APRIL 2010

APRIL• Month of the Military Child• Child Abuse Prevention Month • Earth Day Celebration

COL Virginia Yates, Commander Rodriguez Army Health Clinic – Doctor

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What’s HOT in our ProgramsDiscover Puerto Rico and its Attractions

Keeping the PromiseArmy Family Covenant and BOSS Events

Community Recreation Division

What are you reading?New in the Library

Things to do... AprilEvent Calendar

Sports, Fitness and Outdoor Recreation

Army Community Service

DFMWR Updates

On-post Entertainment

Classifieds

What is Month of the Military Child? Page 1

DFMWR Guide 2010 - 2011 available atMWR Facilities Page 2

Fort Buchanan’s Earth Day Celebration Page 3

Library Open House coming up Page 4

Child Abuse Prevention Month Page 7

Family Fun Day and Children Events Celebrating Military Child Month Page 8

Community Club & Conference Center at the Caribbean Bridal Expo Page 9

IN THIS ISSUE:

APRIL 2010 INSIDE EVERY ISSUE:

CYSS sponsored a Career Day at Antilles Middle School to offer students the opportunity to hear about careers that they might wish to pursue. The day was filled with lots of excite-ment as the youth attend three sessions, and had the opportu-nity to ask questions regarding these professions.

The AMS Career Day is the students’ first exposure to differ-ent jobs. Eighth-graders chose three speakers, all experts in their respective fields, to find out what their jobs entailed.

Students were treated to inside knowledge from a variety of career pathways, including: what a typical day is like, the posi-tives and negatives of specific careers and the variety of path-ways one can take within a field of work.

The event provided an opportunity for students to see posi-tive role models for their possible future career paths and to interact with a diverse group of adults outside of their par-ents and teachers. Moreover, there is nothing like hearing it from the source.

Child, Youth and School Services Sponsored Career Day

Grace H. Meinhofer, MWR Marketing Coordinator

Michael Johnson, Business, CommissaryAssistant Director

Alicia Navedo, Environmental Protection Specialist

Joseph J. Frattallone, Attorney

LTC Javier De Lucca, Air Force Pilot

George H. Roman, Engineer

Directorate, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation•Mr. Dallas J. Petersen, DirectorDFMWR Admin. Officer: Ms. Lauren RamosBusiness Operations Division • Chief: Jerome Hesby • T- 787-707-3505/3535• Bldg. 660Community Recreation Division• Chief: Ms. Mara Clemente T- 787-707-3301 • Bldg. 390Child, Youth & School Services • Chief: Ms. Carmen Dieppa T-787-707-3399 /3598• Bldg. 1147, Coconut GroveArmy Community Service • Chief: Mr. Rafael GilestraT- 787-707-3292/3709/3804 • Bldg. 1019-A, Buchanan Heights

A World of Opportunities to reach the Military Market in the IslandFor Commercial Sponsorship and/or Paid Advertising Marketing, Advertising & Commercial Sponsorship office:T. 787-707-3719/3703 • F. 787-707-3715 or E-MAIL:grace.meinhofer@us.army.mil or mariana.urrutia@us.army.mil

This is an unofficial publication produced by Marketing Advertising & Commercial Sponsorship, Fort Buchanan, P.R.

1Keeping the promise... Army Family Covenant APRIL 2010

April is Month of the Military Child. Throughout the month of April, CYSS will be having special activities to recognize Military children. This special celebra-tion is a legacy of former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, established to underscore the impor-tant role children play in the Armed Forces com-munity. This year’s theme: Military Children – Everyday Heroes In Your Community. The theme stresses the heroic sacrifices military children and youth make every day, especially during this time of persistent conflict. It also emphasizes that Army children and youth are in every corner of the world, not just on military installations.

The Month of the Military Child is a time to applaud Military Families and their children for the daily sacrifices they make and challenges they overcome. Military children face many obstacles unique to their situation, such as having a parent deployed for extended periods of time and frequently being up-rooted from school.

More than 1.7 million American children under the age of 18 have at least one parent serving in the military. It is estimated the U.S. Army has more than 900,000 military children with one or both parents having deployed multiple times.

The Army is committed to ensuring excellence in schools; youth services and child care, and is stan-dardizing and funding programs and services that support military children and youth.

What is Month of the Military Child?

Child, Youth and School (CYSS) Services in coordination with the Fort Buchanan Religious Support Office (RSO) conducted a Shoe Drive during the month of December 2009. Thanks to the contributions received from our families, children, staff and com-munity were able to donate new shoes to boys and girls ages 2-18 years old.

The organizations supported were: Casa de Niños Manuel Fernández Juncos (short term housing for boys 7-18 years old vic-tims of abuse and neglect), and Centro para Niños El Nuevo Hogar (home for orphans and abused boys ages 4-18).

In addition, due to the emergency situation brought to the people of Haiti, the School Age Services children were able to support by sending donations of shoes, clothing and first aid sup-plies through the RSO.

