Hello Everyone,
Just emailing ya to catch you up on somethings that are taking place soon that you might be interested in. There are several things that you will need to RSVP to me about. Here they go.
1. April 19, 2008 is the Monthly FRG MEETING at 2:00 pm in the Bloomington Armory located on 3380 S Walnut St, Bloomington. Everyone is welcome. Be there or be square...lol
2. Pampered Chef Party on Sat. March 29, 2008 from 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. in the American Legion Building located att 1800 W. 3rd st Bloomington, In 47401. Please RSVP to Jenny Tracy at jentracy@kiva.net so she can get an idea as to how many people will be attending.
3. Packing party on Sat. March 29, 2008 from 1:00 pm til whenever you are done. We are doing a dental so we need 8-10 volunteers for this event. The more people that attend the quicker you will get done. If you are interested in helping please email or call Linda Hubbard at lindah587425@yahoo.com or 812-320-3205 C) 812-961-8388 H).
4. There is an informal dinner in Indianapolis at Bucca Di Beppo. This will take place on Sat. March 29, 2008 at 6:00 pm. I will need for you to RSVP by March 25th so that I can let the lady that is organizing this know. This is 76th Brigade family members to get together and meet other familes that have soldiers deployed or that have stayed back, everyone is welcomed. This is not an FRG function.
5. VTC has been scheduled for the afternoon on March 27, 2008 with Congressman Pence. He recently visited Afghanistan and Iraq and would like to give anupdate to family members. Any family member living in District 6 and who has a service member deployed or will have a service member deployed is invitedto attend. The Video teleconference (VTC) with Congressman Pence will be on March 27 at3:30 pm. The following locations have been secured for the VTC:Shelbyville ArmoryRichmond ArmoryMuncie ArmoryWinchester ArmoryAnderson ArmoryColumbus ArmoryIf you have any questions, please let me know.
and last but not least.........
6. I have planned a trip for Las Vegas in July that will be the half way point for this deployment so I am calling the Halfway getaway to Vegas. I have reserved for 20 people so if you want to go you will need to email ASAP and just put Vegas in the subject line. Here is detail information as to what is going to take place and when payment needs to be paid. If you have any questions please feel free to email.
Here is the information on the Package for you "Military Wives, Husbands, Moms or Dads".
Northwest World Vacations - 18July - 21July2008
18July - Indianapolis to Las Vegas 7:00am - 7:50am (non-stop)
21July - Las Vegas to Indianapolis 1:10pm - 7:55pm (non-stop)
Round-trip transportation on a motorcoach. Includes Baggage handling at the airport and porterage of your bags at the hotel when you room is ready.
Hotel: Excalibur Hotel / 3 night accommodations
Also includes some discount coupons from the hotel
Rate: $352.69 per person/ 4 people to a room.
Booking requirements
Deposit due: April 2, 2008 / $25.00 per person to secure you space
2nd Deposit due: May 12, 2008 / $75.00 per person
Final due: June 1, 2008
One free name change allowed per ticket if done at least 72 hours prior to arrival and the hotel space is still available.
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4 comments:
I don't feel this vegas trip is fair to the wives that have children on a full time basis.
I do know that there is a holidayworld event that me and my children would enjoy but it was denied approval!!!!!!!
Thank for being family oriented!!!
I agree with the anonymous person. Some wives have children 24/7 and they home no control over that. And plus you have to consider the fact that it is not only the wives going through this but also the children who are old enough to understand why their mom or dad had is gone.
Just to answer some of your concerns. There is a trip that I am working on for the families. It is set for Sept. or Oct. We have alot of people in the FRG that do not have children or that are not with them all the time that have to be considered as well. We do alot of things that are family oriented and they feel left out bc they do not have children. We are trying to serve both the families that have children as well as the ones without.
Jenny Tracy here and I want to break the tension if I may. Please know that our FRG serve many types of families (single, married, dating, parents, grandparents, divorced, widowed, no soldier invovled). Our FRG and its members are always allowed to state their opinions about feelings and emotions. WE ARE AN OPEN GROUP. I beleive constructive criticism is a must in order to better ourselves and provide the best service. I do beleive, however, that any one that has an opinion should state a solution as a way to make it better. Anonymous mentioned a trip to Holiday World, but then mentions it was denied approval. I was a bit taken a back by this as in this FRG I have not heard of Holiday World trip being disapproved. With this said, I am assuming you are speaking about the an Alpha Battery FRG member plan to host a Holiday World event. Again, I do not have all the details so I do not want to misrepresent anything. I do know (as I mentioned in our last meeting) that we (HHSB) is working with the 76 HHC FRG group in putting together a summer event for both the North families and the South families (Holiday Wolrd). So we are absolutely doing things that are family orientated. Lastly, I would like to comment that this Vegas Trip is availabe to anyone and I am considering taking Bolton (my 3 year old) along with me as Annual Training starts that weekend so my husband will be gone. So who says Vegas is not for kids? I think we all need to take a breath here and know that our intentions are always pure from the heart and our actions are to support our family members. I would encourage Anonymous and Anoyonmous Supporter to approach me as I would love to add you to our Special Events team. We need people who are eager to make a difference and plan great events. With your desire to make things fair and fun, I would love to have you a part of the HHSB team. Come forward as we can use your skills....
Take care!
Jenny Tracy
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