Guidance on government shutdown
The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance on the government shutdown. For your convenience, a joint base resources guide is available at http://www.slideshare.net/JBMHH/potential-government-shutdown-dsd-memo-9-262013.
The Department of Defense also has a comprehensive website with up-to-date information about the shutdown and its effects within the DoD. For more information, log onto http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2013/0913_govshutdown.
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Call a chaplain 24/7
Effective immediately, JBM-HH has instituted the on-call duty chaplain telephone number for individuals to call and talk with a chaplain, 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week at 202-236-4901.
Suicide is preventable
The veterans crisis line connects veterans and their loved ones in crisis with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 365 days a year. For free, confidential support call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. You can chat online at www.veteranscrisisline.net/ChatTermsofService.aspx or send a text message to 838255.
Veterinary Treatment Facility changes
The Veterinary Treatment Facility will no longer be accepting walk-in vaccine patients. All visitsors must schedule an appointment through the clinic. The clinic is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. For more information, call 703-696-3604.
Financial management assistance
Marine Corps Community Services personal financial management program assists with everything from budgeting to investing. Classes are held throughout the month on a variety of topics, including planning for retirement. For a list of upcoming topics, call 703-614-6950.
Sunday brunch
Spates Community Club offers brunch every Sunday from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. You’re invited to bring your friends and family. Spates Community Club is located on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base at 214 McNair Rd., Bldg. 407. For more information, call 703-527-1300.
Family movie on the lawn
Families are invited to join JBM-HH Cody Child Development Center for a free movie on the lawn Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. The movie is "Hotel Transylvania,’ and is rated PG. Don’t forget to bring a blanket or lawn chair. In the event of severe weather, the show will be cancelled. No registration is required. For more information, call 703-696-3512 or email karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
Barrier repairs, maintenance set
Repairs will be made on JBM-HH gate barriers from Oct. 15-Nov. 1 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Workers will clean, test and adjust the barriers and wedges. Traffic control personnel will close individual lanes one at a time or cone the work area off from the roadway. The work will be done according to the following schedule:
Fort McNair portion of the joint base: Ceremonial Gate, Oct. 15-18; 2nd Street Gate, Oct. 18-20.
Fort Myer portion of the joint base: Wright Gate, Oct. 21-24; Henry Gate, Oct. 25-26.
Henderson Hall portion of the joint base: Gate 1, Oct. 27-29; Gate 3, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
Expect traffic delays and plan alternate routes of travel during maintenance. As always, use caution and watch for the safety of workers and other pedestrians at the sites. For more information, call 703-696-3525.
Managing holiday stress
Participants in this seminar, which will be held Oct. 16 from 9-11 a.m., will be given information on the basics of identifying stressors in their lives and how to create their own stress management plan, with an emphasis on holiday stress. The seminar will take place in the ACS classroom in Bldg. 201 on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH and registration is required. For questions, call 703-696-3512 or email karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
Education and career fair
The MCCS Personal and Professional Development Branch hosts its annual fall education and career fair Oct. 17 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium. Resume review and assistance services will be available during the fair, which is open to DoD ID card holders and the general public (with photo ID). For additional information, call 703-614-6828.
Special education 101 workshop
MCCS Henderson Hall exceptional family member program presents a workshop on special education Oct. 17 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Pentagon, second floor, corridor 2, room 2C253. Registration is open to Department of Defense identification card holders and is required by Oct. 15 by calling 703-693-5353 or emailing efmphh@usmc-mccs.org.
Jewelry and watch repair open select Sundays
The jewelry and watch kiosk in the Marine Corps Exchange is open select Sundays. Upcoming opening date is Oct. 20. A Department of Defense identification card is not needed to patronize this concessionaire. For more information, call 703-732-5374 for opening times.
Successful co-parenting
This two-part seminar, set for Oct. 21 and 28 from 9-11 a.m. in the ACS classroom in Bldg. 201 on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH, is designed to provide parents who are separated and/or divorced with the tools to ensure that they are able to continue supporting and encouraging their children despite the breakup of the family unit. The process of developing an effective co-parenting plan with your ex is challenging, but essential, to the healthy growth and development of young children. You must attend both sessions to receive a certificate of completion. Registration is required. For questions, call 703-696-3512 or email karen.a.stpierre.ctr@mail.mil.
National prescription drug take-back day
The JBM-HH Army Substance Abuse Program office will host its 7th national prescription drug take-back day Oct. 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the commissary on the Fort Myer side of the joint base. This is an opportunity for those who have accumulated unwanted or unused prescription drugs to safely dispose of those medications. Intravenous and injectable solutions, syringes and substances such as marijuana or methamphetamines cannot be accepted. For more information, call 703-696-3900.
Demon Dash registration open
The 2013 Demon Dash 2-Miler scheduled for Oct. 31 is open for registration by logging onto www.jbmhhmwr.com. The race begins at 6:35 a.m. in front of the Fort Myer Fitness Center. Registration is free and awards will be presented to the largest military unit, best costume, scariest costume, and best group costume. For more information, call 703-696-7867.
Get onboard with ACAP
Army Career and Alumni Program has classes, seminars and workshops to suit your transition needs. Get a timeline of how you should plan to transition from military service to a civilian career. For more information, call 703-696-9603. See a schedule of upcoming classes and get the timeline at www.jbmhh.army.mil and click on Army Career and Alumni Program under hot topics, right side of the page.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular
JBM-HH Hall Family, Morale and Welfare is going to New York for the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes on Dec. 14. Cost of the trip is $125 per person, and the bus departs from the JBM-HH Community Center at 5 a.m. and returns at 10 p.m. Forty people must be signed up and paid in full in order to take the trip. Call the Community Center at 703-696-3469/3470 as soon as possible to purchase your tickets. Credit card payments will be accepted by phone or you may mail your payment to JBM-HH Community Center, 228 McNair Rd., Bldg. 405, Fort Myer, Va., 22211.
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