Representatives from these organizations Father Francisco and Ms. Hernández thanked all the youth and staff involved in these efforts for their continuous support. Please keep supporting our Citizenship Clubs.

Photo above-left: SAS children as they prepared to send donations to the Casa de Niños Manuel Fernández JuncosPhoto at center-left: Children prepared to send donations to the Centro para Niños El Nuevo HogarPhoto below-left: SAS children pose with boxes of goods they collected to help the people of Haiti.

The Survey of Army Families is an Army-wide survey of civilian spouses of active duty Soldiers conducted every 4 four to 5 five years since 1987. Survey of Army Families VI (SAFVI) was recently sent out to 75,000 civilian spouses of active-duty Soldiers. Spouses were selected at random to take the survey and received a notification letter by mail. Because the number of selected spouses represents a small portion of the total number, it is extremely impor-tant to complete the survey. Spouses that are selected are not only representing themselves but also all spouses who are similar to them. After receiving the notification letter to participate in the SAFVI, spouses may complete the survey online or use the hard-copy version sent to them. Data reported will be completely confidential and only group statistics will be reported to Army Leadership. The results from the survey will be used to identify what can and should be improved for Army Families.

Army Leadership has pledged their commitment, through the Army Family Covenant, to provide quality support, services and benefits to Soldiers and Families. In-formation received from the results of the SAFVI will help Leadership assess the support we provide to Soldiers and Families. For more information about the Survey of Army Families, visit saf.armymwr.com Those spouses who are not selected to participate in this year’s SAFVI are still encouraged to provide comments or suggestions through their spouse’s chain of command, the Army Family Action Plan process, through their local Family Support Group, or Army Community Service channels.

Survey of Army Families

CYSS Families, Children and Staff Show that they Care

What’s HOT in our programs

2 APRIL 2010

Discovering Puerto Rico and its Attractions

El Escambrón is a little beach, just outside of Old San Juan, that’s part of the Blue Flag beach pro-gram. It is located in Puerta de Tierra section of town, next to the Normandie Hotel and with the most amazing view of the Atlantic Ocean.Escambrón is a nice family-friendly beach. It has a small crescent of clean sand and calm waters, thanks to the coral reef a short distance from the beach. It is also lined with trees, which provide lots of shade when you feel you have had enough sun. It is great for snorkeling as you can see a great variety of fish. The best snorkeling can be found by following along the floating ropes that border the swimming area.The reef keeps the waves small on the beach, but beyond the reef you can see surfers trying to catch a wave. Another pretty view is to the west – the Capital Dome and the El Morro Fort. If you bring your own food, there are picnic tables available for your use. If you didn’t bring your own food, there’s a res-taurant and other food vendors available for food and drinks.

During the month of April El Escambrón Beach will be the host of one of the most acclaims food festivals called Saborea Puerto Rico 2010. From April 9th to April 11th, 2010 Escambrón Beach will be center stage of a weekend full of flavor and taste. Tastings from 60 of the islands finest restaurants, rums, wine, & spirits with 50 international and local Culinary Personalities! During this weekend Puerto Rico welcomes visitors and promotes one of the Island’s best features: it’s food. Stop by El Escambrón Beach and enjoy the best culinary event in the Caribbean. Don’t miss out on this gastronomic feast.

Carmen Dieppa first came to Fort Bu-chanan in November of 1991. Her pro-fessional journey in early childhood education aligned with her personal interests were initially ignited by parenthood. That path led her to be-come a teacher of young children, a Child De-velopment Center Assistant Director, a Child De-velopment Center Director, a Child Development Services Coordinator and now the Child, Youth & School Services Chief. According to Ms. Carmen Dieppa, when reflecting back on her previous 19 years, she realizes how fortunate she has been to be actively engaged in a field she believes in with so much passion. She has been privileged to serve in various leadership capacities at Fort Buchanan and will continue to do so since that’s one of the things that interests her the most. She believes that her strengths include envisioning the pos-sibilities in policy, program and practices to im-prove the quality of care and education for young children. Ms. Dieppa is very optimistic by nature and prefers to develop solutions rather than la-ment the problems. She imposes on herself high expectations but is realistic at the same time. She collaborates effectively and communicates with colleagues to share goals and vision which she be-lieves is the key for success.

Child, Youth and School Services New Chief, Ms. Carmen Dieppa

MWR Programs and Services Guide 2010 available at your DFMWR facilities, stop by and get yours today! The MWR Programs and Servic-es Guide was created to walk our customers through the diverse pro-grams offered to military families and civilians. Description of services, lo-cations, hours of operation, contact phone numbers and pictures are in-cluded to give you a glimpse of what we are about. Please stop by our fa-cilities, at your convenience, and get your free copy to use as reference.

We are focused on delivering quality programs and exceptional customer service, while creating a fun and relaxing environment and atmosphere for all ages. We support the individual development of our children and youth, with a special ap-peal to ensure that our teens con-tinue to foster to become our future leaders. We will continue to modify our program objectives in order to increase participation and to reach the diversity of Fort Buchanan’s workforce.

