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FRG Board
Links Section
FRG Leader:
Lori Stafford
Vice-President:
Tracy Gould
Secretary:
Crissie Gordon-Steer
Treasurer:
Rachel Alyse
FRG Advisor:
Melissa Leahey
Command Ombudsman:
Mary Miller
VFA-211 Family Readiness Group
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that come together to ensure that the families as well as the sailors of the command are given the support they need.
We promote camaraderie among the Checkmate families of VFA-211
and serve the needs of individuals who are sharing in a common experience.
and utilize the resources and links that it provides to make your military life a little bit easier!
Click on the ***FRG INFO***in the left column to find out more information about the FRG, what it does and provides, and how to get involved.
The official U.S. Navy website for the Fighting Checkmates is www.vfa211.navy.mil
Request a Welcome Aboard Package to find out information about the area and resources and contacts that are available to you and your family.
Thursday, August 20th
6:30-8:00 pm
London Bridge Baptist Church
2460 Potters Road
Virginia Beach VA 23454
*Command Picnic- Please check back--more details to follow...
If you send a package to a servicemember after March 3, 2008, you can take advantage of the new flat-rate box from the Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and delivered for $10.95 to any APO/FPO address, which is $2 less than for domestic destinations.
The new priority mail large flat-rate box (12" x 12" x 5-1/2" or 800 cubic inches) will be available in post offices nationwide beginning March 3, 2008, but customers can begin ordering them Feb. 20, 2008 at the United States Postal Service website at usps.com/supplies or by calling 800-610-8734.
These boxes are free!
FREE MAILING SUPPLIES FOR FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED TROOPS!
When you send a care package to a deployed Service Member, do you find yourself searching for empty boxes in the aisles of the commissary?
The United States Postal Service, recognizing that most care packages are sent overseas using priority mail, has created a "Mili-kit".
Each kit contains boxes, address labels, and custom forms. You can order these free boxes by calling 1-800-610-8734 and ask for a CAREKIT.
You'll still have to fill the box with love and goodies, and you'll still have to pay for and affix postage, but it will save you some space in your shopping cart!
More information on packing, addressing and shipping items can be found at www.usps.com/supportingourtroops.
This bilingual multimedia outreach program is designed to support military families with children between the ages of 2 and 5 as they cope with the feelings, challenges, and concerns experienced during different phases of deployment.
The DVD kit includes a copy of the first video Talk, Listen, Connect: Helping Families During Military Deployment and new additional video and parent/caregiver materials designed to help children of injured veterans and other returning service members adjust to the changes in their parents.
Individuals requesting single copies may order online now at Military One Source at 1-800-342-9647 or by filling out the online order form.
The Sesame Street video and parent/caregiver materials are also available for download at http://www.sesameworkshop.org/tlc.
Military Discounts
It serves as a way to promote healthy relationships to get through the changing and challenging times a deployment brings.
It is a resource that can be pooled from for military and civilian services.
It hosts meetings for guest speakers to talk about a variety of military family topics.
The FRG fundraises to collect funds to provide events while the command is deployed for its children and families.
The FRG works on activities to send to its sailors to promote morale while deployed.
Most importantly, it stands to unite those who are left behind to prepare for a Half-way Celebration
and to give our sailors the Homecoming that they deserve.
