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Monday, October 19, 2009
Flag Still Stands For Freedom Campaign Update
one week from now....
In one week-- TWO major projects start--- are you on board to fly with us wingtip to wingtip?
It is ONE WEEK UNTIL DAY OF THE DEPLOYED--please print a copy of the proclamation and send it to a deployed service member (in 2009) and honor them and their family.
http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=416&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01returnid=15
Also, Project Valour-IT kicks off on October 26 and runs until Noveber 11.
http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=project-valour-it
Please join us wingtip-to-wingtip in these initiatives to support our heroes.
Follow us on twitter--
www.twitter.com/soldiersangels
www.twitter.com/valourit
Have a great #MilitaryMon,
Soldiers Angels team
Shelle Michaels
"May No Soldier Go Unloved"
Soldiers' Angels National Communication Officer
ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org
www.SoldiersAngels.org
Ladies of Liberty Team Director
LadiesofLiberty@SoldiersAngels.org
www.SoldiersAngelsLadiesOfLiberty.com
ACT NOW. GIVE MORE. SHOW SUPPORT.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Non-profit Harnesses Virtual World for Real Troop Support
Soldiers' Angels Brings Its New Media Story to BlogWorld Expo
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Internet-based military support
nonprofit Soldiers' Angels will be exhibiting at BlogWorld & New Media Expo
2009 in the Las Vegas Convention Center this weekend to draw attention to its
vast online network of volunteers and the importance of ensuring "No Soldier
Go Unloved."
Begun as one mom's mission to support her son's unit in 2003, Soldiers' Angels
has used blogging, social media and other interactive online formats to power
its exponential growth. Today its nearly 200,000 international volunteers
offer hands-on assistance to military personnel, veterans and their families
through over 30 different teams and projects.
Winner of the 2009 CommuniCause New Media Makeover contest, Soldiers' Angels
has repeatedly demonstrated a unique ability to engage people in "real world"
troop support through "virtual" connections. Such is the case with its
Project Valour-IT, which in 4 years has provided nearly 4,000 voice-controlled
laptops and other adaptive technology to support the recovery and reconnection
of wounded veterans. The annual Valour-IT Veterans Day Fundraiser draws
bloggers from across the Internet as they compete in teams to inspire the
highest total of donations for the project.
Representing Soldiers' Angels at BlogWorld will be army veteran and Operations
Director Toby Nunn, National Communication Director Shelle Michaels, and
Assistant to the President Beth Schietzelt.
BlogWorld attendees are invited to the Soldiers' Angels booth (#118) on the
left side of the exhibit hall, past the Milblog Lounge and BlogWorld Radio.
The first 300 visitors each day will receive a thank you gift for stopping by
to learn more about the impact of Soldiers' Angels on both military and
civilian lives.
Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) providing aid and comfort to
the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and
Coast Guard, as well as veterans and military families. For more information,
see www.soldiersangels.org or call 626-676-0239. Tax ID# 20-0583415. CFC#
25131
Shelle Michaels
"May No Soldier Go Unloved"
Soldiers' Angels National Communication Officer
ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org
www.SoldiersAngels.org
Ladies of Liberty Team Director
LadiesofLiberty@SoldiersAngels.org
www.SoldiersAngelsLadiesOfLiberty.com
ACT NOW. GIVE MORE. SHOW SUPPORT.
Soldiers' Angels w/Laura Kennedy Live
Have you joined the Flag Still Stands For Freedom Veteran's Day Campaign? Soldiers' Angels w/Laura Kennedy Live.
Soldiers' Angels will take the spotlight in veteran support on this nationally acclaimed radio show on Veterans Day. Please join us in supporting your veteran.
Full details are available http://flagstillstandsforfreedom.com
NOTE FROM LAURA:
As we approach Veteran's Day 2009, we continue to find our young men & women fighting the battles and standing watch on our many shores to ensure the "freedom" that we as citizens of the United States enjoy. Thanks to the service and sacrifices of our forefathers, the choice to serve is still a volunteer one but yet our forces continue to be strong.
So many negative things have been perceived to be happening around us from the continued loss of lives to the uncertainty of our individual financial futures. It is my mission this year to not only celebrate the memories of our veterans but to celebrate the freedom that they are risking their lives to defend. We don't need tragedies like 9/11 or holidays like the 4th of July to display our FLAG!
The U.S. Flag means many things to all of us but military personnel have strong emotional ties to our flag as a symbol of their service and the land that they have pledged to support and defend. Whether fighting on foreign soils or stationed abroad, the sight of our flag flying brings a sense of determination and strength as well as a reminder that back on home turf there are families and friends supporting our efforts and anxiously awaiting our return. Let us not forget our veterans once they do return!
Soldiers' Angels will be spotlighted during this 24 hour radio show... here is what you can do:
How To Participate:
There is room on this campaign for EVERYONE!! Participating is easy. Choose as many of the options are you'd like:
Call our 24/7 voice mail line and leave a personal message for the troops. Call (516) 442-9126
Download the Campaign Flyer and help spread the word (Vistaprint.com is having all kinds of free deals on printing!!)
Have your child submit a drawing or story about "What The Flag Means To Me"
Submit a picture of the Veteran in your life for our picture gallery.
Submit a video with a message to our troops.
Submit a video story of the Veteran in your life for our Video gallery.
Help spread the word about the campaign to all of your friends and family.
