The Fort Campbell Courier

Military children program

The Feb. 17 deadline for students to apply for the 2010 Scholarships for Military Children Program is fast approaching. All students interested and eligible to apply are encouraged to gather their materials and submit their applications as soon as possible.

One of the materials needed includes 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 and entry information is available in commissaries worldwide and online through a link at www.commissaries.com and directly at www.militaryscholar.org. Applications must be turned in to a commissary by close of business Feb. 17. At least one scholarship will be awarded at every commissary location with qualified applicants.

Sink Library Satellite Branch at FRC

The R.F. Sink Memorial Library has a satellite location at the Family Resource Center (FRC), which contains materials dealing specifically with deployment, separation, grief, career transition, and other major life changes. Between the R.F. Sink Library and the satellite location at the FRC, there are more than 100 titles with 20 copies of each title available for check-out. The satellite branch is available for use Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. If you don’t have a library card or account, no worries, the FRC staff can create a one for you. MWR is keeping the promise of the Army Family Covenant with a commitment to Families through partnerships that enhance Army Families by providing a strong, supportive environment that improves Quality of Life. For more information about the satellite branch of the R.F. Sink Library, please call the Family Resource Center, at (270) 956-2935.

RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo

A free employment, entrepreneurship, and educational opportunity event for veterans, personnel who are transitioning from active duty, Reserves, Guard, and military spouses presented by RecruitMilitary, the President’s National Hire Veterans Committee (DOL), the American Legion, and the MSCCN (Military Spouse Corporate Career Network) will be held on Feb. 25, at LP Field, Nashville, TN 37213 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more info or to register as a job-seeker, visit http://www.recruitmilitary.com.

Black history month

The Fort Campbell Equal Employment Opportunity Office cordially invites the public to attend The Black History Month Special Emphasis Observance Luncheon from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at Cole Park Commons. Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Carl Livingston, Pastor of Walnut Grove Baptist Church. Also featuring non-fiction author John F. Baker Jr., “The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation.” The event is co-sponsored by the

Fort Campbell Library.

Contact EEO specialist Debbie R. MacMillan for tickets or more information at (270) 798-5113 or e-mail her at debbie.macmillan@us.army.mil or Pamela Allen at pamela.allen@conus.army.mil. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

Job info center moved

In order to better serve Soldiers and Family members, the Fort Campbell Job Information Center has moved to a new location within ACS. The Fort Campbell Job Information Center includes Family Employment Readiness Program, Kentucky Employment Services and Tennessee Employment Services and is now located in room 108. For more information about the Job Information Center Open House, please call FERP at (270) 798-4289.

BlueCross BlueShield Service Call

The Feb. 17 deadline for students to apply for the 2010 Scholarships for Military Children Program is fast approaching. All students interested and eligible to apply are encouraged to gather their materials and submit their applications as soon as possible.

Memorial scholarship

Applications are being accepted for the LTG William P. Yarborough Chapter 38 Special Forces Association SFA Robin Moore Memorial Scholarship.

Life and paid up annual members of this chapter and/or an immediate Family member are qualified to apply for this

$1,000 scholarship.

The applicant must have been accepted by a school of higher learning – university, two-year college or techical school. Academic and technical applicants do not compete with each other.

Eligible applicants must submit the following documentation: a personal letter stating his or her educational and career plans/aspirations and the planned use of scholarship funds; a recent transcript, SAT score and/or other evidence of scholarship achievement; a reference letter from a teacher, counselor or school official; a summary of extracurricular activities, non-academic achievements and hobbies; a copy of acceptance letter from the institute of higher learning or technical school.

Applications are being accepted now by mail to Special Forces Association Chapter XXXVIII, ATTN: Scholarship, P.O. Box 223, Fort Campbell, KY 42223-0223.

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 15.

The scholarship will be awarded to one student at the 5th SFG (A) Organization

Day Picnic in September.

For more information, contact Art Garcia, committee chair at (931) 431-3320 or Frank Wisniewski at (931) 216-6329 and

wski@usit.net.

Census Jobs

Census jobs are coming to Kentucky. The U.S. Census Bureau now is looking for applicants to fill thousands of jobs this spring in neighborhoods across the state. For information about working in the 2010 Census, call toll-free 1-866-861-2010. Or go online to

www.2010censusjobs.gov.

