Family Readiness Group November 2011 Newsletter
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Announcements
Is it too early to say HappyHolidays? Well here itgoes anyway! On behalf ofthe entire AFRICOM FRG,here is to a wonderfulHoliday Season for eachand every one of you! Wehave set our clocks back,started planning for thatThanksgiving meal orperhaps a nice get-away,and before you know it the
gift giving starts and theNew Year will be upon us!Your FRG is doing someplanning of our own thisHoliday Season. Pleasecome out and join us onDecember 1st as USARMY Garrison Stuttgart isholding Winter Fest onKelley Barracks. YourFRG will be hosting aGingerbread Housecompetition at this event.Here each Directoratewithin AFRICOM with
competes for the best builthouse, and your donationsdecide the winner! Itshould be a wonderful timefor the whole family. Dontforget to keep your eyesopen for the exciting thingswe will have in store for
everyone after the NewYear as well. Until then, allthe best to you and yoursover the Holidays, and asalways we are here foryou!
Thank you!!!
Regards,HarmonyAFRICOM FamilyReadiness Group Leader
CYS Services: Consolidation
for Care on 25 Nov. Child care
consolidation at Panzer CDC/
SAC/MST
Normal Working Hours
Contact your child care facility
for more information.
Stuttgart Health Clinic will
close in observance of the
following training holiday and
federal holiday:
10 & 11 November
24 & 25 November
Please contact the military
police in case of an
emergency and for immediate
health care needs, contact the
Nurse Advice Line to speak
with a nurse who has access
to make an appointment for
you.
Family Readiness Group Leader
Nothing is more honorable
than a grateful heat.
~ Seneca
Special points of
interest
Medical Clinic News
Tire Law
Single Service Member
events
Important Phone Numbers/
Websites
Family Readiness GroupNews
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Representative Rosters 2
Angel Tree Program 3
SCSC Basket Auction 3
Post office Hours 4
Dental Clinic 5
Winter Fest 6
Inside this issue:
November 8, 2011
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Africa Command Directorate FRG Representatives
Directorate Name FRG Directorate E-mailAfrica Command Honorary Advisor Mrs. Ham
Africa Command Senior Advisor Mrs. Meg Leidig
Africa Command FRG Leader Harmony Hutman [email protected]
Africa Command FRG Treasurer Rosanne Gandy [email protected]
Africa Command FRSA Trudie Lara-Smith [email protected]
Africa Command Secretary Toni Sponheimer
Command Group Kendall Schellie-Daniels [email protected]
Special Staff Laurie Miller [email protected]
J1/ 8 (Resources) Vicky Johnson [email protected]
J2 (Intelligence & Knowledge Development) Jessonda Mellin [email protected]
J 3/ 4 (Operations and Logistics) Shari Lipsky [email protected]
J5 (Strategy Plans and Programs) Beth Morehead [email protected]
J6 (C4 Systems) Vacant [email protected]
J7 (Joint Force Development & Readiness) Candice O'Halloran [email protected]
J9 (Outreach) Crystal Eaddy [email protected]
The Family Readiness Group would like to welcome our new Secretary Ms. Toni Sponheimer!
If you are in Command Group and would like to volunteer we have a spot for you! Command
Group and C4 Systems (J6) are looking for a Representative , for more information contact
Harmony Hutman at [email protected]
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The AFRICOM Family Readiness
Group will be starting a new project
kicking off in December.
We will be continuously collecting
items to send to our Service Mem-
bers on the Continent and who are
currently serving in Afghanistan.
We will be collecting Holiday items
for the Service Members in Afghani-
stan to be sent in the month of De-
cember. The items collected for the
Service Members on the Continent
will be everyday use items not con-
nected to a holiday. Each Directorate
will have a collection
box in their work area.
We will start packaging
at our meeting on
December 1st at
10a.m. in the Patch
Chapel Annex.
If you have any
questions please
contact Harmony Hutman, FRG
Leader at;
Please see the list of items needed!
Sunflower seeds
Chap sticks
gum and/or mints
hard candies
Gummies, etc
Some, Holiday itemsare needed for our Service Membersboxes in Afghanistan.
Upcoming Events for the Family Readiness Group
Just select an ornament off one ofthe trees and purchase a gift for thedesignated child.
For more information, call431-3362/07031-15-3362.
Nominations are due by Nov. 18.
If you want to donate a gift to a child,Angel Trees will be set up Nov. 16 atthe Broadway Caf on Kelley Bar-racks, at the commissary on Robin-son Barracks, on Patch Barracks atService Federal Credit Union andAAFES Theater, and on PanzerKaserne at the Exchange, ACS andService Federal Credit Union.
The 2011 U.S. Army GarrisonStuttgart Angel Tree Program islooking for military families in theranks of E-5 and below who areexperiencing financial hardship. Giftswill be provided to family memberswho have been nominated throughtheir units. Nomination forms areavailable from the Army CommunityService Financial Readiness
Program. Send an e-mail [email protected]:[email protected]
DFMWR Outreach Services: Angel Tree Program
Small cheer and great welcome
makes a merry feast.
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Post Office Holiday Season is from
15 November 30 December
Mailing Deadlines; Not Guaranteed
Space Available Mail (SAM) Parcels:
Friday, 25 November
Partial Air Lift (PAL) Parcels:
Friday, 2 December
Priority/1st Class Letters and Cards:
Friday, 9 December
Express Mail:
Friday, 16 December
Army Post Office Hours:
Patch: Mon-Wed and Fri 0900-1600
Thursday, 1000-1700
*Saturday, 1100-1500
Panzer: Mon-Fri, 1000-1600
*Saturday, 1100-1500
Kelley: Mon Fri, 1000-1600
Robinson BKS: Tues & Thurs, 0930
-1600
* Open 19, 26 November and
03,10,17 Dec. 2011
Customers may make appointments
for holiday mailing by call their
servicing Army Post Office (APO)
Kelley APO 421-2542
Panzer APO 431-2563
Patch APO 430-7226
Appointments will be made for the
one (1) hour period before the APO
opens for business.