Shelle Michaels
"May No Soldier Go Unloved"
Soldiers' Angels National Communication Officer
ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org
www.SoldiersAngels.org
Ladies of Liberty Team Director
LadiesofLiberty@SoldiersAngels.org
www.SoldiersAngelsLadiesOfLiberty.com
ACT NOW. GIVE MORE. SHOW SUPPORT.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Happy Birthday US Navy with love from Soldiers' Angels
http://www.history.navy.mil/birthday.htm
On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. This was the original legislation out of which the Continental Navy grew and as such constitutes the birth certificate of the navy.
To understand the momentous significance of the decision to send two armed vessels to sea under the authority of the Continental Congress, we need to review the strategic situation in which it was made and to consider the political struggle that lay behind it.
Americans first took up arms in the spring of 1775, not to sever their relationship with the king, but to defend their rights within the British Empire. By the autumn of 1775, the British North American colonies from Maine to Georgia were in open rebellion. Royal governments had been thrust out of many colonial capitals and revolutionary governments put in their places. The Continental Congress had assumed some of the responsibilities of a central government for the colonies, created a Continental Army, issued paper money for the support of the troops, and formed a committee to negotiate with foreign countries. Continental forces captured Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain and launched an invasion of Canada.
In October 1775 the British held superiority at sea, from which they threatened to stop up the colonies' trade and to wreak destruction on seaside settlements. In response, a few of the states had commissioned small fleets of their own for defense of local waters. Congress had not yet authorized privateering. Some in Congress worried about pushing the armed struggle too far, hoping that reconciliation with the mother country was still possible.
Yet, a small coterie of men in Congress had been advocating a Continental Navy from the outset of armed hostilities. Foremost among these men was John Adams, of Massachusetts. For months, he and a few others had been agitating in Congress for the establishment of an American fleet. They argued that a fleet would defend the seacoast towns, protect vital trade, retaliate against British raiders, and make it possible to seek out among neutral nations of the world the arms and stores that would make resistance possible.
Still, the establishment of a navy seemed too bold a move for some of the timid men in Congress. Some southerners agreed that a fleet would protect and secure the trade of New England but denied that it would that of the southern colonies. Most of the delegates did not consider the break with England as final and feared that a navy implied sovereignty and independence. Others thought a navy a hasty and foolish challenge to the mightiest fleet the world had seen. The most the pro-navy men could do was to get Congress to urge each colony to fit out armed vessels for the protection of their coasts and harbors.
Then, on 3 October, Rhode Island's delegates laid before Congress a bold resolution for the building and equipping of an American fleet, as soon as possible. When the motion came to the floor for debate, Samuel Chase, of Maryland, attacked it, saying it was "the maddest Idea in the World to think of building an American Fleet." Even pro-navy members found the proposal too vague. It lacked specifics and no one could tell how much it would cost.
If Congress was yet unwilling to embrace the idea of establishing a navy as a permanent measure, it could be tempted by short-term opportunities. Fortuitously, on 5 October, Congress received intelligence of two English brigs, unarmed and without convoy, laden with munitions, leaving England bound for Quebec. Congress immediately appointed a committee to consider how to take advantage of this opportunity. Its members were all New Englanders and all ardent supporters of a navy. They recommended first that the governments of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut be asked to dispatch armed vessels to lay in wait to intercept the munitions ships; next they outlined a plan for the equipping by Congress of two armed vessels to cruise to the eastward to intercept any ships bearing supplies to the British army. Congress let this plan lie on the table until 13 October, when another fortuitous event occurred in favor of the naval movement. A letter from General Washington was read in Congress in which he reported that he had taken under his command, at Continental expense, three schooners to cruise off Massachusetts to intercept enemy supply ships. The commander in chief had preempted members of Congress reluctant to take the first step of fitting out warships under Continental authority. Since they already had armed vessels cruising in their name, it was not such a big step to approve two more. The committee's proposal, now appearing eminently reasonable to the reluctant members, was adopted.
The Continental Navy grew into an important force. Within a few days, Congress established a Naval Committee charged with equipping a fleet. This committee directed the purchasing, outfitting, manning, and operations of the first ships of the new navy, drafted subsequent naval legislation, and prepared rules and regulations to govern the Continental Navy's conduct and internal administration.
Over the course of the War of Independence, the Continental Navy sent to sea more than fifty armed vessels of various types. The navy's squadrons and cruisers seized enemy supplies and carried correspondence and diplomats to Europe, returning with needed munitions. They took nearly 200 British vessels as prizes, some off the British Isles themselves, contributing to the demoralization of the enemy and forcing the British to divert warships to protect convoys and trade routes. In addition, the navy provoked diplomatic crises that helped bring France into the war against Great Britain. The Continental Navy began the proud tradition carried on today by our United States Navy, and whose birthday we celebrate each year in October.
Friday, October 9, 2009
North Dakota ISFAC FACTS - OCT 9, 2009
Hello ISFAC members-
The ISFAC met yesterday in Fargo- it was another great opportunity to network and share ideas. The minutes have been sent over to the co-chairs John and Tom. Per our July 2008 meeting in Carrington, the committee voted to have minutes to the co-chairs by the 5th day after the meeting and have the co-chairs send it out by the 10th day. Please be watching for the minutes in the next few weeks.
Happy Birthday - October 13 (1775) - US Navy!! I want to say thanks to all of our Sailors on the ISFAC.
