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Vol. 6, No. 46 November 20, 2015

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Story and photos by Lt. Cmdr. Jim Remington

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs

The Abilty One Base Supply Center on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) celebrated its 20th anniversary Oct. 27 with a short ceremony and lunch to thank its customers for their support.

Operated by Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM), the store provides the base with supplies and converts profits back into training, rehabilitation and employment oppor-tunities for the blind.

During his short introduction at the ceremony attended by more than 20 customers located on JBAB, Ken Barnett, director of BISM’s Base Sup-ply Centers, said that he sincerely appreciated their customers’ support that allows them to create and sustain employment opportunities for the blind.

Today BISM operates eight facilities in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and Fort Knox, Kentucky. It manufactures and sells a variety of office and military uniform supplies to government customers, but its their unique mis-sion of working with the blind that distinguishes BISM from other manufacturers and suppliers.

President of BISM, Fred J. Puente, said that during the company’s 20-year relationship with JBAB and formerly Bolling Air Force Base, BISM has experienced impressive growth allowing it to expand its philanthropic work with the blind. Recognizing Barnett’s leadership role in that growth, Puente said that one of the best deci-sions he ever made was to hire Barnett following his retirement from the U.S. Air Force.

“When Ken came to work at Blind Industries we employed about 130 people in three or four operations. Our sales were about $13 or 14 mil-lion. And today, with Ken’s leadership and a lot of other people’s leadership, Blind Industries employs about 600 associates in 11 operations, and our sales will be about $100 million this year,” said Puente.

Puente went on to thank his associates at the JBAB Ability One Base Supply Center for their contributions of providing excellent service to

JBAB customers. But he reserved his greatest ap-preciation for the store’s customers.

“The most important objective I have is to thank you, the customer, for what you’ve done to support this store and the people who work here. Every time you make a purchase and you buy an item that says ‘Skillcraft’ you’re support-ing the employment or training of a blind person somewhere in the United States. The impact of what you do goes far beyond here,” Puente said. “And without you, none of us could do anything of what we want to do. So I have to make it clear, you are singularly the most important thing we have here at this store, and beyond that for your service to this country. You allow us to be free. You allow us to do things that others can’t do. For that we’re in your debt.”

Jessica Brasseal, a young woman from Cour-tenay, British Columbia, Canada, now living in Temple Hills, Maryland also participated in the ceremony by signing the National Anthem at the start, and finishing it up with remarks about her own experience with BISM as a participant in three of its training programs and now as an employee.

Her involvement with BISM began in 2013 after she contacted Maryland’s Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) for employ-ment assistance. With some independent liv-ing skills learned from her parents growing up but no employment experience and only one college course on her resume, Brasseal was having no success with her job hunting. DORS recommended BISM for its programs and made an introduction. Brasseal subsequently toured BISM’s headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland that administers the BISM’s corporate business functions, manufactures U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force uniforms, paper products, cleaning sup-plies, bottles water and also conducts training and rehabilitation programs, all under a single roof.

The match was a good one and Brasseal began the Adult Comprehensive Orientation, Rehabil-itation, and Empowerment (CORE) Training Program, a program in which blind students

gain confidence and learn important life skills. Most of the program’s dedicated instructors are blind and also serve as mentors and counselors to students. Instruction is based on a positive, confidence-building curriculum that enables students to acquire diverse skills that apply to independent living as well as professional em-ployment.

Residents reside in the program’s housing in downtown Baltimore, a location BISM calls its “Life Skills Residential Center.” All of BISM’s pro-grams are accredited by the State Department of Education’s, Division of Rehabilitation Services.

During the summer break in her Adult CORE Training Program, Brasseal served as a counsel-or and instructor for BISM’s seven-week Work to Independence program that provides high school-aged students with the skills and con-fidence necessary to smoothly transition from high school to college, vocational training, and employment.

As a graduate of Adult CORE, Brasseal was the second student in BISM’s new College Prepa-ration Program which has now graduated 14 students.Brasseal said that enrolling with BISM was one of the most important decisions she ever made.

“There were some hard times along the way, as we all have in life occasionally. But ultimate-ly I learned a lot of things at that program,” said Brasseal. “And the most important thing that I learned was not necessarily the skills that I learned, but the fact that I already had it in me to be independent. I think it’s important that every person, in this case every blind person, should learn that they have what it takes to be independent. So that was a nine-month training program for me.

