Anyone with debts owed to or by the estate of Staff Sgt. Anthony R. Sharar must contact Capt. Justin Troy, the summary court officer for the Soldier. Sharar passed away on Jan. 25 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. You can reach Troy at (202) 782-6763.
Anyone with debts owed to or by the estate of Sgt. Carlos Gill, C. Co, 2nd BN, 1st INF Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash., must contact Capt. Kim Kleiman, the summary court officer for the Soldier. Gill passed away Jan. 26. Call Kleiman at (202) 356-1012 x. 43814.
JBM-HH DPW Notice
We are still working to remove snow and clear areas throughout Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. We ask for your patience as the service order desk has been inundated with snow removal calls as well as the normal work order requests. Our dedicated personnel are still tackling the record amounts of snow and will complete your requests as quickly as possible. For more information, call the service order desk at (703) 696-3263.
Old Guard Museum Gift Shop has moved
The gift shop moved from its former location in Conmy Hall has its new location across the street, in the lobby of Town Hall. New gift ideas and suggestions for new items are welcome. Additionally, DVD movies will be shown in the theater free of charge during gift shop hours. Concessions will be available. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the first Saturday of every month, in conjunction with the Thrift Shop hours. Check out the new gift shop Web site at www.oldguardgiftshop.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.
2010 AER Kickoff and Military Saves Week
The AER Kickoff and Military Saves Pledge Drive will be held at the JBM-HH Community Center Feb. 23. The AER Campaign will be held from 10 to 10:35 a.m. and the Military Saves Pledge Drive will be held from 10:40 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bank and credit union will have handouts, some give-a-ways and incentives for starting savings accounts. There will be on site counselors to discuss financial issues, and refreshments will be served between the AER kick off and savings pledge drive.
Teen Relationships
This class for teenagers is a four-part series on building healthy relationships. All classes will be held in the Fort Myer CYS Teen Center, Bldg. 483, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Topics and dates are: Feb. 23 — Sexual Harrassement and Assault and Feb. 25 — Bullying. For more information and to register call ACS Family Advocacy at (703) 696-3512.
Job Search Strategies Seminar
This job search strategies seminar, held from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday Feb. 22, provides an overview of employment services offered through Army Community Service, including general federal hiring process, applying for non-appropriated jobs and resources to assist in your job search. Emphasis is on the local D.C. job market. Participants receive a CD with helpful job search information and Web sites. To register, call (703) 696-3510.
JBM-HH National Prayer Breakfast
JBM-HH will hold its National Prayer Breakfast from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 in the Koran Room at the Fort Myer Officers’ Club. Maj. Gen. Karl Horst will be the guest speaker. Tickets are available from your unit’s first sergeant or call Betsy Hendrix at (703) 696-3532.
Marriage Seminar at the Pentagon
Open to all active duty, DoD employees and contractors every Tuesday from Feb. 23 through April 27 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room-1E423. To register or for more information, contact Chap. Richard Compton at (703) 801-8289.
Autism class slated
The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall and Fort Belvoir Exceptional Family Member Programs are sponsoring ‘‘Tricare and Other Benefits and Safety Issues for Military Parents with Children with Autism and Other Cognitive Disabilities” class and support group, Thursday, Feb. 25, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Army Community Service, 9800 Belvoir Road, Bldg. 200, Fort Belvoir. Reservations are required for class slots, on-site child care and free foods⁄beverages.
For reservations, general or disabled access information, contact Marcia O’Connor, EFMP manager at (703) 696-8467 or TTY at (703) 696-4675. Due to unreliability of answering machines, telephonic reservations must be made directly to O’Connor.
Book Club: ‘Saving Beauty from the Beast’
This month parents are invited to join us in reading and discussing this book about how to protect your daughter from an unhealthy relationship. Pre-registration and book distribution runs now through today. A free book will be given to the first 10 participants who register. Discussion date is Feb. 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Fort Myer ACS Classroom, Bldg. 201. For more information or to register call (703) 696-3512⁄6511.
Lunch and Learn Series: Healthy Thinking
Would you like to learn how to change negative thought patterns into positive thought patterns and learn how those changes can aid in a healthier and happier life for you? If your answer is yes, sign up by
Feb. 26 and join us for a short class on healthy thinking Tuesday, March 2 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Fort Myer ACS classroom, Bldg. 201. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch and sign up no later than Feb. 26 by calling (703) 696-3512.