Shelly Sizer's mom TREONNE MARGARET KRAMER passed away this week. (July 15, 1941 - October 4, 2009). A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, October 10th, at 1:00PM at Faith Lutheran Church, 251 4th St NE, Valley City with Pastor Judy Johnson Berg officiating. Fellowship will follow with Lunch provided by Bethel Lutheran Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELCA). Per Treonne's wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no interment. A Prayer Service and visitation will also be held on Friday, October 9th, from 6:00-9:00PM with a service at 7:00PM at Bethel Lutheran Church, Rogers, ND. Lunch will follow provided by the Bethel Women's Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (WELCA) and the East Rogers Homemakers Club. Complete obituary: www.lerudjohnsonschuldt.com/index.cfm
In honor of her love of animals, memorial contributions are welcome to the Central Dakota Humane Society, 2104 37th St., Mandan, ND 58554, or to Bethel Lutheran Church, PO Box 164, Rogers, ND 58479.
SAVE THE DATE: Next ISFAC meeting will be held on January 14th, 2010 in Grand Forks hosted by Shelle Michaels (Soldiers' Angels and Veterans Upward Bound) and Rebecca Quinn of UND Medical School. Memorial Union will be the location- details later.
Any new events or changes to events on this list, I will highlight in RED so you can skim through this listing without having to look at everything on a weekly basis. I encourage every member of ISFAC to become more engaged in sharing events and activities. Please send Shelle Michaels (shellemichaels@msn.com) your information by Thursday each week in the format listed below.
Have a great day!
Shelle Michaels, Soldiers' Angels
EVENTS:
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009- HAPPY BIRTHDAY US NAVY.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - Domestic Abuse Awareness Month Presentation from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Fargo Armed Forces Reserve Center - 3920 31st St. N.W. in Fargo. Presentation will discuss the impact of domestic violence around you, and what you can do about it. Statistics show that someone around you is affected by this unacceptable issue, both male and female. Introduction by the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Wing with Daria Odegaard presenting on behalf of the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center. The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center provided services to 1,173 victims of sexual assault and 1,727 victims of domestic violence in the Fargo area alone in 2008. For more information contact Joshua Simmers at -800-242-4940 or joshua.simmers@us.army.mil
Tuesday, October 13, 20, 27: "A Taste of Meditation" series. Each class unique and separate. October 13th-5:15-6pm Lexio Divina; 6:30-7:30pm Labyrinth walking. October 20th-6:30-7:30pm Heart Lock-In. October 27th-5:15-6pm-Centering Prayer; 6:30-7:30pm Healing and Worship Service. $20 for series. $5/individual class. Veterans and students $10/series. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Tuesday, October 13th: Eight-week beginner yoga series starts from 6:30-7:30pm. $60/session. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Wednesday, October 14th. Semiannual WSO Reunion. Time has rapidly swept by since the April Reunion Here's the opportunity to attend 2009's second, semiannual WSO Reunion. Attendance has rapidly been increasing. It's at the Auger Inn, 7:00 p. m.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009- Operation Honor - Fargo VA Welcome Home- Hjelmkost Center, Moorhead- To honor all Veterans from all branches of service and all eras, including WWII, Korean War, American Merchant Marines, Vietnam, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Persian Gulf, Somalia, Operations Joint Endeavor, Joint Guard, Joint Forge and Global War on Terrorism.
* VA Benefits Counselors
* National Service Organization Representation
* Presentations to include Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Woodrow Wilson Keeble's Family, military uniform improvements and more
* The Red River Valley Band (will play around 7 p.m.)
* Food and drinks will be provided
* Fargo Force Hockey Players Available to Sign Autographs * VA Benefits Counselors
* National Service Organization Representation
* Presentations to include Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Woodrow Wilson Keeble's Family, military uniform improvements and more
* The Red River Valley Band (will play around 7 p.m.)
* Food and drinks will be provided
* Fargo Force Hockey Players Available to Sign Autographs
Contact: SSgt Jessica Clark - jessica.b.clark@us.army.mil
Thursday, October 15th: Restorative yoga begins from 6:30-7:45pm. One session/month. $10/class or can be part of a series with beginner series for $77. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Friday, October 16th: HeartSprings fundraising dinner $25/person with art auction, fall goodies, and laughs with improv specialist Bill Lucas. Dinner followed by A Magical Evening of Music and Healing with music therapist Janalea Hoffman and guest artists (Free-will offering). Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Saturday, October 17th. It's the bimonthly breakfast at the Holiday Inn/Club House Hotel in Detroit Lakes. The Detroit Lakes and surrounding area Hooligans invite you to drop in for an enjoyable social event and breakfast. Show time is 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, October 17th: Musical Solutions: The Therapeutic Uses of Music [Therapeutic uses of music in the morning, therapeutic drumming, how to play the native American flute and its therapeutic uses and sacred circle dance] $65 for the day 9am-5pm. Deadline has been extended to Wed. After deadline $80 for workshop. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Saturday, October 17th. Minot Officer Spouses Club- An annual auction will be held Oct. 17 at 6:00 p.m. at the Jimmy Doolittle Center here. All proceeds benefit scholarships and charities on a local and national level. For more information, direct questions to Katie and Krista at waysandmeans@minotosc.com. The auction is open to all military and non-military alike, for reservations names A-L contact Trixie at reservationsa-l@minotosc.com and M-Z contact Julia at reservationsm-z@minotosc.com.
