1. 4-31 FRSA Flash
Polar Be ar
Dat e s t o NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Re m e m b e r
2 4 NOV —Th an ksg iv in g
Tr e at s f or Sin g le Sold ie r s—
HAPPY
DONATIONS NEEDED—
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BN THANKSGIVING !
2 DEC —C-C0 Ch an g e of Com -
m an d @ F-Co Bay @ 1 0 3 0
4 DEC —BN Holid ay Par t y @
Mon t i Gy m @ 1 40 0 -1 7 0 0
1 0 DEC —F-Co FRG MTG @
Skiin g & Tub in g @ Dr y Hill
1 3 DEC —A-Co FRG MTG/
Holid ay Par t y @ Hillsid e
Lod g e @ 1 8 0 0
1 4 DEC —D-Co FRG MTG @
Cr e sce n t Wood s Com m un it y
Ce n t e r @ 1 8 0 0 -20 0 0
1 7 DEC —2 JAN—Holid ay
Block Le av e
6 JAN —Con t e st of Ch am p i-
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F-Co Mot or p ool @ 1 0 0 0
2 5 FEB —An n ual Polar Be ar
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3. DATES TO REMEMBER
November 2011
11/24 BOSS Home for the Holidays 1100-2300 BOSS Building
11/24-27 Thanksgiving Day/DONSA Weekend
11/26 SU Football Tickets vs. Cincinnati TBA Contact BCT rep for tickets
11/30 Snowmobile Safety Class 1000-1100 Parks & Recreation
December 2011
12/1 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 1715-1900 Main Post Chapel
12/2 Festival of Trees 1000-1400 Dulles State Office Bldg.
12/3 Festival of Trees 1000-1600 Dulles State Office Bldg.
12/3 Sugarplum Ball 1800-2100 Dulles State Office Bldg.
12/3 Operation Tribute Distribution 0900-1500 Parks & Recreation
12/4 Festival of Trees 1100-1400 Dulles State Office Bldg.
12/6 Holiday Celebration 1700-1900 The Commons
12/7 CLIF 1000-1100 The Commons
12/8 Tree for Troops TBD BOSS/The Units
12/10 4 BCT Redeployment Ceremony Fort Polk, LA
12/10 Operation Tribute Distribution 0900-1500 Parks & Recreation
12/12-22 Mountain of Toys Distribution Monument Ridge Comm. Center
12/23-1/2 Local Schools Holiday Break
12/23-26 DONSA/Christmas Weekend
12/30-1/2 DONSA/New Year’s Day Weekend
FMWR COMING ATTRACTIONS & ITEMS OF INTEREST
DECEMBER
December 1- Snow People In The Library begins- McEwen Library
December 1 – Fort Drum Christmas Tree Lighting – Main Post Chapel
December 2 – 4 – The North Country Festival of Trees – Dulles State Office Building
December 2 – Hearts Apart Group – ACS
December 3 - Trip to Children’s Nutcracker – Parks And Recreation
December 3 – A Homemade Holiday – McEwen Library
December 3 – A Cartoon Christmas Parade – Clayton, NY
December 3 – I am Alone Training – Youth Center
December 3 & 10 – Operation Tribute Toy Distribution – Parks and Recreation
December 6 – Fort Drum Family Holiday Celebration - Commons
December 8 – Trees For Troops Distribution – Family and MWR
December 8 – Madden 12 Gaming Tournament - Boss
December 12 – 16 – Mountain Of Toys Distribution – Monument Ridge Community Center
December 15 – Trip to Lights On The Lake – Parks and Recreation
December 17 – Snowmobile Safety Course – Adventure Training
December 17 – 201 1 Volleyball Tournament - Magrath Sports Complex
December 17 – 2011 Basketball Tournament Magrath Sports Complex
December 24 – 25 – Boss Home for the Holidays – BOSS
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 31 – January 1 – Boss Home for the Holidays - BOSS
December 31 - New Years Eve
December 31 – New Year’s Eve Trip to Niagara Falls – Parks and Recreation
December 24 and 25 – Home for the Holidays - BOSS
December 28 – February 28 – A Cold Winter's Knight - McEwen Library
December 31 and January 1 – Home for the Holidays - BOSS
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8. Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) Need To Talk To Someone?
Weekly eNewsletter. 21 NOV 2011
Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly
2BCT MFLC
Marsh Caraway
315-955-4823
Financial MFLC
Nov 2011
Rick Bertsch
http://support.militaryfamily.org/site/ (315) 489-2466
MessageViewer?em_id=35226.0&dlv_id=39063
Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
provide solution-oriented consultations to individu-
als, couples, families, and groups.
The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
Program is designed to provide support and assis-
tance to active duty Soldiers, National Guard & Re-
ACS Mobilization and Deployment Classes
serves, military Family Members and civilian per-
FRG Leader 9am-1pm sonnel. Military and Family Life Consultants can
17 JAN 2012 help people who are having trouble coping with
concerns and issues of daily life.
Key Caller 2-3:30pm or 5-6:30pm
13 DEC 2011
10 JAN 2012 Official 4-31 BN Facebook Page
4th Battalion, 31st Infantry “Polar Bears”
Advance Key Caller 1-2:30pm
23 JAN 2012 https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/4-31-
Infantry-Polar-Bears/239135106115186
Informal Funds 2-3pm or 5-6pm
17 JAN 2012 Fort Drum Newcomers Orientation @ ACS
Care Team 9am-12:30pm Dates for 2011:
12 DEC 2011 5 DEC: 0930-Noon
Information: 315-772-6566
Event Planning
1 DEC 2011—10-11:30am
POC for FRSA Flash Newsletter
Master Resilience 9am-2pm BN FRSA
5 DEC 2011 Tracey.m.jones1@us.army.mil
315-772-8416
9 JAN 2012
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