Meeting / Social Reminders, Fundraiser & Community Yard Sale

Hey all!  Hope you had a fantastic weekend with this absolutely gorgeous weather!!  Just a few reminders and updates!

Tuesday, May 1st is our general ESC meeting*** at Liberty Chapel.  We will no longer be meeting at the annex, because we heard through the grapevine it's being torn down this summer after privatization, so we changed venues.  RSVP here on the evite yourself and number of children you need childcare for or on Facebook.  Wear comfy clothes as afterwards we will be learning self defense from Mark from the Fitness Center!  

*** PLEASE REMEMBER WE WILL BE TAKING DONATIONS FOR CAPT. IMLAY'S CHILDREN AT THIS MEETING.

Saturday, May 5th is our LUAU!!!  Get your grass skirts, camp shirts and bring the whole family for a fun tropical time!  Please RSVP HERE on the evite with guests and kid count.  You can always RSVP on Facebook too.   We are asking members attending to bring a side dish, dessert or drink.  We will be listing what we need a the meeting, so we don't get any doubles :)

Here is our Breakfast Burrito Fundraiser Flyer.  Print out and distribute, or forward it to your spouses and squadrons.  Let's make this a big fundraiser for our club and get some money into that scholarship fund!!!  We are looking for volunteers, as we already have a possible order for 100 burritos for one of the squadrons, so we will need the help!!

Are you Spring Cleaning and ready to sell items that are cluttering up your house and garage? Get a space at this year's Community Yard Sale! 19 May - 8am to 12 noon. Spaces are only $10 and it includes an 8ft table and chairs. Need more room? Each additional space is discounted - only $7 each! Call the Community Center for more details or to get your space. Spaces are limited. 828-2246 

We encourage all spouses to attend Heart Link and think about volunteering your time as a Key Spouse.  Heart Link is this Friday, April 27th and Key Spouse Initial Training is May 1st.  Call the A&FRC to get times and register yourself!  The more involved you are, the more you know!!  828-2458.

Any questions, please email Cheryl Chamberlain at mthmafbesc@gmail.com

Member Spotlight: Melissa Marzullo

Meet Melissa Marzullo!! Originally from Lynnwood, Washington (North of Seattle), her husband is Joseph Richard Marzullo, TSgt, 726ACS and they've been married for 6 yrs and known each other since 1992. They have two daughters Samantha & Cassandra.

Here's a bit about Melissa in her own words:

Daily life as a stay home mom who has a life limiting disability called narcolepsy. Full time college student working on an Associate of Science degree in Accounting through Colorado Technical University. Struggling to figure how to pay the college debt as I started after most scholarship deadlines hit. I am a former professional photographer, now a hobbyist. I love crafts. I firmly believe in always bettering yourself, current ways are by learning to garden. I am a former banker, specializing in payment research and basic accounting. Wish I could find a part time paying job in this town!

Because I am a disabled person, military life was not for me. I come from a family that has had someone in every generation serve the country since before the civil war. Being an Air Force wife, is the only way I can serve without serving. I give my husband up to do what the country needs. I don't complain. By supporting him, his squadron, the base, I am giving my country the only part of my life I can. I am proud to be a military wife as there is no other life quite like it. While I've not been too involved in the ESC yet, just knowing there is support out there should I need it, makes a world of difference.

Advice Melissa has to give to a new AF spouse - Get involved, in your squadron, in ESC, in clubs. The more connections you have, the better off you are during deployments.

Heart Link, Key Spouse, May Meeting, LUAU & More!

Our next general meeting is Tuesday, May 1st at 6:30 at Liberty Chapel.  We will no longer be meeting at the Annex.  Child care is provided, and we will be discussing and organizing the upcoming fundraisers, and afterwards Mark from the Fitness Center will be teaching all the spouses some basics of self defense!  Dress comfortable and appropriately for this social!..... THEN.....

On Saturday, May 5th at 6pm at Liberty Chapel for our LUAU!!!!  Grab those grass skirts, Hawaiian dresses and camp shirts and join the ESC for our LUAU!!! All members and their families welcomed! Let's have some fun and celebrate good times with great friends! Get those hips and backs flexing as there will be limbo and hula hoop contests!! The ESC Board is providing pulled pork and you can sign up at the May 1st meeting to bring a drink, side or dessert to share!! If you cannot attend the May 1st meeting you can also leave a comment with how many adults and kids from your family will be attending so we can ensure enough food and what food item you will be bringing. We will have a special guest as well, who will teach us how to hula!! Every dance tells a story, so come on out and help create memories for you and yours!!!  Please RSVP on the evite HERE with you, your guests and kids counts!!  You should have gotten an invite sent last week.

