HHSB INFORMATION FOR 05/06/2008

Howdy Doody everyone,
Well the sun is shining and the birds are chirping, must mean spring is here for good..at least that is what I am hoping for anyways. Well we have some busy times coming up, so I want to get you prepared so you can plan ahead.

Just to let you know the 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament has been post phoned until further notice as there was a conflict that came up. So those of you that were planning to volunteer your time with this event it is on hold. We will be having this event, just have to get another date set and I will let you know.

Saturday May 17th is the 2008 Indiana Blue Star Salute , at O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP). For more details visit us at www.hcbluestar.org. This will be from 2:00 - 9:00 pm. Please visit website for more details.

Saturday May 24th FRG meeting at 2:00 PM in the Bloomington Armory located at 3380 S Walnut St, Bloomington, IN 47401. Many things to discuss and several things to plan so come to the meeting so your voice can be heard about what we do next, also learn about leave from a soldier's perspective

Saturday May 24 there is a Myspace event at the Chateau Thomas In Plainfield. There will be wine tasting and a tour along with a dinner of some sort in a private area at 5:30PM will be the tasting and tour and dinner around 6:30-7. $35-45 dollars will cover you. If you would like to go please let me know ASAP as we have to give them a round about figure as to how many people will be attending.

Sunday May 11th is Mother's day and we want to wish all our mother's a very happy day. Also there is something special that Dominoes pizza is doing for military wives.
Domino's of Central Indiana, part of the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, announced today that military wives don't have to cook for their family on Mother's Day weekend, May 10-11. Instead they may enjoy a free,large pizza with unlimited toppings from Domino's.

During Mother's Day weekend, any military wife living within the Domino's of Central Indiana service area and whose husband is serving in the United States military can receive a free, large pizza of their choice. All they have to do is stop by and pick up their pizza at their nearest Domino's. In order to receive the free pizza, military wives must produce a current and valid military ID.

All 49 locally owned and operated Domino's of Central Indiana stores will participate in the "MOMino's" promotion. The offer is restricted to one pizza per household.

"Domino's Pizza wants to help recognize those amazing military wives in Central Indiana who have managed to take care of their family and household while their spouse is serving in the military," said Chris Short, Local Franchise Owner.

Store locations:

Anderson, Frankfort, Marion, Bloomington, Franklin, Mooresville,
Brownsburg,Greencastle, Muncie, Carmel, Greenfield, New Castle, Cicero, Greensburg,Noblesville, Columbus, Greenwood, Peru, Connersville, Indianapolis,Plainfield, Danville, Kokomo, Shelbyville, Edinburgh, Lebanon, Westfield,
Fishers, Logansport, Zionsville."

And last but not least a message from our chair...
Hello Team HHSB! Hats off to you for the wonderful participation and dedication put into the ENTIRE BATTALION EVENT on May 3rd. It was a huge success. Thank you to Hope Harden and Lilly Boruff- your donation seeking, coordination of item at the event, and your overall enthusiasm about our FRG is amazing. Linda Hubbard and Stephanie Ayers a big HOOAH to you for your incredible organization of the packaging of items. It was flawless and effortless. Misty Piker, Karen Gummer and Vicki Bates - thanks for taking the raffles so seriously and raising the BATTALION $201. Kelly Davis and Tonia Matthew kudos to you for letting the kids have fun without chaos. Your hard work to keep these families entertained is so appreciated. Leah Staley your desire to give our soldiers everything they need is wonderful. Thank you for the donations. Courtney Walker thank you for always being there when you needed an extra hand. Brittany Piker and Kenny Jordan - the kids adore you and thank you for keeping our kids safe while painting their hands on a banner and their shirts, and their friends..... It was nice to know they were in SAFE hands. Angela Pickett- CONGRATS on your Award of Excellence. You truly deserve this award as your communication skills keep our families on the same page. Thank you for your passion and undying love for the FRG.

It was great to see other faces such as Amanda Schaler, Gaye Brown, Mary Hawkins, Cheryl and Wes Evans, Sue Padgett, Cindy Jordan, Karen Uggen, Kim Smith, Margaret Amos, Dorothy Webb, CPT Padgett, CSM Thomas, SFC Tracy (even if I forced him), CPT Uggen and LTC Fleener.

SPECIAL THANKS TO SFC DOCKERY FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS. We could not have done this without your help. You are worth GOLD to this FRG.


CONGRATS TO ALL OF THE HHSB NOMINEES FOR THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: SFC Dawicke, SFC Joyce, SSG Faulkner, and Stephanie Ayers. You all do wonderful things for the FRG and this unit. THANK YOU!

I hope the deployed soldiers enjoyed their video messages. It was a great experience to share with you all.

THANK YOU!

See you all at the Indianapolis 500! We all will be sitting close to each other. Maybe Cindy Jordan will share some of her raffle goodies with us!

Jenny Tracy
2-150 FA
HHSB
FRG Chairperson


JUST A REMINDER IF YOU HAVE MOVED, CHANGED PHONE NUMBERS, OR YOU HAVE
CHANGED ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT A FRG REP. IMMEDIATELY SO THAT
WE CAN CHANGE OUR RECORDS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET INFORMATION ABOUT
UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Thanks,
Angela Pickett
Communication Committee Chairperson
Special Events Co-Chair
2-150 FA HHSB FRG
Indiana Army National Guard
765-307-1387