We encourage you to provide us with feedback on how you find our services, what you like as well as what you would like to see in the future. Either by filling an ICE comment card on line/manually or by accessing us through Facebook or Twitter. Help us serve you better!

El Escambrón, a little beach, just outside of Old San Juan

3Community Recreation Division APRIL 2010

Youth Energy Awareness Campaign for DFMWR CYSS Centers As the largest Federal consumer of energy, “the Department of Defense must be a leader in en-ergy efficiency, water conservation, and the use of renewable energy and emerging energy tech-nology”, as per memorandum from OIC Under Secretary of Defense for all Secretaries of the Military Service Directors, Administration and Management Directors of Defense Agencies; October 8th, 2009.

In pursue of becoming leaders and proactively reaching the many goals proposed under Fort Buchanan’s Sustainability & Environmental Management System, the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division in conjunction with DFMWR will convey Energy and Water Conservation Awareness to all CYSS Center participants. Due to the fact that “Information

technology is one of the major forces influenc-ing opportunities for youths”, DFMWR-CYSS centers, per recommendation of the DPW Envi-ronmental Division, integrated the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Pro-gram’s (FEMP) Kids Home Page; Kids Saving En-ergy (http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/) into the computer labs games and browsing activities, in order to allow youths to access all pertinent in-formation regarding Energy and Water Conserva-tion Measures. The FEMP Kids Saving Energy page is designed with games, tips, and facts for kids to become encouraged into saving energy, in a fun and interactive manner.

Points of contact for this action are: Hector Castro, Energy & Pollution Prevention Man-ager, telephone 787-707-2670 or e-mail at hector.r.castro@us.army.mil and Francisco J. Méndez, Environmental Management System Coordinator, telephone 787-707-3522 or e-mail at francisco.j.mendez@us.army.mil

During Fort Buchanan’s Explosive Wheels Auto Show the Army community will get a firsthand look at the Automotive Industry’s trends, products and demos. This event, spon-sored by Auto Zone and Iglesias Auto Service, will be more than a car show. Just bring your favorite ride, whether it’s a vintage, truck, hot new model, custom or just your daily driver and enjoy a great time! (motorcycles wel-come also) There will be no admission fee, but there is a registration fee of $5 per car. Car Show registration can be done by calling Estrella Casanova at 787-707-5105. Bring your car and sign up to compete in one of the follow-ing categories: Best Sound, Cleanliness and Body Condition.

Trophies will be awarded for ‘Best of’ and 2nd places. We will also have BBQ, inflatables for the kids, music, DJ and much more.

First Time Ever in Fort Buchanan-A Showcase for those Vintage, Hot New Models, Custom Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles!

The US Army does not officially endorse sponsors.

Earth Day theme at the Library’s Story Time The Fort Buchanan Post Library offers a story hour along with a craft. April Story Time will be on Wednesday, April 21st 2010 at 3:00 pm and the theme will be Earth Day. Children between the ages of 1 and 9 years old are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult. For more informa-tion, visit or call the Library at (787)707-3208.

Library Coupon ClubCome and join us in learning how to save mon-ey on your grocery bill on Thursday, April 29th, 2010, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm. You will learn: where to find coupons, how to organize them, how to maximize your savings, and more! For more in-formation, visit or call the Library at (787)707-3208.

Computer Orientations To assist customers in accessing public comput-ers and reference resources, the Fort Buchanan’s Post Library offers computer orientations on different subjects. Our next orientations will be conducted Wednesday, March 3rd & 17th, 2010 at 10:00 am. For details, visit or call the Library at (787)707-3208.

Kids - Create Your Own Book!The Fort Buchanan Post Library offers Books by You which inspires the love of reading and writing in children as they create and publish their own books. To learn more about Books by You, visit or call the Library at (787)707-3208.

PlayawaysAvailable at the Fort Buchanan Post Library. Play-aways are recorded books that are about the size of a credit card. Playaway books are portable and allow you to enjoy your favorite authors and titles on-the-go (personal headphones are required). A valid military ID and Library Card must be shown each time a Playaway is checked out. The check out limit is 1 per family for two weeks. To learn more about Playaways, visit or call the Library at (787)707-3208.

Homework Helper If you are an Elementary or Middle School stu-dent and would like some help with your home-work, you should take advantage of the Library’s Homework Helper Program. This program runs every Tuesday during the school year from 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm in the Library’s Children Section. Students receive assistance in all subjects on a first-come first-serve basis. Students must pres-ent a valid military ID or be accompanied by an adult who has a valid military ID. For more infor-mation, visit or call the library at (787)707-3208.

