Task Force Knighthawk FRSA Flash

30 March 2012

Special Notes of Interest

H a b i t a t f o r

H u m a n i t y

n e e d s y o u r

h e l p ! ! !

Habitat For Humanity is having a

fundraiser this coming week

(beginning Saturday 3/31/12) and

they are having a hard time finding

volunteers. They typically target

high school students/youth to help

out only because it is an easy fund-

raiser for them to help with, but ac-

companied by an adult. Youth is not

necessary .. adult volunteers are also

welcome. It is a stick house fund-

raiser held at the Salmon Run Mall.

We have 3 hour shifts each day for a

week, 2 to 3 people per shift needed.

We sell popsicle sticks for $1 and

they are hot glued to a 5' house

frame and the goal is to completely

cover the house frame and raise

money for Habitat to build a "real"

home here in our community. If you

are interested in helping out, please

contact Pam Rajner 486-7321.

Operation Purple Camp appli-

cations are being accepted

now. These are free summer

camps for qualifying military

dependents. There are 2 camps

available in NY State, Camp

Wabasso locally from July 29,

2012 - August 3, 2012 and Pio-

neer Camp from July 8, 2012 -

July 13, 2012 in Western NY.

There are also camps available

in other areas of the country as

well. To find out more about

the camps, the qualifications

to apply, and to register go to

www.militaryfamily.org

Arts and Crafts on Fort Drum

is holding a stock liquidation

sale on April 4 - 6 from 8:30 am

- 3:30 pm. Call 772-5606 for

more information.

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S c h e d u l e o f E v e n t s

April 1 - APRIL FOOLS DAY

April 1 - Maple Days , 1000-1400 @ 45 Infantry Hill

(Water Tower)

April 2 - Battalion DONSA

April 3-5 - BFT Training

April 2-9 - Local Schools Spring Break

April 5 - HHB Change of Command, 11AM @ 3-6

Building Area

April 6 - In her Shoes: Living with Domestic Violence,

0900-1130 @ ACS

April 6-9 - DIVISION DONSA

April 8 - EASTER

April 8 - Easter Sunday Brunch @ Commons

April 10 - Thrift Savings Plan, 1400-1430 @ ACS

April 11 - Kids Korner: What do Peeps Read, 1600-2000 @

McEwen Library

April 12 - FRG Steering Meeting, 1000 @ BN Class-

room

April 13 - Education Fair @ Commons

April 13-15 - Trip to Washington DC, Departs 0700 @

Parks & Recreation

April 14 – Texas Hold ’Em Tournament – BOSS

April 14 – 4-Person Team Bowling Tournament – Sports

Office

April 14 – All My Peeps Are In The Library – McEwen Li-

brary

April 14 – Masquerade Ball – School Age Service

April 14 – Youth Volleyball Tournament – Youth Center

April 15 - TAX DAY

April 16 – Resume Writing Computer Lab – Army Commu-

nity Service

April 16 – 20 – Week Long NAF Property Sale – Family

and MWR

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April 2012 (Month of the Military Child)

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Volunteers needed!!

Location:

Pine Plains Complex

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TRAINING SCHEDULE

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TRAINING SCHEDULE

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MON APR 02 - Closed

TUE APR 03 - Closed

WED APR 04 - Closed

THU APR 05:

1900 This Means War (PG-13) ALL

SEATS FOR THIS SHOWING $1

FRI APR 06:

1900 Wanderlust (R)

2130 Act of Valor (R)

SAT APR 07:

1400 Journey 2: The Mysterious

Island (PG)

1400 Act of Valor (R)

230 Wanderlust (R)

SUN APR 08:

1400 Journey 2: The Mysterious

Island (PG-13)

1700 Wanderlust (R)

MON APR 09 - Closed

TUE APR 10 - Closed

WED APR 11 - Closed

THU APR 12:

1900 Act of Valor (R) ALL SEATS

FOR THIS SHOWING $1

Post Theatre (MPA) Schedule

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Alfred State College Allied American University All-Metro Health Care Amazon Ambit Energy Army Career & Alumni Program (ACAP) Ashford University Bellevue University Bradley-Morris, Inc. Bryant & Stratton College Buffalo Group, The Burlington Police Department CDL School Chesapeake Energy Corporation Columbia College Columbia Southern University CSX Department of Veterans Affairs – Homeless Veteran

Prevention Program DeVry University EDMC Online Higher Education Edward Jones Investments Empire State College Employer Support of the Guard/Reserve (ESGR) Employment Readiness Program Excelsior College Federal Corrections Institute (FCI) Ray Brook General Electric (GE) Energy General Electric (GE) Transportation Grand Canyon University Heavy Construction Academy International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

