LTC McKernan

Commander

315-774-1299

CSM Dvorsky

Command Sergeant

Major

315-774-1269

Teri Pfeffer

Task Force FRSA

315-774-1274

teri.s.pfeffer@us.army.mil

FRSA FLASH Thursday, February 23, 2012

In This Issue

Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources. Material pre-

sented does not represent the views or endorsement of the 10th CAB or the Army. This material is for

personal use of the readers. All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable re-

strictions and guidelines.

FRG Meetings/Events Parents Night Out -

Free Childcare

3

Ft. Drum Employ-

ment Listing

4

Military Child Nomi-

nations

8

Scholarship Informa-

tion

11

Dates to Remember 12

DELTA: Friday, 2 March at 12:00 pm, in the

3-10 Hangar - come out for lunch

C/1-10: Tuesday, 5 March at 6:15pm at Parks & Rec-

reation

Mugs & Pitchers Still

Available

$5.00 for Mugs

$10.00 for Pitchers

See LT Henry for purchase at BN HQ

Fort Drum Tax Assistance Center offers

FREE tax return

preparation

Staffed by IRS trained and certified Soldiers, the TAC will prepare and electronically file your federal and state income tax returns free of charge. By filing your return electronically, you can receive your refund in as little as one week. The TAC staff also is equipped to prepare 2010 returns

for Soldiers returning from deployment who were not able to file last year. Located on South Post at the corner of Lewis and Conway / First Street West in Bldg. T-120 (near the AAFES gas station and across the street from Behavioral Health), the TAC will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Beginning Monday, you may call 772-6727 to schedule a next business day appoint-ment. Throughout tax season, the appointment line will open at 1 p.m. each day and will remain open until all appointments are filled for the next business day. The following documents are required to schedule an appointment: Military ID (Common Access Card) Social Security cards for you, your spouse and depend-ents and/or a Social Security number verification letter is-sued by the Social Security Administration. (Your military ID is not sufficient.) Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents listed on the tax return. Your Army W-2, which is available at www.mypay.dfas.mil. (Your leave and earnings statement is not sufficient.) A voided check to receive your refund by direct deposit. To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return, both spouses must be present or have a special power of attorney or IRS Form 2848 authorizing you to sign the re-turn. Visit www.facebook.com/drumtax for the most up-to-date information on the TAC. For more information, call the Fort Drum Tax Assistance Center at 772-3735.

Call for exemplary military children

To honor their sacrifices and to celebrate April as Month of the Military

Child, The Mountaineer staff is looking for four Fort Drum youths who show

exceptional character at home, in school and in the community. Submissions

will be accepted through March 9 and should be limited to 200 words.

Children will be selected based on the following criteria:

* Scholastic activities and involvement

* Family contribution (helping out at home, chores, etc.)

* Community activities and involvement

* Leadership skills

* Volunteer service

* Academic standing / achievement

* Other activities, such as clubs, internships and summer work

Include any awards and honors the child has achieved.

A nominee must be a student within grades 7-12 and reside with a military

service member assigned at Fort Drum.

Selections will be made before April 1. The Mountaineer will highlight each

child with a feature article and photos on the "Mountaineer People" page

(B3). Families with more than one child may submit one entry per child or a

combined entry.

To submit a child for consideration, email the essay in a Word document to

drum.pao@conus.army.mil <mailto:drum.pao@conus.army.mil> with the words

"Military Child Nominee" in the subject line. Include the child's name and

age, and the military parent's name, unit and telephone number.

If a child is selected to be featured, The Mountaineer staff reserves the

right to reprint any part of the essay in the article.

Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.

The Spouses' Club Fort Drum is now accepting scholar-

ship applications for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Eligible individuals are:

Spouses and children of active duty, reserve, or retired

active duty military (officer or enlisted)

Enrolled in a full or part-time accredited degree pro-

gram during the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year

(fall & spring terms).

Applicants or their military sponsors must reside in the

Fort Drum area or associated communities.

The application can be found at www.fdosc.com, under

"Forms" and must be postmarked by March 31, 2012.

Please direct any questions to Scholarship Chair Mary

Gauvin at ftdrumscholarships@hotmail.com.

Spouses Club

Fort Drum, New York

Scholarship Application - 2012-2013 Academic Year

Application Deadline is March 31, 2012