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Caldecott Honor Book) by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page Here’s another exceptional cut-paper science book from Jenkins, this time put together with a partner, and like previous books, it’s a stunner. An opening page, clearly explaining how to use the book, is followed by a double-page spread pictur-ing the mouths of several different animals, accom-panied by the question, “What do you do with a mouth like this?” The next spread shows each an-imal in full, explaining in a few simple words how the part functions. Tail, ears, nose, and eyes are covered in the same manner. A picture glossary at the back shows each animal again, postage-stamp size, with an informative note elaborating on the creature’s special adaptation. The notes also neatly answer questions that might arise dur-ing a reading (Why do horned lizards squirt blood out their eyes?) and add to the interactive aspect of the book. A variety of animals is represented

Featured Book of the Month:

some (elephant, hippo, chimp) will be comfort-ably familiar; others (four-eyed fish, blue-footed booby) are of interest because of their strange-ness. Jenkins’ handsome paper-cut collages are both lovely and anatomically informative, and their white background helps emphasize the particular feature, be it the bush baby’s lustrous, liquid-brown eyes or the skunk’s fuzzy tail. This is a striking, thoughtfully created book with intrigu-ing facts made more memorable through dynamic art. Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

The NCO Journal magazineThis magazine is published monthly and is filled with great stories and thought-provoking articles. Please stop by the Library and pick up your FREE copy.

Portable DVD Player And Headphones Library customers don’t need to own a DVD player to enjoy the high quality technology of li-brary movies. If you like to watch a movie while you relax, step up to the library’s circulation desk and check out a portable DVD player and head-phones (for use inside the library). Have your ID card available.

April DVD Releases • Amadeus Director’s Cut (Blu-ray)• Universal Soldier Regeneration (Blu-ray)• Surrogates (Blu-ray)• Final Destination (Blu-ray)• Michaael Jackson’s This Is It (Blu-ray)• Couples Retreat• The House Of the Devil• Justice League Crisis On Two Earths• A Serious Man• Sorority Row• Where The Wild Things Are• Endgame• Year One• Wrong Side Of Town• I Hate Valentine’s Day• Why Did I Get Married• The Princes And The Pauper• Everybody’s Fine• Breaking Point• Whatever She Wants

What are You Reading?New at the Library

4 APRIL 2010

The Fort Buchanan Post Library celebrates National Library Week & Earth Day with a display of various reading materials available for check-out.

Don’t miss the Library Open House on Saturday, April 17th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Come and find out about the wonderful services and resources available to you at your Library. There will be give-aways, door prizes and activities throughout the day. For more information, please visit or call the Library at (787)707-3208.

5Things to do in APRILEvent Calendar

APRIL 2010

Sports & Fitness6 APRIL 2010

Resistance to Resistance Training At the start of every New Year, fitness centers receive an increase in customers with health or fit-ness goals in mind as part of their New Year’s reso-lutions. High percentage of these customers, are looking to lose weight. Most of the time their fo-cus is on cardio equipment or group fitness classes like Zumba, cycling and aerobics. During the next 4-6 weeks fitness centers receive new members or welcome back those that come around two or three times a year in a couple of weeks at a time. Frustration builds up when in the next couple of weeks people do not see the results they were looking for. For the most part when these goals are set the person is not willing to commit to a whole lifestyle change. They usually change one thing at a time, for example, the person will do cycling three times a week, but will do very little to change their eating habits. The result is people will give up as they see very little change in their phy-sique. It probably took them years of neglect to put on those unwanted pounds and expect them to go away in a couple of weeks. Approximately 20% to 23% of the population tends to stick with an exercise program for a lengthy period of time. A number far too low contributes in part to a high percentage of Americans that have heart or over-weight related diseases.

If you are looking for a change, there has to be a commitment and certain modifications to your lifestyle. There has to be a change in eating habits, a change in aerobic activity to burn more calories, and a change in including resistance training to your regimen. Yes, resistance training. There has always been a misconception with resistance training. Many customers we receive at our Fitness Cen-ter tell us their plan to lose weight first and then tone up with weights. Others simply state they do

not want big muscles and others simply say they find weight training boring. All these reasons could have some validity to a certain extent. I can understand the main focus for an overweight person is cardio activities to burn as many calories as possible. I can also under-stand the fear of someone not wanting big muscles as some people think it does not look natural or they would look to masculine, especially females, or it would affect their flexibility. Also, weight lifting can be monotonous with the lack of the right motivation, especially, if you are not into bodybuilding in any way. But, all of that does have an answer. Resistance train-ing especially in today’s world has many options. There are the traditional free weights and selectorized equip-ment, also, body weight training, resistance training in water, body bars, elastic bands, kettle bells, medicine balls, isometric exercises like the ones used in Yoga or Pilates and there are probably a few more.

