1. USAACE Weekly
Family Update
6 May 2011
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1 National Women’s
Health Week:
May 8 – 14, 2011
National Women’s Health Week is a weeklong health observance coordinated by the
2 Kids Bowl FREE, All U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health. The
Summer!! theme for 2011 is “It’s Your Time.” National Women Health Week empowers
women to make their health a top priority. It also encourages them to take steps to
3 Aviation Spouse Day improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases.
Update – 26 lucky Those steps include:
spouses announced!
 Getting at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, 1 hour
and 15 minutes of vigorous physical activity, or a combination of both, each
week.
 Eating a nutritious diet
 Visiting a health care professional to receive regular checkups and preventive
screenings.
 Avoiding risky behaviors, such as smoking and not wearing a seatbelt
“If you have knowledge,
 Paying attention to mental health, including getting enough sleep and
let others light their
managing stress.
candles at it.”
~Margaret Fuller Fort Rucker is recognizing Women’s Health Week with a Women’s Health Fair at
The Landing on 11 May from 10:00 – 7:00 pm. Scheduled Presentations include:
 11 am – Medical Center Enterprise – The Importance of Screening Early
Detection
 1 pm – Lyster Army Health Clinic – Women’s Wellness
 2pm – Southeast Alabama Medical Center – Helping More Hearts Beat
Longer and Stronger
 3pm – Dothan Periodontics & Implants, Guest Speakers: Dr. John Miller &
Dr. Daniel Pittman, Periodontics & Dental Implant Solutions
 4pm – Humana – Providing a Safety Net for Your Family
For more information, call (334) 598-5311.
www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil

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Upcoming Training: Kids Bowl 2 FREE Games -- Every Day/All
 “Army 101” (AFTB Level I) – Summer
3-5 May from 0830 – 1430
Bldg. 5700, Rm 371A. To Terms & Conditions: Not good for use
register, call (334) 255-AFTB. with daycare outings, camps, business or
club outings, or birthday party
Upcoming Events: celebrations. Age requirements: 15 and
 1-31 May – FREE Bowling from under.
7-11am and from 1-5pm Monday
thru Friday. Does not include Standard shoe rental rates apply. Participating Bowling Lanes in the local area include:
shoe rental. Dothan Lanes and Patricia Lanes in Dothan, and Boland Lanes Amusement in
Enterprise. To register for your 2 free games visit www.kidsbowlfree.com.
 8 May – Mother’s Day Brunch at
the Landing
 11 May – Women’s Health Fair at
The Landing from 10 – 7pm
Military One Source -- Webinars
Military One Source (MOS) offers webinars, web-based
 12 & 13 May – Comedy Dinner training sessions using teleconference audio and the
Theater in the Landing from 6 – internet to deliver an interactive seminar, on various
8:30 pm. **Age 18 & older.
Tickets can be bought at the topics. May’s topics are:
Landing Zone.
 The Spouse Career Center: Your Success Is Our Mission --
 13 May – Family Fun Fitness Achieving your career and educational goals when you move
Festival at the Commissary from
9-4pm. Two Zumba demos at
frequently can be a challenge. Let MOS help smooth the way with
1030 & 2pm. information about portable work options, flexible college options,
licensing and where to find job postings.
 16 May – 24 June – Summer o Friday, 20 May at 11am EST
Reading Program Registration at o Tuesday, 24 May at 2pm EST
the Center Library for grades K-
8th for 2010 – 2011 school year.
For more info call (334) 255-  Business Opportunity, Employment and Work-at-Home Scams –
3885. Make money in your bathrobe! $100,000 a year in your spare time!
Sound too good to be true? Well, it is. FTC attorney, Carol Kando-
 17 May – EFMP Focus Group Pineda shows you how to recognize scams that promise to find you a
Meeting at The Commons,
Family Support Facility (Bldg. job, promise you’ll make money, but end up costing you instead.
8950) from 9-11am. o Thursday, 26 May at 11am EST
 24 May – EFMP Information &  On the Hunt: Exploring Employment Opportunities Through USA
Support Group in The Landing Jobs – As a military spouses, you often find yourself living on or
Zone at 9 am. Topic: TRICARE
and Extended Care Health near installations that employ federal civil servants. You too, could
Options (ECHO) benefits and be one and land a federally appropriated or non-appropriated job
services. through USA jobs, the official job site for the United States Federal
Government. Using your Military Spouse Preference to get your
 28 May – Lake Fest and BOSS foot in the door of Federal Civil Service Employment, you could be
Car Show at West Beach, Lake
Tholocco starting at 12 Noon. eligible for priority placement and/or military spouse preference.
o Tuesday, 31 may at 12Noon EST
www.rezilientlife.com

