareness from the White House being added based on the demand and other Military Spouse support of interested students. Students networks have helped to create a enrolling through The Major Group nationwide awareness of this issue and have access to their online courses employers are pledging their commitment 24x7 and are provided with access to Military Spouses. The Major Group has to subject matter experts, carefully selected career fields with technological support, and a Career promising projected growth and demand to The Major Group has partnered with Development Specialist to help assist the Military Spouse in fulfilling career Florida Gulf Coast University, them along the way. No virtual goals. Mississippi State University and student will feel alone in their MyCAA is a Department of Defense Lamar Institute of Technology to courses while completing their initiative aimed at assisting Military Spouses offer the ultimate package of virtual, schooling. in obtaining portable career training. The portable, self-paced certification Career programs can be completed assistance comes in the form of a $4000.00 programs for Military Spouses. The in 3-12 months from home allowing grant available to Souses of active service courses are all MyCAA Approved you to set your own learning members in the ranks E1-E5, O1-O2, and and qualify for 100% tuition coverage schedule and pace depending on W1-W2 as well as the Guard and Reserve for eligible Spouses. The cost of the your specific needs and career goals components in those ranks while the certification exams is included and the and provide the necessary skills to service member is on Title 10 orders. schools have created a loaner system earn nationally recognized for books. Are you interested in If you are interested in enrolling you may certification, in high-demand areas. obtaining online career training? contact Tasha Hollingsworth, your local Enrollment is easily completed Career Development Specialist, at The Major Group is largely comprised online and everything you’ll need to 727.365.6678 or of Military Spouses, both active and be successful will be shipped to tsha.hollingsworth@tmgmajorgroup.com. retired, who understand the demands your home. Upon completion of Tasha is a fellow Military Spouse who is and benefits of the Military lifestyle, the program, each student will take here to help you succeed. Detailed course and have combined them to create the a final exam to determine their information is also available at: ultimate job training packages for My- preparedness to sit for the national www.tmgmajorgroup.com CAA eligible Spouses. Each program certification exam. Student Services is priced at or below the $4,000.00 will help arrange the certification MyCAA cap and the schools have exams and provide study materials agreed to include the cost of the to ensure that the student certification exam so each student approaches their exam with truly has the ability to prepare for confidence and the necessary entering the workforce. All of these qualifications to be successful. unique courses are online, self-paced, flexible and portable to suit the needs Many educated, experienced of the Military Spouses as they Military Spouses have experienced support their service member. great difficulty in obtaining
  • 7. Newsletter Title January 2012 Page 7 Appearance Counts; Dressing for a Job Fair The January Army Career Wear a confidence building Tips for Men: Use makeup sparingly Alumni Program (ACAP) outfit, try it on a few days Tailored navy, gray or beige Low-heeled pumps Career Fair is fast approaching. before the interview, and make suite Taking steps to prepare before sure it is clean, ironed and fits Always put your best attending a career fair makes a well. White or light shirt look forward when big difference on whether Natural, wrinkle-resistant attending a job fair! Insure your nails and hair are landing a job is a feasible well groomed; skip the cologne fabrics outcome after the event is over. or perfumes, less is more. Dress shoes with over-the- In preparation for the event, Wear minimal jewelry and calf dark socks determined job seekers research makeup. Carry a nice briefcase, ACAP CAREER Conservative tie with low- the companies on the list to portfolio or bag with you for key colors/patterns FAIR attend, look over their resume your resumes and any informa- and make copies to hand out to tion you will be collecting from Tips for Women: January 24 the recruiters. However, one big the representatives. But do A simple, tailored suite, 1000-1400 step in preparation that is to not carry too much again less dress or dress/jacket com- often ignored is choosing the is more. bination At The right clothing for the career fair. Here are a few examples of Natural wrinkle-resistant Commons First impressions are lasting appropriate attire for attending fabrics impressions; make sure you dress a career fair. for success! Wear Conservative colors 30 Second Commercial—Make the Right Impression What do you do when you are asked A well planned commercial will sell you, Here is an example: what you do for a living? Do you the product, effortlessly and prevent Did you know that small business who panic and string a few sentences awkward, embarrassing attempts at utilize social networking can expect an together and hope they make sense? finding the right words when put on the increase in profit with very little Do you walk away, shake your head spot. capital investment? I help business and feel like you blew it? Use