This document provides a summary of upcoming events and activities at Fort Drum for October and November 2012. It lists over 30 specific events, including family activities like a ball gown swap, pumpkin carving, and a battalion ball. It also advertises youth sports registration dates and provides resources for military families, such as contact information for financial counseling and deployment preparation classes. The document encourages families to check various media for additional community event information.

1. 4-31 FRSA Flash
DATES TO REMEMBER
21 OCT — Ball Gown Swap hosted by
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2BCT @ Parks & Rec @ 1300-1600
22 OCT — HHC FRG MTG/Pumpkin
Carving @ Hillside Lodge @ 1800
25 OCT — C-Co FRG MTG @ F-Co Mo-
torpool Classroom @ 1800
26 OCT — Fort Drum Haunted Hayride
@ Remington Park
27 OCT — 2BCT Haunted Hotel Event
4 NOV — Daylight Savings Time Ends —
Turn Clocks Back 1 Hour.
10-13 NOV — Veteran’s Day
Holiday Weekend
14 NOV — GI Jane Day IV
20 NOV — 4-31 Turkey Bowl
22-25 NOV — Thanksgiving Day Holiday
Weekend
29 NOV — Battalion Ball @ The Com-
mons @ 1700
9 DEC — Battalion Holiday Party @
Monti Gym @ 1300
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2. DATES TO REMEMBER
October 2012
10/20 Toyland Grand Opening PX
10/20 BOSS 5K Run Magrath Complex
10/22-26 AFTB Fall Fun Marathon 0900-1630 ACS
10/22 Budget and Account Management ACS
10/22 Computer Lab: Resume Writing ACS
10/23 Welcome Tour 0930-1400 ACS
10/24 Fort Father’s Only ACS
10/25 BOSS Halo Fright Night Gaming Tournament BOSS
10/25 Family Wellness Support Group 1000-1100 ACS
10/25 Remembrance Ceremony 1630 Memorial Park
10/26 EFMP Halloween Party ACS
10/26 Daytreat 0930-1500 Po Valley Center
10/26 Division Retirement Ceremony 1600 MPA
10/26 Right Arm Night 1700 The Commons
10/26 Haunted Hayride Remington Park
10/27 2BCT Haunted Hotel (Open to the Public) Old Post, Nash Blvd
10/27 Teen Karaoke Contest Youth Center
10/30 Family Welcome Tour 0930-1400 ACS
10/30 Trunk-or-Treat 1700-2000 Heritage Center
10/31 Halloween- Trick or Treat 1700-2000 Post Wide
10/31 BOSS Zombie 5K
November 2012
11/1 Dress A Turkey Contest McEwen Library
11/2, 3, & 5 Used Book Sale McEwen Library
11/9 New Youth Center Grand Opening Youth Center
11/22 BOSS Home For The Holidays BOSS
The Dates to Remember is not an all inclusive list of the wonderful events happening here on
Fort Drum. Please take advantage of using the Preview, the Mountaineer, the 10th Mountain Divi-
sion, MWR, ACS Facebook pages, Fort Drum website and other various avenues to learn about
all the happenings here on Fort Drum.
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3. DATE
CHANGED
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5. Youth Sports Registration Dates:
5th & 6th Grade Basketball program
$40 enrollment Oct 29- Jan 2, 2013 -
Season runs Jan 7- Mar 13 2013
Year Round Cheer
$ 165 Enrollment date Oct 29- Jan 2
2013 - Season runs Jan 11-April 29 2013
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9. Resources
ARE YOU
READY for
WINTER?
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10. Resources
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11. Resources
Need To Talk To Someone?
Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
2BCT MFLC
Dona Kingsley
315-955-4823
Personal Financial Counselor—PFC-MFLC
(315) 486-5770
Mobilization and Deployment Classes
Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
FRG Leader 9am-1pm provide solution-oriented consultations to individu-
7 NOV als, couples, families, and groups.
The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
Key Caller 10-11:30am or 2-3:30pm Program is designed to provide support and assis-
tance to active duty Soldiers, National Guard &
13 NOV
Reserves, military Family Members and civilian
12 DEC
personnel. Military and Family Life Consultants
can help people who are having trouble coping
Informal Funds 2-3pm with concerns and issues of daily life.
7 NOV
Care Team 9am-12:30pm Official 4-31 BN Facebook Page
6 DEC 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry
“Polar Bears”
Army Family Team Building (AFTB)- https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/4-31-
9—4pm Infantry-Polar-Bears/239135106115186
22-26 Oct — Fall Marathon
POC for 4-31 FRSA Flash Newsletter
BN FRSA
OPSEC Safety for Families 10:30am—12pm
10 DEC tracey.m.jones1.civ@mail.mil
315-772-8416
Contents of this Newsletter are compiled from multiple
To register for training, please call military family news sources and local area event
772-0470 or 772/2848. sources. Material presented does not represent the
Childcare is NOT available. views or endorsement of the 4-31 IN, 2BCT or the
Army. This material is for personal use by the readers.
All readers are encouraged to do further research for all
applicable restrictions and guidelines.
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