News Notes

Crystal City road closures

Numerous roads will be closed each Friday in April between 6:15-7:45 p.m. due to the Crystal City 5K Friday series. For more information, visit http://nmw.bz/r5Sc.

Twilight Tattoo returns to Fort Myer

The U.S. Army Military District of Washington Twilight Tattoo is at the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall for the summer. See the complete schedule at www.twilight.mdw

.army.mil. For group reservations, call 202-685-2888.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back day

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be April 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Post Exchange. This is an opportunity for those who missed previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications. For more information, call 703-588-2801.

Email Bulletin Survey

We want your feedback! The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Public Affairs team is interested in what you think of our weekly email Bulletin, what information you find most valuable, and where we can improve our service. Please click on the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z22KPM9 or paste the link to your web browser and take the quick five question survey. The deadline to submit your feedback is Friday, May 11.

WMZQ to host live radio show

As part of their military appreciation week, 98.7 WMZQ-FM will broadcast their morning radio show live from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Join morning DJ Boxer as he broadcasts from outside the Community Center and Dining Facility May 17 from 5 - 9 a.m. Units from every service are asked to come out and enjoy the show. Rain or shine the show still goes on. The rain location will be inside the community center. For more information, call 703-696-2976.

Iwo Jima 7K

Registration is open for the Iwo Jima 7k Run/5k Walk scheduled for May 16. Register online by May 1 to guarantee a t-shirt. Online registration is open through May 10. Late, on-site registration on the day opens 5:30 – 6:30 a.m. The race begins at 6:35 at Smith Gym and proceeds to the Marine Corps War Memorial, returning to the gym. Awards will be presented to the top three male and female runners and walkers. For more information and to register, please visit www.mccsHH.com/OohRah

RunSeries.html.

U.S. Army Soldier Show on JBM-HH

Mark your calendar. The U.S. Army Soldier Show is set for Saturday, May 19 at Conmy Hall. Stay tuned to the JBM-HH Facebook page, twitter and bulletin for show details and free ticket information. For more information, call 703-696-3419.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

JBM-HH’s celebration of Asian Pacific American heritage month will be held May 16 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the community center. Guest speaker will be Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Food and entertainment will also be included. For more information, call Master Sgt. Juan Torres at 703-696-2964.

Little Fingers, Big Words

Learn more than 30 common signs during this introduction to baby sign language. Baby signing promotes social development while enhancing your relationship with your child. Class will be held May 3 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. in the ACS classroom, Bldg. 201. For more information or to register, call 703 696-3512/6368.

Moving Families Through Change

This workshop gives parents the opportunity to help their children adjust and handle the effects of divorce by shifting their attention from the personal aspects of divorce to the needs of their children. The next class will be May 29 from 1-5 p.m. in the ACS classroom, Bldg 201. For more information and to register, call 703 696-3512.

NDU hosts federal consortium

Please join us for the annual Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds Conference, held May 16-18 at the National Defense University iCollege, located on Fort McNair. On May 16, workshops will be held on virtual world building, gaming, instructional design, data visualization and more. On May 17-18, the conference will feature keynote speakers from academia, government, and industry. If you plan to attend, please send an email and visit the FCVW registration website http://www.ndu.edu/icollege/fcvw.

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