When a person does resistance training their me-tabolism speeds up by burning more calories in your normal everyday activities than if there was no resis-tance training. When resistance training is added to an exercise program the body builds and repairs itself and that alone uses up more calories. Many experts agree for a person to lose weight more effectively to include resistance training to speed up their metabolism and it will help in toning up those muscles. To achieve those big muscles that some are afraid of, it is not that simple as a number of factors contribute to that including a high percentage of weight to lift of each persons 1 rep-etition maximum and a high calorie intake diet. This is not an average person’s reality. Studies have indicated resistance training contributes to improve flexibility, due to the range of motion, but that should be part of any basic exercise routine. An exercise routine should use variety to avoid being monotonous. It should be accompanied by short term goals and avoid repeating the same exercises over and over for lengthy periods of time. Training with a partner, group or a personal trainer also avoids boredom as it is usually motivating when you do activities with others that have common goals. Here is a list of benefits from resistance training & exercise in general:

By Roberto Fernández, Fitness Center, Manager

• Relaxation effect • Improve sleep • Reduce mental stress • Raise energy level • Raise self esteem • Sense of achievement • Short term satisfaction • Lower the risk of heart disease • Decrease the risk of high blood pressure • Low levels of bad cholesterol • Raise levels of endorphins • Decrease risk of certain cancers • Reduce joint pains • Strengthen bones and muscles • Improves metabolism and immune system • Increased muscular strength • Increased strength of tendons and ligaments • Potentially improves flexibility (range of motion of joints) • Reduced body fat and increased lean body mass (muscle mass) • Potentially decreases resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure • Positive changes in blood cholesterol • Improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity • Improved strength, balance, and functional ability in older adults

Everyone can benefit from resistance training to achieve their goals and it does not matter the fitness level or body type. If you are starting out, a physician should be consulted as well as a fitness professional in designing an adequate training program for you. If you have been exercising for a while maybe it is time to take a look at your program and make some changes. The Fort Buchanan Fitness

Center has certified train-ers and can help

customers with their individualized needs.

For details call 787 707-3767.

The Army’s Official web site for military Families is: www.myarmyonesource.com

7APRIL 2010Army Community Service

Thursday, April 1stFAP Child Abuse Prevention Booth at AAFES main lobby, 9:00 am- 3:00 pm.

Saturday, April 3rdChild Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation, Easter Egg Hunt and CYSS Month of the Military Child Family Fun Day Event.

Monday, April 5thDistribution of Blue Ribbons and copies of Proclamation at the Post’s main gates.

Monday, April 12th FAP Child Abuse Prevention Booth at DDESSO-Antilles High School Cafeteria, 11:00 am.

Thursday, April 15th Prevention of Child/Sibling Abuse, Shaken Baby Syndrome at DDES-SO-Antilles High School, for 9th to 10th grade students, 7:30 am - 2:00 pm.

Disciplining Children With Love By: Wilda Diaz, Family Advocacy Program Manager

Does Your Child Say? “You love him/her more than you love me!”If you have more than one child, sometimes they may ask you if you love the other sibling more. This is not unusual, and sometimes children will ask you, pre-tending that the answer is not important. BUT the answer IS important! If one of your children says: “You love her/him more than you love me! He/she always gets his/her way.”Meaning behind your child’s words: “He/she is more loveable than I am, so you let him/her have his/her way.”INEFFECTIVE RESPONSE: “I love you too, but it is easier to love him/her, because he/she does not ar-gue with me always. You would get your way some-times too if you would just stop being such a brat.”EFFECTIVE RESPONSE: “This is not about who I love more. This is about you finishing your chores.” Or, “This is not about who gets his/her way. This is about the fact that it is your sibling’s turn to use the computer or game for an hour. You already had your turn.”TIP: Praise your children every day for everything positive they do or say! You will see a difference in their behavior and/or attitude. You will be helping them to have a healthy self-esteem. Some phrases children need to hear: • Thank you!• You are loved!• You can do it!• You tried hard!• You did it!• Thanks for being honest!• I am so proud of you!• I LOVE YOU!!

If you need tips or classes on parenting/disci-plining children with love, please contact the

Family Advocacy Program at 787-707-3698 or 787-707-3709

Benefits of Volunteering at Fort Buchanan Army Volunteer CorpsAreyouready? National Volunteer Recognition Week 2010 is go-ing to be better than ever! Mark your calendars for April 17-24, 2010, which is the week that Fort Buchanan will recognize, honor, and celebrate those who have, serve in or managed the Army Volunteer Corps within their organizations pro-viding support to the Fort Buchanan Community.

Volunteering has a significant and positive impact on the Fort Buchanan Community. Do you know the benefits of volunteering? The first and most important benefit of volunteering is providing support to your community and sequentially the following:

Learn and develop new skills Volunteering is the perfect vehicle to discovering your talents and developing new skills. It is never too late to learn a new skill and there is no reason why you should stop adding to your knowledge just because you are employed or have finished your education. Planning and implementing events can develop goal setting, forecasting, and budget-ing skills. Supervising and training other volun-teers helps to develop leadership, management, and training skills. Explore your passion in serv-ing the Military community in diverse ways for the benefit of our Soldiers. Be part of your community Volunteering is ultimately about helping others and having an impact on people’s well-being. Vol-unteering is the best way to connect with the Fort Buchanan community. As a volunteer, you certainly return to society some of the benefits that has given you. Motivation and sense of achievement Fundamentally, volunteering is about giving your time, energy and skills freely. Unlike many things in life there is choice involved in volunteering. As a volunteer you have made a decision to help on

your own accord and free from pressure to act from others. Volunteers predominantly express a sense of achievement and motivation, and this is ultimately generated from your desire and enthu-siasm to help.

