ALOHA GOLDEN DRAGON FAMILIES Golden Golden Golden dragons dragons dragons WEEKLY BINDER 14 - 18 DECEMBER 1-14 Infantry Battalion FRSA M. Aloha Valverde Office: (808)655-1823 Www.armyfrg.org FRG PX Gift Wrapping & Christmas Parties HHC FRG: PX Gift Wrapping Fundraiser, Volunteers Needed: Saturday, 19 December 7:00 am to 11:30 am A Co FRG: PX Gift Wrapping Fundraiser, Volunteers Needed: Saturday, 19 December 11:30 - 4:00pm B Co FRG: PX Gift Wrapping Fundraiser, Volunteers Needed: Saturday, 19 December 11:30 - 4:00pm C Co FRG: 16 December, Holiday Party at Leilehua Golf Course 6:00pm Open To The Battalion: HHC Invites You To Attend Holiday Movie Night at SGT Smith Theater , 17 December at 7:00pm WEEKLY BINDER Pre Deployment Class Schedule DFAC Holiday Schedule and Times Boss Christmas Eve Party Down South New Year’s Eve Party Notes From Garrison Army Hawaii Family Housing Holiday Chapel Services Hui O’ Wahine Events Family Programs Hawaii Free Boat Tours
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ALOHA GOLDEN DRAGON FAMILIES
Golden Golden Golden
dragons dragons dragons WEEKLY BINDER 14 - 18 DECEMBER
1-14 Infantry Battalion FRSA M. Aloha Valverde Office: (808)655-1823 Www.armyfrg.org
FRG PX Gift Wrapping & Christmas Parties
HHC FRG: PX Gift Wrapping Fundraiser, Volunteers Needed: Saturday, 19 December 7:00 am to 11:30 am
A Co FRG: PX Gift Wrapping Fundraiser, Volunteers Needed: Saturday,
19 December 11:30 - 4:00pm
B Co FRG: PX Gift Wrapping Fundraiser, Volunteers Needed: Saturday,
19 December 11:30 - 4:00pm
C Co FRG: 16 December, Holiday Party at Leilehua Golf Course 6:00pm
Open To The Battalion: HHC Invites You To Attend Holiday Movie Night
at SGT Smith Theater , 17 December at 7:00pm
WEEKLY BINDER Pre Deployment Class Schedule DFAC Holiday Schedule and
Times Boss Christmas Eve Party Down South New Year’s Eve
Party Notes From Garrison Army Hawaii Family Housing Holiday Chapel Services Hui O’ Wahine Events Family Programs Hawaii Free Boat Tours
DFAC SCHEDULE 21 DEC - 4 JAN 2010
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U. S. Army Hawaii (USARHAW) dining facilities will serve the 2009 Christmas holiday meal as well as breakfast and dinner
The holiday meal is authorized for Soldiers, Family Members, retired military and guests accompanied by authorized diners.
The rate for the afternoon Christmas meal is:
Category Meal Cost Meal Card Holders No Charge
Family Members of E-4 and below $5.95 Family Members of E-5 and above $7.00 Active Duty Officers & Enlisted (BAS) $7.00 Authorized Civilians & Military Retirees $7.00 Guests of accompanied authorized diners $7.00
Family Programs Hawaii Family Programs Hawaii, through Foster Parent College, is offering online training specific for resource, kinship, adoptive, and guardianship families starting January 1, 2010. There are self-paced courses as well as Workshops where the participants interact with other students and instructors. To view what is offered visit www.fosterparentcollege.com Certificates are provided to individuals at the end of each training course. Families who are interested in participating, or service provid-ers with referrals, should contact Paloma La Force at 808-521-9531, extension 251 or email her at [email protected] Interested participants will need to provide first and last names, email and phone numbers
to register for the courses.
Free Evening Boat Tours of Pearl Harbor
The U.S. Navy and National Park Service will be offering free evening boat tours of Pearl Harbor
that are open to the public on December 18-20, 2009. The tours will leave from and return to the USS Ari-zona Memorial Visitor Center on a first-come, first-served basis on December 18-20 from 6:00 through
8:15 P.M. The 30-minute tours will feature Christmas music and the boats will pass through the harbor
where the ships are decorated for the Christmas sea-son. This is a great opportunity for kids and adults
to see warships and submarines up close while aboard a 150 passenger tour boat. Tickets and park-ing are available each evening starting at 5:15 P.M.
at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center. Do not leave valuables in your car. Since it can become
This year we made a volunteer Christmas tree. We took a picture of each one of our 200 volunteers and scrap-
booked the pictures onto a 3" x 6" strip of stiff paper. We punched holes at the top for string and hung them on the
tree. The tree was present for our Christmas recognition event and then transferred to the main lobby of our facility for the rest of the Christmas season. It drew a LOT of attention and was quite the conversation piece. It was a
beautiful tree and quite awe-inspiring. We will make this an annual project, so kept the pictures on file to be used
again. Taking the pictures was a huge project and that is why we will go through the photos every year to update as
needed.
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CREATIVE WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR VOLUTEERS & FRG’S
Say It With Lifesavers! “ For the last volunteer recognition event, we handed out rolls of Lifesavers candy with a mailing label stuck
to it that read "Thanks for being a lifesaver! This was a simple project that really didn't take much time. We
just had to create and print the labels at our office and they fit perfectly on the roll of candy.”
The Pixy Stix will help you "pick out" the special qualities that make you a true hero. The Pumpkin Seeds are to thank you for planting the "seeds" of freedom and democracy around the world. The Peppermint represents your commit "mint" to defending our country. The Tootsie Roll Pop will remind you of the vital "role" you play in our society. The Smarties will give you the "wisdom" to lead and the humility to follow. The Bubble Gum will help you "stick with it" to complete any task or mission. The Laffy Taffy will remind you that "laughter" is always the best stress reliever. The Saf-T-Pop will help you preserve a "safe" environment for future generations. The Candy Watch is to let you know that your contributions to our country and the world are "timeless." The Satellite Wafer acknowledges your sense of honor and duty is truly "out of this world"
Paper Clips: Paper clips have many uses, just like each volunteer has many talents. Paper clips are also used to hold the 4-H program together and provide
guidance to youth.
Rubber Bands: Rubber bands represent the flexibility that all volunteers need to have. You can adapt to any different situation. As volunteers, you can also
stretch your own abilities to have new opportunities.
Band Aids: Band aids help others and are sensitive to others feelings, just as volunteers have to be keyed-in to the feelings of those they work with.
Coin: This coin represents a quarter to call and ask for help and to remind you that you are not alone.
Paper Bill: This money calculates the contribution that volunteers make to the 4-H program through their donation of time.
Balloon: This balloon expands and grows as you learn from others.
Heart Sticker: This heart represents the ability to reach out to youth. You care about our youth and what they are doing.
Mint: This mint represents the fact that each of you is worth a mint. You are very special and really make a difference.
Lifesavers: Lifesavers represent the special contribution to the 4-H program that each of you makes and emphasized that each
of us are unique and different just like the rainbow color of lifesavers and that there is a place in 4-H for everyone.
Hershey Kiss: This kiss represents a big thank-you from the many kids whose lives you have touched over the years.
compile all of these items in ziploc bags and photocopy the "instructions of the caring kit"
