Death Notice
Anyone with debts owed to or by the estate of Command Sgt. Maj. Ray D. Lane, Defense Information Systems Agency, must contact Capt. Fermin Gonzaga, the summary court office for the Soldier. Lane recently passed away March 4. Call Gonzaga at (703) 681-2073.
DC Marathon to shut McNair gates
The D.C. National Marathon, starting at 7 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 20, will temporarily close Fort McNair’s P Street and 2nd Street gates from 8:25 to 11:45 a.m. that day.
D.C. Metropolitan Police will be doing rolling road closures to accommodate Marathon runners and will be on hand at Fort McNair to allow exits out of the 2nd Street Gate when a lull in the race allows.
The race begins and ends at RFK Stadium so drivers are urged to avoid traffic arteries near the marathon route. For information on the route and other marathon particulars, go to www.nationalmarathon.com.
Pentagon Blood Donor Center
The Pentagon Blood Donor Center is open regular hours from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information, call (202) 782-4156.
AOWCGWA Luncheon
The Army Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area will be hosting a March luncheon on Thursday, March 18 at the Koran Room of the Fort Myer Officers’ Club from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The featured speaker will be Donna Engeman, Advisor for the Military’s Survivor Outreach Services. Engeman is actively helping the Army improve its support system for survivors of fallen service members. The event costs $20. Reservations must be mailed by today to Ruth Howell, 7709 Little River Turnpike, Suite 100, Annandale, Va. 20003. Information is available from Wendy Gifford, (703) 903-1542, or Ruth Howell, (703) 941-1300.
Parenting Solo
This monthly meeting is for single or divorced parents to come together to learn and share helpful information on a variety of parenting and relationship issues. Join us on Monday, March 15 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Caucus Conference Room, Pentagon Room #1E423. For more information or to register call (703) 696-3512⁄6511.
Becoming a loving, logical parent
Parents, do you want to have fun and laugh while learning techniques to help raise responsible children who can solve their own problems? Sign up by today for this free six-week session of classes developed by Jim Fay, Charles Fay Ph.D. and Foster W. Cline, M.D. of the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. Classes will be held March 16, 23, 30 and April 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Fort Myer Child Development Center, Bldg. 483. For more information and to register for this class, call (703) 696-3512.
Women’s History Month celebration
The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Women’s History Month Wednesday, March 17 at JBM-HH Spate’s Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For additional information please contact Master Sgt. Sabrina Washington or Sgt. 1st Class Nateesha Estes at (703) 696-2964 or (703) 696-8729.
Road construction at Fort Myer
Road work which will affect Fort Myer’s Bldgs. 450 (Post Exchange) and 480 (Memorial Chapel) will begin Wednesday, March 17. Weather permitting, the work will be complete by March 23.
The roadway on McNair Road at Carpenter Road, a very busy traffic area at Fort Myer, will be reduced to single-lane traffic during this time, but personnel will be on hand to maintain two-way traffic flow. There may be brief periods when McNair Road would be closed entirely for the delivery of concrete. For more information, call (703) 696-8692.
Lord Fairfax Meeting
The Lord Fairfax Silver Chapter, U.S. Army Warrant Officer Association will hold its monthly membership meeting on Thursday, March 18 at the Kingstowne Library (corner of Beulah and Telegraph Roads), starting at 5 p.m. All active, reserve and retired warrant officers are invited and encouraged to attend. Please call the chapter president, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Meisha Atkinson at (703) 706-2540.
RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo
A free employment, entrepreneurship and educational opportunity event for veterans, personnel who are transitioning from active duty, Reserves, Guard and military spouses presented by RecruitMilitary in cooperation with HireVetsFirst. The event will be held in Baltimore Thursday, March 18 at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. 21230 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information or to register as a job-seeker, visit http:⁄⁄www.recruitmilitary.com.
There is such a thing as free lunch
Don’t forget to drop in at Fort Myer’s Memorial Chapel each Thursday during Lent. Bring colleagues and meet in the chapel Fellowship Hall at noon and enjoy a free home cooked meal. At 12:25 p.m., a chaplain will give a five-minute devotional. Catholic mass is also at noon, so mass attendees are welcome to join in the luncheon afterwards.
The remaining Lenten Lunches are Thursday, March 18 and 25. The March 25 event will feature a concert at 11:30 a.m. to close out the series, with lunch and devotional to follow. All members of the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall community are invited. For more information, call (703) 696-6635.
Secrets to Creating a Stress Free Home & School
Parents, teachers and caregivers are invited to join ACS for a free humorous and practical workshop with nationally recognized expert Kirk Martin. ACS is conducting two sessions of this workshop. The first will be held Thursday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Spates Community Club, Bldg. 407 on Fort Myer. The second session will be held Thursday, March 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fort Belvoir Elementary School, Bldg. 1700. These workshops are open to the public. For more information call (703) 696-3512⁄6511.
Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation events
Throughout the month of March on Thursdays, participate in the Healthy Recipe Exchange and Potluck sampling. Cook something healthy, bring enough to share to the Fort Myer Fitness Center and let others in on the recipe. This is a free event Thursdays, March 18 and 25 from noon to 1 p.m. For more information call Sylvia Garcia at (703) 696-7860.
Get to know one another at the Wednesday, March 17 Spouse Meet and Greet, co-hosted by Army Community Service and the Fort Myer Fitness Center staff. This is a free event held at the Fitness Center, Bldg. 414, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Call Sylvia Garcia or Elisabeth Pepke at (703) 696-7860 for more information.
Army Ten-Miler qualifiers begin Friday, March 19 (the first in the series of qualifying runs to try out for the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall running team) and will be held April 16, May 21 and June 11. Registration continues up to 5:30 a.m. on race days and the race begins at 6:35 a.m. Begin and end the 10-kilometer qualifiers at the Fort Myer Fitness Center. Runners who qualify for the team will represent JBM-HH at the Navy Five-Miler in September and the Army Ten-Miler in October. This is a free event. Call Brandon Lamberson at (703) 696-7868 for more information.
See www.jbmhhmwr.com for all FMWR activities, from the Army Ten Miler to Zumba.
FAST Classes can raise your GT score
Soldiers, interested in a promotion or increasing your GT score? Join the FAST (Functional Academic Skills Training) class. The next class goes through March 19; after that, the FAST class is from March 22 through April 9. For more information and to sign up, contact Karen Powell at (703) 696-1541 or karen.r.powell@us.army.mil.
Post Exchange shoppers invited to ‘‘sound off” now through March 20
Participate in the 2010 Army and Air Force Exchange Service Customer Service Survey now through March 20. During this time, troops and their Families are encouraged to visit the exchange to provide feedback on locally available services. Beyond improving the exchange benefit, shoppers who participate will also receive a coupon worth $5 off their next purchase at the PX. The survey addresses customer service, pricing, sales associate availability, merchandise assortment and many more key issues. For more information contact Mattie Watson at (703) 522-4575 or watsonml@aafes.com.
Pentagon Technology Exposition
The semi-annual Pentagon Technology Exposition will be held Tuesday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pentagon Conference Center. All military, civilian and contractor personnel are invited to attend for free. Giveaways will be available while supplies last. For more information or to request a company or technologies, please contact Mindy Sartori at (443) 561-2460 or by e-mail at sartori@ncsi.com To pre-register, visit www.federalevents.com, click on ‘‘Pentagon,” and choose the Government⁄Military link.
Please send your News and Notes to the Pentagram Editor Andre Butler at dre.butler@conus.army.mil.
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