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Announcements

Is it too early to say HappyHolidays? Well here itgoes anyway! On behalf ofthe entire AFRICOM FRG,here is to a wonderfulHoliday Season for eachand every one of you! Wehave set our clocks back,started planning for thatThanksgiving meal orperhaps a nice get-away,and before you know it the

gift giving starts and theNew Year will be upon us!Your FRG is doing someplanning of our own thisHoliday Season. Pleasecome out and join us onDecember 1st as USARMY Garrison Stuttgart isholding Winter Fest onKelley Barracks. YourFRG will be hosting aGingerbread Housecompetition at this event.Here each Directoratewithin AFRICOM with

competes for the best builthouse, and your donationsdecide the winner! Itshould be a wonderful timefor the whole family. Dontforget to keep your eyesopen for the exciting thingswe will have in store for

everyone after the NewYear as well. Until then, allthe best to you and yoursover the Holidays, and asalways we are here foryou!

Thank you!!!

Regards,HarmonyAFRICOM FamilyReadiness Group Leader

CYS Services: Consolidation

for Care on 25 Nov. Child care

consolidation at Panzer CDC/

SAC/MST

Normal Working Hours

Contact your child care facility

for more information.

Stuttgart Health Clinic will

close in observance of the

following training holiday and

federal holiday:

10 & 11 November

24 & 25 November

Please contact the military

police in case of an

emergency and for immediate

health care needs, contact the

Nurse Advice Line to speak

with a nurse who has access

to make an appointment for

you.

Family Readiness Group Leader

Nothing is more honorable

than a grateful heat.

~ Seneca

Special points of

interest

Medical Clinic News

Tire Law

Single Service Member

events

Important Phone Numbers/

Websites

Family Readiness GroupNews

2

Representative Rosters 2

Angel Tree Program 3

SCSC Basket Auction 3

Post office Hours 4

Dental Clinic 5

Winter Fest 6

Inside this issue:

November 8, 2011

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AFRICOM Family Readiness Group

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Africa Command Directorate FRG Representatives

Directorate Name FRG Directorate E-mailAfrica Command Honorary Advisor Mrs. Ham

Africa Command Senior Advisor Mrs. Meg Leidig

Africa Command FRG Leader Harmony Hutman [email protected]

Africa Command FRG Treasurer Rosanne Gandy [email protected]

Africa Command FRSA Trudie Lara-Smith [email protected]

Africa Command Secretary Toni Sponheimer

Command Group Kendall Schellie-Daniels [email protected]

Special Staff Laurie Miller [email protected]

J1/ 8 (Resources) Vicky Johnson [email protected]

J2 (Intelligence & Knowledge Development) Jessonda Mellin [email protected]

J 3/ 4 (Operations and Logistics) Shari Lipsky [email protected]

J5 (Strategy Plans and Programs) Beth Morehead [email protected]

J6 (C4 Systems) Vacant [email protected]

J7 (Joint Force Development & Readiness) Candice O'Halloran [email protected]

J9 (Outreach) Crystal Eaddy [email protected]

The Family Readiness Group would like to welcome our new Secretary Ms. Toni Sponheimer!

If you are in Command Group and would like to volunteer we have a spot for you! Command

Group and C4 Systems (J6) are looking for a Representative , for more information contact

Harmony Hutman at [email protected]
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The AFRICOM Family Readiness

Group will be starting a new project

kicking off in December.

We will be continuously collecting

items to send to our Service Mem-

bers on the Continent and who are

currently serving in Afghanistan.

We will be collecting Holiday items

for the Service Members in Afghani-

stan to be sent in the month of De-

cember. The items collected for the

Service Members on the Continent

will be everyday use items not con-

nected to a holiday. Each Directorate

will have a collection

box in their work area.

We will start packaging

at our meeting on

December 1st at

10a.m. in the Patch

Chapel Annex.

If you have any

questions please

contact Harmony Hutman, FRG

Leader at;

[email protected]

Please see the list of items needed!

Sunflower seeds

Chap sticks

gum and/or mints

hard candies

Gummies, etc

Some, Holiday itemsare needed for our Service Membersboxes in Afghanistan.

Upcoming Events for the Family Readiness Group

Just select an ornament off one ofthe trees and purchase a gift for thedesignated child.

For more information, call431-3362/07031-15-3362.

Nominations are due by Nov. 18.

If you want to donate a gift to a child,Angel Trees will be set up Nov. 16 atthe Broadway Caf on Kelley Bar-racks, at the commissary on Robin-son Barracks, on Patch Barracks atService Federal Credit Union andAAFES Theater, and on PanzerKaserne at the Exchange, ACS andService Federal Credit Union.

The 2011 U.S. Army GarrisonStuttgart Angel Tree Program islooking for military families in theranks of E-5 and below who areexperiencing financial hardship. Giftswill be provided to family memberswho have been nominated throughtheir units. Nomination forms areavailable from the Army CommunityService Financial Readiness

Program. Send an e-mail [email protected]:[email protected]

DFMWR Outreach Services: Angel Tree Program

Small cheer and great welcome

makes a merry feast.

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Post Office Holiday Season is from

15 November 30 December

Mailing Deadlines; Not Guaranteed

Space Available Mail (SAM) Parcels:

Friday, 25 November

Partial Air Lift (PAL) Parcels:

Friday, 2 December

Priority/1st Class Letters and Cards:

Friday, 9 December

Express Mail:

Friday, 16 December

Army Post Office Hours:

Patch: Mon-Wed and Fri 0900-1600

Thursday, 1000-1700

*Saturday, 1100-1500

Panzer: Mon-Fri, 1000-1600

*Saturday, 1100-1500

Kelley: Mon Fri, 1000-1600

Robinson BKS: Tues & Thurs, 0930

-1600

* Open 19, 26 November and

03,10,17 Dec. 2011

Customers may make appointments

for holiday mailing by call their

servicing Army Post Office (APO)

Kelley APO 421-2542

Panzer APO 431-2563

Patch APO 430-7226

Appointments will be made for the

one (1) hour period before the APO

opens for business.