Monday, October, 19, 2009- Quarterly Awards Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Tuesday, October 20, 27: "A Taste of Meditation" series. Each class unique and separate. October 13th-5:15-6pm Lexio Divina; 6:30-7:30pm Labyrinth walking. October 20th-6:30-7:30pm Heart Lock-In. October 27th-5:15-6pm-Centering Prayer; 6:30-7:30pm Healing and Worship Service. $20 for series. $5/individual class. Veterans and students $10/series. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Tuesday, October 20th: Caregiving Series sponsored in part by area home care agencies: "Cooking Under Pressure": Healthy eating and the aging body and how to make sure you and your loved one are eating right. 12:15-1pm $5 lunch. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009- The GFAFB Enlisted Spouse Club holds social meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Community Activity Center. http://www.gfesc.com/ or contact Angela Kinneberg angela.kinneberg@hotmail.com
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - Fargo Veteran's Stand Down from 10:00 to 4:00 Fargo Dome. Fargo VA Hospital Health Care for Homeless Veterans. Some of the many services available are: Employment Assistance, Legal Referrals, Social Services, OEF/OIF, Wellness Exam, VA Benefits, Eligibility, Women Veterans Services, Haircuts, Meals, Dental Access, Clothing, Vets Center, Social Table, County Veterans Services Officers, Housing/Shelter Information and Referrals, Vocational Rehabilitation, Transitional Housing. Stand Downs are one part of the Department of Veterans Affairs' efforts to provide services to homeless veterans. Stand Downs are typically one to three day events providing services to homeless Veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment. Stand Downs are collaborative events, coordinated between local VAs, other government agencies, and community agencies who serve the homeless. For more information contact Diana Hall at 701-238-7131 or Diana.Hall2@va.gov.
Thursday, October 22, 2009- Domestic Abuse Awareness Month Presentation from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Military Service Center 1850 E Bismarck Expressway in Bismarck. Presentation will discuss the impact of domestic violence around you, and what you can do about it. Statistics show that someone around you is affected by this unacceptable issue, both male and female. Col. Aberle, 68th Troop Command commander, will introduce Diane Zainhofsky, keynote speaker from the Abused Adult Resource Center. In 2002, the Adult Abused Resource Center had 13,563 adult client contacts with 1,165 victims of domestic violence being new in the Bismarck area alone. For more information contact Joshua Simmers at -800-242-4940 or joshua.simmers@us.army.mil
Friday, October 23rd. Here we go, it's the Auger Inn's Pork-Alo Feed. Prizes galore, a good-sized delegation of retirees. Join the fun. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 23, 2009- the 1st National Guard Teen Council meeting will take place at
the Military Service Center in Bismarck. Contact SPC Tonya Sigl, North Dakota National Guard State Youth Coordinator-701-333-4803 or tonya.sigl@us.army.mil for more details.
Friday, October 23-25, 2009—NDNG Volunteer Academy Minot at the Grand International Inn. The Volunteer Academy's are trainings offered four times a year to individuals who are interested in becoming members of a Family Readiness Group (FRG). Military personnel are also encouraged to attend to better understand the processes and workings of an FRG. This weekend event is packed full of invaluable trainings, speakers and information to help better prepare you and your family for military life and deployments. SSgt Jessica Clark - jessica.b.clark@us.army.mil
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 11th annual Women's Health Summit scheduled for October 26th at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Bismarck. The theme for this year's Summit is "Your Health is Your Greatest Wealth".www.bismarckstate.edu/ceti/whs/
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 2:00 pm Day of the Deployed proclamation at the State Capitol by Governor John Hoeven. Centennial Elementary "Troopers" and Mrs. Hall's third grade class will sing America the Beautiful and Yankee Doodle Boy. (The Troopers are a group made up entirely kids of deployed NDANG members.) For more details please contact- ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org or (218) 779-7271.
Tuesday, October 27: "A Taste of Meditation" series. Each class unique and separate. October 13th-5:15-6pm Lexio Divina; 6:30-7:30pm Labyrinth walking. October 20th-6:30-7:30pm Heart Lock-In. October 27th-5:15-6pm-Centering Prayer; 6:30-7:30pm Healing and Worship Service. $20 for series. $5/individual class. Veterans and students $10/series. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Tuesday, October 27th: Grieving Series sponsored by area funeral homes: "Riding the Roller Coaster of Emotions": Using the power of music to heal. 12:15-1pm Free lunch. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Tuesday, October 27th and Thursday, October 29th: "Fun with Improv" 6-8pm Free.
Come and join Bill Lucas in having fun with improvisational techniques. Relaxed and playful. Call Jan for more information. 701-261-3142 or jnelson1409@yahoo.com. HeartSprings, located at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2010 N Elm St., Fargo [across the street from the VA]. All open to the public.
