Belvoir Briefs for July 15

Happy birthday to ACS
Celebrate Army Community Service's 45th birthday on July 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Sosa Bldg. 200 on Belvoir Road. Enjoy some free food and you don't even have to bring a present! ACS has provided comfort and services to Soldiers and their families throughout the Army for 45 years and they want to celebrate with their Army Family! Call 703-805-4590 for more information.

Cardboard Regatta
The Regatta Event is July 24 at 9 am, at Pool #1 (Bldg. 259).

Sign up by July 16 for one of three award categories; adult and child divisions. For more information, call 703- 805-4382.

Family Campouts
Looking for a fun camping experience with your family, then grab your camping gear and join us at Outdoor Recreation. Families are invited to pitch their tents on the spacious field next to the outdoor recreation building and sleep under the stars. During the day, take advantage of what the great outdoors has to offer with opportunities to fish, kayak and canoe, hike along the Accotink Bay and roast some s'mores over a campfire.

All you are responsible for is your tent, a sleeping bag, camping supplies, food, and water. If you do not already have your own camping equipment or know what you need come to outdoor recreation and they can assist you. Outdoor recreation has all of the camping equipment you need for great rental prices. Come to outdoor recreation to pay and reserve your tent space.

Campout dates are July 25-26, Aug. 28-29 and Sept. 25-26. The events runs 10 a.m. Saturday until 4 p.m. Sunday.

Cost to participate: the cost is $5 per person which includes a tent space, fishing equipment & bait, a scavenger hunt, sporting equipment, and s 'mores over an outdoor fire pit. Call 703-805-1143 for more info.

Missoula Children's Theatre tryouts
The Missoula Children's Theatre, the nation's largest touring children's theatre, has been touring extensively for 37 years now from Montana to Japan, and will visit nearly 1,300 communities this year with up to 45 teams of Tour Actor/Directors. The team is coming to Fort Belvoir for Aug. 9 auditions. The open audition results in a cast of 50-60 local students to perform in a final production on Aug. 14 in Wallace Theatre. Children must be registered with CYSS and must be of school age (children entering the first grade through 12th grade; maximum age 18). Auditions will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Wallace Theater. Following auditions there will be an hour lunch break, resuming rehearsal from 1 to 3 pm.

From Aug. 10-13, rehearsal times are from 10 a.m. to noon; lunch break then resuming rehearsal from 1 to 3 p.m.

Not all cast members will be needed at rehearsals. Final Performance is Aug. 14 at Wallace Theater, 3 p.m. and a second performance at 5:30 p.m. Sign up at Parent Central Services at Markham School Age Services. Bldg. 950. Call 703-805-9146, Sheila Ly, SkiesUnlimited Program Director to sign up or for more information.

FCC providers needed
The Fort Belvoir Family Child Care program is seeking candidates to become FCC providers on-post. Please stop by the FCC office in building 950 to fill out an application or call 703-805-9137/9134/9132 for information.

Arts and Crafts can frame it for you
Arts and Crafts has excellent custom framers who produce quality work at affordable prices! They can frame almost anything! Give them a call at Kawamura Community Arts and Crafts Center, 703-806-4655.

Doggie Days 2010
July 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Bring your best friend to Outdoor Recreation's annual celebration of all things dog. Agility courses, working dog demos, and the Doggie Dash Fun Run are just some of the canine good times awaiting you and your pooch. Call Outdoor Recreation at 703-805-1226 for more details.

Installation appreciation day
Belvoir Federal Credit Union has its 5th annual Installation Appreciation Day July 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Post Exchange parking lot.

The event includes prizes, food, music and fun and free shredding services.

Hurricane guide available
A web-based version of Virginia's official Hurricane Evacuation Guide is available at readyvirginia.gov. Paper versions of the guide were distributed to Hampton Roads, the Peninsula and metro Richmond areas of the Commonwealth.

Everyone at risk for either coastal or inland flooding will find helpful information in this guide and will be better prepared for what to do when tropical systems threaten Virginia.

17th Signal Battalion Association reunion
The 17th Signal Battalion Association will hold a reunion Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 at the Brookshire Suites Hotel, 120 E Lombard St., Baltimore, Md. Contact Arlo D. Janssen at 9919 Longford Court, Vienna, Va, 22181-6070; by phone, 703-819-0136; or by e-mail, adjanssen@aol.com for more information.

Mobilization and Deployment Program workshops
• Reset (Reunion and Reintegration) Workshops are on the third Monday of each month for any military member, deploying DoD civilian and their family members. The next workshop will be conducted on July 19. The Reunion Workshop is for family members who are preparing for the return of the military member and is from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; the Reintegration is from 10:30 a.m. to noon and is for the military member and their family to attend in the first few months after they return. Both workshops are held at ACS.

• Family Readiness Support Assistant. Training will be held on July 28-29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ACS Classroom. This class is for anyone presently in a FRSA position or just wanting to understand how a FRSA assists a unit Family Readiness Group. Attendees will need to bring their own lunch. This class will cover the duties of a FRSA, resources they have available to assist them, and how best to work with the Command and FRG volunteers.

Please call 703-805-5683 for further information and registration.

Bookmobile schedule
Schedule for Community Centers for July: 20 Minute Story Time-ages Preschool-3rd Grade After Story time check out a book (Check out Pre-K through 6th grade): Mondays: 10 to 10:45 a.m. at Lewis Village, 11 to 11:45 a.m. at George Washington; Wednesdays: 10 to 10:45 a.m. at Vernondale, 11 to 11:45 a.m. at Faifax Village.

Book check out only for pre-K to sixth grade: Woodlawn Village stops will be on Mondays from noon to 12:45 p.m.; noon to 12:20 p.m.for Gristmill and 12:25 to 12:45 p.m. for Orchard.

