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October 15, 2014
Welcome
Mr. Ray Lacey
Director, Family & MWR
Fort Bragg, NC
Opening Remarks
COL Jeff Sanborn
Garrison Commander
Fort Bragg, NC
Agenda
• Womack Army Medical Center
• My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA)
• Army Disaster Personnel Accountability
and Assessment System (ADPAAS)
• Federal Voting Assistance Program
• Annual Yule Mart
• Q & A Period w/ GC & SMEs
• Calendar Review & Closing
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Womack Army Medical Center
COL Jeffrey Morgan
Deputy Commander for Clinical Services
910-907-8809
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Womack Army Medical Center
Feedback Options
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ICE
APLSS
Facebook
Patient Relations
Email
Phone and in person
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October is
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Mammograms are SELF REFERRAL!
• Must have a primary care manager from Womack Army Medical Center
or any of the outlying clinics
• Patients with primary care managers must have a prescription order
• Must know the name of their Primary Care Manager
Female, 40 years of age or older
• Asymptomatic (no lumps, masses, or other breast concerns)
• No mammogram on both breasts within the last 12 months.
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Womack Army Medical Center
Flu Vaccine
• Contact your clinic for more information
• Watch the Womack website at
www.wamc.amedd.army.mil
• Watch our Facebook page
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Womack Army Medical Center
Monthly 5K
• Womack is sponsoring the monthly 5K with MWR
• Saturday, October 25 at 9 a.m., Hedrick Stadium
• Health and Wellness Fair after the run—kick off for
the Fort Bragg Performance Triad Campaign
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Womack Army Medical Center
Construction Update
• Emergency department plans to move into the modular
buildings on November 17
• Mother Baby Unit construction should begin at the end of
November and take 6 months to one year to complete
• Linden Oaks Medical Home Ground Breaking Ceremony is
scheduled for November 20 at 10 a.m.
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Womack Army Medical Center
FY14
LWOBS & ELOPEMENTS
800
700
609
568
600
545
510
# Visits
500
446
442
397
387
400
314
300
200
117
100
84
110
0
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Womack Army Medical Center
FY14
AvgTotal LOS (Hours)
5.0
4.5
4.46
4.20
4.40
4.58
4.67
4.42
4.37
4.19
4.14
# Hours
4.0
3.5
3.30
3.21
3.26
Jul
Aug
Sep
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Womack Army Medical Center
FY14
Avg Wait Time to Provider (Minutes)
200
180
176
161
160
154
154
168
151
153
148
141
# Minutes
140
111
120
100
91
94
Aug
Sep
80
60
40
20
0
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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Womack Army Medical Center
Questions???
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My Career
Advancement Account
(MyCAA) Scholarship Program
Rose Navarro
ACS Employment Readiness Program
910-907-3421
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What is MyCAA?
• MyCAA is a component of the DoD Spouse
Education and Career Opportunities Program
(SECO).
• DoD provides funds to pay for education to assist
military spouses in becoming qualified for portable
careers.
• Up to $4,000 scholarship to help military spouses
pursue:
• License
• Certification
• Associate’s Degree
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DEERS Used to Determine Eligibility
•
Program is open to military spouses of
active duty service members in pay grades:
• E-1 to E-5
• W1 to W2
• O1 to O2
•
Spouses of National Guard or Reserve
members in these ranks with Title 10 military
orders are eligible if coursework starts and
can be completed during timeframe of the
orders.
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What Will it Cover?
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MyCAA pays for tuition costs for education, training courses and
examinations leading to a recognized license, certification, or Associate’s
Degree with a specified concentration or major.
•
It will not pay for a general studies, liberal arts or interdisciplinary studies
unless there is a specific concentration ‘General Studies – Nursing’ or
‘General Studies – Teaching’
•
It also pays for the cost of obtaining a license, certificate, certification at
an accredited college, university or technical school in the U.S. or tests
or examinations at an approved testing organization.
•
**Please see handout for items not covered and the
13 major fields of study **
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Best Practices
•
Consult the 17 page FAQ sheet and your MyCAA/SECO
staff for more topics and detailed explanations.
•
Contact SECO Career Counselor at 800-342-9647
•
Visit
•
If you or your family member is a Tuition Assistance (TA) or
My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship
recipient, you are encouraged to report
misleading or unfair actions by education
institutions at:
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Questions?
