Make Your Marriage Stronger

PREVENTION AND RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (PREP) Marriage Enrichment Workshop


The New Jersey National Guard Family Programs staff and your Chaplains have teamed up to offer you a truly out-standing program known as “PREP”. This program has proven so effective in recent years that it has been featured on 20/20, 48 Hours, Oprah, and in many articles of the printed media.

PREP offers a fresh approach. It is basic and straightforward. The workshop and the materials teach couples the skills they need to nurture a lasting love. Couples spend most of their time in special discussions or practicing skills. Key topics include expectations, commitment, fun, forgiveness, friendship, feeling understood, and sensuality.

PREP is NOT therapy, and is unlike anything to which you have been exposed. No encounter group or sharing of personal concerns, no dry psychobabble…simply thrilling insights into a more loving, growth filled relationship! PREP begins with teaching effective communication skills, and then addresses problem resolution strategies that work, how to discover the hidden issues in every relationship, and then move into forgiveness, fun, friendship and sensuality.

Our first Enrichment Workshop will be held at the Hyatt in Princeton, New Jersey. Check in at the hotel will be Friday night April 22 between 7:00 and 9:00 PM. The workshop will be held on Saturday 23 April and conclude at Noon on Sunday 24 April. Please see attached sheet for the listing of other Marriage Enrichment Workshops scheduled with the dates and locations you may choose from.

All spouses will be on ITO’s (Invitational Travel Orders) and soldiers attending will be in SUTA status for the weekend. Dress for the weekend is business casual for soldier and spouse. This weekend will be at virtually no cost to you since your hotel room and meals have been contracted at the hotel. At the conclusion of the weekend, you will complete your Travel Voucher for your reimbursement for mileage.

Attached you will find a registration form, information sheet, and workshop dates & locations. If you have any questions or need any further information please call the Family Program Office at 609-562-0668 or 609-562-0739.

Sincerely
Ralph W. Cwieka
CW4, NJARNG
Family Program Director

Prevention and Relationships Enhancement Program
(PREP) The Marriage Enrichment Workshop

Workshop Dates and Locations

Hyatt Regency Princeton 22-24 April 2005
102 Carnegie Center
Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Radisson Hotel 3-5 June 2005
915 Route 73
Mt Laruel, New Jersey 08054

Sheraton Edison Hotel 24-26 June 2005
Raritan Center Parkway
Edison, New Jersey 08837


Sheraton Edison Hotel 5-7 August 2005
Raritan Center Parkway
Edison, New Jersey 08837


Sheraton Edison Hotel 12-14 August 2005
Raritan Center Parkway
Edison, New Jersey 08837


Sheraton Edison Hotel 9-11 September 2005
Raritan Center Parkway
Edison, New Jersey 08837


Sheraton Edison Hotel 23-25 September 2005
Raritan Center Parkway
Edison, New Jersey 08837


Check-in for each conference will be on a Friday evening from 7-9 PM at the hotels.
Workshops will begin on the Saturday morning at 8:30AM and conclude at approximately 4:30 PM. Workshops on Sunday will begin at 8:30 AM and conclude at approximately 12 noon. The last hour at the workshop will be devoted to completion of spouses Travel Vouchers for mileage reimbursement. All meals have been contracted with the hotel at no cost to the attendees. Dinner Friday evening will be on your own.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING YOUR MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT WORKSHOP
ARRANGEMENTS


PICK YOUR LOCATION AND DATES

CALL THE FAMILY PROGRAMS OFFICE MONDAY THRU FRIDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00AM TO 5:00 PM, TO REGISTER YOUR LOCATION AND DATE. SPACE IS LIMITED AT EACH LOCATION AND DATE. LOCATION AND DATE WILL BE ON A FIRST CALL AND REGISTER BASIS. FAMILY PROGRAM PHONE NUMBERS
609-562-0668, 609-562-0739 609-562-0742


COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED REGISTRATION FORM AND MAIL
YOU’RE FORM TO THE FAMILY PROGRAMS OFFICE. ADDRESS IS ON THE FORM.


ONCE WE RECEIVE YOUR REGISTRATION FORM WE WILL MAIL
YOUR INVITATIONAL TRAVEL ORDERS TO YOU ALONG WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION.

6. DRESS FOR THIS WEEKEND WILL BE CASUAL BUSINESS ATTIRE.



Thank you for following the above instructions this will make the process for registration run smoothly. Looking forward to seeing you at this weekend retreat. If you have any questions at all please call me at 609-562-0668


Sincerely

Ralph W. Cwieka
CW4, NJARNG
Family Program Director

REGISTRATION FORM
New Jersey National Guard
Marriage Enrichment Retreat


SOLDIER’S NAME:______________________________________

SOLDIER’S SSN: _________-_________-___________

SPOUSE’S NAME:_______________________________________

SPOUSE’S SSN: ______-________-_________ (for ITO orders)


(Street Address)

______________________ _________ _____________
(City) (State) (Zip Code)

TELEPHONE NUMBER Daytime: ( ) _____-__________
Evening: ( ) _____-__________

Hotel Location and Date Attending: ______________________________

Email Address: ____________________________________________

Miles from Home of Record to Hotel: _____________

UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT: _______________________________________

Please return to:
NEW JERSEY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
HEADQUARTERS STATE AREA COMMAND
ATTN: CW4 RALPH W. CWIEKA
3650 Saylors Pond Road
Fort Dix, New Jersey 08640-7600