“But what happens after that? That’s a ques-tion to which some people know the answer right away and others have to figure it out. For me I have to admit that it did take a little while to figure out. But eventually I ended up here where I could use the skills that I learned in the CORE program, and bring that to this job. The Ability

One program is really a win-win for everybody. It provides people like me to learn and to use those skills they learned. It gives others the op-portunity to teach people like myself these skills. It gives the customers an opportunity to buy the supplies they need. And most importantly it gives us all the opportunity to come together and have a positive attitude about blindness, about the things we can do, and just about the people in general.”

JBAB Vice Commander, Air Force Col. Kend-all Peters, upon receiving a BISM challenge coin from Puente, thanked BISM employees for what he called “an awesome program.”

“We were talking just a few minutes ago about how we can improve the number of customers coming in here and we’re going to do that,” said Peters. “Thank you for coming out and taking care of your people, because that’s what you’re doing coming out here today, celebrating this milestone of your company and the success of the 20 years of the relationship that we’ve had. I just want to say thanks and accept this on behalf of the base and JBAB’s commander, [Navy] Capt. Frank Mays.”

At the end Barnett presented store employees with a plaque to hang in their store, celebrating this 20-year milestone, concluding concisely saying, “Jessica told you some of her story. But there are lots of stories, and collectively they all work together to provide our customers what they need, when they need it.”

The plaque reads, “In recognition of 20 years of the Base Supply Center we wish to express our sincere appreciation for your dedicated service and outstanding efforts to create and sustain employment opportunities for blind Americans. The commitment that you’ve shown to your cus-tomers, allowing them to meet and exceed their mission requirements and educating leaders at all levels and creating community awareness about the Ability One BSC mission is changing people’s attitudes about blindness. We are grate-ful for all of your achievements. You have made a difference in the lives of others.”

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland thanks customers for 20 years of partnership, support for the blind

Fred J. Puente, president of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM), speaks at an Oct. 27 ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) recognizing 20 years of BISM’s store at JBAB and the former Bolling Air Force Base. Holding a Skillcraft ink pen, one of BISM’s signature products, he said, “Every time you make a purchase and you buy an item that says ‘Skillcraft,’ you’re supporting the employment or training of a blind person somewhere in the United States. The impact of what you do goes far beyond here.”

Jessica Brasseal, a graduate of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland’s (BISM) training and reha-bilitation programs for the blind and now an employee of BISM’s Ability One Base Supply Center on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), speaks to an assembly of the store’s customers during an Oct. 27 ceremony recognizing BISM’s 20-year partnership with the base. Brasseal spoke to the win-win nature of the program and how it provides people like herself the opportunity to learn independent living and voca-tional skills as well as job opportunities while providing government customers the quality products they need from a convenient location, and creates an awareness of and positive attitudes about blindness.

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Story and photos by Michelle L. Gordon, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Public Affairs

In the fall of 1947, Marine wife Diane Hendricks made a doll and asked her husband, Maj. Bill Hendricks, to do-nate it to an organization that would give it to a needy child for Christmas. When he said no such organization existed she told him to start one, so he did.

Major Hendricks collected and distributed 5,000 toys that year, and Toys for Tots was born. The following year the United States Marine Corps adopted the Toys for Tots program and expanded it into a nationwide community action project operated by the Marine Corps Reserves. That same year, Walt Disney de-signed the iconic Toys for Tots train logo.

Throughout the past 68 years, the program contin-ued to grow and thrive, but the goal remained the same, “deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becom-

ing responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.”

The process begins in the fall when Marine reserve units conduct local campaigns in more than 700 communities covering all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.

The unit responsible for making Christmas dreams come true for Washington, D.C. kids is the 2nd Civil Affairs Group stationed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), and although the 2015 campaign has only just begun, Marine Staff Sgt. Stephan Nut-ter said they already have a significant number of toy re-quests from families in need.

“We have over 3,400 ap-

proved requests and another 500 pending approval,” he said. “That’s 4,000 requests, and the campaign just start-ed.”

In addition to requesting toys for local tots, Nutter is also requesting volunteers.

