The document provides information on upcoming Family Readiness Group (FRG) meetings, employment listings at Fort Drum, a call for nominations of exemplary military children, and an announcement for scholarship applications through the Spouses' Club of Fort Drum. Details are given on dates, times, and locations for upcoming FRG meetings in March. The employment listing and information on nominating military children for recognition are also summarized briefly.

1. FRSA FLASH
Thursday, February 23, 2012
In This Issue
Parents Night Out - 3
FRG Meetings/Events
Free Childcare
Ft. Drum Employ- 4
ment Listing
Military Child Nomi- 8
nations
Scholarship Informa- 11
tion  DELTA: Friday, 2 March at 12:00 pm, in the
Dates to Remember 12 3-10 Hangar - come out for lunch
 C/1-10: Tuesday, 5 March at 6:15pm at Parks & Rec-
reation
LTC McKernan
Mugs & Pitchers Still
Commander
315-774-1299
CSM Dvorsky Available
Command Sergeant
Major
315-774-1269 $5.00 for Mugs
Teri Pfeffer
$10.00 for Pitchers
Task Force FRSA
315-774-1274
teri.s.pfeffer@us.army.mil
See LT Henry for purchase at BN HQ
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources. Material pre-
sented does not represent the views or endorsement of the 10th CAB or the Army. This material is for
personal use of the readers. All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable re-
strictions and guidelines.

2. Fort Drum Tax Assistance Center offers
FREE tax return
preparation
Staffed by IRS trained and certified Soldiers, the TAC
will prepare and electronically file your federal and
state income tax returns free of charge. By filing your
return electronically, you can receive your refund in as
little as one week.
The TAC staff also is equipped to prepare 2010 returns
for Soldiers returning from deployment who were not able to file last year.
Located on South Post at the corner of Lewis and Conway / First Street West in
Bldg. T-120 (near the AAFES gas station and across the street from Behavioral
Health), the TAC will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Beginning Monday, you may call 772-6727 to schedule a next business day appoint-
ment. Throughout tax season, the appointment line will open at 1 p.m. each day and
will remain open until all appointments are filled for the next business day.
The following documents are required to schedule an appointment:
 Military ID (Common Access Card)
 Social Security cards for you, your spouse and depend-
ents and/or a Social Security number verification letter is-
sued by the Social Security Administration. (Your military ID
is not sufficient.)
 Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents listed
on the tax return.
Your Army W-2, which is available at www.mypay.dfas.mil.
(Your leave and earnings statement is not sufficient.)
 A voided check to receive your refund by direct deposit.
To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return,
both spouses must be present or have a special power of
attorney or IRS Form 2848 authorizing you to sign the re-
turn.
Visit www.facebook.com/drumtax for the most up-to-date
information on the TAC.
For more information, call the Fort Drum Tax Assistance
Center at 772-3735.

8. Call for exemplary military children
To honor their sacrifices and to celebrate April as Month of the Military
Child, The Mountaineer staff is looking for four Fort Drum youths who show
exceptional character at home, in school and in the community. Submissions
will be accepted through March 9 and should be limited to 200 words.
Children will be selected based on the following criteria:
* Scholastic activities and involvement
* Family contribution (helping out at home, chores, etc.)
* Community activities and involvement
* Leadership skills
* Volunteer service
* Academic standing / achievement
* Other activities, such as clubs, internships and summer work
Include any awards and honors the child has achieved.
A nominee must be a student within grades 7-12 and reside with a military
service member assigned at Fort Drum.
Selections will be made before April 1. The Mountaineer will highlight each
child with a feature article and photos on the "Mountaineer People" page
(B3). Families with more than one child may submit one entry per child or a
combined entry.
To submit a child for consideration, email the essay in a Word document to
drum.pao@conus.army.mil <mailto:drum.pao@conus.army.mil> with the
words
"Military Child Nominee" in the subject line. Include the child's name and
age, and the military parent's name, unit and telephone number.
If a child is selected to be featured, The Mountaineer staff reserves the
right to reprint any part of the essay in the article.
Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.

11. Spouses Club
Fort Drum, New York
Scholarship Application - 2012-2013 Academic Year
The Spouses' Club Fort Drum is now accepting scholar-
ship applications for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Eligible individuals are:
 Spouses and children of active duty, reserve, or retired
active duty military (officer or enlisted)
 Enrolled in a full or part-time accredited degree pro-
gram during the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year
(fall & spring terms).
 Applicants or their military sponsors must reside in the
Fort Drum area or associated communities.
The application can be found at www.fdosc.com, under
"Forms" and must be postmarked by March 31, 2012.
Please direct any questions to Scholarship Chair Mary
Gauvin at ftdrumscholarships@hotmail.com.
Application Deadline is March 31, 2012