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Aviation Spouse Day – 3 Jun 2011
Congratulations to the following 26 lucky
spouses who will participate in the first
Aviation Spouse Day event on 3 June! Thank
you to everyone who registered!
Leslie Burdick Margaret Heyer-Erlandson
Merissa Beckwith Carly Murray
Sabrina Johnson Brandy Conyers
Gina Aarstad Jen Brooks
Jessika Haselbauer Ashley Kennedy
Caitlin Johnson Lindsey Skilling
Tonja Butler Cheryl Frank
Odessa Bickett Melissa Marrero
Laura Bryant Christina Zieglar
Sarah De Land Tyeasa Thompson
Beverly Haggard Jennifer Hall
Kasey Verneer Kathryn Jenkins
Molly Schellin
Petra Hokanson
Presidential Proclamation – Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Military spouses serve as steady and supportive partners to the heroes in uniform who protect and defend our great Nation every
day. Across America and around the world, military spouses serve our country in their own special way, helping families and friends
through the stress of a deployment, caring for our wounded warriors, and supporting each other when a loved one has made the
ultimate sacrifice.
Our service members and their families seldom ask for support or recognition. They carry out their duties to family and country
with the quiet courage and strength that has always exemplified the American spirit. On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, we have
an opportunity to not only honor the husbands and wives of our service members, but also thank them by actively expressing our
gratitude in both word and deed.
When a member of our Armed Forces is deployed, an entire family is called to serve. The readiness of our troops depends on the
readiness of our military families, as millions of parents, children, and loved ones sacrifice as well. This means supporting our military
spouses is also a national security imperative. Earlier this year, my Administration released the report on military families,
Strengthening our Military Families: Meeting America's Commitment, which marshaled resources from across our Government to
identify new opportunities to support these patriots.
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are working tirelessly to enlist all sectors of American life to address the unique
challenges of military families. Their national initiative, "Joining Forces," mobilizes Americans to give our service members and their
families the opportunities and support they have earned. Americans can find service projects, send messages of thanks to military
families, and learn more about this initiative by visiting: www.JoiningForces.gov.
On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, let us join together to show our service members we are taking care of their families back
home as they serve our Nation across the globe. As neighbors, teachers, parents, and fellow citizens, we can reach out to military
husbands and wives in our communities. We can show our appreciation in countless ways, from offering to help with household
maintenance and childcare to encouraging the community involvement and career development of military spouses.
It is through our actions that we show our commitment to our service members and their spouses. By embracing military families,
we demonstrate our partnership in the defense of our freedom and the security of the United States.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 6, 2011, as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. I call upon
the people of the United States to honor military spouses with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
BARACK OBAMA

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Fort Rucker Commissary Case Lot Sale – May 13th – 15th
Taking advantage of your commissary benefit automatically puts you in the “smart shopper”
category, but taking advantage of our case lot sales is your ticket into the genius category!
Everywhere you turn these days, you’ll find recipes and advice on stretching a ten dollar bill
into a meal for a family of four. So I set out, with sharpened pencil and paper in hand, along
with a copy my commissary’s case lot sale listing, to discover how much it would take to feed
that same size family using items featured in the case lot sale.
Meal number one features ready-to-serve chicken and rice soup (75 cents per can) paired with grilled cheese sandwiches (using
regular priced ingredients) and a double batch of freshly made brownies for dessert. Grand total -- $3.60! And that even includes
the eggs and oil you have to add to the 35 cents per pouch brownie mix.
Meal number two provides your family of four with a complete spaghetti dinner for $2.57. I’m not lying – add it up for yourself!
The ingredients you’ll need are half a box of spaghetti (70 cents per box), one regular priced can of spaghetti sauce (89 cents per
can) and two cans of green beans (49 cents per can). Turn 8 slices of the bread you bought for the grilled cheese sandwiches into
garlic bread, and your grand total becomes $3.80.
Unbelievable, but absolutely true! So, next time you encounter advice for preparing a $10 dinner for a family of four, count your
commissary benefit as one of your money savings blessings. Don’t forget to pity the poor folks without it, as you try out this
week’s collection of recipes. They all feature ingredients from the case lot sale
*Article: Case Lot Sale Become Economical Meals – by Kay Blakley, DeCA Home Econimist (21 Sept 09); www.commissaries.com
Fort Rucker Thrift Shop Logo Design Contest
Calling all artists, young and small!!! Your talents are being
requested to design a logo for the Fort Rucker Thrift Shop.
Designs should be emailed to Donna Woodham at
donnawoodham@hotmail.com , mailed to The Fort Rucker Thrift
Shop, PO Box 620162, Fort Rucker, Al 36362, or dropped off at
the Thrift Shop nlt 31 May. The winning designer will be notified
on 7 June.
Local Community Events
Landmark Park
Movies in May
Enjoy a movie under
the starts on the
“Mindscape” performed by The
Gazebo Lawn. Bring
Patti Rutland Jazz dance
your picnic and lawn
company at the Dothan Opera
chairs. Movies begin
House on Friday, 6 May,
at 7pm
Saturday, 7 May and Sunday, 8
May. Admission:
$5/person
Tickets for military $12.
Available at the Dothan Civic 6 May – A Bug’s Life
Center box office. On Sunday, 13 May – To Kill a
mothers can attend free with Mockingbird
purchase of a regularly priced 20 May – The Goonies
ticket ($18).