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Army Disaster Personnel
Accountability
and Assessment System
(ADPAAS)
David Stamper
Mobilization & Deployment
Army Community Service
910-907-3490
david.l.stamper3.civ@mail.mil
Fort Bragg, NC
What is ADPAAS?
• The Army’s web-based tool for initial accounting
and ongoing support of the Army Family after a
disaster/event.
• Assists the Army in answering the following:
• How are you?
• Where are you?
• How can we contact you?
• What are your needs?
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ADPAAS
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Ability to assess the needs of Army personnel following a disaster or
event
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Ability to track the contact with affected Army Families
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Ability to track individual support provided to affected Army Families
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Distributed support (web-based so workload can be shared)
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Capturing of metrics to be able to assess the impact of a disaster
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Reporting to capture impact and recovery
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Role base access to allow/grant access to privacy information
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Ability to assess needs of Army Family members with or without a
Personnel Accountability Event
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ADPAAS
• ADPAAS is available via the web and on certain Smartphones
• Soldiers, DA Civilians, Family Members, OCONUS
contractors, and NAF employees are required to report their
status in ADPAAS.
• CONUS Contractors are not required but the G-1 has the
responsibility of accounting for everyone. Although not all
populations are mandatory at this time, local level leadership
has the option to include accounting to other populations.
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
• Default username is the sponsor’s AKO email address
• Password is a combination of the DOB and the last 4 of the
SSN
• You can reset your username and password directly from
this feature
• Username and password is the preferred method. First
time log in will be sponsor’s .mil password. The password is
the sponsor’s date of birth and last 4 as YYYYMMDDXXXX.
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
At any time….
• Review and update personal contact information
• Default Screen is the “Summary”
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
Terms
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EVENT – A natural or man-made disaster, terrorist attack or any
other event large or small, where the Army has made a decision to
conduct accountability
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GAOC – Geographical Area of Coverage. The area where the event
occurred; also known as “the affected” area
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AFFECTED – Any Army Family member that lives, works, or is
temporarily in the area where the event occurred
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
Terms
ACCOUNTED FOR
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physically present
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contacted or made contact with…
•
in an official status (unauthorized absence, desertion,
deceased, or missing)
•
the sponsor indicates their Family members are accounted for
or accountability is verified through other means
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
1-800-833-6622
Report status and whereabouts to your Command by…..
 1st – Logging onto ADPAAS (Self Account)
 2nd – Contacting your Command/Organization/Call Center
 3rd – Calling the Army Information Line
Self Account by ……
Logging onto ADPAAS (https://adpaas.army.mil)
Complete Steps 1-3 …..
 Step 1: Self-account for Event
 Step 2: Update Location and Contact Info
 Step 3: Complete Needs Survey (IF Required)
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
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Cases are initially created by an individual or command completing a Needs
Assessment for an Army Family.
Needs assessment is made up of 19 categories where selections are made ‘Not
Affected’, Not Sure’ or ‘Need Assistance’
Not Sure or Need Assistance selection expands for questions can be answered
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
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19 Needs Categories
5 Severity levels (determined by which question answered)
Once Needs Assessment is complete the Army Family member can view the results
on line and modify the assessment up until a Case Manager opens the case.
Changes are made by Case Manager
19 Needs Categories
• Medical
• Family Employment
•Missing Family Locator
• Transportation (Onward
Destination)
• Child Care
• Schools
• Legal Services
• Transportation (Local)
• Housing (Temporary)
• Housing (Permanent)
• Personal Property
• Financial Assistance
• Pay & Benefits
• Chaplain
• Counseling
• Mortuary Assistance
• Funeral Arrangements
• Casualty/Death Benefits
• Civilian Human
Resources
5 Levels of Severity
4 - Immediate needs
3 - Non-urgent needs
2 - Routine needs
1 - Need information only
0 - No needs/not affected
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
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ADPAAS utilizes “role based access” to allow or restrict access to information
Typically individual Case Managers can only see their cases or if allowed,
cases assigned to their Family Assistance Center
There is a Role-Based hierarchy of access that allows high level oversight,
while protecting the privacy of Army Families
https://adpaas.army.mil
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ADPAAS
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By clicking on the ‘Case Number’ link on the ‘All Cases’ or ‘My Cases’ pages,
the Case Detail Page opens for that Army Family
View Needs Assessment
Contact Info
Needs Assessment Results
Contact w/ Family info
‘Other’ Information Can
be Captured for more
detailed reporting and
Family support
A history of all updates is
automatically generated
noting who/when/what
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ADPAAS
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Click on the ‘Edit’ Button allows Case Managers to change severity levels of
categories of Need, Enter Contact Intervals, Next Follow-up, and capturing of
‘other’ information.
