frsa flash 25 nov 2011
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UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO
4-31 FRSA Flash
Polar Bear
Dat es t o
Rem em ber
24 NOV — Thanksgiving
Treat s f or Single Soldiers—
DONATIONS NEEDED—BN
Classroom @ 1400
2 DEC — C-C0 Change of Com -
m and @ F-Co Bay @ 1030
4 DEC — BN Holiday Par t y @
Mont i Gym @ 1400-1700
10 DEC — F-Co FRG MTG @
Skiing & Tubing @ Dry Hill
13 DEC — A-Co FRG MTG/
Holiday Par t y @ Hillside
Lodge @ 1800
14 DEC — D-Co FRG MTG @
Crescent Woods Com m unit y
Cent er @ 1800-2000
17 DEC — 2 JAN—Holiday
Block Leave
6 JAN — Cont est of Cham pi-
ons IV & FRG Concessions @
F-Co Mot orpool @ 1000
25 FEB — Annual Polar Bear
Dip @ Alexandr ia Bay—Event
Benef it s t he River Hospit al.
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
HAPPY
THANKSGIVING !
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November 2011
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
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 15 – Trip to Lights On The Lake – Parks and Recreation
December 17 – Snowmobile Safety Course – Adventure Training
December 17 – 201 1 Volleyball Tournament - Magrath Sports Complex
December 17 – 2011 Basketball Tournament Magrath Sports Complex
December 24 – 25 – Boss Home for the Holidays – BOSS
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 31 – January 1 – Boss Home for the Holidays - BOSS
December 31 - New Years Eve
December 31 – New Year’s Eve Trip to Niagara Falls – Parks and Recreation
December 24 and 25 – Home for the Holidays - BOSS December 28 – February 28 – A Cold Winter's Knight - McEwen Library
December 31 and January 1 – Home for the Holidays - BOSS
DATES TO REMEMBER
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UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO 5
UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO 6
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ACS Mobilization and Deployment Classes
FRG Leader 9am-1pm
17 JAN 2012
Key Caller 2-3:30pm or 5-6:30pm
13 DEC 2011
10 JAN 2012
Advance Key Caller 1-2:30pm
23 JAN 2012
Informal Funds 2-3pm or 5-6pm
17 JAN 2012
Care Team 9am-12:30pm
12 DEC 2011
Event Planning
1 DEC 2011—10-11:30am
Master Resilience 9am-2pm
5 DEC 2011
9 JAN 2012
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)
2BCT MFLC
Marsh Caraway
315-955-4823
Financial MFLC
Rick Bertsch
(315) 489-2466
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 4-31 IN, 2BCT 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
BN FRSA
315-772-8416
Fort Drum Newcomers Orientation @ ACS
Dates for 2011:
5 DEC: 0930-Noon Information: 315-772-6566
Official 4-31 BN Facebook Page 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry “Polar Bears”
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/4-31-
Infantry-Polar-Bears/239135106115186
Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP)
Weekly eNewsletter. 21 NOV 2011
http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly
Nov 2011 http://support.militaryfamily.org/site/
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