this simple exercise to prepare your owners create effortless marketing We have all at one time in our lives commercial: that maximizes their income and been at a loss for words. Believe it or 1. With a notebook and pen write down increases their sales through utilizing not, most people feel uncomfortable what you do. Really dig for details. social networking. My clients learn talking about themselves. Unfortu- how to draw new business to them by nately, thirty seconds is about how 2. Describe you talents. You want your optimizing their websites, and increas- long we get to make a first impression. listeners to understand who you work ing their search engine optimization In the job market, when we fumble with. You want them to understand resulting in first page ranking on that opportunity, it may cost us the how they can benefit from your popular search engines like Google job, the promotion or valuable busi- talents and Yahoo. ness connection. 3. Create your hook. Your hook is the 5. Practice, practice, practice until you The thirty second commercial, first thing you say. It is what makes can recite it without it sounding sometimes referred to as an elevator you memorable. Be interesting, memorized speech, is a planned, rehearsed tool to consider asking a question about your field as a hook After successfully using your thirty prepare you for the thirty seconds second commercial remember to your stuck on the elevator with your 4. List the projects you have done and follow up with your contacts within boss or your response when the the results they produced. If you twenty-four hours to solidify their recruiter at the job fair asks you about implemented a procedure that saved positive impression of you. yourself. money, use that detail
  • 8. Page 8 ACS Green Press January 2012 Look Who’s on the Payroll: Employment Readiness Success Stories! Congratulations to the following Employment Readiness clients who have recently landed a job! Amber Kalford Payless Allison Hill Carthage Central School District Daisy Shimkus CYSS Kimberly Carter Dr. Dean M. Christman, DMD PC How About a Financial Resolution This New Year? The New Year is a time of reflection debt is gone. Think of the satisfac- on the past year as well as a time to tion of watching the debt melt make resolutions to improve ourselves away. for the year to come. For many, these 4. Order your free credit reports. resolutions will be health based, This is an easy resolution and can whether it is exercising more to trim be completed through the waistline or kicking a bad habit. www.annualcreditreport.com. Orientation Date: Why not make 2012 the year to get fi- Order one credit report from a 7 & 14 February 2012 nancially healthy and to improve your different credit reporting agency financial waistline and save more every 4 months. First Class Date: money? Whatever the financial resolution 28 February 2012 Some easy financial resolutions are: may be, make sure it is clear and concise and has a specific goal. 1.Save more and Spend Less. Set a goal Setting a goal not only gives you Place: and feed savings each month. This can be done through an automatic deposit something to work toward, but Family Life & Spiritual or transfer. Limit mindless spending. rewards you with a feeling of Fitness Center accomplishment and satisfaction 2. Make a monthly budget. Imple- when the goal is attained. (Po Valley Chapel) menting a monthly budget will allow for a black and white snapshot of what This year, make a resolution to Time: your financial health with help is actually being spent throughout the from the Financial Readiness 6:30 PM month and can be an eye opener as to where a household’s money is actually Program at ACS! going. For More Information 3. Pay off debt. Start with the smallest Contact: Family Life debt and once paid off, snowball that monthly payment into the next debt Center @ 772-5540 and continue with process until all
  • 9. Page 9 ACS Green Press January 2012 What's YOUR New Year’s Resolution? How about Volunteering with Army Family Team Building (AFTB) Happy New Year all Chain of Command and basic Military the resources available to you My name is Kim benefits and entitlements. All of this will and your Family. Hill and I am the give you a better understanding of the Army Family Team Building is a new AFTB Program Army and help you communicate with great way to meet new people Support Assistant. your Soldier. and learn about what’s going on I am getting settled Maybe you want to work on personal in the Fort Drum community. and looking forward growth or leadership skills? Start 2012 off In addition, Soldiers did you to working with our right with our Level II training that is know in taking our AFTB classes wonderful AFTB designed to develop your communication you can earn promotion points? Volunteers and to skills, enhance personal relationships and recruiting a few introduction you to being a leader in your Our classes can be taken in any more of you! I Army community. order so take a look at your Kim Hill, AFTB schedule and determine which Program Assistant want to suggest that Or maybe you would like to take some maybe AFTB could class will fit for you. self development classes to beef up your be part of your New Year resolutions. Here’s resume or plan to be more involved with Come join us for a day of how… your Family Readiness Group or even empowerment and kick the new We all have different goals and many of us become an FRG Leader. Our Level III year off right! use the New Year as a time to