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February 2015 Proudly serving the residents of Hampton Roads

Military Saves Week February 23rd-28th

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What is Military Saves? Military Saves, a component of the nonprofit America Saves and a partner of the Department of the Defense’s Financial Readiness Campaign, seeks to motivate, support, and encourage military families to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth. The research-based campaign uses the principles of behavioral economics and social marketing to change behavior. Military Saves encourages all service members, their families, and civilian employees to take the Military Saves pledge and for organizations to promote savings year-round and during Military Saves Week. Follow Lincoln Military Housing on Facebook for tips on saving and be sure to watch our blog for information on the following Military Saves topics: Tax Time Saving Teaching Youth to Save Saving for Emergencies Paying off High Interest Debt Why Saving for Retirement is so Important

Start saving today and take the pledge! www.militarysaves.org

February Living Green Tips:

Recycling at Home

Recycling at home or school is easy and a great way to make a difference, both locally and

globally. By recycling you can decrease the amount of energy and oil used each year to produce new products. According to the EPA, the national recycling rate is just 34%. Increasing materials recycling in the US to 60% could save the equivalent of 315 million barrels of oil per year. Check out the facts and tips below about recycling and what you can do to make a difference! Recycling Facts: A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the shelf as a new can, in as little as 60

days. To produce each week’s Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down. We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans each year. Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour! More of them are thrown away! Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000

sea creatures every year! A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years or more to decompose and even longer if

it’s in the landfill. On average, it costs $30 per ton to recycle trash, $50 to send it to the landfill and $65 to

incinerate it. Recycling Tips: Plastic goods are assigned different numbers to grade them for recycling: #1 (PET) and

#2 (HDPE) usually used for containers, # 4 (LDPE) for bags and #7 for mixed plastics. Numbers 1 and 2 are recyclable and most recycling centers will accept them. Number 7 plastics like baby bottles, are not recyclable.

Plastic grocery bags should not be put in you recycling bins. Drop them off at your local grocery store– most stores have bins outside for drop off.

Rinse aluminum, steel & copper cans before putting them in the recycle bins. Leftover food can grow in the container and makes them unrecyclable.

Yes, you can recycle pizza boxes! Just remove the greasy parts and throw them away, recycle the rest.

Save newspapers in their own bin, the materials go directly back into newsprint recycling.

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1. Write a love message on the mirror. Use lipstick or if that’s too messy – write little love notes post-it notes and hang them around…by the coffee pot, on the mirror, lunch box, on the steering wheel and on their pillow.

2. Put a note on the napkin in the lunchbox.

3. Use sidewalk chalk and write a love message on the driveway.

4. Use large paper (poster board size) to make a heart stencil and use flour to make hearts on the grass or sidewalk.

5. Write a list of ten things you admire about someone and give it to them in letter form. 6. Make a toast to him/her at dinner with friends. Or raise your glass at dinner and list the things you admire about your husband/wife for your children to hear! 7. Write a poem to your spouse – even if you can’t write – it can be goofy. Include in it references to your favorite movies, restaurants, places to go and memories. He/she will enjoy the trip down memory lane and the laugh! 8. Blow up balloons and put a loving message in each one. Fill your kids bedroom with balloons as a surprise. 9. Start a journal with kids, write notes back and forth and leave for each other in a designated space. 10. Make up love coupons to give to kids for Valentines Day (Coupon examples: Stay up one hour past bed time, dinner of your choice, game night, movie date with dad, extra scoop of ice cream night off chores, etc.) there are tons of free pintables online.

2/10—Hearts at Home Valentine’s Dinner 6:00-7:30pm

Little Creek Clubhouse

Registration is for families with a loved one who is

currently deployed. Event includes dinner, decorating valentine cookies, making care packages (or a welcome home gift if returning soon), photo ops, and letting the kids play while you relax and meet others who also have loved ones away.

To register for this event, the service member must be on a 6-month or longer deployment, regardless of return date. You will be asked to provide command information for verification purposes upon registration. This event is for Lincoln Military Residents only, no guests please. This is an RSVP event. To register for this event, please visit www.LincolnMiltiaryResident.com.

Event Registration Website

Make sure you don’t miss out on Lincoln’s FREE events! You will need to have your

Tenant ID number and your service member’s last name to log-in. If you need your Tenant

ID, please contact your District Office. The first time you log-in, you will not see any

events or profile information. It will take approximately one hour to update your profile.

After that hour you can log back in and see all of your upcoming events and contests.

Visit: www.LincolnMilitaryResident.com to set up your account and register for events.

Questions? Please contact your Community Services Coordinator listed on the back of the

newsletter. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Upcoming Regional Events

ASYMCA Military Father Daughter Ball An Evening in Paris

June 25th The Westin, Virginia Beach, VA

Ticket Required LOTTERY For Free Tickets Opens April 1st

Register for your chance to win tickets to this annual Hampton Roads event.

The evening includes a dinner, dancing, door prizes, complimentary keepsake photos and more.

To register please visit www.LincolnMiiltaryResident.com—opens April 1st.

Save the Date for these upcoming Regional Events:

4/22—Hearts at Home Bowling Event 5/8- Spouse Club, Sunset Dolphin Cruise

6/14– Guys’ Day Out– Dad’s Day at Harbor Park 6/25– ASYMCA Father Daughter Ball

June & July—Kids’ Crew Events

Check online for additional events designed just for your property.

www.LincolnMilitaryResident.com

All district housing offices will be closed Monday,

February 16th. Offices will resume their normal business

hours on Tuesday, February 17th. For maintenance issues,

please call Lincoln At Your Service, our 24-hour hot line, at

1-888-578-4141.

Remember, this is a toll free service request line, not a local call.

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Preventing falls out of windows is as important as learning how to use one in an emergency. Unattended children run the greatest risk of falls and injuries, so the best first step is to watch your children as they play. Nothing can substitute for careful supervision.