1. 4-31 FRSA Flash
Polar Be ar Dat e s t o
Re m e m b e r
JANUARY 6, 2011
1 1 JAN — For t Dr um Tow n Hall
Me e t in g @ Th e Com m on s @ 1 0 3 0 -
1200
1 2 JAN —C-Co FRG M TG @ BN Class-
r oom @ 1 8 0 0
1 3 JAN —F-Co FRG MTG @ Dr y Hill @
1000
1 9 JAN —B-Co FRG MTG @ TBD @
1700
2 0 JAN —D-Co FRG MTG—Lad ie s Cof -
f e e @ An g ie ’ s Hom e @ 1 9 0 0
2 FEB —Gr oun d Hog Day
6 -9 FEB —Mast e r
Re silie n ce Mar at h on @ ACS @ 0 9 3 0
-1 4 3 0
2 0 -2 4 FEB – Local Sch ools Win t e r
Br e ak
2 7 FEB —JRTC Pr e -De p loy m e n t Br ie f
@ 1 8 0 0 @ MPA
2 9 FEB —JRTC Pr e -De p loy m e n t Br ie f
@ 1 0 0 0 @ MPA
2 5 FEB —An n ual Polar Be ar Dip @
Ale x an d r ia Bay — e n t Be n e f it s t h e
Ev
Riv e r Hosp it al.
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2. DATES TO REMEMBER
January 2012
1/6 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge
1/7 BOSS Ski Trip 0730-1830 Snow Ridge Ski Area
1/7 Open Recreation CYSS School Age Services
1/7 Saturday Opening, Off the Beatin’ Path 1000-1300 OTBP Gift Store
1/7 Trip to Disney on Ice in Syracuse 0900-1630 Parks & Recreation
1/7 Snowmobile Safety Class Dirty Harry’s Sports Lodge
1/9 Resiliency Training 0930-1430 ACS
1/11 Fort Drum Information and Town Hall Meeting 1030-1200 The Commons
1/11, 18 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge
1/12 HHBN Change of Command 1000-1100 Monti Gym
1/12 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance 1130-1300 The Commons
1/13-16 DONSA/MLK Jr. Birthday Weekend
1/13 Trip to Lake Placid Departs 1400 Parks & Recreation
1/13 Veterans Information Day 0900-1600 Dulles State Office Building
1/18 Volunteer of the Month Ceremony 1030-1130 The Commons
1/20, 25 Military Free Lift Ticket Days All Day Snow Ridge
1/21 Basketball Tournament All Day Magrath Gym
1/24 Fort Drum ACAP Career Fair 1000-1400 The Commons
1/26 Mountain Remembrance Ceremony 1630-1700 Main Post Chapel
1/27 Retirement Ceremony 1600-1700 Multi Purpose Auditorium
1/27 Right Arm Night 1700 The Commons
1/28 BOSS Trip to turning Stone Casino BOSS Building
1/28 Ice Fishing Trip Parks & Recreation
February 2012
2/1 CLIF 1000-1100 The Commons
2/4 Saturday Opening, Off the Beatin’ Path 1000-1300 OTBP Gift Store
2/16 Volunteer of the Month Ceremony 1030-1130 The Commons
2/17-20 FORSCOM DONSA/President’s Day Weekend
2/20-24 Local Schools Winter Break
2/23 African American/Black History Month 1130-1300 The Commons
2/23 Mountain Remembrance Ceremony 1630-1700 Main Post Chapel
2/24 Retirement Ceremony 1600-1700 Multi-Purpose Auditorium
2/24 Right Arm Night 1700 The Commons
March 2012
3/3 Saturday Opening, Off the Beatin’ Path 1000-1300 OTBP Gift Store
3/7 CLIF 1000-1100 The Commons
3/14 Volunteer of the Month Ceremony 1030-1130 The Commons
3/16 ESC Women’s Conference 0900-1600 The Commons
3/17 ESC Women’s Conference 0900-1400 The Commons
3/29 Women’s History Month Observance 1130-1300 The Commons
3/29 Mountain Remembrance Ceremony 1630-1700 Main Post Chapel
3/30 Retirement Ceremony 1600-1700 Multi-Purpose Auditorium
3/30 Right Arm Night 1700 The Commons
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8. Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) Need To Talk To Someone?
Weekly eNewsletter.
Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly
2BCT MFLC
Marsh Caraway
315-955-4823
Financial MFLC
Rick Bertsch
(315) 489-2466
Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
provide solution-oriented consultations to individu-
Master Resiliency Training: als, couples, families, and groups.
Module Five:
The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
9 January, 0930 –1430 pm. To make a res-
Program is designed to provide support and assis-
ervation, please call 772-0470/2848. Class tance to active duty Soldiers, National Guard & Re-
is open to all Family members and DoD / serves, military Family Members and civilian per-
DA Civilians. sonnel. Military and Family Life Consultants can
help people who are having trouble coping with
concerns and issues of daily life.
Official 4-31 BN Facebook Page
4th Battalion, 31st Infantry
“Polar Bears”
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/4-
31-Infantry-Polar-
Bears/239135106115186
POC for FRSA Flash Newsletter
BN FRSA
Tracey.m.jones1@us.army.mil
315-772-8416
Contents of this Newsletter are compiled from multiple military family news
sources and local area event sources. Material presented does not represent the
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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