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EVENTS CALENDAR
MONDAY
March 1
6:30pm
NORTHWEST CHAT NIGHT
Knotty Pine Bar & Grille
1765 W Third Ave
Grandview OH
THURSDAY
March 4
7:00pm
GROVE CITY CHAT NIGHT
Talita's Mexican Kitchen
3090 Southwest Blvd
Grove City OH
Contact Lora Wells at
lorawells@mcfscoh.org
FRIDAY
MARCH 12
5:30PM
NEW!!!!
PACKING NIGHT CHAT
MCFSC Headquarters
(1 hour before Packing & Planning NIght)
8384 N High St
Respond to this e-mail if you have questions!
Facilitator: Susan Ritter
FRIDAY
MARCH 12
6:30PM
MCFSC PACKING & PLANNING NIGHT
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Job Search Workshop for Veterans and their spouses
March 10 & 11
9:30am-4:00pm
Learn how to get the job you want
Register by March 5th
Robert O'Keefe
Veterans Intensive Service Coordinator
Job & Family Services
614-559-6058 to register
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Blood Drive For The Troops
Armed Services Blood Program
Sunday
March 21
9:00am - 2:00pm
Army Reserve Center
165 N Yearling Rd
Whitehall OH
Sponsored by American Legion Post 797, Gahanna
www.blooddriveforthetroops.org
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VFW Post 7883 Sends Packages to our Marines
A special thanks for sending Care
Packages to MCFSC members who are deployed.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Ellis E. Woodrow Memorial Post 7883 | Westerville, Ohio
Commander Alan Briggs |
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Columbus Marines.com
MCFSC
was recently contacted by Mike LaMorte, Mortar Gunner, with Weapons
Platoon, Lima Co. 3/25 from 1992-1998. Mike has started a website
designed for Marines, present and former, from the Columbus, Ohio
area. Check it out!
www.columbusmarines.com
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The Marine Corps League is joining the fight!
There
is currently a petition crossing this country, sponsored by the Marine
Corps League, to petition for the name of the Department of the Navy to
the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Their website lists all
the rationale and the latest news about their petition push. Visit the
site, make up your own mind whether to join the fight!
http://www.marinecause.com
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Religious Service CDs
The
First Church of God on Refugee Rd here in Columbus has provided MCFSC
with many copies of a series of sermons by Bishop Timothy Clarke.
While MCFSC is grateful for the donation, we hesitate to send religious
materials to our troops unless we know that they will want and
appreciate them--especially because we would be sending unsolicited
religious materials to Islamic countries.
If you think that
your Marine would appreciate receiving these excellent tapes, please
let us know at the packing event and we will ensure the series is
placed in their care package. You can visit their website and
determine whether these tapes would be of interest to your Marine.
Also, if YOU are interested in the tapes please let me know and I'll make sure you receive a copy of the series.
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Welcome
to the February 23, 2010 Edition of MCFSC Connections! If this is your
first newsletter, we especially want to say "Welcome Aboard!"
This
issue announces a few new events that we want to draw your attention to
so you can plan accordingly. First, we know that some folks come to
packing night a bit early so that they can catch up with friends, talk
with others about their Marine, etc. SO, we are trying something new
for March--a "chat" on packing night! Our own Susan Ritter will be
there to host the event which starts at 5:30pm. The regular meeting
still starts at 6:30pm.
This
issue also announces our 4th Annual Meeting. This year the meeting
will be held on Saturday, April 24th and we hope that all our members
and our friends come out for this important event. Our speaker this
year discusses one of the hardest issues that we all could possibly
face someday -- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. We'll also have a
presentation on what we hope will be a change in perspective on our
children - our Marines; Transitioning from my child to my grown
adult--how can I continue to influence without controlling? More
information on the annual meeting is in an article to follow and on our
website. So, read the article, and sign up now so you don't forget,
mark your calendars and get set for a great meeting!
Sincerely,
Carol Michel
Marine Corps Family Support Community
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Sometimes
you just need to talk. You need to vent, you need to share your
wonderful news, your disturbing news, that cryptic message from your
deployed Marine...now is your chance!
We
have added a new chat night at the most convenient time and place we
could think of! At HQ right before the monthly packing night! We
start at 5:30pm, and we've even cleared out a room with a table and
chairs for us to use! Join Susan Ritter, our facilitator for some
socializing with folks that understand.
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Mark
your Calendars for this year's annual meeting. We are still firming up
the details but below is a tentative agenda for the meeting that you
will NOT want to miss!
MARINE CORPS FAMILY
SUPPORT COMMUNITY
ANNUAL MEETING
8:30am - 3:30pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 24,
2010
Hilliard American
Legion Hall
8:30-9:30am
Welcome,
registration, socializing
coffee and donuts provided
9:30-10:00am
State of the MCFSC Mission - Roger Bock,
President
Update
on last year's accomplishments and looking forward in 2010
10:00am-11:30am
Key Note Address -Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Roseann Umana, Ph.D, Licensed Psychologist, The Vet Center
11:30am - 1:30pm
Potluck, socializing, door prizes and surprises!
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Communicating with your Marine as an Adult - Transitioning from Parent in Control to Parent In Support
2:45pm - 3:30
Closing
3:30 -
Clean up
More information, registration materials, directions will be coming!
ATTENTION:
If
you know of any business, organization, etc., that would be willing to
donate pop, water, food items to this event, please contact Jo Howard
at johoward@mcfscoh.org
We
could use help with set up on the Friday evening before the event, help
during the event, and help with clean up after the event. Let Jo know
if you are available for any/all of these important activities!
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Marine Corps Clarifies Tattoo Policy
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Week of February 15, 2010
Source: Military Report Newsletter
The Marine Corps recently released additional rules to its tattoo policy. In
addition to the already prohibited head and neck, Marines cannot get tattoos or
brands on their hands, fingers, wrists or inside their mouths. Both
commissioned and warrant officers are now limited to four tattoos or brands
visible when wearing the standard physical training uniform. Apparently
invisible tattoos that use ultraviolet ink only visible under a black light are
also banned. Marines who currently have any of the now-prohibited tattoos will
not face any punishment, but they must document the tattoos with photos in
their service record books no later than June 1, 2010.
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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from
extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be
fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one
day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our
children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were
free."
- President
Ronald Reagan
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