 
Heart Link is Friday, April 27th at the Gunfighter Club from 8:30am to 2pm.  This event is not only important to new spouses, new to base spouses, but is also a requirement for anyone seeking to be a Key Spouse for their squadrons.

Key Spouse Initial Training is being held Tuesday, May 1st.  They will have two different session for your convenience:   0900-1230 & 5:00-8:30  (If you’d like to bring your dinner with, please do.  Also, please use the side door to the classroom – the front door will be locked) (Also, remember there is no child care available for either session, we do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.)  **** Please remember if you are interested in being Key Spouses you MUST talk to the Commander or First Sgt prior to attending training.  This way command knows who wants to represent the squadron.  The appointment letter can come later.  To sign up for Heart Link or Key Spouse Initial Training, call the A&FRC at 828-2458. 



Please read the following info regarding Operation Military Kids....

From: Murphy, Jill <jmmurphy@uidaho.edu>
Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Subject: Operation Military Kids Upcoming Events

Hi! I just wanted to be sure you were aware of the upcoming events. If you are interested let me know and I will send you the applications. I was hoping you could send this out to any contacts you think might be interested.

 

We are having the teen retreat in Ponderosa Park McCall. We will be having a variety of leadership activities provided by the youth extensions services interns. We will be hiking, zumba, photography, arts and crafts, face painting, improv, team building games, and a teen hang. We will be having a MOSS Center science graduate student also taking us on a hike and teaching about the environment.

 

The teens are able to interact with each other and have a great time. Transportation is provided from Boise and doesn't cost anything. We will be sleeping in cabins with showers provided.

 

We are also looking for camp counselors. We have camp counselor training June 16 and July 14 in Boise. We will be then taking the counselors to assist us at the family camp July 27-29 in Ketchum. We would love to have your children participate in this program if they are interested.

 

Your family is invited to attend family camp July 27-29 in Ketchum. We do events like fishing, archery, arts and crafts, hiking, and many other events. The entire family attends this camp. It is free for children and $40 for adults.

 

The Eastern Idaho camp is a survival camp. We will be staying at lava hot springs and doing activites such as zip line, fishing, photography, gps, swimming at hot pool, floating the river, frisbee golf, and other games. Transportation will be from Idaho Falls and Pocatello. It is June 6-8.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

thanks

Jill

(208) 334-2332


We will see you all at our upcoming ESC Events!!!  Thank you and have a great week!!

366th FSS Weekly

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In this issue:

·   Sushi Making Class

·   Framing Class

·   Tween Hang / Teen Hang

·   Kidz Klub

·   Hip-Hop Family Skate

·   Instructors Needed (Youth Programs)

·   Teen AF Survey

·   Day Hike

·   Can You Dig It?

·   Family Pizza and Bowling Night  Win an Xbox 360

·   Monte Carlo Bowl

·   UFC 145 (Jones vs. Evans)

·   Whistle Pig 5K Run

·   Gunfighter Strong Competition

·   CDC Employees Receive Credentials

·   Spring Kickoff Golf Tournament

·   Ping Demo/Fitting Day  This Saturday

·   ID/Deers Computers To Close For Maintenance

Heart Link, May Meeting and Socials

First off, for those of you either new to Mountain Home AFB, or whose spouses are deployed, or if you just want to know more about military life, base history, where you can go for what, events on base or who to turn to in any given situation, attending Heart Link is a must!  It's a fun, interactive way to help spouses get to know how things work here at MHAFB, along with valuable information regarding legal and finance options for the spouse.  Don't be left in the dark!!  Take it upon yourself to get to know things you may not have known before about the benefits of being an AF spouse!!  The next Heart Link is Friday, April 27th from 8:30am - 2pm at the Gunfighter Club.  You MUST register to attend.  Call the Airman Family Readiness Center (AFRC) at 828-2458.  We at the ESC HIGHLY recommend all members attend and know that this class is a required for anyone wishing to become a Key Spouse.  Sign up TODAY!

Second, we have learned that the Chapel Annex is set to be torn down.  We have moved our meetings to the Liberty Chapel itself.  Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 1st at 6:30pm.  We will be having Mark from the Fitness Center coming to teach us some self defense basics.  You should have received an 'evite' for this as well as one for our May Luau Social, Saturday, May 5th at 6pm!  It should be an amazingly fun time for all at both events.  Please plan on attending and encourage other spouses and those new to base to come check it out!!

Have a great weekend!!!