Predeployment fair

Many questions come to mind when you prepare for a deployment and when you return. Get answers to all of your reintegration and deployment related questions while collecting valuable information about the resources available to you at the Pre-Deployment Fair hosted by Army Community Service. The fairs will be held at the Family Resource Center from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. March 11, April 8 and May 13, 2010.

Find out the answers to your legal and financial questions and learn about the variety of Child, Youth and School Services programs available for your children. Find out information about the variety of MWR services, programs and discounts available to those who have a deployed Soldier. Free child care is provided through Kids on Site at the FRC while you visit the fair.

For more information, call MWR Public Relations at (270) 798-7535.

child care for aftb volunteers

Army Family Team Building is a program designed to give Soldiers, Family members and community leaders an opportunity to give back to the Fort Campbell community by sharing their life experiences with others. All instructors within the program are volunteers who personalize the material with their own experiences to teach students how to apply the skills to real life.

AFTB is currently looking for volunteers to fill instructor positions and other positions such as Office Assistant, Committee Chair and more. Become a part of a valuable program, build your resume by volunteering and get free child care while you work.

For additional information, contact (270) 798-4800.

BACH Tricare

Patients needing well woman examinations, ages 18-64 and are a prime beneficiary at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, may schedule appointments with a female provider at LaPointe Soldier Health Services. LaPointe typically offers medical care to the active duty population as a Soldier health clinic, but has opened its doors for family members to schedule their well women appointments for the next few months.

To schedule a well woman exam at LaPointe’s Carentan clinic, call (270) 798-8911. Schedules are available up to six weeks out for the convenience of the beneficiaries. Women who prefer to see their Primary Care Provider for their well woman visit should call the appointment line at (270) 798-4677 or (931) 431-4677 or if calling out of the area (866) 524-4677 (toll free). LaPointe is located at 5979 Desert Storm Ave.

Religious service

The “Something Else Christian Fellowship,” a contemporary Protestant service, meets each Saturday evening, from 6 until 8 p.m., in Community Chapel, Building 6721, 15th and A Shau Valley. For more information, call Chap. (Capt.) Tanya Bindernagel, (269) 277-8063, or prayerchaplain@gmail.com.

ACS needs feedback

Visit www.fortcampbellmwr.com/acsnew and put in your two cents regarding Army Community Service and the programs that they offer. The ACS Needs Assessment Survey will be used to gather information from consumers like you to better their programs and services. For more information on any of the programs that ACS offers, or to participate in the ACS Needs Assessment Survey, please log onto www.fortcampbellmwr.com/acsnew, or call ACS at (270) 798-9322.

CYSs Online Web site

The Child, Youth and School Services Online Solutions Web site allows patrons to begin pre-registration with CYS Services Central Enrollment, pay child care bills online and enroll your children for various Youth Sports and SKIESUnlimited programs.

The link to the CYS Services Online Solutions Web site is: https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/webtrac/campbellcyms.html. A temporary user name is: 482583. A temporary password is: 37191. Patrons should use this system as an efficient and convenient way to pay for services and enroll into CYS Services programs.

For additional information on the new online services, contact CYS Services at (270) 956-1722.

Wounded warriors

All OIF/OEF injured and/or ill Soldiers are invited to a weekly Wounded Warrior lunch and support group at the Fort Campbell Fisher House every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event gives combat casualties a safe place to talk and share information about programs and services. Spouses, significant others, parents or primary caregivers may attend the lunch. However, the group meeting afterward is for Soldiers only. For more information, call (270) 798-8330. Child care is available. Registration required at (270) 412-6984.

AER college aid

Dependent children of Soldiers (active duty, retired and deceased) may apply for the AER’s MG James Ursano Scholarship Program. The program is for full-time students at an undergraduate, technical or vocational institution accredited by the Department of Education and is awarded annually for up to four academic years. Funds may be used for tuition, books, fees, supplies or school room and board. Students may reapply each year and must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale. All Soldiers and students must be registered in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System. Verify a student’s DEERS status at 1-800-538-9552.

Applications for scholarships will be available online through March 1, 2010 at www.aerhq.org. Online applications must be submitted by March 1, 2010. Other deadlines are in the instructions. AER will notify applicants about their scholarship in May 2010.