Boost your career options The Army counts your volunteer service as Ca-reer experience. You will strengthen your per-sonal/professional mission and vision by exploring opportunities and expanding your horizons. Get new experiences. Volunteering is a brilliant way to get lifelong learning skills and career experience.

New interests and hobbies Finding new interests and hobbies through volun-teering can be fun, relaxing, and energizing. The energy and sense of fulfillment can be carryover to a work situation and sometimes helps to re-lieve tensions and foster new perspectives for old situations. Sometimes a volunteer experience can lead you to something you never even thought about or help you discover a hobby or interest you were unaware of. Meeting a diverse range of people Volunteering brings together a diverse range of people from all backgrounds and walks of life. Both the recipients of your volunteer efforts and your co-workers can be a rich source of inspira-tion and an excellent way to develop your inter-personal skills. Volunteering also offers an incred-ible networking opportunity. Networking is an exciting benefit of volunteering and you can never tell who you will meet, what new information you will learn, or what impact this could have on your life. Register to become a Fort Buchanan Volunteer at www.myarmyonesource.comShow people your passion and eagerness to learn, experience new skills and diversity and just maybe inspire them to do the same! Ivette Dávila, ACS/Employment Readiness Program Manager, 787-707-3365

Monday, April 19thFAP Child Abuse Prevention Booth at Child, Youth and School Ser-vices, School Age Services, and Child Development Center, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

Tuesday, April 20thFAP Child Abuse Prevention Booth at Child, Youth and School Ser-vices, Middle School Program and Teen Center, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

Wednesday, April 21stFAP Child Abuse Prevention Booth at DDESS Antilles Middle School.

Thursday, April 22ndPrevention of Institutional Child Abuse and Neglect for Domestic Dependent Primary and Secondary Schools’s staff at Antilles Ele-mentary School, 12:30 pm.

Monday, April 26thPrevention of Institutional Child Abuse and Neglect for Domestic Dependent Primary and Secondary Schools’s staff at Antilles Middle School, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm.

Tuesday, April 27thFAP Child Abuse Prevention Booth at Child, Youth and School Services, Middle School Program, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

Family Advocacy Program April’s Class Schedule:

What is Unauthorized Child Care? Unauthorized Care is defined as care provided to children in Government quarters exceeding 10 hours per week regardless the amount of children served. The Army has a responsibility to balance the abilities of families to rely on one another to meet their short-term child care needs with pro-tecting the safety and well-being of children. There is a difference between watching children a few hours each week and providing child care services as a profession. National studies show that training and outside monitoring are two key indicators of providing quality care to children in regularly scheduled child care settings. Therefore, a 10-hour childcare limit has been established to protect children from being in unregulated child care settings on an on-going basis. The following procedures have been established and will be followed when an authorized childcare is identified and is brought to the attention of the Child, Youth & School Services Coordinator:

• CYSS management personnel will visit the home within 3 working days to verify whether or not an individual is operating a FCC home without valid certification.• If is determined that care in excess of 10 hours per week is being provided, the individual providing care will be informed in writing within two work-ing days of the violation and will be given notice to cease care immediately.• Parents of the children in care will be notified in writing of the status of the individual providing care and that the person is not certified.• When an individual who has been notified in writing of violation of Army FCC requirements has made no attempt to begin certification process (within 10 days of receipt of notice of violation and is continuing to provide care), CYSS personnel will again notify the installation Commander and the Department of Public Work (DPW), Housing session in writing along with a recommendation as to further action. It is not-and never has been-the intent of Child, Youth & School Services to eliminate such “good neighbor” favors. When can I watch my friend’s children? When can I leave my children with a friend? It has always been an Army Tradition to help each other. Short-term childcare is no exception. Neighbors can watch children while parents, for example: • Attend a class • Go shopping • Have a doctor’s appointment • Participate in recreational activities • Take weekend trips or vacations • Go on occasional short field exercises

For more informa-tion about Unauthor-ized care, and/or if you have identified a person providing un-authorized care in any of the housing areas

in Fort Buchanan, please contact immediately Ms. Carmen M. Dieppa, CYSS Chief at (787) 707-3399.

CHILD, YOUTH AND SCHOOL SERVICESUSDA CACFP INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINESThe Fort Buchanan Child, Youth and School Services announces its continued participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Pro-gram sponsored by the Department of Education. The Nutrition programs are operated in accordance with U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age disability and or reprisal. If a CYSS patron feels he/she has been discriminated against, he may submit a Civil Rights Complaint form to one of the following addresses:USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights Room 326-WWhitten Building 14th and Independence Avenue SWWashington, D.C. 20250-9410 orDepartment of Education Commonwealth of Puerto RicoChild Care Food ProgramP.O. Box 190759San Juan, PR 00919-0759