“We have 1,200 bikes and we need volunteers to help assemble them,” he said. “We also need volunteers to help sort toys by age and gender, and prepare orders for dis-tribution. Distribution takes place Dec. 14-19 at RFK Sta-dium and it’s a big evolution. Having the orders prefilled makes it go smoother.”

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Autria godfrey, from ABC 7’s “good Morning Washington,” helped shop for toys during the Nov. 5 Toys for Tots kickoff event. Toys for Tots donations will continue until Dec. 12. All toys collected within the Washington, D.C. metro-area go to needy families with children in the D.C. metro-area.

Meteorologist Eileen Whelan from ABC 7, helps Marines from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) select toys during the Nov. 5 kickoff event held at Toys r Us.

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Public Affairs

More than 100 military families from through-out the National Capital Region spent the day volunteering at the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) in Northwest Washington, D.C. for National Family Volunteer Day on Nov. 14. The families helped out the AFRH staff by washing wheelchairs, raking leaves, cleaning the arts and crafts room, decorating the hallways for fall, dust-ing the library books, and delivering thank you notes to the residents in honor of Veterans Day. Volunteers were also able to visit with several of the residents, including Edward Davis, 93, a survi-vor of the attack on Pearl Harbor and a veteran of World War II, Vietnam and the Korean War. The event lasted from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., and includ-ed a chance for the volunteers to eat lunch with residents after lending a helping hand around the facility.

A military family member washes a wheelchair at the Armed Forces retirement Home in Washington, D.C. during National Family Volunteer Day on Nov. 14.

A military family member dusts the book stacks in the library at the Armed Forces retirement Home in Washington, D.C. during National Family Volun-teer Day on Nov. 14.

A volunteer poses for a photo with Edward Davis, 93, at the Armed Forces retirement Home in Washington DC during National Family Volunteer Day on Nov. 14. Davis was stationed at Schofield Barracks on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and fought in World War II, Vietnam and the Korean War before retiring from the U.S. Army.

rear Adm. yancy B. lindsey, Naval District Washing-ton commandant, hands a coin to the oldest sailor at the Armed Forces retirement Home on Nov. 14, 2015 during National Family Service Day.

JBAB Marines kickoff 2015 Toys for Tots campaign

NCR families clean up Armed Forces Retirement Home for Family Volunteer Day

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By Staff Sgt Kara Shores, Registered Dental Hygienist Preventive Dentistry Depart-

ment 579th Dental Squadron

Being physically fit in today’s Air Force is a key element of mission readiness. Team sports and physical fitness promote esprit de corps, reduce stress, improve sleep, lower blood pressure, help circulation and have many other health benefits. All of these effects translate into reduced risk for heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. However, team sports often result in sports injuries.

Each year, thousands get hurt on the playing field, the basketball court, skateboarding, biking or during other activities. Due to this fact many people choose to wear protective equipment. People wear helmets to protect their heads, pads to protect their bodies, shin guards to protect their legs, and mouth guards to protect their teeth.

Blows to the face in nearly every sport can in-jure the teeth, lips, cheeks and tongue. According

to the American Dental Association, a person en-gaging in competitive sports is sixty times likely to suffer harm to teeth when not wearing a mouth-guard.

A properly fitted mouthguard, (also called a mouth protector), is an important piece of athlet-ic gear that can help protect the teeth and gums. You may have seen mouthguards worn by play-ers in contact sports, such as football, boxing, and ice hockey.

You don’t have to be on the football field to benefit from a mouthguard. New findings in sports dentistry show that even in non-contact sports such as gymnastics, basketball, rollerblad-ing, racquetball and field hockey, mouthguards offer substantial protection. Many experts rec-ommend that a mouthguard be worn for any recreational activity that poses a risk of injury to the mouth.

There are three types of mouthguards: ready-made, or stock mouthguards, mouth formed

“boil and bite” mouthguards, and custom-made mouthguards fabricated in a dental office. All three mouthguards provide protection, but vary in comfort and cost.

Boil and bite mouthguards are available at the Bolling Dental Clinic front desk for all active duty and their family members. The dental clinic can also make a custom mouthguard for those who prefer the added comfort. This requires a dentist evaluation and impressions of the upper and lower teeth.

The most effective mouthguard should have several features: should be resilient, tear-resistant and comfortable. It should fit properly, be dura-ble and easy to clean, and not restrict speech or breathing. Generally, a mouthguard covers only the upper teeth, but in some cases a mouthguard for lower teeth is used. Your dentist can suggest the right mouthguard for you.