Call for appointments during the
hours that the APO is open for
business
Minimizes lines and wait times
Improve clinic patient work flow,
reduces congestion
E-mail Appointment Reminders are
now available. Provide your e-mail to
the USAHC from desk staff or the
ERMC Care Call Center.
The reminders are sent 24 hours
before appointment including time,
Self-Help Appointment Center
available at the clinic for access to;
ERMC Care Call Center (Central
Appointments)
Nurse Advice Line
InternationalSOS Help Desk
( Host Nation Referrals)
date and location.
Emails are Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPPA) compliant. The e-mail
message will NOT include type of
appointment, medical information, or
any details regarding the
appointment.
U.S. Army Health Clinic Self Help Appointment Center:
Seasonal postal workers are neededfrom Nov 1-Jan 15. The work hoursare Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm.,and all Saturdays during December.Applicants need to be physically fitand able to lift up to 70 pounds.
Interested applicants should call theCivilian personnel Advisory Center at431-3123/07031-15-3123.
Starting on Friday, 25 November
through Sunday, 27 November the
parking lot of the Patch Commissary
will be closed. The parking lot will be
repaved by DPW. The Commissary
will be open but be prepared to look
for parking.
What is a winter tire?
According to the UN-ECE-Regulation
(ECE-R 30 and 54), EC Directives
(Directive 92/23 EEC), and Road
Traffic Ordinance, winter tires need to
be marked with M+S (M&S, M.S.).
This applies also to so-called
allseason tires, which
are marked accordingly.
Winter Tire Law/Patch Commissary Parking Lot/ Seasonal Workers Needed
Holiday Season Post Office Hours
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FREE E1-E7; To Register call DSN:
431-2530
19 November, Ramstein Shuttle,
0900 Outdoor Recreation, Leave
Ramstein at 180010 December, St. Anton, Austria
Day Trip; 0430 Outdoor
Recreation, Panzer (passport)
FREE Trips for Single and
Unaccompanied Military Service
Members.
27 November
Freilichtmuseum Glentleiten and
Bad Tolz
10 December
Bostogne, Belgium Historical Walk
POC: Ms. Stephanie Norby at
USO Closures
Veterans Day. 11 & 12 Nov.
Thanksgiving Meal, 17
November, Close at 1400
Thanksgiving, 24-26 November
Christmas Meal, 15 December,
close at 1400
Christmas, 24-26 December
Christmas Day the USO will be
open for a potluck meal. No otherservices will be available. More
information to follow.
ASAP SWPC Fall Events/USO Steppin Out
There is a mandatory 7 day
suspension of driving privileges
for not wearing your seatbelt
MPs must be notified of all
vehicular accidents both on and
off post within 72 hours
All vehicles must stop if a
pedestrian is in any part of the
Did you Know?
The Polizei can forcibly
administer a Blood Alcohol Test
Children Under 12 years of age
must sit in rear seat
A person can renew his /her
vehicles registration 75 days
prior to expiration
crosswalk
Hand-held
cell phones can
only be used if
POV is stationary
and motor is
switched off
Directorate of Emergency Services (DES)
Know the rules of
where your seeds
are growing
Family Member Dental Care:
Family member care is on a space
available basis, depending on
readiness and appointment
availability.
** Reminder Family Members have
the option, and are recommended to
utilize the United Concordia Dental
Insurance plan. By using the planalong with appointments in the clinic
they an increased their access to
care. www.tricaredentalprogram.com
parameters. If the patient screens as
a potential candidate, they will be
referred to the Orthodontist who will
conduct an Orthodontic evaluation
where the patients will be scored to
determine if the patients score is high
enough for Orthodontic treatment.
All patients are advised that they can
receive a statement of
non availability and be seen directly
off post without seeing the military
Orthodontist.
The Clinics
Orthodontist is
currently doing a
screening process
is based on a
scoring system for
each potential patient.
Patients must have an updated
Annual Exam with a General Dentist.
Once the exam is complete, the
General Dentist can give an initial
screening, based on specific
Dental Clinic: Orthodontist Care
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Army Community Center:
07031-15-3362
Military Family Consultants:
0170-708-0715
Medical Clinic:
0711-680-8610
Patient Liaison:
0711-680-5262
TRICARE:
0711-680-4381
Nurse Advice Line:
00800-4759-2330
Dental Clinic:
0711-680-8626
Patch High:
http://www.stut-hs.eu.dodea.edu/
Patch Elementary:
http://www.patch-es.eu.dodea.edu/
Bblingen Elementary/Middle:
http://www.stut-esb.eu.dodea.edu/
Robinson Barracks Elementary/Middle:
http://www.rbar-es.eu.dodea.edu/
To access more information on theinformation provided go to the
Website
p://www.stuttgart.army.mil/DPTMS/bri
efings.html
Base Operator:
0711-680-113 or DSN: 113
Military Police Desk:
0711-680-5261/5262
Police-110
Ambulance-112
Poison Control:
001-800-222-1222
American Red Cross:
07031-15-2812
On-call Chaplain:
07031-15-3079
Social Work Services:
07031-15-2676/2677
Road Condition Hotline:
07031-15-3744
Important Numbers/Websites