set them and training curriculum focuses on AFTB is located at the ACS kick them off. communication skills for leaders, building in the Pine Plains Plaza, Maybe your resolution this year is to be more meeting management, and coaching and right next to the Monti Fitness connected with your Soldier by developing a mentoring. Center and the Post Library. better understand of his everyday work life. If you really want to start the year off Happy New Year from AFTB! If so, Army Family Team Building can help right become a Volunteer Instructor for you achieve that goal. AFTB by taking the Instructor Training Sign yourself up for the Level I training along with Levels I, II and III. where you can get a better understanding of Whatever your personal resolution may the Military lifestyle. The topics covered be, we will help you decipher all the include topics, such as Military acronyms, the information so you can make use of all TO SIGN UP FOR 2012 ATFB classes Please call 315-772-6710 Level I (0900-1600) Level II (0900-1600) Level III (0900-1600) January 11 & 12 January 24 & 25 February 15 & 16 February 1 & 2 March 20 & 21 March 9 & 10
  • 10. ACS Green Press January 2012 Page 10 ACS Classes and Events for the First Two Weeks in January DATE Class Time Location/Details Monday Jan 2: ACS Closed Federal Holiday Happy New Year! Tuesday Jan 3: ESOL Class 0900-1200 ACS CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall A2-A6 Wednesday Jan 4: 1st Term Financial Readiness 0830-1600 Call for location Thursday Jan 5: ESOL Class 0900-1200 ACS Thrift Savings Plan Class 1400-1530 ACS CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall A2-A6 Friday Jan 6: Hearts Apart 0930-1200 ACS Monday Jan 9: Newcomers Orientation 0900-1130 ACS Master Resiliency 0930-1200 ACS Tuesday Jan 10: ESOL 0900-1200 ACS Drum Family Welcome Tour 0930-1400 Departs ACS CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall A2-A6 Key Caller Class 1400-1500/1700-1800 ACS Wednesday Jan 11: 1st Term Financial Readiness 0830-1600 Call for location Thursday Jan 12: ESOL Class 0900-1200 ACS AFTB Level I 0900-1600 ACS Employment 101` 0930-1130 ACS CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall A2-A6 Friday Jan 13: No Scheduled Classes Regular Business hours 0730-1700 In her Shoes Simulation Class 0930-1130 ACS Living with Domestic Violence Monday Jan 16: Closed Martin Luther King Holiday
  • 11. ACS Green Press January 2012 Page 11 ACS Classes and Events for the Last Two Weeks in January DATE Class Time Location/Details Tuesday Jan 17: ESOL Class 0900-1200 ACS FRG Leader Training 0900-1300 ACS Drum Family Welcome Tour 0930-1400 Departs ACS CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall A2-A6 Informal Funds 1400-1500/1700-1800 ACS Wednesday Jan 18: 1st Term Financial Readiness 0830-1600 Call for location Job Club-Career Fair Prep 0930-1130 ACS Thursday Jan 19: CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall A2-A6 ESOL Class 0900-1200 ACS Overseas PCS Brief 0930-1100 ACS Credit Repair Workshop 0930-1130 ACS CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall A2-A6 Friday Jan 20: No Classes Schedules Monday Jan 23: Budget Management 0900-1200 ACS Advanced Key Caller 1300-1430 ACS In Her Shoes Simulation Class 0930-1130 ACS Living with Domestic Violence Tuesday Jan 24: CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall A2-A6 AFTB Level II 0900-1600 ACS ESOL Class 0930-1200 ACS Drum Family Welcome Tour 0930-1400 Departs ACS Wednesday Jan 25: AFTB Level II 0900-1600 ACS 1st Term Financial Readiness 0830-1600 Call for Location Thursday Jan 26: ESOL class 0900-1200 ACS Federal Employment Workshop 0930-1130 ACS CONUS PCS Brief 1630-1400 Clark Hall, A2-A6 Friday/Monday Jan 27/30 No Scheduled Classes Tuesday Jan 31: ESOL Class 0900-1200 ACS Drum Family Welcome Tour 0930-1400 Departs ACS *NEW* Family Wellness Support Group 1000-1100 ACS CONUS PCS Brief 1530-1600 Clark Hall, A2-86
  • 12. Army Community Service P4330 Conway Road Fort Drum, New York 13602 Army Emergency Relief 772-6560, 772-8873 or 772-2855 Army Family Team Building 772-6710, 772-9229 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000122037720 Army Volunteer Program Coordinator 772-2899 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-Army-volunteer- Corps/13651504365912 Exceptional Family Member Program 772-5488, 772-0819 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-FMWR-Exceptional- Family-Member-Program /104951319542718 Employment Readiness Program 772-9611, 772-2737 http://www.facebook.com/#!/fortdrumemployment Family Advocacy Program 772-4244, 772-6929, 772-2279 (New Parent Support Program) SAPRP 772-0596, 772-4070, 772-0748 772-5605, 772-5914 Financial Readiness Program 772-0050, 772-5196, 772-8526 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-financial-Readiness- ACS/1956662120473 Information and Referral 772-6556, 772-6557 Military & Family Life Consultants 212-6919 Mobilization and Deployment 772-2848, 772-0470, 772-2919 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-Mobiliztion-and- Deployment/178420512193448?ref=ts&v=wall Outreach 772-5374 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Drum-ACS- Outreach/180373271991692 Relocation Readiness 772-5475, 772-6553, 772-6902 http:// www.facebook.com/pages/Fort -Drum -Relocation -Readiness Program/171335822906429 772-6566 Soldier Family Assistance Center 772-7781 http://www.facebook.com/Fort.Drum.FMWR/SFAC Survivor Outreach Services 772-6357 http://www.facebook.com/fortdrumsurvivoroutreachservices