Here are some suggestions for taking good care of your mouthguard:

-Before and after each use, rinse it with cold water or with an antiseptic mouthrinse. You can clean it with toothpaste and a toothbrush, too.

-When it’s not used, place your mouthguard in a firm, perforated container such as a clean plastic soap dish. This permits air circulation and helps prevent damage.

-Avoid exposing the mouthguard to high tem-peratures, such as hot water, hot surfaces or direct sunlight (don’t leave in it your car), which can cause distortion.

-Examine the mouthguard for tears and holes. A mouthguard that’s torn or in bad shape can ir-ritate your mouth and reduce the amount of pro-tection it provides.

Don’t take your teeth for granted. Protect your smile with a mouthguard. For more information about mouthguards please visit the American Dental Association website at www.ada.org or contact SSgt Kara Shores at the Bolling Dental Clinic, (202) 404-5519.

Mouthguards: A Smart Choice for Protecting Teeth

Story and photos by Michelle L. Gordon


Service members from Joint Base Ana-costia-Bolling (JBAB) and volunteers from the local community spent a rainy Saturday morning assembling bookshelves and sort-ing books donated to Leckie Elementary School on Nov. 7.

“Today we are sorting 1,700 books donat-ed to Leckie Elementary School through our Blue Star Families ‘Books on Bases’ program,” said Jenny Campbell, commu-nity outreach coordinator with the Virginia chapter of Blue Star Families.

Blue Star Families is a non-profit organi-zation formed by a group of military spous-es in 2009. Their mission was to create a platform where military family members can join with civilian communities to ad-dress the challenges of military life. With chapters near most military bases around the country, Blue Star Families now serves as a liaison between the military and civil-ian communities.

“Books on Bases” is a program created by Blue Star Families to positively impact the lives of military children through the power of reading, according to their website www.bluestarfam.org.

In October, Campbell reached out to Na-val District Washington (NDW) School Li-aison Officer, Daniel Dunham, to ask which local school would benefit most from a “Books on Bases” donation. Dunham im-mediately recommended JBAB’s Partner in Education, Leckie Elementary School, and he put Campbell in touch with their Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) president, La-rissa Camilleri.

“[These books] are an amazing blessing

for the children here at Leckie,” said Ca-milleri. “Our scholars thrive on books. They each have a goal to reach in our accelerated reader program and these books will help them climb their ladders to success.”

In addition to books, the school also re-ceived two rolling bookshelves donated by Blue Star Families’ community partner, Booz Allen Hamilton.

“As part of the ‘Month of the Military Fam-ily,’ Booz Allen is connecting our employ-

ees with our military communities through Blue Star Families,” said Laura Dempsey, lead associate in community partnerships at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Dempsey said nearly 30 percent of Booz Allen Hamilton employees are either veter-ans or military spouses. So, reaching out to the military community is a natural fit for their organization. To find out how to best assist military families, Dempsey said she looked at the results of the recently released 2015 Blue Star Family Lifestyle Survey.

The annual survey takes a comprehen-sive look at the current needs and priorities of military families and service members and identifies the key aspects of military life to effectively target resources, services, and programs. This year, more than 6,000 respondents answered questions about topics such as spouse employment, mili-tary benefits and child care.

“One of the results from the survey was that military-connected libraries only have about 10 percent of the books they need on average,” said Dempsey. “So providing books and bookshelves to a military-con-

nected school was a very direct way of help-ing our military families.”

Dempsey, whose husband retired from the U.S. Army after 21 years of active-duty service, said she understands the struggles military families face and she’s glad she could be part of an event that helps alleviate a small portion of that struggle.

“I was an Army wife for 16 years,” she said. “We moved our family 10 times, we’ve been through three deployments and my kids have been in five schools each — so I definitely understand military life. Events like this, where we are directly connecting with military families and building things together with them, hopefully show that we haven’t forgotten about them.”

For more information about Blue Star Families and to get involved with the local chapter, contact Jenny Campbell, 850-549-8333.

JBAB Partner in Education receives hundreds of new books

”Books on Bases” is a program created by Blue Star Families to posi-tively impact the lives of military children through the power of reading.

Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Kloeppel, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) senior enlisted lead-er, helps assemble one of the bookshelves donated to JBAB’s Partner in Education, leck-ie Elementary School, Nov. 7. In addition to bookshelves, the school also received 1,700 new books from Blue Star Families

Service members from Joint Base Anacos-tia-Bolling (JBAB) and volunteers from the local community spent a rainy Saturday morning assembling bookshelves and sort-ing books donated to leckie Elementary School on Nov. 7.

By Joint Base Anacos-tia-Bolling Public Affairs

Office

Mentors NeededThe Joint Base Anacos-

tia-Bolling (JBAB) Joint Uni-formed Mentoring Program (JUMP!) is looking for service members from all branches to become mentors for school-aged children in the local area. Interested applicants should have a passion for helping children and a desire to inspire the minds of the fu-ture. Those interested in join-ing the mentorship team do not need to have experience working with youth or mento-ring in the past. JUMP! is just looking for service members with time and a willingness to guide, inspire and listen. For more information, contact Michelle Gordon at 202-404-7206.

Toys for TotsOngoing until Dec. 12

The Marines 2nd Civil Af-fairs Group at Joint Base Ana-costia-Bolling (JBAB) needs volunteers for their annual Toys for Tots toy drive. Vol-

unteers are needed to build bikes, sort toys, fill orders and collect toys at local events. Opportunities are available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m. un-til noon. Base access is not re-quired to volunteer. For more information, call 202-433-3152. To volunteer, visit www.anacostia-dc.toysfortots.org.

Wreaths Across AmericaNov. 21, 9 a.m. & Dec. 5,

1 p.m.Wreaths Across America

is seeking volunteers to help execute their annual event scheduled for Dec. 12 during which, volunteers will lay a Christmas wreath at every tombstone in Arlington Na-tional Cemetery. Volunteers are also needed to serve as gate greeters and docents to help ensure all sections are covered during the event. Training for greeters and do-cents will be held at 9 a.m. Nov 21 and 1 p.m. Dec. 5 at The Women in the Service Memorial Amphitheater. Training will include event timelines and volunteer re-sponsibilities.

JBAB Volunteer Opportunities


The Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operations (CREDO) offers a va-riety of programs aimed at improving communication, adding resiliency, and training service members in valuable life skills.

Marriage Enrichment Retreat (MER) — Couples enjoy a free weekend at the Hilton Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia, where they learn and apply marriage skills such as com-munication and problem solving in a fun, small group atmosphere. Using personality inventories, participants learn that differences in marriages can be ways to enhance and complete one another in the marriage journey. The next MER is scheduled for Dec. 11-16.

Personal Resiliency Retreat (PRR) — The PRR highlights the essential components of hindsight, insight, and foresight in order to equip military personnel to accomplish the mission. Overall, the goal of a PRR is to give participants an opportunity to grow and ma-ture as individuals by reflecting on their lives. The next PRR is scheduled for Dec. 4-6

All retreats are free including room and meals.They are open to all active duty and reserve military members and their dependents. For pre-registration call 202-404-8830/8831. For more information contact the CREDO office, 202-767-5901/5900, send an email to: [email protected], or stop by the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Chapel and inquire within

Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operations

CATHOLIC SERVICES

ReconciliationSunday 9 a.m.Chapel Center

RosarySunday 9:10 a.m.Chapel Center

Mass (Chapel Center)Tuesday 11:30 a.m.Wednesday 11:30 a.m.Thursday 11:30 a.m.Friday 7 a.m.Saturday 5 p.m.Sunday 9:30 a.m.

PROTESTANT SERVICES

Contemporary Sunday 9:00 a.m. Historic Chapel

Traditional Sunday 11:00 a.m. Historic Chapel

Gospel Sunday 11:30 a.m. Chapel Center

Sunday SchoolSep-May 09:30-10:30 Chapel Center

Questions about these servicesor other religious needs can bedirected to 202-767-5900.

Chapel Schedule

Story and photos by Scott Pauley

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Public Affairs

Joint Base Anacos-tia-Bolling (JBAB) hosted a Hiring our Heroes job fair on Nov. 12, which focused on pairing veterans and military family members with poten-tial jobs.

The one-day event offered not only the chance to meet prospective employers and find a job, but also had sever-al workshops to help with ev-erything from résumé writing to interview skills.