Wednesday, October 28: Past - Present - Future -Service Member Outreach -Chili Feed
Bismarck State College in the National Energy Center for Excellence
* 12:00-7:00 Information Booths
* 4:00 Welcome and Introduction
* 4:15 Discussion Panel ~ Q&A Session
* Chili Feed Following Q&A Session
Information on: Educational Benefits $ - How to manage both education and military ~ Struggles of returning to education after deployment ~ Education while deployed (online courses). For more information contact: Kristina Higbee at 701-333-4809 or kristina.higbee@us.army.mil
November 5-6, 2009: Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute© Military Child Education Coalition Fargo, North Dakota. The Military Child Education Coalition's™ Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute© is a professional development program for educators and professionals to reach out in a support network to the children and families of the National Guard and Reserve. The conference includes two continental breakfasts, two lunches, two break refreshments and conference materials (no registration, meal, or resource material cost to participants). The curriculum, content, process, and delivery are correlated with the National Staff Development Council's Standards and the National Standards for School Counseling Programs. Because the Institute is very interactive and participation is required to fully benefit from this training, participants must commit to attend both days. See notes for registration form. Contact SPC Tonya Sigl, North Dakota National Guard State Youth Coordinator-701-333-4803 or tonya.sigl@us.army.mil for more details.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Veteran's Day
Thursday, November 12, 2009: Veterans Affairs is hosting women veterans meetings in Grand Forks on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 1 to 3 PM @ the Porpoura Coffee House located on 8th 3rd St S. Contact number: 701-451-4645.
Friday, November 13, 2009: Grand Forks Air Force Base 319th Air Refueling Wing change of command ceremony will be held at 3:19 p.m. On Nov. 14, Col. Michel will move to Scott Air Force Base near Belleville, Ill., to become the executive officer for Air Mobility Command.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009- The GFAFB Enlisted Spouse Club holds social meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Community Activity Center. http://www.gfesc.com/ or contact Angela Kinneberg angela.kinneberg@hotmail.com
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Veteran's Stand Down from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM at Hope Evangelical Church (@ K- mart Plaza). VA Hospital Health Care for Homeless Veterans. Some of the many services available are: Employment Assistance, Legal Referrals, Social Services, OEF/OIF, Wellness Exam, VA Benefits, Eligibility, Women Veterans Services, Haircuts, Meals, Dental Access, Clothing, Vets Center, Social Table, County Veterans Services Officers, Housing/Shelter Information and Referrals, Vocational Rehabilitation, Transitional Housing. Stand Downs are one part of the Department of Veterans Affairs' efforts to provide services to homeless veterans. Stand Downs are typically one to three day events providing services to homeless Veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment. Stand Downs are collaborative events, coordinated between local VAs, other government agencies, and community agencies who serve the homeless. For more information contact Diana Hall at 701-238-7131 or Diana.Hall2@va.gov.
November 22-28, 2009 as Military Family Appreciation Week. We celebrate our nation's blessings and give thanks for our freedom to enjoy them and we take great pride in honoring the military families across North Dakota. Contact Jessica.b.clark@us.army.mil or ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org for more information. North Dakota Proclamation will be sent out in the beginning of November.
Monday, December 7, 2009 Tops in Blue. Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks. More details soon. TOPS IN BLUE serves as an expeditionary entertainment unit to provide quality entertainment from within Air Force resources for the Air Force family, with priority to Air Force personnel stationed worldwide at remote and deployed locations while simultaneously promoting community relations, supporting recruiting efforts and serving as ambassadors for the United States of America and the United States Air Force.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Tops in Blue. Minot More details soon.
Saturday, December 12, 2009- Wreaths across America Nationwide Remembrance Ceremonies will take place at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan. More details later. ISFAC members wanting to chip in towards a few wreaths from our committee please contact ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009- The GFAFB Enlisted Spouse Club holds social meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Community Activity Center. http://www.gfesc.com/ or contact Angela Kinneberg angela.kinneberg@hotmail.com
Thursday, January 14th, 2010. ISFAC in Grand Forks. UND Med School (Rebecca Quinn), Soldiers' Angels (Shelle Michaels) and Veterans Upward Bound hosts at the Memorial Union (Swanson Hall room 10-12). Contact Shelle Michaels (ShelleMichaels@msn.com) for parking information.
February 10-11, 2010 Minot, ND 58701 The Military Child Education Coalition's™ Living in the New Normal (LINN)™ training is a two-day professional development program that prepares school guidance professionals, educators and community members to recognize and address the issues facing children dealing with separation from a loved one or experiencing trauma, grief and loss due to the loss or injury of a loved one. It provides concerned adults with information to help support children during these times of uncertainty and gives them the framework to enable them to support families to ensure that their children have the tools to bounce back from life's storms and stressors. The MCEC's LINN™ efforts are predicated on the belief that children's inherent attributes of courage and resiliency can be strengthened through deliberate encouragement. See notes for registration form. Contact SPC Tonya Sigl, North Dakota National Guard State Youth Coordinator 701-333-4803 or tonya.sigl@us.army.mil for more details.
IN THE NEWS/NOTES:
Soldiers' Angels October Newsletter is up--- http://soldiersangelsforum.com/newsletters/O09.pdf
www.ndguard.com/jointforces//default.asp?ID=381
North Dakota National Guard: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/255206/
North Dakota National Guard: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/255210/
North Dakota National Guard: www.yankton.net/articles/2009/10/06/community/doc4acaccb00489a500704681.txt
Community Military Covenant: Join us in helping North Dakota become the first state to reach 100% support for service members and their families: www.ndlc.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={444F1A69-6597-4E5D-8226-34147843804D}
OCTOBER 13th – PBS AIRS: As President Obama approaches a decision point on Afghanistan strategy and whether to increase troop levels, a 24-minute rough cut of the first act of Obama's War.
Warning: This video contains graphic language and violent imagery: www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamaswar/
Tens of thousands of fresh American troops are now on the move in Afghanistan, led by a new commander and armed with a counterinsurgency plan that builds on the lessons of Iraq. But can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires"? And can the U.S. stop the Taliban in neighboring Pakistan, where U.S. troops are not allowed and the government is weak?