FSS Weekly & Play Pass

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In this issue:

·   Tween Hang / Teen Hang

·   Babysitting Course

·   Whistle Pig  5K Run  T-shirt purchase deadline tomorrow!

·   Easter Sunday Brunch

·   “Fundamentals of Golf” Clinic

·   Family Pizza and Bowling Night

·   Monte Carlo Bowl

·   April Wine Tour

·   Sushi Making Class

·   Day Hike

The Airman & Family Readiness Center have good news, the Play Pass program is back. For anyone who has not received the Play Pass before or after a deployment since 1 January, 2012 and their families are eligible to participate in the Play Pass program as ACC has notified us that there is still unused funding. So, stop by the Airman & Family Readiness Center with a copy of your deployment orders and receive this great benefit. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Play Pass, it is a program to be utilized through the Force Support Squadron for free and discounted programs and merchandise. The Play Pass card is used like a pre-paid gift card. We will provide a flier highlighting the programs available through 366 FSS. For anyone interested in participating in the newly updated program, the Airman & Family Readiness Center will again begin issuing the passes on Monday, 9 April, 2012.

Memorial Service for Capt. Imlay - April 6th

Captain Dee "Piston" Imlay Memorial - 10 a.m. April 6 in Hangar 208

Fellow Gunfighters,

A memorial service will be held for Captain Dee "Piston" Imlay at 10 a.m. April 6 in Hangar 208. Civilians are invited to attend in casual business attire and military in UOD.

Captain Imlay, 391st Fighter Squadron, died March 28 in an accident involving an F-15E Strike Eagle near a base in Southwest Asia. Capt Imlay was a tremendous fighter pilot who played a vital role in supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. As a member of one of the world's most advanced and highly skilled fighter squadrons, Piston had an enormous impact on our Gunfighter mission.

This memorial service will allow Gunfighters to come together, pay our respects and mourn our tremendous loss as a family. The family of Captain Imlay very much appreciates the outpouring of support that they have received from their friends, the local community and their fellow Gunfighters.

Capt Imlay Biography

               

Thirty-one year old Air Force Capt. Dee Imlay is a 1998 graduate of Lakenheath, England High School. He grew up in a military family and lived in locations all over the world. He joined the Air Force on June 12, 2004, after being recognized as the Distinguished Graduate in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Auburn University, Ala. Imlay's first assignment was an instructor pilot at Sheppard AFB, Texas. He began training to become an F-15E pilot at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., and was assigned to Mountain Home AFB as an F-15E pilot in Oct 2010. He was an F-15E flight lead with more than 2,500 hours total flying time in the T-37, T-38, T-6 and F-15E. His Air Force decorations included the Air Force Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Although he was an outstanding serviceman, he will be remembered most as a loving husband and father of two.

               

Very Respectfully,

Col Buckley        


ESC Members, please check your email for information regarding child care during the service or contact Cheryl Chamberlain if you need the information.  Thank you.

Egg Hunt Update!

Hello all - Just a quick update if you haven't seen it already...

Due to conflicts with some of the squadron gatherings on base, the Egg Hunt has been moved to the Soccer Field on the corner of Aardvark and Pine on base.  Please be prompt as we will begin at 11am sharp!!

Also, remember to wear your comfy clothes tomorrow night so you can "Spring into Fitness" at our social after the meeting!  See you there!  Those of you looking to become members, it's $32 for a yr and $18 for 6 months.  Please ask me for a membership form to fill out, and we will take care of you inbetween the meeting and social. :)

See you tomorrow night!!

Cheryl Chamberlain

MHESC Secretary & Membership Chairperson

Paying Tribute to Our Fallen Brother

On Wednesday last week, Mountain Home AFB lost one of the pilots from the 391st who were deployed overseas.... A college savings account for the two children he left behind has been set up. 

Those who wish to pay tribute to Capt Imlay may contribute to an IRS 529 College Savings Account set up for his two children. This has been set up through the Red River Fighter Pilots Association (RRVA) and the Air Warrior Courage Foundation (AWCF). Contributions may be sent to the Air Warrior Courage Foundation, P.O. Box 877, Silver Spring, MD 20918. Designate in a note that the contribution is for the Imlay children.

To use a credit card. Go to the AWCF home page at www.AirWarriorCourage.org 

On the right side of the Home page is a blue DONATE button. Click it and it will take you to a page with a GIVE DIRECT button. Click it and fill in the blanks. In the COMMENTS block, put in the name of the Imlay family fund. 

Please repost this info to give this message maximum exposure.

Information taken from: 

John Hope 

Executive Director

Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association