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FRSA FLASH Newsletter Highlights Family Programs
1. FRSA FLASH
Friday, February 3, 2012
In This Issue
Customer Service 2
FRG Meetings/Events
Assessment
Parents Night Out - 4
Free Childcare
Financial Peace Uni- 8
versity
Spouses Club Schol- 10
arship
Moonlight Ski Tour 14
C/1-10: Tuesday, 7 February at 6:15pm, Crescent
Woods Community Center
ALPHA: Hail & Farewell, Friday 10 February,
2:00pm at Snow Ridge
LTC McKernan
Commander HHC: Tuesday, 7 February at 5:30pm, BN Class-
315-774-1299 room
MFLC
CSM Dvorsky
Command Sergeant
Major
315-774-1269 Our MFLC is available to see Soldiers
and/or their Family Members here at
Teri Pfeffer
Task Force FRSA
Battalion Headquarters or any public
315-774-1274 spot. Jeff Shinal will be available until
teri.s.pfeffer@us.army.mil 20 February. 315-608-1872
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources. Material pre-
sented does not represent the views or endorsement of the 10th CAB or the Army. This material is for
personal use of the readers. All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable re-
strictions and guidelines.
2. Many things are being
looked at because of
budget cuts, Family
Readiness programs
are on this list.
PLEASE TAKE
THE TIME AND
HAVE YOUR
VOICE
HEARD!!
PURPOSE: To determine
the performance and impor-
tance of services and pro-
grams that support Sol-
diers, Families & Leader-
ship.
MISSION: To report find-
ings and support Division
and Garrison’s ability to
leverage resources to the
appropriate areas that en-
hance and build readiness.
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3. Fort Drum Tax Assistance Center offers
FREE tax return
preparation
Staffed by IRS trained and certified Soldiers, the TAC
will prepare and electronically file your federal and
state income tax returns free of charge. By filing your
return electronically, you can receive your refund in as
little as one week.
The TAC staff also is equipped to prepare 2010 returns
for Soldiers returning from deployment who were not able to file last year.
Located on South Post at the corner of Lewis and Conway / First Street West in
Bldg. T-120 (near the AAFES gas station and across the street from Behavioral
Health), the TAC will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Beginning Monday, you may call 772-6727 to schedule a next business day appoint-
ment. Throughout tax season, the appointment line will open at 1 p.m. each day and
will remain open until all appointments are filled for the next business day.
The following documents are required to schedule an appointment:
Military ID (Common Access Card)
Social Security cards for you, your spouse and depend-
ents and/or a Social Security number verification letter is-
sued by the Social Security Administration. (Your military ID
is not sufficient.)
Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents listed
on the tax return.
Your Army W-2, which is available at www.mypay.dfas.mil.
(Your leave and earnings statement is not sufficient.)
A voided check to receive your refund by direct deposit.
To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return,
both spouses must be present or have a special power of
attorney or IRS Form 2848 authorizing you to sign the re-
turn.
Visit www.facebook.com/drumtax for the most up-to-date
information on the TAC.
For more information, call the Fort Drum Tax Assistance
Center at 772-3735.
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10. Spouses Club
Fort Drum, New York
Scholarship Application - 2012-2013 Academic Year
The Spouses' Club Fort Drum is now accepting scholar-
ship applications for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Eligible individuals are:
Spouses and children of active duty, reserve, or retired
active duty military (officer or enlisted)
Enrolled in a full or part-time accredited degree pro-
gram during the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year
(fall & spring terms).
Applicants or their military sponsors must reside in the
Fort Drum area or associated communities.
The application can be found at www.fdosc.com, under
"Forms" and must be postmarked by March 31, 2012.
Please direct any questions to Scholarship Chair Mary
Gauvin at ftdrumscholarships@hotmail.com.
Application Deadline is March 31, 2012