In FRONTLINE's season premiere, Obama's War, airing Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS (check local listings), veteran correspondent Martin Smith (Beyond Baghdad, Return of the Taliban) travels across Afghanistan and Pakistan to see firsthand how the president's new strategy is taking shape, delivering vivid, on-the-ground reporting from this war's many fronts. Through interviews with top generals, diplomats and government officials, Smith also reports the internal debates over President Obama's grand attempt to combat terrorism at its roots.
"What we found on the ground was a huge exercise in nation building," says Smith. "The concept's become a bit of a dirty word, but that's what this is. We started with the goal of eliminating Al Qaeda, and now we've wound up with the immense task of re-engineering two nations."
The brunt of the work is falling on rank-and-file soldiers, and nowhere is it more difficult than in the dusty, unforgiving landscape of Helmand province, the Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, where FRONTLINE embedded with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. Since the Marines' arrival in July, Helmand has become the most lethal battlefield in Afghanistan. But FRONTLINE found the Marines trying to act as armed diplomats, attempting to build the necessary trust for badly needed economic development.
"It's trying to change the culture of the organization," Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, tells FRONTLINE of the administration's plan. "At the end of the day, our best counterinsurgents are going to be young sergeants who just have an ability to deal with people. We've got to give them the flexibility to make decisions."
Even as American soldiers struggle to make progress in Afghanistan village by village, equally vexing challenges remain across the border in Pakistan. "In Afghanistan we know what to do; we just don't know if we have the resources or the time available to do it," David Kilcullen, a leading counterinsurgency expert, tells FRONTLINE. "The problem in Pakistan is we're not really sure what to do."
When FRONTLINE confronts the Pakistani army about its reluctance to take out key Taliban leaders, the military's chief spokesman, Gen. Athar Abbas, argues that the accusations are misplaced. There is no truth, he claims, that insurgents stage attacks on American forces from the Pakistani side of the border. "They operate from Afghanistan. If somebody claims that everything is happening from this side of the border, I am sorry, this is misplaced, and we refute it."
Barred from sending troops across the border, the United States is left with few good options. No quick fix will solve Pakistan. "If we have a strategy in Pakistan," says George Packer, a staff writer at The New Yorker, "it's to build up the civilian government to the point where it can be a kind of counterbalance to the military and begin to reorient their own sense of their destiny. Is that even thinkable for a foreign power to do? Even as I say it, I think, why do we think we could even begin to accomplish that?"
Obama's War is a FRONTLINE co-production with RAIN Media, Inc., written and produced by Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith. The correspondent is Martin Smith. FRONTLINE is produced by WGBH Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Park Foundation. FRONTLINE is closed-captioned for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers and described for people who are blind or visually impaired by the Media Access Group at WGBH. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of the WGBH Educational Foundation. The executive producer of FRONTLINE is David Fanning.
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Free family swim: Free family swim at the Grand Forks Air Force Base Aquatic Center every Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (701) 747-3305.
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Are you ready for some football? Football Frenzy every Sunday at the Northern Lights Club from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. There will be food and drink specials and a chance to win on the spot prizes. Also there will be a chance to win a trip to one of the following games: Carolina vs. Arizona, N.Y. vs. Tampa Bay, or the Super Bowl. For more information, call (701) 747-3392.
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Worldwide Talent Search 2010
This annual talent contest is an effort to identify in the Air Force & find team members for the next year's Tops in Blue tour. The contest is open to Active Duty, Reserve and Guard members. Applications are being accepted now through Dec. 4. Individuals can download the application and submit the document along with their audition tape (if required) to Air Force Entertainment. Applications are available at: www.topsinblue.com. Other non-performing applicants: videographers, lighting, sound, staging technicians and operational staff and "big rig" drivers are highly sought to work the behind-the-scenes during the contest and for the Tops in Blue tour.
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Volunteers needed for Tops in Blue
Volunteers are needed for the Tops in Blue at the Chester Fritz Auditorium Dec. 7. The following positions are available: volunteer coordinator who will coordinate ushers, set-up crew and tear-down crew, 20 ushers are needed in Service Dress, a set-up crew of at least 15 people who are able to lift, a tear down crew of at least 15 people who are able to lift, a backstage crew of four individuals that will assist the team during the show backstage. A civil engineer representative is needed to assist the set-up team. A medical representative is also needed to coordinate medical coverage on-site for set-up, show time and tear-down. A Force Support Squadron representative is needed to coordinate lodging and food support. Lastly, a transportation representative is needed to coordinate bus and van support for the team. If interested in any of the positions, contact Master Sgt. Kelley Kerling via e-mail at Kelley.kerling-02@grandforks.af.mil.
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Grand Forks Air Force Base: Military Family Life Consultants available to help
Military Family Life Consultants can be found at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, Escape Zone, Child Development Center, Youth Center and Dining Facility. MFLCs provide non-medical, short term counseling for any base employee, who wants to talk or seek sub objective advice. The consultants are certified and licensed counselors with at least three years of professional experience. The counselors don't keep records and are made available to through a Department of Defense sponsored program. For more information, call (701) 213-3446 for child and youth issues and (701) 213-0995 for adult issues.
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Grand Forks Air Force Base Escape Zone allows parents to relax
The Escape Zone is a free parent and child facility. The facility, which is located next to the car wash, is open Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. For a copy of the Escape Zone's calendar, call Jayne Flaagan at (701) 747-3837 or the Airman and Family Readiness Center at (701) 747-3241.