(IBEW) Local 910 International Development Solutions (IDS) International Paper ITT Tech Jefferson-Lewis BOCES Jefferson Rehabilitation Center Johnson & Johnson Laser Transit LeMoyne College Lewis County General Hospital Lowe’s Manpower, Inc. MCS Trucking National Tractor Trailer School (NTTS) Nazareth College NYS Small Business Development Center Niagara University Northern Federal Credit Union

Northrop Grumman Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Novelis Orion International Parratt-Wolff, Inc. Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC Paul Smith’s College Penski, Inc. Precision Pipeline Solutions Prudential Sam’s Club Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 58 Sibley Nursing Small Business Association (U.S. SBA) State Farm Stephenson Equipment, Inc. Stratton VA Medical Center SUNY Brockport ROTC SUNY Consortium SUNY Jefferson Community College SUNY Morrisville SUNY Potsdam Syracuse University—Falk College of Sport and Hu-

man Dynamics Syracuse University – University College Syracuse VA Medical Center Thomas Edison State College TMC Transportation TRC Solutions Troops to Teachers U.S. Air Force Reserves U.S. Army Command Career Counselors U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. CBP-Marine and Air Universal Technical Institute University of Phoenix Vet Center Wal-Mart Waste Management Watertown Daily Times Workplace, The – NYS Dept of Labor Wyotech

ACAP Career Fair Participants

12 April 2012, 1000-1400 Monti Fitness Center

Bounce

house

Arts &

crafts

Magician

Face paint-

ing

Food

Raffles

Brought to you

FEAT of CNY

Benchmark Family Services

For more information please contact Benchmark Family Services at

786-7285 or Jaci Barnett

April 15, 2012

Watertown Exhibition Hall

10 am Registration

11 am Walk begins

12-3pm food & activi-

ties

1 pm magic show

FOCUS: Family Resiliency Training

FOCUS (Families Over Coming Under Stress™) provides resiliency training to military children

and families. It teaches practical skills to meet the challenges of deployment and reintegration, to

communicate and solve problems effectively, and to successfully set goals together and create a

shared family story. Families are directly impacted when a parent returns with significant levels of

combat operational stress. Changes can be upsetting to children and spouses, and affect parent-ing

and marital relation-ships. FOCUS helps families understand how reactions to deployment re-

minders can influence relationships and teaches skills to deal with them. Developed by a UCLA-

Harvard team, FOCUS teaches military children and families affect-ed by multiple deployments to

understand their emotional reactions, communicate more clearly, solve problems more effectively,

and set and achieve their goals. Parents and children may be able to learn to use tools that will bet-

ter prepare them for each new deployment. To get a better understand-ing of this program, please

see: http://bit.ly/Alkgbf

5 Communication Tips for Couple

Couples deal with multiple stressors: family, occupation and work stress, completing educational pro-

grams, raising children, and financial stress. These dynamics can put a big strain on communication by in-creasing the likelihood of arguments. This causes an increase in isolation and avoidance, which decreases physical connection and intimacy. These concerns can become exacerbated for military couples because they cope with multiple deployments, long separations because of schools and trainings, and many transi-tions due to relocations. It is very important to keep the lines of communication open, with healthy dia-logue. Here are 5 quick tips.

1. Make time each day to talk and spend time together. Keep the conversation light, and don't try to tackle tough subjects like the family budget. During these times you want to communicate by sharing, laughing, and enjoying each other's company. You should schedule a time to talk about tough subjects, giv-ing more time to prepare your thoughts, ideas and concerns. This will help you avoid arguments and resent-ment. 2. Don't talk or try to strategize a problem when you are exhausted or in a rush. This will only lead to confusion and disagreement. Many couples want to do well and solve problems, but don't realize they are sabotaging the relationship when they choose the wrong time to communicate. 3. Use the speaker-listener technique. For example, one person talks while the other person listens with no interruptions. Additionally, the listener paraphrases what the person just said to make sure they get the message. The main point is to acknowledge that you "hear" the person, not necessarily that you agree. 4. It is very important to avoid anger and escalation in all situations. Taking a time-out is healthy and necessary to avoid any escalation. Simply say, "Time out -- I need a break." Don't be in a rush to continue the conversation; wait until you both cool down. 5. Professional counseling or therapy is great for couples who are having marital discord, and communication problems. I highly recommend therapy for couples who due to conflict are living separately, sleeping in separate rooms, experiencing a lack of intimacy etc.

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April’s Birth flower is the Daisy

The Daisy is the flower bringer of good fortune and blissful pleasure.

It is thought that the name "daisy" is a corruption of "day's eye", because the whole head closes at

night and opens in the morning.