S1 conference
Fort Belvoir Directorate Human Resources, Military Personnel Division will host a two-day S1 Conference Aug. 4-5 from 8:30 to 4 p.m. at the Barden Education Center Auditorium. For more information, call 703-805-1089 or 703- 805-5530.

Foster parenting information session
United Methodist Family Services offers free, no obligation information sessions for persons interested in learning more about foster parenting. The next session will be July 28, at 6 p.m. at the UMFS Northern Virginia Regional Center, 6335 Little River Turnpike in Alexandria. Advance registration is recommended. For more details and registration, contact Adrienne Tucker at 703-941-9008, ext. 308.

Volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed to help the Fairfax County Health Department give free school physicals to children without health insurance. The annual event is Aug.7 on the second floor of South County Government Center, 8350 Richmond Highway.

Appointments are from 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are asked to be there by 7 a.m. for orientation. Coffee, cold drinks and pastries will be provided.

Bilingual speakers of any language, medical personnel and community volunteers are welcome.

The program is sponsored by the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, the health department and Inova Partnership for Healthy Kids.

Interested volunteers are asked to call 805-2034, 805-2395 or 805-2946.

Free activities for kids in the housing areas
Outreach staff from Child, Youth & School Services offers enrichment activities at the housing community centers. All activities are free. Children and youth must be accompanied by an adult. Activities are held from 10 a.m. to noon.

July 21 at George Washington Community Center; July 29 at Vernondale Community Center; July 20 at Lewis Village Community Center; July 27 at Fairfax Community Center; July 14 and July 30 at Woodlawn Community Center For more information, call 703-805-1906.

Whitewater rafting at Harper's Ferry
Join Outdoor Recreation and River & Trail Outfitters on the final stretches of the Shenandoah River as it tumbles into the Potomac, carving a 6.5-mile watercourse through the Blue Ridge Mountains. Travel on these two rivers through three states (Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia) on a 4.5 hour guided whitewater rafting trip.

You'll go through class I-III whitewater, made up of some mellow water, permitting splashing and floating, multiple riffles and ledges, and challenging rapids such as "Bull Falls" and "White Horse." The trip is Aug. 14.

The cost is $74 per person and includes transportation, picnic lunch, rafting guide, and all equipment. Departure from ODR is 6:45 a.m. and return is at 5 p.m. Sign up at least one week before the event. Note: No Refunds For more information, call Outdoor Recreation at 703-805-1226.

CivilianJobs.com job expo
CivilianJobs.com will host a job expo July 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fort Eustis Club, 2123 Pershing Ave., Fort Eustis, Va. All military and prior military may pre-register online at www.CivilianJobs.com and be matched with companies based on your career and geographical preferences.

Veterans who are non-military ID card holders must pre-register for the job fair 14 days prior to the event in order to be placed on the base access roster. Military installations reserve the right to refuse admittance to any military facility. CivilianJobs.com is not responsible for local installation policy. For more information, call 678-819-4170.

Book seeks submissions from military nurses
If you are a military nurse, The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, wants to know how you would complete this sentence:

"You'll know you're a military nurse when..."

STTI will publish a book filled with responses from nurses in all branches of the military service this fall. Simply visit militarynursebook.org and submit an answer in 500 words or less.

Functional Training Program
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, beginning July 19, 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. or 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.

This is a program for developing operational fitness for military personnel. Sixty-minute sessions are designed to improve mobility, strength and energy and to exceed the standard military fitness program. For more information, call Graves Fitness Center at 703-806-5368 or The Body Shop at 703-806-3100.

Sport Fishing on the Chesapeake Bay
Join Outdoor Recreation for a day of Chesapeake Bay Sport fishing. Cost is $91 per person and includes transportation, 8-hour fishing charter, rods, fishing bait, fishing license, tackle, coolers on board, and ice to keep your catch cold while on the boat. The trip is July 31 4:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Fishing Charter is from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.) Please call 703-805-1226 for more information and to sign for the trip.

Please sign up by July 23. The bus departs Outdoor Recreation Building 778, at 4:30 a.m. so arrive early. The Fishing Charter leaves Chesapeake Beach, Md., at 6 a.m.

Community yard sales
The Villages at Belvoir Yard Sales are one weekend a month through October. All residents of The Villages at Belvoir can sell. However, anyone can stop by and make purchases.

Scheduled yard sales this year are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days. Residents can only sell during yard sale dates announced and authorized by The Villages at Belvoir, unless otherwise authorized by community management offices.

Upcoming 2010 yard sale dates, weather permitting, are: July 17 and 18; Aug. 14 and 15; Sept. 18 and 19; and Oct. 16 and 17.

Counterintelligence recruiting
The U.S. Army's Counterintelligence Special Agent recruiting team conducts an information briefing on Fort Belvoir, July 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. in Wood Theater, 2019 Abbot Road.
This presentation provides information about career field MOS 35L (CI Special Agent), including entry into 35L; how to apply for reclassification; as well as the missions, assignments, and training opportunities CI special agents have.

The presentations are primarily directed at the enlisted force, personnel in grades E4 through E6. Army CI is made up of unique individuals who have a genuine desire to detect, identify, assess and then neutralize or exploit foreign intelligence and security service activities against U.S. forces.

CI Special Agents work against these foreign intelligence and security services through CI investigations and operations; surveillance; evidence processing; analysis; source operations; and through computer systems use.

Outgoing people who can effectively organize information; are interested in collecting information and studying its meaning; and can clearly relay information verbally and in writing, should consider applying to become a CI special agent.

Questions or comments about the visit can be directed to Randall Long, 520-533-2320, DSN 821-2320, randall.long@conus.army.mil; or Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Rodgers, 520-533-5952, DSN 821-5952, Stephen.rodgers@conus.army.mil.