VMIS TRAINING

Fort Campbell tracks volunteers through the Volunteer Management Information System on www.armyonesource.com. VMIS provides tools to manage volunteerism in your military community with online recruitment, storage of volunteer records, roll-up of volunteer hours, easy and efficient communication with volunteers and volunteer managers. Volunteers may attend VMIS Volunteer Training at the Family Resource Center from 9 until 11 a.m., on any of the following dates: Feb. 16, March 9, April 13, May 11 and June 8. Child care vouchers will be provided for those reserving hourly child care; as no on-site child care will be provided. For a Family Readiness Support Assistant assigned to be the VMIS organization point of contact, there is training available on the same dates as above, from 1 until 3 p.m. No child care voucher or onsite child care will be provided for this training. Dates and times are subject to change. To reserve a spot or for more information, call or e-mail the Army Volunteer Corps Coordinator, Becki Mastrian, at (270) 956-2934 or rebecca.mastrian@us.army.mil.

2010 DeCA Scholarships Program

It’s time for students and parents to apply for the 2010 Scholarships for Military Children Program opening this month. Only dependent, unmarried children, younger than age 21 (age 23 if enrolled as a full- time student at a college or university) of active duty personnel, Reserve, Guard and retired military members, survivors of service members who died while on active duty, or survivors of individuals who died while receiving retired pay from the military may apply for a scholarship. Eligibility is determined using DEERS. The applicant must be planning to attend, or already be attending, an accredited college or university full time in the fall of 2010, or be enrolled in a program of studies designed to transfer directly into a four-year program.

Soldier and Family Newcomer’s Fair

The purpose of this event is to provide an interactive Family “Newcomer’s” orientation that welcomes and informs newly arrived Soldiers and Families about resources available to them on Fort Campbell. The Enhanced Newcomer’s Orientation will be held every third Thursday of the month

from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Families will gather at the Family Resource Center, inside Gate 1, and explore the various agencies to obtain valuable information about Fort Campbell. In the morning, you’ll register and receive a Welcome from Senior Command, take an installation tour and enjoy a free lunch sponsored by North Central Institute. Free child care will be provided by Kids On Site in the FRC. To register for free child care, please complete the registration packet one of three ways: packet provided to Soldier when in-processing at Kalsu 20th Replacement; visit www.webtrac.mwr.army.mil/; or pickup registration packet morning of fair at the FRC. Upon the conclusion of lunch, Families will visit with agencies, receive a Welcome packet and register for door prizes. For more information about the Soldier and Family Newcomer’s Fair, call ACS at (270) 798-9322.

Civilian Fitness

Join the Civilian Fitness Program, which allows you to work-out up to three hours a work week during a six-month long program. The best part is that you get paid while you get physically fit. Interested parties can register at any time and there is no cost to participate in the program. As with any program there are stipulations and regulations. For complete program details and requirements call Sharon Shaw at (270) 798-7365.

Facebook

Numerous units and organizations at Fort Campbell have official Facebook pages. Find the latest news, links to important information, photos and more. Among some of the pages are the Fort Campbell Courier, Fort Campbell, the 101st Airborne Division, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell Family Housing, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Brigade Combat Team and more.

Go to the Fort Campbell Courier page at www.facebook.com/fortcampbellcourier and find the pages link on the left. There you will find pages associated with Fort Campbell and more.

Hispanic bible study

A Hispanic protestant bible study will be held every Tuesday evening at Peace Chapel, 17th Street and Indiana Avenue. Studies will be conducted in Spanish. For more information, contact Chap. (Lt. Col.) James C. Odell, installation religious support office, (317) 431-8976.

Veteran project

Homes for our Troops, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization strongly committed to supporting our severely injured veterans, is building a specially adapted home for Staff Sgt. Heath Calhoun. Calhoun was severely injured when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his Humvee on Nov. 7, 2003, while serving in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. His injuries resulted in the amputation of both his legs above the knee.

Calhoun is currently living in a rented house with his wife and three children. Upon completion, the home will be donated to Calhoun and his family. Contact Homes for our Troops at www.homesforourtroops.org to learn more about how you can make a difference in a severely injured veteran’s life.