The event pulled a crowd of several hundred active duty, retired and military family members as well as 75 em-ployers who came to offer jobs to employment seekers, said Kathryn Poynton, the di-rector of events for traditional hiring fairs for Hiring our He-roes.

“I think that it’s been a great success today. We had over 400 job seekers preregistered, so what that means is all of those job seekers, even if they were unable to attend today, were able to upload their ré-sumés,” said Poynton. “So you have over 75 employers that were here, national and local employers, who received all of those résumés. Plus, you have those job seekers that were here today that were able to network and meet these employers face-to-face, and they’re probably talking to their future employer.”

The job fair portion of the event began with a moti-vating speech from Chuck Hodges, senior director for events and programs for Hiring our Heroes, who gave some encouraging words to the job seekers in attendance for the event.

“Don’t be nervous. Don’t be walking across there biting

your fingernails,” said Hodg-es. “You’ve led with distinc-tion throughout your entire military careers, and now these folks want to be here and they want to hire you.”

Several of the companies in attendance for the event were federal agencies seek-ing to hire veterans and their family members, and take advantage of the unique skills they possess. Roseal Fowlkes, veterans employment man-ager at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), said he likes to attend Hiring our Heroes events because he knows what a veteran brings to the table over someone who has not served and had that experience.

“One thing about a veteran that you know is that veter-ans are well-trained. Veterans are also well-focused, driven and come with a lot of expe-rience,” said Fowlkes. “Since the United States has invest-ed a lot of money in veterans, you know we have to get our return on investment for our veterans. I love the turnout at these events, Hiring our He-roes does a lot of work to help

these veterans and that’s what I really love about it.”

Throughout the event, the Hiring our Heroes staff gave their advice to veterans. They recommend researching the employers participating in the event ahead of time and to make sure you know who is actually hiring the position you’re looking for, even if sometimes it’s not the com-pany you think it would be, according to Poynton.

Hodges ended his speech with possibly the most im-portant advice for veterans trying to find a job at the event. “This is the last piece of advice I’m going to give to you, you’ve been saying your whole military lives that I’m part of a team; this is about the team, selfless service, quiet professionals — not a whole lot of chest pounding,” said Hodges. “Today, brag about yourselves. Let them know what you’ve done and how that’s going to make you the next CEO of their compa-nies.”

For more information and to preregister for the next Hiring our Heroes event, visit www.hiringourheroes.org.

JBAB hosts ‘Hiring our Heroes’

A representative from the Defense logistics Agency speaks to a job seeker during the recent Hiring our Heroes job fair on Nov. 12 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. The event allowed more than 400 veterans and family members to submit resumes for job oppenings from more than 75 companies.

A representative from the U.S. Army reserve’s shows a brief pre-sentation to job seekers during the recent Hiring our Heroes job fair on Nov. 12 at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. The event allowed more than 400 veterans and family members to submit resumes for job oppenings from more than 75 companies.

Nutter said the best way to get involved with the program is the local web-site, http://anacostia-dc.toysfortots.org. There, visi-tors can find drop-off loca-tions, register to volunteer, as well as request assis-tance.

“All of the toys collected within the Washington, D.C. metro-area go to needy fam-ilies with children in the D.C. metro-area. It all stays local,” he added.

All new toys are accepted said Gunnery Sgt. Fitzpatrick Givans, Washington, D. C. Toys for Tots coordinator, but

when asked what they need specifically, he quickly says toys for older kids.

“We’re usually good for kids ages 7 and under, but the old-er kids, that’s where we strug-gle. So buying toys for ages 8 and up are what we suggest when asked.”

Givans said his biggest concern is not having toys for every family.

“We distributed approxi-mately 78,000 toys last year to around 50,000 kids — that’s about five toys per family. This year we may reduce that to three toys per family, but we’ll just have to see. Right now, the goal is to collect as many toys as we can and get the word out so we can start getting donations.”

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SpiritSeason

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THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BANDWashington, D.C.

Colonel Larry H. Lang, Commander and Conductor

Tuesday, December 1 at 8 p.m.Strathmore Music CenterNorth Bethesda, Md.

Saturday, December 123 p.m. & 8 p.m.DAR Constitution HallWashington, D.C.

