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Community Events February 5, 2010  RSS feed
Superbowl
      IET Center Alternate Escapes will host a Superbowl party Feb. 7. The event begins at 4 p.m. The game will be shown on the center’s projection screen television. There will be a prediction scoreboard, games, prizes and giveaways during the event. This event is limited to IET Soldiers only. There will also be a Superbowl party at the Courtyard.
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Valentine’s sale
      The Fort Gordon Better Opportunities for Single Servicemembers is hosting a Valentine’s sale 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in Darling Hall, the Signal Towers lobby and the Fort Gordon Credit Union. A variety of Valentine gifts will be on sale while supplies last. Proceeds go to BOSS to promote future programs and events. For more information call 791-2556.
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Save a Life Tour
      Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention is hosting its third annual “Save a Life Tour,” from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 10-12 at Gym 3. The program focuses on alcohol awareness, drunk driving, safe driving and myths and truths about alcohol and drugs. A key attraction is the high-tech interactive drunk driving simulator.
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Sweet Heart Ball
      The Fort Gordon Sergeant Majors Association is hosting a Sweet Heart Ball 7:30 p.m. to midnight Feb. 13 at the Gordon Club. Dress is semiformal and formal. Tickets are $30 per person. For more information contact Sgt. 1st Class Barbara Hunter at 791- 3166 or Sgt. Maj. Brian Harris at 791-5878.
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‘I am Strong Tour’
      Army Entertainment and Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command as well as Better Opportunities for Single Servicemembers are hosting the “I am Strong Tour,” with performances by Leigh Jones, the band, Animate Objects; and Comedians Jessi Campbell and Drew Thomas 2:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Alexander Hall. Admission is free. Doors open at 2 p.m.
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Ash Wednesday
      The Fort Gordon Religious Support Office is hosting Ash Wednesday services at noon Feb. 17 at the Bicentennial Chapel, Bldg. 28414, on Brainard Avenue. For more information, call 791- 5653.
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National Prayer Breakfast
      The Fort Gordon Religious Support Office is hosting a National Pray Breakfast observance 6:30 a.m. Feb. 18 in the Main Ballroom of the Gordon Club. Speaker is Sgt. Brian Reilley, a 25-year veteran of the New York Police Department and commanding officer of the NYPD Chaplains Unit. Suggested donation is $5. For more information, call 791-5633.
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Morale Call
      Fort Gordon Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation and the Fort Gordon Federal Credit Union are cosponsoring Morale Call from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Gordon Lanes Bowling Center, Bldg. 33200, located on 3rd Avenue. There will be music, dancing, food and prizes.
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Mardi Gras
      Better Opportunities for Single Servicemembers is scheduled to host a Mardi Gras party 7 p.m. to midnight. Feb. 19 at BOSS Headquarters, Bldg. 28320, on Lane Avenue, behind the post’s car wash. Everyone is welcome. Cost is $10, which includes food and drinks, payable at the door. There will be a costume contest, games and much more. For more information, contact Spc.
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Walk to Baghdad
      The Walk to Bagdad, in support of the 35th Signal Brigade, deployed in Iraq, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at the indoor track of the YMCA located off Wheeler Road. Don’t forget to submit the miles accumulated for the month to 35thwalk2baghdadandback@gmail. com. For more information, contact Kimberly Mckee at 840-1038 or Dona Ramos at 831-3211.
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Field Sanitation Team course
      The Environmental Health Section, Preventive Medicine Department is scheduled to hold a Field Sanitation Team Course
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Black history program
      The Fort Gordon Equal Opportunity office is hosting the African American/Black History Month program 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Alexander Hall. Guest speaker is Corey Rogers, historian of the LucyCraft Laney Museum.
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Signal Band recital
      The U.S. Army Signal Corps Band is hosting its first ever recital series on Fort Gordon. The recitals are scheduled at the Good Shepherd Chapel on Barnes Avenue. Performances will occur 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Feb 28 and March 28. All recitals are free and open to the public.
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Sergeant Audie Murphy Club
      The Fort Gordon Sergeant Audie Murphy Club is seeking members. The prestigious organization is conducting a second quarter SAMC board March 3. Hands on evaluations are scheduled for March 1. For more information, contact your unit first sergeant or Staff Sgt. Aseba Green at 791- 1851.
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St. Patrick’s Day trip
     Better Opportunities for Single Servicemembers is hosting a trip March 12 -14 to the St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Savannah, Ga. Trip departs 6:30 p.m. March 12 from the BOSS Headquarters, Bldg. 28320, on Lane Avenue.
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Well-Fit program
      The DDEAMC’s Army Public Health Nursing Health and Wellness Center is hosting the “Well- Fit” program. It includes healthcare professional one-on-one diet and weight management counseling services.
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Stress Management
      The DDEAMC’s Army Public Health Nursing Health and Wellness Center is offering “Stress Management for Initial Entry Training Students,” from 4 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Classes are offered in a series with instruction provided by the occupational therapy personnel at DDEAMC. Soldiers may attend on a walk-in basis with no advance scheduling required.
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Healthy Habits
      The U.S. Army Child, Youth and School Services is sponsoring “Healthy Habits” classes from 5 to 5:45 p.m. every third Thursday of the month at the Youth Center, Building 45410, on 46th Street. For more information contact Brad McConnell, the CYSS Sports and Fitness director, at 791-5104
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Youth Horse Camp
      Registration is open for the Hilltop Riding Stable Winter Youth Horse Camp. The camp is open to children ages 7-13. For more information contact the stable at 791-4864 or at www.fortgordon. com/hilltop_riding_stable.php.
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Hearts Apart
      Hearts Apart is for individuals and families separated due to deployments, TDYs, remote tours. Services offered include on-base and off-base resource information, personal support and group activities. The group meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Family Outreach Center 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Childcare is provided free of charge to all eligible families.
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Casualty officer training
      The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 mandates standardized classroom training for all Casualty Notification Officers and Casualty Assistance Officers. Standardized classroom training for CNO and CAO training for 2010 is scheduled for the following dates: March 4- 5, April 8-9, May 6-7, June 10-11. All training is planned to be in Darling Hall, Room 229B.
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Military separation counseling
      Service members who are within one year of separating or two years of projected retirement from the Army, Air Force, Navy or Marines need to contact the ACAP Center. All service members leaving active duty, with more than 180 consecutive days of active service, must receive the congressionally mandated preseparation counseling no later than 90 days prior to separation/retirement.
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Submissions
      Send items for the Community Briefs column to Bonnie Heater at bonnie.heater@us.army.mil or drop items off at Room 215, Nelson Hall. Briefs should be military affiliated and less than 75 words. For more information, call 791-8498.
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At the Movies
      The Signal Theater, located at 25th and Barnes Avenue is open Friday-Sunday. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m. Regular admission for adults is $4, children $2, under age 5 free. For information call (706) 791-3982.*Indicates a 2 p.m. Matinee. Children age 2 and under attend free during matinees.
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