CYSS Customers must fill out the USDA application form to determine eligibility based on free or reduce category. Income Eligibility Guidelines Effective July 1st 2009 to June 30th 2010Household Free Meals Reduced Price MealsSize Annual - Monthly Annual - Monthly 1 14,079 - 1,174 20,036 – 1,670 2 18,941 – 1,579 26,955 – 2,247 3 23,803 – 1,984 33,874 – 2,823 4 28,665 – 2,389 40,793 – 3,400 5 33,527 – 2,794 47,712 – 3,976 6 38,389 – 3,200 54,631 – 4,553 7 43,251 – 3,605 61,500 – 5,130 8 48,113 – 4,010 68,469 – 5,706For each additional memberPlease add +4,862 +6,919

DFMWR Updates8 APRIL 2010

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Basketball TournamentDate: April 1st • Time: 8:30 am - 2:00 pmLocation: Fitness Center

Easter Egg Hunt/Family Fun Day & Child Abuse Prevention ProclamationDate: April 3rd • Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pmLocation: Cabaña Picnic Area

Swimming Classes:Dates: • April 6th – 21st • April 27th – 12 MayAges: 4-11 years old • Level 1 and Level 2 onlyCost: $50.00 for 8 group classes

Baseball Start Smart Dates: April 9th and 16thLocation: Fitness CenterTime: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

CDC Bike RodeoDate: April 9th • Time: 9:00 am-10:30 amLocation: CDC, Bldg. 348 parking

CDC Transportation Day Date: April 16th • Time: 9:00 am-10:30 amLocation: CDC, Bldg. 348 parking

Antilles Middle School Deployed Student Day Date: April 14th • Time: 8:00 am - 1:45 pmLocation: Golf, Fitness Center, Bowling Center and WaterSpout

Antilles High School Deployed Student DayDate: April 22nd • Time: 8:00 am - 1:45 pmLocation: Golf, Fitness Center, Bowling Center and the WaterSpout

Life & Adventure Trip for YouthDate: April 24th • Time: All day tripLocation: To be announced

orDepartment of the Army IMSE-BUC-MWCChild, Youth and School Services Bldg. 1147, Coconut GroveFort Buchanan, PR 00934

Events in April

USDA Program is offered in the following centers:Child Development Center Bldg 348School Age Services Bldg 148Family Child Care Bldg 348

For more information, please call the CYSS Parent Central Services office at 787-707-3787/3434

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May 23June 27

9APRIL 2010ENTERTAINMENT

Golf and the Environment By Jim Doulin With Earth Day approaching in April, I thought we would take a look at golf and the environment. There has been much worldwide opposition to golf believing that golf courses are an unnatural environment and that too much pesticides and herbicides are used to maintain the turf. Although there is opposition, golf courses offer a lot for the environment by maintaining acres of turf, trees and plant life. Golf courses recognize and promote the protection of endangered spe-cies, indigenous plant life, erosion control efforts and more. Over the last several decades, there has been a huge de-crease in the use of harmful chemicals on golf courses. The Department of Defense has been proactive in reducing harm-ful chemical use as well as reducing the use of fossil fuels and energy. Turf conditions vary partly due to the amount of chemicals used at different courses and to maintenance habits. At Fort Buchanan Golf Course, one of our goals to lead in “Green Friendly” practices. We have made dedicated efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels, reduce the use of energy, and to reduce the use of harmful chemicals. Our long term goals include more natural growth areas capitalizing on the beauty of indigenous plant life on Puerto Rico. The natural growth areas also provide habitat for a variety of animal and plant species. Our mowing habits continue to improve in order to improve the heath of the turf and to reduce the use of chemi-cals. We also are improving our recycling and reuse efforts by chipping and mulching natural debris. Much of the chips and mulch are used to create nitrogen rich materials which enhance the growth of turf. We are using natural stones and rock to reduce erosion and improve aesthetics. The use of electric golf cars and our purchase of our electric powered truck are some examples of reducing the use and reliance on fossil fuels. Our new high lift vehicle is also electric powered. We can always use help with obtaining our goals. Volun-teers are always welcome. If you have plants that you would like to donate to help our endeavors, please feel free to drop them by the golf course. Since I am still learning about some of the island plants, any recommendations and information is appreciated. I also ask that golfers help by riding double in the golf cars. This helps reduce the use of energy by having one golf car operate vice two. Other things golfers can do to help is, utilize the cart paths as much as possible to reduce wear and tear on turf and reduce erosion, repair pitch marks on greens to help the turf recover, and reduce litter by using proper trash receptacles and picking up litter when we see it.

Couples Golf continues at Fort Buchanan Golf Course with a nine hole mixer once per month from March to August. These nine 9-hole events are a great way to meet other couples and invite friends and neighbors to Fort Buchanan Golf Club. Guest Couples are welcome at the invitation of a Member. The event is designed as a social event with FUN being the goal rather than winning. Tee Times will be reserved starting at 3:00 p.m. Call 787-707-3980 to register for the Nine Hole Mixer.March 22April 18

Golf for Couples

The Fort Buchanan Community Club and Conference Center featured a booth at the Caribbean Bridal Expo held on March 27th and 28th, 2010 at the PR Convention Center. The Club’s Food and Beverage Manager, Mr. Frank Rodríguez; Sales Assistant Patricia Orr and Karen Doulin, Administrative Assistant were present to inform visitors all that the Club has to offer for Weddings and Special Events. Ms. Grace Meinhofer, Mar-keting Coordinator, and Mariana Urrutia, Marketing Assistant ensured that the Club’s display booth stood among the most attractive on the floor, and that was possible thanks to the sponsorship contributions of Interiorismo, Special Event Designers. Chef Miguel, from the Club treated visitors with exquisite hors d’ oeu-vres. These efforts are intended to promote the Club as a very competitive option in the Catering/Special Event arena.