Any update to the Case requires a “Reason for Update” and note. Last contact
is determined by “Reason for Update” selection chosen.
https://adpaas.army.mil
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Questions?
https://adpaas.army.mil
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Federal Voting Assistance
Program (FVAP)
Ms. Judith A. Higgs
Installation Voting Assistance Officer
Army Voting Assistance Program (AVAP)
Directorate of Human Resources
Soldier Support Center, Room 1-G-17
Fort Bragg, NC 28310
(910)432-0382
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GOALS
The goal of the Army Voting Assistance Program (AVAP) is to inform,
educate and provide military personnel, voting-age military Family
members, government employees, contractors, and other civilian U.S.
citizens with access to the installation with information on their right
to vote.
Fort Bragg’s goal is to ensure all eligible personnel (who want to vote)
are given the necessary materials, information, and opportunity to
vote and have their vote received on time for upcoming elections.
Reference: AR 608-20, Army Voting Assistance Program
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What Is FVAP?
The Federal Voting Assistance Program, or FVAP, is charged with
providing assistance and outreach to U.S. citizens covered under
UOCAVA.
FVAP’s purpose is to:
Ensure service members, their eligible Family members and
overseas citizens are aware of their right to vote and have the tools
and resources to successfully do so - from anywhere in the world.
Website: www.fvap.gov
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2014 Mid-Term Election
(November 4th)
During the 2014 election cycle, a number of important offices
will be decided by voters including:
 33 seats in the U.S. Senate
 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
 Governor and Mayoral races in many states
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Absentee Voting
MYTH: Absentee ballots are not counted unless it is a close race.
FACT: All valid absentee ballots are counted regardless of the
closeness of the race.
States differ as to when they count absentee ballots. Many states
require absentee ballots to be received by Election Day so that they can
be counted along with the in-person votes.
Some states accept absentee ballots after Election Day. In these cases,
the final outcome of the election would not be certified until all absentee
ballots received by the state’s deadline are counted.
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Every Vote Counts!
Several recent elections have been decided by a margin of
victory of less than 0.1%.
Election
Margin of
Victory
2008 – Minnesota U.S. Senate
312 votes
2005 – Virginia Attorney General
323 votes
2004 – Washington Governor
133 votes
2000 – Florida Electoral Votes (U.S. Presidential election)
537 votes
2000 – New Mexico Electoral Votes (U.S. Presidential
election)
366 votes
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How Do UOCAVA Citizens Vote?
Step 1: A UOCAVA
citizen completes a
Federal Post Card
Application (FPCA)
to apply to register
to vote and request
an absentee ballot.
The completed
FPCA is submitted
to the applicant’s
local election
official.
FPCA
Step 2: The local
election official
reviews the
submitted FPCA.
After verifying
eligibility, the local
election official
sends the applicant
an absentee ballot.
BALLOT
Step 3: The
applicant receives
an absentee ballot,
votes the ballot and
returns it to the local
election official to
be counted.
FWAB
Note: If applicants have not received an absentee ballot 30 days
before the election, they should complete and submit the Federal
Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) to ensure their vote is received in
time to be counted.
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Online Assistants
FVAP has created Online Assistants that automate and simplify the
process of filling out the FPCA and FWAB.
 The Online Assistants offer pointand-click assistance and produce
printable forms that eliminate
legibility errors.
 The Online Assistants also produce
a postage-paid template that then
may be printed onto an envelope
and mailed.
 Website: www.fvap.gov
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Federal Post Card Application
(FPCA)
By filling out the FPCA, UOCAVA
voters can:
1. Apply to vote
2. Request an Absentee Ballot
3. Update mailing address and/or
contact information
It is recommended that UOCAVA
voters submit a new FPCA once
a year.
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Completing the FPCA:
Submission Methods
Some states and territories will
accept the FPCA via email and/or
fax.
Check
the Voting Assistance
Guide to see if the applicant’s
state will accept the form by email
or fax.
The
Online Assistant will
produce an email and/or fax cover
sheet if online or faxed
submissions are allowed by the
applicant’s state.
Email FPCA to
this address
Fax FPCA to
this number
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Completing the FPCA:
After Submission
 After receiving an FPCA, a local election official will process
the form and verify the applicant’s eligibility.
 Applicants are encouraged to call, fax, or email their local
election official to verify that their application has been
received.
 Applicants should receive their regular state absentee ballot
from the local election official in time for them to vote and
return the ballot by the state’s deadline.
Voters who have submitted an FPCA and have not received their absentee
ballot by 30 days before the election should submit the FWAB.
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Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot
(FWAB)
The FWAB can be used:
As a back up ballot when a voter has
not yet received their State absentee
ballot and may not have time to return
the State ballot before the deadline
UOCAVA citizens should submit a FWAB:
1. If they have not received their State
ballot 30 days prior to election.
2. Any time after submitting their FPCA if
mail delivery isn’t guaranteed.
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Submitting the FWAB:
Submission Modes
To mail the FWAB, insert the voted ballot (1) into
the security envelope (2).
Then, the sealed security envelope (2) and the
declaration/affirmation (3) should be placed in the
pre-paid mailing envelope (4).

Mailing addresses for local election officials
are available in the Voting Assistance Guide.

The FWAB can be mailed postage paid
through the U.S. Postal Service, Military
Postal Service. The postage-paid envelope
template is produced by the Online Assistant
and is also available at www.fvap.gov.
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Submitting the FWAB:
Submission Modes
Some states and territories will accept the FWAB via email and/or
fax.
Additionally, FVAP offers an Electronic Transmission Service
(ETS) for voters to fax all balloting materials (including the FPCA
and FWAB) for free.
Check the Voting Assistance Guide to see if your state will accept
the form by email or fax.
The Online Assistant will produce an email and/or fax cover sheet if
allowed by your state.
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Instructions
The instructions for completing the FPCA and FWAB differ across
States --refer applicants to the Voting Assistance Guide for
complete instructions.
 Some states may require a full social security
number, while other states may require a
driver’s license or state identification number.
 The Voting Assistance Guide also includes
state-specific deadlines for voter registration,
absentee ballot requests and ballot returns.
 Check the Voting Assistance Guide to see if
your state will accept the form by email or
fax.
FVAP recommends VAOs use the online
Voting Assistance Guide available at
http://www.fvap.gov/vao/vag
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National Mail Voter Registration Form
(NVRF)
Service members and their votingage Family members who live in
their voting jurisdiction are not
covered under UOCAVA.
These citizens should use the National Mail
Voter Registration Form (NVRF) or local
voters registration form to:
1. Register to vote.
2. Update their name and mailing address.
3. Register with a political party.
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Review of Voting Materials
Should be completed by:
All UOCAVA voters once a year and any time they need to update their contact
information.
Federal Post
Card
Application
(FPCA)
Allows voters to:
Apply to register to vote, request an absentee ballot and update their contact
information.
Should be completed by:
All UOCAVA voters as an emergency write-in absentee ballot should they not
receive their ballot 30 days before the election.
Federal WriteIn Absentee
Ballot (FWAB)
National Mail
Voter
Registration
Form (NVRF)
Allows voters to:
Vote in all Federal elections. Some States allow the FWAB to be used for State and
local elections or as a simultaneous application for voter registration and write-in
absentee ballot.
Should be completed by:
Local voters (citizens currently residing within their voting jurisdiction).
Allows voters to:
Apply to register to vote, register with a political party and update their name
and mailing address.
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Website: www.ncsbe.gov
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Questions?
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Ms. Judith A. Higgs
Installation Voting Assistance Officer
Soldier Support Center
Room 1-G-17
Fort Bragg, NC 28310
(910)432-0382 / 396-4612
Judith.a.higgs.civ@mail.mil
us.army.bragg.imcom-atlantic.mbx.bragg-vote@mail.mil
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Association of Bragg Spouses
Annual Yule Mart
Paula Katers
Fort Bragg, NC
Agency Updates &
Open Forum
COL Sanborn &
Agency SME’s
Fort Bragg, NC
Calendar Review
Mr. Lacey
Fort Bragg, NC
October 2014
SUNDAY
MONDAY
This calendar includes as many key/community-wide events as
possible, however, it does not reflect all scheduled activities.
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Notes:
XVIII AbnCorps ACS
Chaplain
CYSS Fort Bragg Schools
DFMWR Clubs/Recreation
Downtown/Community
Other Events Calendar is intended to hit as many key community-wide
events as possible, however, it does not reflect all scheduled activities.
