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DECEMBER 2011

12/10 4 BCT Redeployment Ceremony Fort Polk, LA 12/10 Operation Tribute Distribution 0900-1500 Parks & Recreation 12/10 EFMP Holiday Bowling Bash 1000-1400 Pine Plains Blowing Center 12/12-16 Mountain of Toys Distribution 0900-1800 Monument Ridge Comm. Center 12/13 Commons Family Night-Holiday Craft Theme 1700-1930 The Commons 12/13 Holiday by the Fireside 1700 & 1900 The Commons 12/14 OSC/ESC Wreath Auction 1045-1300 The Commons 12/14 & 21 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge 12/17 AMEDD Holiday Ball 1800-2300 The Commons 12/23-1/2 Local Schools Holiday Break 12/23-26 DONSA/Christmas Weekend 12/24 BOSS Home for the Holidays 1700-2300 BOSS Building 12/25 BOSS Home for the Holidays 1100-2300 BOSS Building 12/28 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge 12/30 CLOSING of Monti PFC and Guthrie Child Care 12/30-1/2 DONSA/New Year’s Day Weekend 12/31 BOSS Home for the Holidays 2000-0100 BOSS Building

FMWR COMING ATTRACTIONS & ITEMS OF INTEREST

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

DATES TO REMEMBER

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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.

Click on the link for pricing information.

Wrights Law is a fantastic resource for any parent of a special

needs child and any staff working with children with special needs.

They provide excellent information about federal laws regarding

education for students with disabilities. Please consider subscrib-

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ACS Mobilization and

Deployment 2011 Classes

Key Caller

13 December 2–3:30pm and 5 – 6:30pm

FRG Leader 17 January 9am-1pm

Informal Funds

17 January 2 – 3pm and 5 – 6pm*

Key Caller Advanced

23 January 1-2:30pm

Care Team 12 December 9-12:30pm

Event Planning

01 December 10-11:30am

To make a reservation, please call

772-0470 or 772/2848.

Childcare is available on a first come ~ first

served basis.

Need To Talk To Someone?

Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC)

3BCT MFLC

Eliane Herdani

315-405-7486

Financial MFLC

Mike Byrne

(315) 523-3765

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-serves, military Family Members and civilian per-sonnel. Military and Family Life Consultants can help people who are having trouble coping with

concerns and issues of daily life.

Contents of this Newsletter are compiled from multiple military family news

sources and local area event sources. Material presented does not represent the

views or endorsement of the 3-71 CAV, 3BCT or the Army. This material is for

personal use by the readers. All readers are encouraged to do further research

for all applicable restrictions and guidelines.

POC for FRSA Flash Newsletter

FRSA

Mary.elam@us.army.mil

774-3436

Fort Drum Newcomers Orientation @ ACS

Dates for 2012:

9 Jan 2012: 0930-Noon Information: 315-772-6566

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Military Community and Family Policy

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Weekly eNewsletter. DEC 2011

http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly