Unit and Community Information for Week Ending 18 NOV 2011

1. 4-31 FRSA Flash
Polar Be ar
Dat e s t o Re m e m b e r NOVEMBER 18, 2011
2 2 NOV —BN Tur ke y Bow l—
Of f ice r s ag ain st En list e d @
Car t h ag e Hig h Sch ool @
1700
2 4 NOV —Th an ksg iv in g
Tr e at s f or Sin g le Sold ie r s—
DONATIONS NEEDED— BN
Classr oom @ 1 40 0
2 DEC —C-C0 Ch an g e of Com -
m an d @ F-Co Bay @ 1 0 3 0
4 DEC— Holid ay Par t y @
BN
Mon t i Gy m @ 1 40 0 -1 7 0 0
1 0 DEC— F-Co FRG MTG @ Ski-
in g & Tub in g @ Dr y Hill
1 4 DEC— D-Co FRG MTG @
Cr e sce n t Wood s Com m un it y
Ce n t e r @ 1 8 0 0 -20 0 0
1 7 DEC— JAN—
2 Holid ay Block
Le av e
6 JAN— Con t e st of Ch am p i-
on s IV & FRG Con ce ssion s @
F-Co Mot or p ool @ 1 0 0 0
2 5 FEB— n ual Polar Be ar
An
Dip @ Ale x an d r ia Bay — e n t
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Be n e f it s t h e Rive r Hosp it al.
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4. DATES TO REMEMBER
November 2011
11/19 ACS Clothing Giveaway 1000-1200 ACS
11/23-25 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC 0700 departure Parks & Recreation
11/24 BOSS Home for the Holidays 1100-2300 BOSS Building
11/24-27 Thanksgiving Day/DONSA Weekend
11/26 SU Football Tickets vs. Cincinnati TBA Contact BCT rep for tickets
11/30 Snowmobile Safety Class 1000-1100 Parks & Recreation
December 2011
12/1 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 1715-1900 Main Post Chapel
12/2 Festival of Trees 1000-1400 Dulles State Office Bldg.
12/3 Festival of Trees 1000-1600 Dulles State Office Bldg.
12/3 Sugarplum Ball 1800-2100 Dulles State Office Bldg.
12/3 Operation Tribute Distribution 0900-1500 Parks & Recreation
12/4 Festival of Trees 1100-1400 Dulles State Office Bldg.
12/6 Holiday Celebration 1700-1900 The Commons
12/7 CLIF 1000-1100 The Commons
12/8 Tree for Troops TBD BOSS/The Units
12/10 4 BCT Redeployment Ceremony Fort Polk, LA
12/10 Operation Tribute Distribution 0900-1500 Parks & Recreation
12/12-22 Mountain of Toys Distribution Monument Ridge Comm. Center
12/23-1/2 Local Schools Holiday Break
12/23-26 DONSA/Christmas Weekend
12/30-1/2 DONSA/New Year’s Day Weekend
FMWR COMING ATTRACTIONS & ITEMS OF INTEREST
NOVEMBER
November 23-25 – BOSS Home for Holiday’s
November 23 - 25 – Trip to Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in NYC – Parks and Recreation
November 26- SU Football vs. Cincinnati – contact BCT rep for tickets
DECEMBER
December 1- Snow People In The Library begins- McEwen Library
December 1 – Fort Drum Christmas Tree Lighting – Main Post Chapel
December 2 – 4 – The North Country Festival of Trees – Dulles State Office Building
December 2 – Hearts Apart Group – ACS
December 3 - Trip to Children’s Nutcracker – Parks And Recreation
December 3 – A Homemade Holiday – McEwen Library
December 3 – A Cartoon Christmas Parade – Clayton, NY
December 3 – I am Alone Training – Youth Center
December 3 & 10 – Operation Tribute Toy Distribution – Parks and Recreation
December 6 – Fort Drum Family Holiday Celebration - Commons
December 8 – Trees For Troops Distribution – Family and MWR
December 8 – Madden 12 Gaming Tournament - Boss
December 12 – 16 – Mountain Of Toys Distribution – Monument Ridge Community Center
December 17 – Snowmobile Safety Course – Adventure Training
December 31 - New Years Eve
December 31 – New Year’s Eve Trip to Niagara Falls – Parks and Recreation
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Military Free Day Lift Ticket Days
Snow Ridge Ski Resort—http://www.snowridge.com/
Dates are as followed;
Wednesday - Every Wednesday thru the entire ski season &Friday -
January 6 & 20, February 3 & 10, March 2, 9 & 16, 2012
Hours of Operation :
Mon and Tues Closed
Wed 10am-4pm
Thurs - Friday 10am-8:30pm
Sat - Sun and Holidays 9am-4pm
Stop on by our Parks and Recreation building here on post to rent skiing or snowboarding equipment.
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10. Military Community and Family Policy Need To Talk To Someone?
(MC&FP)
Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
Weekly eNewsletter. 18 NOV 2011
http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly 2BCT MFLC
Marsh Caraway
315-955-4823
Army One Source Newsletter Financial MFLC
Nov 2011 Rick Bertsch
http://www.myarmyonesource.com/ (315) 489-2466
familynewsletter/2011/November/
Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
provide solution-oriented consultations to individu-
als, couples, families, and groups.
The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
Program is designed to provide support and assis-
tance to active duty Soldiers, National Guard & Re-
ACS Mobilization and
serves, military Family Members and civilian per-
Deployment 2011 Classes sonnel. Military and Family Life Consultants can
help people who are having trouble coping with
FRG Leader 9am-1pm concerns and issues of daily life.
22 Nov
Key Caller 2-3:30pm or 5-6:30pm Official 4-31 BN Facebook Page
13 Dec 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry “Polar Bears”
Informal Funds 2-3pm https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/4-31-
22 Nov Infantry-Polar-Bears/239135106115186
Care Team 9am-12:30pm
Fort Drum Newcomers Orientation @ ACS
12 Dec
Dates for 2011:
Event Planning
1 Dec—10-11:30am
5 DEC: 0930-Noon
Information: 315-772-6566
Master Resilience 9am-2pm POC for FRSA Flash Newsletter
14 Nov BN FRSA
5 Dec Tracey.m.jones1@us.army.mil
9 Jan 2012 315-772-8416
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