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Grand Forks Air Force Base Enlisted Spouse Club hosts monthly meetings
The Enlisted Spouse Club holds social meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Community Activity Center. http://www.gfesc.com/ or contact Angela Kinneberg angela.kinneberg@hotmail.com
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Grand Forks Parent Information Center offers free classes
The Parent Information Center offers free classes to all parents, as well as free childcare while they attend.
Upcoming classes include: love and logic scheduled for Oct. 12, 19 and 26 and Nov. 2, 9 and 16 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the library inside of Phoenix Elementary School.
A parents morning out is scheduled for Oct. 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the University Lutheran Church.
An early childhood love and logic class is scheduled for Oct. 19 and 26 and Nov. 2 and 9 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Faith Evangelical Free Church.
A brain strategy for thinking minds is scheduled for Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 and 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the library at Century Elementary School.
Another class that will be offered is about Facebook, sexting and cyber-bullying scheduled for Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., in the cafeteria at South Middle School.
The last class that is schedule is called G.R.E.A.T. families scheduled for Oct. 13, 20 and 27 and Nov. 3, 10 and 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Schroeder Middle School. For more information or to register for a class, call (701) 787-4216 or e-mail pic@gfschools.org.
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Fargo Red Cross calendar has the full state listing of training available across ND into MN.
http://fargoredcross.org/index.php?pr=Calendar
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Dorgan talks drug prices at VA clinic
Sen. Byron Dorgan toured the new Grand Forks Veteran Affairs Community-Based Outreach Clinic and reassured veterans that he will not support any health care reform that reduces or diminishes health care service to military veterans.
Sen. Byron Dorgan toured the new Grand Forks Veteran Affairs Community-Based Outreach Clinic and reassured veterans that he will not support any health care reform that reduces or diminishes health care service to military veterans.
He also promoted legislation he and 29 other Senate bipartisan co-sponsors will introduce that would force pharmaceutical companies to lower the costs of prescription drugs in the United States.
"No one knows for sure what the final outcome of this health care reform bill will be, but one thing is certain," he said. "I will not support legislation that undermines health care for veterans or the VA system."
The prescription drug legislation, the "Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act," likely will be offered as an amendment to the Senate's health care reform bill.
Among the co-sponsors are Sen. Olivia Snow, R-Maine, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
Dorgan, D-N.D., used prescription drug posters to illustrate drug price disparities between the United States and Canada. A 20-milligram, 90-day supply of cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor costs three times more in the United States than in Canada. A similar prescription for another cholesterol drug, Zocor, is twice as expensive in the U.S. as in Canada.
"Prices of prescription drugs are some of the fastest-growing areas of health care costs," Dorgan said. "A lot of people take a lot of prescription drugs these days that can keep them out of an acute-care bed. … The fact is the price of those prescription drugs is going up like an elevator in a tall building. And we pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. It's not even close."
Dorgan praised the new VA clinic in Grand Forks, which opened in September. More than 1,200 veterans have registered as patients.
It's the ninth VA Outpatient Clinic to open in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. The 10th is expected to open in Devils Lake in 2010.
Other VA clinics are in Jamestown, Bismarck, Dickinson, Williston, Minot and Grafton, N.D., as well as in Bemidji and Fergus Falls, Minn.
VA officials had estimated the clinic to have as many as 1,400 patients in the first year and grow to about 2,000, with more than 5,500 patient visits annually within two years.
Dorgan also said the nation's health care system needs an electronic medical records system, similar to the one that now connects all VA medical facilities in the country.
In a question-and-answer period, Dorgan said he supports a public option in the health care reform debate, "providing it is done the right way," he said.
"There are dozens of ways you can construct it," he said. "I don't want to create a public option that would move the bulk of the American people into a public option plan. But I do think a public option, constructed properly, that would have fair competition for the insurance companies, is a reasonable thing."
While public opinion polls nationwide show widespread support for a public option in health care reform, Dorgan said his constituents have strong feelings on both sides of the issue.
"There's nothing on health care where you have an avalanche of mail on one side of the issue," Dorgan said. "The reason for that is that there isn't any specific piece of legislation yet.
"We do know that, with health care, it's very personal to everybody, and it's a very controversial topic. Most people feel that they want good health care. Anything that's done, they want it to enhance the delivery of good health care. At the same time, they're worried about having to pay the premiums that are escalating every year, often at double-digit percentage premium increases."
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Not a North Dakota story—but a great relational piece:
Wartime Soldier, Conflicted Mom: www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/us/27mothers.html?_r=1
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Kyle Hausmann-StokesNow After: R
http://www.kylehs.com/films/nowafter/index.html
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Director - Stokes is dedicated to telling the soldier's story. Following high school, Kyle enlisted with the US Army's Airborne Infantry and was assigned to a unit responsible for simulating true-to-life jungle and urban warfare scenarios for troops preparing for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. The years spent there would serve as the foundation for Kyle's emergence as a soldier-filmmaker; he filmed everything from tank missions and gritty urban warfare to the unit's monthly paratroop jumps from US/Russian planes and helicopters. Honorably discharged in 2004, Kyle went on to attend and earn honors at ASU, UCLA, Universidad de Madrid in Spain, and finally settling at the University of Southern California.
