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April FRG NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
Stay Wolfpack!The key to staying in the loop is knowing where to find the information. One of the easiest places these days is facebook. If you haven’t found us yet, the Wolfpack FRG page is at:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002314705672
The next best way is to be on your Company Distribution list. If you are not getting emails from your FRG Leader, it is simply because they don’t have your email address. If you would like to receive emails please contact Karen Foshee, TF Wolfpack FRSA, so that she can get you linked in. Keep in mind, the email information includes what is distributed from Division, Brigade, Battalion and your immediate company.
If you have something you would like to contribute to the newsletter, we would love to hear from you! Please email us at:
On Saturday, March 31st, a whole host of TF Wolfpack family members got together to run the USO-NC 4th Annual Run for the Troops 5K. We dedicated our run to the Pack!
Despite the rain and the chill in the air, we went out and gave it our all!
You can find race results at:
http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?pubID=3&rsID=125547
More pictures of this fantastic bunch can be seen on the FRG Facebook page.
Running For The Pack!
!!!!!FREE MONEY FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES!
WHO: SPOUSES, SOLDIERS, & REAR D
WHAT: SKIES UNLIMITED BRIEFING
WHERE: 1-82 BATTALION CLASSROOM
WHEN: APRIL 5TH 9-10AM
WHY: TO LEARN ABOUT AVAILABLE SKIES UNLIMITED AND CYS ACTIVITIES AND THE FREE MONEY FOR AVAILABLE FOR ENROLLMENT!!
NOTE: FREE CHILD CARE AVAILABLE. CHILDREN MUST BE REGISTERED THROUGH CYSS
RSVP: FOR CLASS & CHILDCARE TO : [email protected] OR 910-643-7594.!
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82nd!CAB!
2012!STRONG!BONDS!
DEPLOYED!SPOUSES!RETREAT!
Courtyard!Carolina!Beach!
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ilmcb3courtyard3carolina3beach/8
April 20 – 22nd *** Register by April 13 ***
!
TO!!REGISTER:!!Fill!out!a!registration!form!and!
TF!Wolfpack!FRSA:!Karen!Foshee!TODAY!!!
or!
Brigade!FRSA:!!Carleen!Meckenstock!
♥ Time away to relax and play! ♥ Adult conversation! ♥ Free time with free childcare! ♥ Relaxing hotel. ♥ Easy drive. ♥ Tasty meals. ♥ Professional childcare.
WOLFPACKFRG NEWSLETTER APRIL 2012
IN THIS ISSUE...
Mark your calendars for this fun upcoming event!!
400 +
EASTER TREAT
BAGS ARE ON THEIR
WAY!March 15, 2012 - TF Wolfpack volunteers got together to stuff candy and simple toys into approx. 600 eggs to add to the approx. 1400 already stuffed eggs that were put together to ship over to our troopers for Easter. Included in the bags are donated candy and small personal health items that were picked up by additional volunteers at Give to the Troops in Greenville, NC. Enclosed with a child decorated Easter greeting we hope that they all have a blessed holiday even if they can’t be at home.
PLEASE COME OUT AND ENJOY!!
Checking the weather report, just this morning, it looks like it will be an ideal afternoon for an Easter Egg Hunt! Make sure to BYOEB (Bring Your Own Easter Basket)!! The three age groups are listed to the right ➜. We will be running them consecutively starting shortly after the Easter Bunny arrives at the event!
Unlike last year, when we had to move inside due to inclement weather, it should be a sunny afternoon. With that in mind, please plan accordingly for your little one(s)! Make sure they have a hat and suncreen or some other protection from the sun.
See you there!!
Stuffing DataIn a 2 hour window...
into 400 home-sewn bags
Stuffed Easter Eggs! 2000Volunteers! 12
EGG HUNT AGE GROUPS
~ a cordoned off flat lawn area
0-3 years~ a cordoned off lawn and small shrub area
4-6 years~ a cordoned off lawn, small shrub and lightly
wooded area
7-10 yearsYour child will hunt in
the age group that they are the day of the
event.
by Karen Foshee, TF Wolfpack FRSA
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GREETINGS FROM YOUR FRSA!This month’s FRSA Finds featured my Education class where we received information on furthering our Education. For April, we have a person coming to speak to our families as well as Rear D about the Skies Unlimited Program. This is a great program allowing you “Free” money to get your children into various programs and activities. You will not want to miss it! The class will be held here at our Battalion on April 5th 9am.
UPCOMING!April 1st: Task Force Wolfpack Easter Egg Event
April 5th: Skies Unlimited Brief
April 20-22nd: Spouses of Deployed Soldiers Strong Bonds Retreat
ANNOUNCEMENTS!SPC Adrian Capunitan had a baby!
SGT Farrar was promoted from SPC to SGT!
A CHARTER SCHOOL AT FT. BRAGGA charter school on Fort Bragg could open in August 2013 with as many as 800 high school students, officials said Friday.