15
Community
Information
Exchange, 0930, F
SHARP Sound Off Open Mic, Sports
USA, 1830-2130
19
20
21
Every Monday - Baby Story
Time – Library
Every Tuesday -Toddler
Story Time - Library
16
27
28
Iron Mike Award
Ceremony, 1600,
Fort Bragg Club
22
23Every Thursday -Pajama
Every Wednesday - Story Story Time – Library
Time - Library
Domestic Violence Month
Spouse MRT – 27 Oct –
7 Nov
29
18
Volksmarch –
Smith Lake,
0900-1500
Bragg ‘N Barn
Yard Sale, 9-2
Remember My Name
Candlelight Vigil, Cumb
Co Courthouse, 1730
26
17
DFMWR Auction,1000
CYSS Parent Outreach
Ribbon Cutting, 1000
24
25 DFMWR
ACS Org DayClosed
Community 5K,
0900, Hedrick
Stadium
30
31 Corps Early Release
Corps Retirement
Ceremony, 1530,
Fort Bragg Club
for Halloween - 1500
DEADLINE - Family of the
Year Nominations
Fort Bragg Halloween
Observance, 1800-2000
Tolson Halloween Carnival,
1800-2000
November 2014
SUNDAY
MONDAY
This calendar includes as many key/community-wide events as
possible, however, it does not reflect all scheduled activities.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
TUESDAY
1
Notes:
XVIII AbnCorps ACS
Chaplain
CYSS Fort Bragg Schools
DFMWR Clubs/Recreation
Downtown/CommunityOther Events
2
3
4
5
Every Monday - Baby Story
Time, 1100, Library
Every Tuesday -Toddler
Story Time, 1100, Library
Every Wednesday - Story FBSchool Board Meeting, Annual Fort Bragg 10-miler, Annual Holly
Time, Library
1000
0630
Day Fair Crown
USO Caregiver’s
Conference
6
USO Caregiver’s
Conference
Annual Holly Day Fair
Crown Expo Center
7DFMWR Veteran’s Day 18th 8
CG Golf Scramble, 1130 Expo Center
AUSA Picnic,
Woodland Park, 1200
until
Annual Holly Day Fair
Crown Expo Center
9Annual Holly 10
11
Day Fair Crown Corps Training Holiday Veterans Day
Expo Center
Holiday
12
13
Right Arm Night,
Sports USA, 1600
14
15
16
19
20
DFMWR Auction,1000
21
Holiday Hearts
22
17
18
Community Information
Exchange, 0930, FRGC,
396-8194
Corps Retirement
Ceremony, 1530, Fort
Bragg Club
Clean Sweep thru 21 Nov
23
ABS Annual Yule
Mart, Crown
Arena
24
Applications
Deadline, ACS/IVS,
396-8160
Shred It & Forget It,
Appts Required
25
26
27
Thanksgiving Day
Holiday
DFMWR
Community 5K,
0900, Hedrick
Stadium
ABS Annual Yule Mart,
Crown Arena
ABS Annual Yule
Mart, Crown
Arena
28
29
Corps Training Holiday
ACS Closed
Annual Dickens
Holiday, Downtown
Fayetteville
December 2014
SUNDAY
MONDAY
1
7
8
This calendar includes as many key/community-wide events as
possible, however, it does not reflect all scheduled activities.
TUESDAY
2
9
WEDNESDAY
3
10
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
4
5
FBSch Bd Meeting, 1000
Trees for Troops,
Family of the Year
0900, Smith Lake
Ceremony, 1630, Main
Post Chapel
Annual Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony, 1730,
Main Post Parade Field
CG Golf Scramble, 1130
11
12
13
Right Arm Night,
Sports USA, 1600
DFMWR
Community 5K,
0900, Hedrick
Stadium
USO Breakfast
w/Santa
ACS Closed 12001700 for Staff
Training/Holiday Party
14
15
SATURDAY
6
Army-Navy
Game, 1500
16
17
18
23
24
25
19
20
Corps Half Day Schedule
thru 19 Dec
21
22
29
Corps Half Day
Schedule thru 31 Dec
27
Bragg Club
Corps Half Day
Schedule thru 24 Dec
28
26
Corps Retirement
Corps Training
Ceremony, 1530, Fort Holiday
Christmas Holiday
ACS Closed
30
31
Notes:
XVIII AbnCorps CYSS Fort Bragg
Schools DFMWR Clubs/Recreation
Downtown/Community ACS
Chaplain
Other Events
Upcoming Meetings
November 20
No December Meeting
January 21
All meetings are at 0930 at the FRG Center.
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