FREE! Tickets required.Please visit our website for info.

By View all information at www.mywfr.com or Facebook.com/MyWFR

Special Events

Bokwa® Masterclass and Meet & Greet with Paul Mavi

Nov. 20 | 5 – 8 p.m. | Fitness Center I |Try a new free fitness class! Bokwa® includes

drawing letters and numbers with your feet while performing an energizing and addictive cardio workout routine while moving together to today’s most popular music. Participants off all ages draw the Bokwa® L, 3, J, K and dozens of other steps.

All DoD ID Card holders are eligible to par-ticipate.

Register at www.bokwafitness.com & at EventBrite at tinyurl.com/O2DDXWL

Bokwa® Presents the Ultimate Mili-tary Cardio Challenge

Nov. 21 | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Fitness Center I |Category 1: Only military members are eli-

gible (Active Duty, Retirees, Guard, Reserve)Category 2: Only family members of military

members are eligible (must be age 18 and up)Bokwa wants to know, are you tough enough

for the Ultimate Military Cardio Challenge?Learn basic high intensity Bokwa steps us-

ing numbers and letters to the hottest new music!

Over $3,000 in prizes will be given away!Register at www.bokwafitness.com & at

EventBrite at tinyurl.com/O2DDXWLBokwa® Certification TrainingNov. 22 | 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. |Level 1 Dance Cardio (25 Free Certifica-

tions)Fitness Center IIPunch & Strike (25 Free Certifications)Fitness Center I

Christmas Tree & Wreath SaleNov. 20 – Dec. 21 | Outdoor Recreation Park-

ing Lot |Market Price | On-Base Delivery Available for

$5.00 |Nothing says or smells like the holidays more

than a beautiful, live Christmas tree. Give Santa a great spot to drop off your presents this year when you purchase a fresh cut, real tree from Outdoor Recreation. Choose from a wide va-riety of trees! For more information, call 202-767-9136.

Club Decoration DayNov. 23 | 9 a.m. | Bolling Club |Lend a helping hand and represent your

organization or unit by helping decorate the Bolling Club for the holidays! All units/organi-zations that provide volunteers will receive an extra special gift of $150 credit towards your holiday party! Free lunch and coffee will also be provided while you decorate.

Call the Bolling Club at 202-767-6794 to reg-ister!

One discount per unit/organization; Mini-mum of 4 hours is required; $150 credit is valid only at the Bolling Club.

Book Your Holiday Party with MWR!The holidays are almost here, so make your

party reservations today! MWR can help you with everything you need! Please call any of our facilities listed below for more information.

Slip Inn*Bldg. 2482, Arnold Ave. | 202-767-6793 |(*Note: Closed from Nov. 1 until Mar. 31.

Available for special functions only)

Bolling ClubTheisen St., Bldg. 50

202-767-6794

Thanksgiving Carry OutLet the Bolling Club cater to you this Thanks-

giving! All orders must be placed by Nov. 20.All meals will be packaged chilled and

picked up on Nov. 25 between 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. and Nov. 26 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Call 202-767-6794 to order.

Meals include: Roasted turkey, green beans almandine, savory stuffing, whipped potatoes, candied yams, cranberry sauce, fresh rolls, gravy, pumpkin or sweet potato pie and house chardonnay wine.

Meal #1Feeds 4-6 people(1) pie, (1) wine$80 Club Members$90 Non MembersMeal #2Feeds 8-10 people(2) pies and (2) wines$125 Club Member$135 Non MemberMeal #3Feeds 12-16 people(3) pies and (3) wines$145 Club Member$155 Non Member

Thanksgiving BuffetNov. 26 | Bolling Club |Two Seatings: Noon — 2 p.m. — Washington

Dining Room or 1 — 3 p.m — Capital BallroomClub members: $29.95 | Non-members:

$34.95 | Children 6-10: Half Price | Children 5 and under: free

Our Thanksgiving feast will include: baked ham, roasted turkey, prime rib and peel-and-eat shrimp, candied yams, mashed potatoes, wild rice pilaf, corn bread stuffing, buttered corn, sautéed green beans, assorted salads and a dessert station. Reservations are required — seating is limited. Please call 202-767-6794.

Third FridayNov. 20 | 6 — 11 p.m. | Bolling Club, Wings

Bar and Grill |Featuring music by DJ Chris!