Charter schools get public money but have more flexibility than traditional public schools. State lawmakers lifted a cap on charter schools in June.
Preliminary plans for the Fort Bragg school call for military students on post to have first preference. Military students off post would get next priority before enrollment is open to other students.
About 60 parents attended meetings on Fort Bragg to gauge interest in a charter school. Reaction was favorable.
The Romine Group, a for-profit educational management company in Michigan, plans to apply for the charter by an April 13 deadline. The company also plans to seek a charter for an elementary school in Fayetteville.
An independent school board would run the charter school.
FRSA FOSHEE FINDS...
Salmon Burgers
1 cup finely chopped red onion
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (1-pound) salmon fillet, skinned and chopped
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
1 large egg white
Cooking spray
8 (3/4-ounce) slices focaccia, toasted
PREPARATION:Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine hot pepper sauce and egg white in a small bowl; add egg white mixture to salmon mixture, stirring well to combine.
Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add salmon patties, and cook 3 minutes on each side or until
desired degree of doneness. Serve patties on toasted focaccia.
A COUPLE OF KEY EVENTSSKIES Unlimited Briefing
Now you can learn more about the benefits offered to you through this program!! Your kids
might qualify for free enrollment in youth activities!
April Strong Bonds RetreatIf you are interested in attending the April retreat
to Carolina Beach contact Karen ASAP!!
FRG Status Reports
A-1/82 “REDWOLVES”:As a company, we stuffed 100 Easter eggs at our March meeting for the Batallion egg hunt on April 1st. Our April meeting is planned for Saturday, April 28 from 2-4pm.
A-2/82 “REDHAWKS”:Alpha 2/82 met in March to stuff eggs for our soldiers as well as the Easter Egg Hunt for the TF on April 1st. We will not have a meeting in April due to the R&R’s taking place, Spring Break and the Battalion event on the 1st. Our next company FRG meeting will be in May.
FRG LEADERS:The Leaders and other volunteers met on March 15th to stuff eggs and pack them up to go to our Troopers for Easter.
A portion of these eggs are also for the Battalion Easter Egg Hunt taking place on Sunday, April 1st.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, April 25th. Later than usual but it’s to accommodate Spring Break and multiple R&R’s.
PLEASE NOTE:If your next company FRG Meeting is not listed here, it simply wasn’t available at the time of publication. If
you have any questions or concerns, please contact your FRG Leader or Karen Foshee, TF Wolfpack FRSA. They can point you in the right direction. If they don’t know it when you ask, they will most assuredly seek the best answer available!
Please forward newsletter contributions to: [email protected].
A-1/82: WELCOMES!
Sophie HarperFebruary 25, 2012
7lbs, 10oz & 21.75in— to SFC Mike & Kimberly Riedel
Colton ChristopherMarch 17, 20127lbs, 8oz & 21in
— to SGT Dustin & Misty Cain
DR. MARY E. WALKER AWARD
Mrs. Inniss is pictured here with R-Division Command (above) and R-Brigade Command (right).
Mrs. Lolita Inniss, spouse of TF Wolfpack CSM Inniss, received the Dr. Mary E. Walker Award for Volunteer Service on March, 21, 2012. She received this for dedicated volunteerism to the unit and the installation. Thank you Lolita for all you do!!
Waylon LeeMarch 21, 2012
7lbs, 3oz & 19.75in— to SGT Perry & Heather Franklin
This months website feature is not a single site but several links regarding recalled products from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USDA).
We are featuring the many sites this month because as we head into the warmer months we will be outside more often! A lot of that time may be doing activities where we have made equipment purchases or with groups sharing a potluck. In all those cases... we might want to know more about what has been recently recalled or something of concern.
Each CPSC link will provide you with a picture of the recalled item and allow you to obtain specific information regarding each recalled product. The USDA portion may have two links; one link for the recall message and another link to view a picture of the product or the product's label (if available).
If the recalled items do not affect you directly; please do not disregard it. Instead, help prevent injuries, illness or fatalities by sending this information to friends, family members and/or co-workers that may own, use or consume these products.
CPSC Recalls:
•Baby Dolls Recalled by Lakeshore Learning Materials Due to Choking Hazard: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12728.html
•Arena Lamp Recalled by Great American Opportunities Due to Electrical Shock Hazard: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12139.html
USDA Food Recalls:
•Washington Firm Recalls Beef Patties Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/
News_&_Events/Recall_017_2012_Release/index.asp (recall notice) http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images_recalls/labels_PHA_032412.pdf (label)
•Texas Firm Recalls Pork and Beef Smoked Sausage Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_018_2012_Release/index.asp (recall notice)
•Illinois Firm Recalls Stuffed Beef Products for Possible Listeria Contamination: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_019_2012_Release/index.asp (recall notice)
•Club Chef LLC Recalls Salsa Because Of Possible Health Risk: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm297715.htm (recall notice) http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm297718.htm (product label)
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