Woodbury FAC Weekly News You Can Use: Week of April 16, 2007

1. Extreme Makeover, Home Edition : Extreme Makeover, Home Edition is lookingto do a military member's home. The home cannot be a rental. Interestedmilitary members must reply not later that April 12 th , 2007 with thefollowing information listed below. All nominations will be grouped andforwarded for consideration. a. Family name and contact information. b.Description of current housing/living condition.

2. Free Tickets for Dionne Warwick at NJ Performing Arts Center : Acorporation is donating free tickets to a Dionne Warwick performance at theNJ Performing Arts Center in Newark on May 14 th at 6:30 PM. Priorities go toextended soldiers families first, those who just returned recently next andthen all others. All interested families need to contact the FamilyAssistance Center with name and number of tickets needed. All soldiersattending will wear Class A Uniform.

3. Grants for Extracurricular Activities: Our Military Kids, Inc. is offering$500 grants to ensure that the children (K thru 12) of deployed and severelyinjured Reserve and National Guard personnel can afford to participate inactivities such as youth sports, fine arts and tutoring programs that are soimportant in their young lives during this stressful time. For moreinformation, see their website at: www.ourmilitarykids.org/index.html

4. Military OneSource Webinars Help Military Families: Military OneSource hasbegun holding webinars, which are interactive online workshops that allowusers to view a presentation and listen to a teleconference including thepresenter and other attendees. These sessions address a variety of topics.Although each webinar is a one-time event, Military OneSource maintains anonline archive of earlier workshops. The webinar schedule and archives areavailable at http://militaryonesource.com.

5. Exchanges Launch New Low Price Initiative: The Army and Air Force ExchangeService's (AAFES) "We'll Match It!" initiative now allows authorized shoppersto compare prices at the exchange with "warehouse clubs." Shoppers who see aprice differential of less than $10 can tell the cashier who will match it onthe spot. Customers who report a price difference greater than $10 can bringa current local competitor's ad and receive the reduced price. The comparisonmust be made for identical items. The "We'll Match It!" policy applies to allAAFES retail stores, including Shoppettes, Class Six, Car Care and troopstores, in addition to the Exchanges. For more information, visit:http://www.aafes.com/.

6. Sesame Street Special On Deployed Parents: The Sesame Street Special"When Parents are Deployed" will be re-broadcast April 9, 2007 on PBSstations across the country. This primetime special, hosted by Cuba Gooding,Jr., reveals candid and intimate moments with the parents, caregivers andchildren impacted by deployment. Check your local television listings or youcan download the program at the Sesame Workshop website. DVDs and printpackages in English and Spanish are available to military parents at no costthrough the Military OneSource website to help military families and childrencope with the various phases of deployment.

Michele Daisey
Heather Altman
Family Assistance Center Coordinators
Woodbury Family Assistance Center
"Where Families Are Army Strong"
658 N Evergreen Ave
Woodbury, NJ 08096
856-251-6893 (office)
609-802-6924 (Michele cell)
856-366-0642 (Heather cell)