Champagne Sunday BrunchEvery Sunday | 10:30 a.m. — 2 p.m. | Bolling

Club, Washington Dining Room |Enjoy the best champagne brunch in the

capital region, featuring mimosas, bloody marys and screwdrivers. Choose from a va-riety of food to include a carving station, omelet station, bacon, sausage and grits as well as seafood Newberg, eggs benedict and made to order waffles with assorted desserts.

Club Members: $17.95; Non-Members: $22.95

Note: No Sunday Brunch on Nov. 29 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

All-You-Can-Eat BuffetTuesday-Friday: 11 a.m. — 1:30 p.m. | Wash-

ington Dining Room |Social HourWednesdays & Fridays | 5 p.m. | Bolling

Club

2-for-1 Steak NightEvery Thursday | 5 — 8:30 p.m. | Bolling

Club, Wings Bar & Grill |Choose from a juicy 12 ounce rib-eye or

New York strip steak, tossed or iceberg wedge salad and baked russet potato, sweet potato, french fries or rice pilaf and chef ’s choice veg-etables. Catch of the day or grilled boneless chicken breast is also available.

Club Members: $24.95 for two people; Non-Members: $24.95 per person

Potomac Lanes Bowling CenterMcChord St, Bldg. 1310

202-563-1701/1702Pizziola Burger — $7.95

Limited time offer — NovemberRock & Bowl

Nov. 14 | 8 p.m. — 12 a.m. | Potomac Lanes Bowling Center |

DJ Chris l ights up the night with great music and unlimite d b owling for only $15; $12 for active mil i tar y per-sonnel and their famil ies. Sho e rental include d.

WFR Weekly Events


Military Publication Account ExecutiveThe Military Newspapers of APG Media of Chesapeake is in search of a full time Account Executive to join our team!

This position will sell and service local and regionalaccounts as assigned and/or located within ageographical territory. The primary sales effort will be to solicit current and new business prospects to use one or more of the publications and website in our prod-uct portfolio. Generally, the Account Executive will be focusing on several publications at any given time that are published monthly, quarterly or annually. This position will report directly to an Advertising Sales Manager as well as work with members of their team and Advertising Director and Digital Sales Director of the region. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated,have effective presentation skills, creativity, strategic thinker, idea generator, good oral and written compre-hension, deductive reasoning, strong work ethic, high computer aptitude, effective public speaking and ability to present to senior marketing executives and businessowners. Preferred primary location will be the DC Metropolitan Region area or in the nearby communities.

The Military Publications of APG is part of a largerfamily of media holdings APG Media of Chesapeake, LLC. APG’s Maryland, Virginia and DC properties include thirty-two publications, nine websites, and fi ve mobile apps. These products cover fi fteen counties in the two states and the District of Columbia and each week nearly 1.4 million people read the content they produce.

For all interested candidates,please email resumes to

[email protected] Media of Chesapeake LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race,ethnicity, gender,

veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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Due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the Joint Base Journal will not be published the week of Nov. 28. The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Public Affairs staff wishes all of our military families and mission partners a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

No Joint Base Journal next week

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Bainter, U.S. Air Force

Courtesy of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Chapel

The Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Chapel Choir is a 78 member volunteer choir that will be presenting a Christmas Cantata, “Once Upon a Holy Night”, on Dec. 13 at noon at the Chapel Center. The Cantata Choir is com-

prised of Catholic, traditional protestant, and gospel members and represents a diversity of christian denominations.

Please join us in a musical celebration of our Lord’s birth in this glorious season!! Mark your calendar!! Reception to follow. Hope to see you there!

Christmas CantataBy Scott Pauley


Last week ended on an exciting note, as the Houston Texans ended Angela Rachel’s bid for the first perfect week from a guest picker with an unlikely upset of the Cincinnati Bengals on Mon-day Night Football. The commanders also had an exciting week, as Navy Capt. Frank Mays’ 3-3

week left the door open for Air Force Col. Kend-all Peters and Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Kloeppel to climb within one game of the overall lead. The race is extremely tight, and every week could make the difference between first and last. Follow along with the action online at www.facebook.com/jbabdc, and cheer on our newset guest pick-er, Jessica Sheldon, as she tries to win a free steak dinner for two from the MWR!


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