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Inside this issue:

205th MI BN

Volume 2, Issue 2

Week ending

15 January 2010

Formal

FRG Classes

In Other News

News/Comm. Briefs

Great Aloha Run

MOS Webinar

Scholarship Info

Tax Assistance

Every Man’s Battle

1

2

3-5

6

7

8

9-10

11

12

MWR News

Blue Star Card Info

In Other News

ACS Info

13-16

17-21

22-26

27-33

Hui Info 34-36

The contents of this binder are strictly for informational purposes and does not imply endorsement of any private

or commercial organization by the 205th MI BN, 500th MI BDE, INSCOM or the Department of the Army.

Special Points of

Interest:

Formal, pg 1

FRG Training, pg 2

Attachments:

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Education Focus Groups

Three ways to win! Visit the Sgt Yano or Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR) Library and enter to win a movie t-shirt. Join the Virtual Book Club - win autographed books & movie posters. Submit an online entry for a chance to win the Grand Prize Getaway to Charleston, South Carolina.

Enter to win: January 11 to February 14, 2010. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. For more information call 655-8002 (SB) or 833-4851 (AMR).

Visit www.mwrarmyhawaii.com for a complete list of rules and eligibility guidelines.

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Macomb Gate Closure — Macomb Gate will be closed

Jan. 11-22 to complete a secu-

rity upgrade. McNair, Foote

and Lyman gates will all re-

main open 24 hours during

this time.

Motorists are urged to al-

low additional travel time in

light of expected traffic con-

gestion. Call 656-6734.

Preparing Children

For Deployment — Fam-

ily Strong Hawaii will offer

classes Jan. 22, 9 a.m.-noon

and 1-4 p.m., at the Main Post

Chapel Annex, Schofield Bar-

racks. Family Strong classes

offers classes aimed at help-

ing families create plans that

teach both parents and chil-

dren how to maintain positive

connections and healthy cop-

ing during deployment. Call

M. Aloha Valverde at 655-

1823 or e-mail

[email protected]

to reserve your seat.

Tax Center — Schofield’s

Tax Center will be open be-

ginning Jan. 20, for E1-4, and

Jan. 25, for all others, Mon-

day-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Call

655-1040.

Ongoing

Scholarships for Mili-

tary Children — Applica-

tions are being accepted for

the 2010 Scholarships for

Military Children Program.

Eligible applicants should

prepare to submit an essay on

the following topic: ―You can

travel back in time; however,

you cannot change events.

What point in history would

you visit and why?‖

Applications must be

turned in to a commissary by

close of business Feb. 17. At

least one scholarship will be

awarded at every store loca-

tion with qualified applicants.

To apply, visit

www.commissaries.com or

www.militaryscholar.org for

an application.

Art and Essay Contest — The Armed Services

YMCA’s annual art and essay

contest invites military chil-

dren to create artwork and

essays on this year’s themes,

―My Military Hero‖ and ―My

Military Family.‖

Entries for the art contest

must be postmarked no later

than Feb. 19, and are for chil-

dren in grades K–6. Students

in grades 1-12 are asked to

write their essay about ―My

Military Hero‖ and postmark

entries no later than March

19.

Winning entrees will be

displayed in a number of loca-

tions in the Washington D.C.

area, and winners will be rec-

ognized at a luncheon on

Capitol Hill. Entry forms are

available at www.asymca.org.

Military Kids Camp —

Operation: Military Kids

Camp-Hawaii, along with

YMCA-Camp Erdman, is of-

fering two family camps

geared toward helping re-

cently redeployed service

members and their families

reconnect. The camp, sched-

uled April 9-11, is open for

registration.

Visit

www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/4h/om

k, e-mail

[email protected], or

call 956-4125.

Twitter — Do you Twitter?

Follow the garrison at

www.twitter.com/usaghi. Call

656-3153 for more informa-

tion.