Call for appointments during the

hours that the APO is open for

business

Minimizes lines and wait times

Improve clinic patient work flow,

reduces congestion

E-mail Appointment Reminders are

now available. Provide your e-mail to

the USAHC from desk staff or the

ERMC Care Call Center.

The reminders are sent 24 hours

before appointment including time,

Self-Help Appointment Center

available at the clinic for access to;

ERMC Care Call Center (Central

Appointments)

Nurse Advice Line

InternationalSOS Help Desk

( Host Nation Referrals)

date and location.

Emails are Health Insurance

Portability and Accountability Act

(HIPPA) compliant. The e-mail

message will NOT include type of

appointment, medical information, or

any details regarding the

appointment.

U.S. Army Health Clinic Self Help Appointment Center:

Seasonal postal workers are neededfrom Nov 1-Jan 15. The work hoursare Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm.,and all Saturdays during December.Applicants need to be physically fitand able to lift up to 70 pounds.

Interested applicants should call theCivilian personnel Advisory Center at431-3123/07031-15-3123.

Starting on Friday, 25 November

through Sunday, 27 November the

parking lot of the Patch Commissary

will be closed. The parking lot will be

repaved by DPW. The Commissary

will be open but be prepared to look

for parking.

What is a winter tire?

According to the UN-ECE-Regulation

(ECE-R 30 and 54), EC Directives

(Directive 92/23 EEC), and Road

Traffic Ordinance, winter tires need to

be marked with M+S (M&S, M.S.).

This applies also to so-called

allseason tires, which

are marked accordingly.

Winter Tire Law/Patch Commissary Parking Lot/ Seasonal Workers Needed

Holiday Season Post Office Hours

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FREE E1-E7; To Register call DSN:

431-2530

19 November, Ramstein Shuttle,

0900 Outdoor Recreation, Leave

Ramstein at 180010 December, St. Anton, Austria

Day Trip; 0430 Outdoor

Recreation, Panzer (passport)

FREE Trips for Single and

Unaccompanied Military Service

Members.

27 November

Freilichtmuseum Glentleiten and

Bad Tolz

10 December

Bostogne, Belgium Historical Walk

POC: Ms. Stephanie Norby at

[email protected]

USO Closures

Veterans Day. 11 & 12 Nov.

Thanksgiving Meal, 17

November, Close at 1400

Thanksgiving, 24-26 November

Christmas Meal, 15 December,

close at 1400

Christmas, 24-26 December

Christmas Day the USO will be

open for a potluck meal. No otherservices will be available. More

information to follow.

ASAP SWPC Fall Events/USO Steppin Out

There is a mandatory 7 day

suspension of driving privileges

for not wearing your seatbelt

MPs must be notified of all

vehicular accidents both on and

off post within 72 hours

All vehicles must stop if a

pedestrian is in any part of the

Did you Know?

The Polizei can forcibly

administer a Blood Alcohol Test

Children Under 12 years of age

must sit in rear seat

A person can renew his /her

vehicles registration 75 days

prior to expiration

crosswalk

Hand-held

cell phones can

only be used if

POV is stationary

and motor is

switched off

Directorate of Emergency Services (DES)

Know the rules of

where your seeds

are growing

Family Member Dental Care:

Family member care is on a space

available basis, depending on

readiness and appointment

availability.

** Reminder Family Members have

the option, and are recommended to

utilize the United Concordia Dental

Insurance plan. By using the planalong with appointments in the clinic

they an increased their access to

care. www.tricaredentalprogram.com

parameters. If the patient screens as

a potential candidate, they will be

referred to the Orthodontist who will

conduct an Orthodontic evaluation

where the patients will be scored to

determine if the patients score is high

enough for Orthodontic treatment.

All patients are advised that they can

receive a statement of

non availability and be seen directly

off post without seeing the military

Orthodontist.

The Clinics

Orthodontist is

currently doing a

screening process

is based on a

scoring system for

each potential patient.

Patients must have an updated

Annual Exam with a General Dentist.

Once the exam is complete, the

General Dentist can give an initial

screening, based on specific

Dental Clinic: Orthodontist Care

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Army Community Center:

07031-15-3362

Military Family Consultants:

0170-708-0715

Medical Clinic:

0711-680-8610

Patient Liaison:

0711-680-5262

TRICARE:

0711-680-4381

Nurse Advice Line:

00800-4759-2330

Dental Clinic:

0711-680-8626

Patch High:

http://www.stut-hs.eu.dodea.edu/

Patch Elementary:

http://www.patch-es.eu.dodea.edu/

Bblingen Elementary/Middle:

http://www.stut-esb.eu.dodea.edu/

Robinson Barracks Elementary/Middle:

http://www.rbar-es.eu.dodea.edu/

To access more information on theinformation provided go to the

Website

p://www.stuttgart.army.mil/DPTMS/bri

efings.html

Base Operator:

0711-680-113 or DSN: 113

Military Police Desk:

0711-680-5261/5262

Police-110

Ambulance-112

Poison Control:

001-800-222-1222

American Red Cross:

07031-15-2812

On-call Chaplain:

07031-15-3079

Social Work Services:

07031-15-2676/2677

Road Condition Hotline:

07031-15-3744

Important Numbers/Websites

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