1. August 2012
Commissary
Volume 3, Issue 1
Express Line
Your Commissary … It’s worth the trip!
Fort Drum Commissary
It’s berry picking time at your commissary
Now is the time to season prices by freezing sugar or syrup will keep
Robert W. Smith look for all kinds of a few. All berries can be for up to a year, but
Store Director berries in full season at stored frozen, either with those without sugar
Robert.smith02@ your commissary. or without sugar or sugar should be used within
deca.mil Strawberries, blue- syrup. Pack them in three months.
315-772-6559 berries, raspberries and airtight freezer Here‟s the rest of the
ext.3559 even blackberries are containers, and be sure story with more helpful
plentiful and more to leave 1 inch of head hints on how to buy,
Store Hours affordable than at other space for expansion. store and use your
Sun. 1000-1800 times of the year. Clearly mark with the berries, as well as
Mon. Closed You can buy them date and details about the several yummy recipes
Tue. 0900-2000 now and lock in those in- contents – berries with that are easy to make.
Wed. 0900-2000
Back to school:
Thu. 0900-2000
Fri. 0900-2000 Save on school lunches,
Sat. 0900-1800 snacks at your commissary
Early bird hours Tues-Fri 0730-
0900
Other important numbers Before their children sales director. “There Overseas stores may
315-772-6581 ext.3581 return to the classroom, are specials on every- have substitute events
military parents can thing you need for for certain promotional
Dept. Ext. check their commissary hearty family break- programs. Customers
Customer Service 3309 for sales events offering fasts, healthy „pack-a- are asked to check their
Asst. Store Dir. 3185 contests, coupon lunch‟ and snacks for commissary for specific
Grocery 3059 booklets, giveaways, school, and easy-to-fix, details.
Produce 3447 shopping sprees and „good-for-you‟ snacks Find promotions here.
Meat 3350 overall discounts on all for after school.”
Secretary #### their “Back to School” Now through
Follow Us meals, said the Defense September, DeCA‟s
Commissary Agency‟s industry partners –
director of sales. vendors, suppliers and
Facebook “Your commissary is brokers – are
the place to be for all collaborating with
Twitter your back-to-school commissaries to offer
essentials!” said Chris discounts beyond
Burns, the agency‟s everyday savings.
Staying informed of food-safety-related recalls can be a full-time job. Thanks to
Commissaries.com, it‟s just a couple clicks away. Click Stay Informed for alerts on products sold
in commissaries or All Recalls and scroll to FDA for all recent food alerts and product recalls.

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Customers can donate Just ask me
Have a question about coupons,
out on
nonperishable food and personal a product or a commissary Facebook
hygiene items to the Feds Feed service? I‟m your store director, Don‟t just read about your
Families program using marked and I want to help. Find my commissary benefit. Find
bins located at the entries or exits name, telephone number and ways to maximize your
of participating commissaries. email address on the first page of savings, share shopping tips,
Donations help charitable this e-newsletter. Or look me up recipe ideas and get in on
organizations such as the local by store name on some of the lively discussions
food bank. The program runs commissaries.com under the found only on DeCA‟s
through August 31. More. locations tab. Facebook page. If you‟re on
Store director contact Facebook, visit us at
information. Facebook.com/Your
Commissary.
Store Director’s Scoop
As we come in to the last full For those who would like to
month of summer, thoughts donate items to the Feds Feed
are turning to the beginning of Families program, there is a
the school year in September. donation box located in the
Be sure to check out the front of the store, near the
commissary for all your back customer service desk. The
to school needs for lunches program runs through the end
and snacks for the children. of August.
There will be special
promotional displays around
the store with product to fill
your needs for those days
when the little ones return to
school.
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