In the fall of 2006, Kyle was accepted into the prestigious USC School of Cinematic Arts-Production Program. That same week, however, he also received a letter from the US Army recalling him to active duty and a yearlong deployment to Iraq. Although his film school acceptance was enough to exempt him from this nationwide recall, Kyle decided instead to take an 18-month academic leave of absence and fulfill his military obligation. From May 2007 to May 2008, Kyle served as a squad leader and convoy commander in Iraq as a member of the 1st of the 160th Infantry Battalion. For his actions under fire and meritorious service throughout the yearlong deployment, Kyle was awarded 2 Army Achievement Medals and the Bronze Star.
Kyle returned to the USC School of Cinematic Arts in August 2008 - he has been making films for soldiers ever since.
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1-188th ADA Receives Three Mobilization Orders
BISMARCK, N.D. - Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, N. D. National Guard adjutant
general, announced today that the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery
Regiment (1-188th ADA), has received mobilization orders for three missions
in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The battalion received
notification of these possible mobilizations in Nov. 2008.
Based in Grand Forks, Bismarck and Fargo, the 1-188th ADA provides forward
air defense and early warning of air attack to prevent loss of friendly
assets from attack or to inhibit surveillance by low-level hostile aircraft.
The 1-188th ADA unit's three mobilization orders are for the Rapid Aerostat
Initial Deployment (RAID) consisting of 40 Soldiers, and two Sentinel Radar
missions. The RAID mission is the N.D. Army National Guard's fourth such
mission and is designated RAID-IV to distinguish it from other North Dakota
units with similar missions. The RAID-IV is scheduled for duty in Operation
Enduring Freedom (OEF) Afghanistan and is expected to replace the 1-188th ADA
RAID-III currently serving in country.
The AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel Radar is generally used to alert and queue short range
air defense weapons to the locations of hostile targets approaching friendly
forces and will be split into two sections; approximately 25 Soldiers will
serve in Afghanistan along side RAID-IV and another section of approximately
eight Soldiers will serve in Iraq. Both the RAID and Sentinel Radar missions
provide force protection through sophisticated surveillance techniques.
The first surveillance mission was designated 1-188th ADA JLENS (Joint Land
Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor) and was mobilized from
November 2005 to February 2007. The second surveillance mission, also called
"RAID," was mobilized from November 2006 to January 2008, and RAID-III
mobilized in Jan. 2008 and is currently serving in Afghanistan. All previous
surveillance missions were performed in Afghanistan.
The Sentinel Radar is the first mission of its type for the N.D. Army
National Guard.
"The 1-188th ADA Battalion continues to serve with distinction, providing
high-tech force protection surveillance which is in high demand by ground
commanders," said Sprynczynatyk. "North Dakota National Guard Soldiers
continue to proudly display professionalism and dedication to duty. As with
all our missions, we are grateful to our deploying Soldiers for their
service, and appreciative of their Families and employers for their
outstanding support."
If mobilized, under the current rotation policies, the Soldiers are scheduled
to serve up to one year, which includes time spent at the mobilization
station. A send-off ceremony for all three missions is tentatively planned in
Grand Forks for Nov. 24. Additional information on this event will be
forthcoming.
The 1-188th ADA Battalion as a whole has more than 300 Soldiers assigned and
has been an active participant in the Global War on Terrorism, successfully
accomplishing four combat missions with one mission still ongoing.
Timeline of 1-188th Air Defense Artillery Mobilizations.
Battery F
Mobilized June 2004 to Nov. 2005 to Iraq
RAID-I (Previously referred to as JLENS)
Mobilized Nov. 2005 to Feb. 2007 to Afghanistan
Security Forces (SECFOR)
Mobilized Dec. 2005 to April 2007 to Afghanistan
RAID-II (Previously referred to as RAID)
Mobilized Nov. 2006 to Jan. 2008 to Afghanistan
RAID-III
Received notification for training and alert for mobilization in March 2008,
mobilized Jan. 2009 and is currently serving in Afghanistan. They are
expected to return Jan. 2010.
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SENATE APPROVES DORGAN AMENDMENT TO BOOST PROGRAM TO HELP DEPLOYED SERVICE MEMBERS
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The U.S. Senate approved a provision sponsored by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) late Tuesday that will ensure military personnel returning from war service have access to outreach services that help them reintegrate into civilian life. Dorgan said the program will be helpful to hundreds of thousands of military members around country who have been or will be deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world, including thousands in North Dakota.
After discussing the need for a program with the North Dakota National Guard, Dorgan worked with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to introduce legislation for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, which works with service members and their families to ensure they have access a number of services before, during and after deployments. Examples of those services include:
· Marriage counseling
· Services for children
· Suicide prevention
· Substance abuse awareness and treatment
· Mental health awareness and treatment
· Financial counseling
· Anger management counseling
· Domestic violence awareness and prevention
· Employment assistance
· Preparing and updating family care plans
· Services to address the unique needs of service members in rural or remote areas
"The men and women who serve in our armed services make enormous sacrifices on behalf of our country, and we have an obligation to ensure they have access to these services to give them a hand while they're away and once they return," Dorgan said. "But they are not always aware that help is available. That's why I worked with the North Dakota National Guard on this legislation to ensure our troops get the services they need."
The next meeting of the ISFAC is scheduled for: January 14, 2010 in Grand Forks.
You will receive additional information regarding the meeting and an agenda as the date approaches.
Please let CW4 Theresia Hersch - theresia.hersch@us.army.mil know if you will be in attendance. Please remember to reply to just Theresia's email not reply all when RSVPing.
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