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 Feb. 26 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 2, 9, 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.
JBM-HH Gospel Congregation Black History Month Closeout Celebration
The congregation’s Gospel Celebration will be held Saturday Feb. 27, starting at 1:45 p.m. at Memorial Chapel. Special guests will include Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, Maj. Gen. Reuben Jones, commanding general, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command, Sheila Stewart, community affairs director and news anchor for WKYS FM, Radio One D.C., John Blakely, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, under the Dept. of Education and Judge Robert Rigsby, a colonel in the USAR, who recently returned from a tour in Iraq. Both events are being held to celebrate this year’s African American History Month.
Sweetheart Masquerade Scholarship Fundraiser
The Washington, D.C. Chapter of The ROCKS, Inc. will be hosting the first ever Sweetheart Masquerade Scholarship Fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 27, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Bolling Air Force Base Club located at 319 Malcolm South Ave, Washington, D.C. 20001. Tickets are $15 per person and are available in advance by contacting any ROCKS member. For more information, please contact Mike Rogers at activities@rocksinc.org or (301) 856-9319. Due to the Washington, D.C. area blizzard, the date was rescheduled from Feb. 6.
Leadership Symposium
Army Management Staff College is proud to announce registration for the 5th annual Leadership Symposium: Developing Leaders has opened. The symposium will be held Mar. 2-4 at the AMSC Fort Belvoir, Va., campus. Join us as Department of Army senior leaders provide current and cutting-edge information that you can take back to your organization. Any federal government employee can attend.
Spouse Club offers community grants
The Army Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area, along with the Fort Myer Thrift Shop, is accepting applications for welfare community grants for 2010. All applications must be received by April 15. Grants are available to qualified organizations in the Washington area. For guidelines, instructions and more information as well as an application, go to www.AOWCGWA.org. E-mail AOWCGWAWELFARE@gmail.com with questions.
Story and Craft Time
Parents and children ages 1-5 are invited to join ACS on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Fort Myer Library, Bldg. 417, for a special story reading and craft. For more information and to register call ACS Family Advocacy at (703) 696-3512.
Scholarships
The Army Engineer Officers’ Wives’ Club announces the availability of Army Engineer Memorial Awards to be given to qualifying high school seniors. AEMA awards are open to students in all fields of study. The Geraldine K. Morris award is a new scholarship available to high school seniors that intend to enroll in a program leading to a nursing degree or certification. Scholarship applications must be post marked by Feb. 28. Qualification information and applications for both awards are available at www.aeowc.com. For more information contact the AEMA chairman at scholarships@aeowc.com.
Interactive Customer Evaluation for products and services
The Interactive Customer Evaluation system allows customers to rate services provided by Department of Defense offices and facilities world-wide. Last year, 90 percent of 803 Naval District Washington customers responded ‘‘Yes” when they were asked, ‘‘Were you satisfied with your experience at this office⁄facility?”
ICE is a Web-based tool that collects feedback on services provided by various DoD organizations. It allows customers to submit online comment cards to rate service providers they encounter. It is designed to improve services by giving managers immediate feedback from their customers.
To access our customer evaluation page on the Internet, go to http:⁄⁄ice.disa.mil. Enter the service provider name in the search field or select the location on the map where you received services, then navigate to the service. Complete the comment card.
For more information, contact the NDW ICE Site Manager at ice.ndw.fcm@navy.mil.
Learn about Catholic faith
Join friends at a one-hour session following the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall 9 a.m. Catholic Mass each Sunday. Anyone is welcome to come and learn more about the Catholic church.
The class meets in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of Fort Myer’s Memorial Chapel after the 9 a.m. mass.
For more information, call Joe or Anna Berger at (703) 329-0838.
Weingarten notice
In accordance with 5 USC 7114 (a) (3), this is to advise bargaining unit employees at any examination of an employee in the unit by a representative of the agency in connection with an investigation if A) the employee reasonably believes that the examination may result in disciplinary action against the employee; and B) the employee requests representations. For more information, call Gina McDonald at (703) 696-1265.
Please send your News and Notes to the Pentagram Editor Andre Butler at dre.butler@conus.army.mil.