More information can be

found on the Hawaii Army

Weekly website. Visit

www.garrison.hawaii.

army.mil/haw.asp

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MWR Briefs

Great Aloha Run Sign-Up - Stop

by the Navy Exchange store in the

Pearl Harbor area to sign-up for

the Great Aloha Run! The sign-up

will take place on Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-

2 p.m., and everyone who signs up

that day will receive a 2010 Great

Aloha Run Planner for every paid

entry. Call 655-9914.

Earth Day Recycled Art Contest

- April 22, 2010 will be the 40th

anniversary of Earth Day. To cele-

brate, the libraries will be hosting

a 100% Recycled Art Contest. En-

ter your art made of recycled mate-

rials to any Army library or the

Schofield Barracks Arts & Crafts

Center by March 30. Contest is

open to all ages. Call 655-8002.

NFL Sunday Ticket - What are

you doing for the playoffs? When

the competition narrows down to

the best of the best, you better

have a plan for where to catch all

the action! You're in luck, Tropics

Recreation Center still has all the

games-IN HI DEF! Just because

you're out here in the islands does-

n't mean you can't celebrate your

team just like back home! Just

come by the Tropics on Saturdays

and Sundays all January long to

watch the best of the best battle it

out for NFL supremacy. Dust off

those old jerseys, get your smack

talk ready and come cheer on your

favorite team. Call 655-5698.

Scrap & Pour Madness - Stop by

the Schofield Barracks Arts and

Crafts Center on Jan. 15, 5-10 p.m.

for a scrapbooking and ceramic

pouring marathon! Cost is just $5

for scrappers and $10 for pourers.

Scrappers can work on your own

projects, use our Cricut die cutter

and socialize with your friends. An

instructor will be available for new

creative ideas. Pourers can pour up

to 10 molds with no user fees.

Food, fun and prizes will be avail-

able to all! Call 655-4202.

Big Surf Watch Bike Trip - En-

joy a nice relaxing bike ride along

North Shore beaches with Outdoor

Recreation on Jan. 10, 7 a.m.-12

p.m. Check out the world-famous

North Shore surfing scene and all

the big waves without all the

traffic hassles and moving at your

own pace. Cost is just $30 if using

your own bike with an extra $5 if

you need to use one of ours.

Round-trip transportation to and

from Schofield Barracks is avail-

able. Call 655-0143.

Big R: Bunco - It’s Bunco Time!

Come celebrate another month of

deployment complete with your

Blue Star Card friends on Friday,

January 22 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at

the Tropics. Bunco is a fun dice

game and is a great for socializing!

It’s also very easy and quick to

learn, if you don’t know how to

play. Light pupus and childcare

will be provided. For more infor-

mation or to register for this event,

please call 655-0112/3. Deadline

to register for this event is January

18.

Create-a-Card—Family Mem-

bers of Deployed Soldiers are in-

vited to create a Valentine card to

send to their Soldier on Wednes-

day, January 27, from 2:00-4:00 pm

at Sgt Yano Library, Bldg 560,

Schofield Barracks. Bring your

creativity and we will supply the

materials! For more information on

library programs call 655-8002, for

more information on the Blue Star

Card program call 655-0002.

The Party Bus Rides Again—The

free way to Waikiki.! Let FMWR

be your driver! Waikiki Express

travels every pay day Friday.

Schedule 9:00 pm: Pick up at Schofield Bar-

racks ITR parking lot

9:30 pm: Pick up at Fort Shafter

Richardson Theatre parking lot

10:00 pm: Drop off at Hale Koa

Hotel

3:00 am: Pick up at Hale Koa Hotel

3:30 am: Drop off at Fort Shafter

Richardson Theatre parking lot

4:00 am: Drop off at Schofield Bar-

racks ITR parking lot.

For more information on other FMWR Programs and

Activities, visit www.mwrarmyhawaii.com.

http://www.mwrarmyhawaii.com

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