The Community Club and Conference Center’s Outstanding Debut at Local Bridal Expo

Wedding Display Table Patricia Orr, Sales Asistant and Chef Miguel Some of the Promotional Material

Cold Cut Sandwiches with Salad or Soup now available at the Club for only $5Now you can enjoy the cold cut sandwich of your choice, select from a 20 item salad bar and the soup of the day at the Community Club & Confer-ence Center Monday through Friday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Get a combo of any two items and Iced Tea for $5.00. Add an extra item for $1.50.

BBQ at the PatioEvery Thursday from 4:00 pm - 9:00 pmat the Community Club & Conference Center

• Kabobs (Pinchos) • Ribs • Angus Burgers• Sweet Potatoes • Corn on the Cob and other delicious items to enjoy at the patio, or to go!

For Paid Advertisements and/or Commercial Sponsorship Opportunities please call 787-707-3703/3719 or email: mariana.urrutia@us.army.mil

The latest10 APRIL 2010

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TWO LEVEL HOME, sunken living room, kitchen w/appliances included, dining area and three bathrooms. Three bedrooms, two terraces w/amaz-ing VIEW. 15x26 swimming pool w/lounge area. Security windows and doors. Three split, two win-dow units, water tank. For more information please call 214-244-7476

MARINA BAHIA, CATANO. House very near Buchanan and Met-ro Office Park! Nice-ly kept home with 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, large patio, 4 A/c’s, appli-ances, curtains, screens, ready to move in. In closed community with 24 hour security, basketball and tennis courts. $1,250 per month Call or Email now! Monte Claro Realty 787-786-9043 Cel. 939-717-5900 Lic. Miguel Raldiris GRI

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HURTS ONE. AFFECTS ALL.PREVENTING SEXUAL ASSAULT IS EVERYONE’S DUTY.OSD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response OfficeThe Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Of-fice (SAPRO) serves as the single point of re-sponsibility and oversight for DoD sexual assault policy, providing guidance to DoD components, and facilitating the resolution of issues common to all military services and joint commands.Our Vision is to “enable military readiness by es-tablishing a culture free of sexual assault.” The objectives of the Department’s sexual assault policy are to enhance and improve: • Prevention through training and education • Victim response • Program oversight

PreventionThe Department requires all Service members, both in the Active and Reserve Components, to receive annual awareness training. In addition, sexual assault awareness instruction is a man-datory component of all initial entry training, professional military education programs, and pre-command courses. The Department has put special emphasis on teaching Service members to prevent sexual assault by using a technique known as Active Bystander Intervention. This tech-nique calls on every Service member to step in and intervene in situations that may lead to a sexual assault.

Victim SupportEach Military Service maintains a comprehensiveworldwide 24/7 response capability through two key channels of support.

• Sexual Assault Response Coordinators serve as the center of gravity to coordinate sex-ual assault victim care and track service referrals from the initial report of a sexual assault through the final disposition and/or until the victim no lon-ger desires services.• Victim Advocates provide victims essential nonclinical support and information on available options and resources, and also maintain com-munication and contact with the victim as needed for continued victim support. Military installations may also have agreements with civilian providers for off-base services.

Reporting OptionsUnder DoD policy, military victims of sexual as-sault have a choice of two reporting options: Re-stricted and Unrestricted.• Restricted ReportingRestricted Reporting allows victims to receive advocacy support, medical treatment, counseling, and a sexual assault forensic examination (SAFE) without triggering a criminal investigation or being personally identified in subsequent command no-tification. With Restricted Reporting, victims can access resources and care while weighing their option to participate in a criminal investigation at a later time.

•Unrestricted ReportingIf a victim chooses Unrestricted Reporting, a re-port is filed through normal reporting channels

including the victim’s chain of command, law enforce-ment, and legal personnel to maximize accountability of sexual assault perpetrators.

CHILD FINDChild Developmental Screening: APRIL 14th from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Community Club & Conference Center. For infor-mation contact: Educational & De-velopmental Intervention Services (EDIS), the Department of De-fense School System (DDESS) or the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) • (787) 707-2165 /2167 (EDIS) • (787) 707-4631 (DDESS) • (787) 707-3295 (EFMP)

DFMWR is currently looking for sponsors and vendors for the 4th of July Celebration 2010For commercial sponsorships contact Ms. Mariana Urrutia, 787-707-3703. For food con-cessions please contact Ms. Estrella Casanova at 787-707-5105. Vendor opportunities are limited so call soon!