 | We want to thank the 3 ladies from Mary Kay who came to pamper us and help
us have fun. Margo Nelson, Dawn Johnson, and Kelly Diersen. James Sneeden was
on hand to give out foot massages and a big thanks to him for "pampering us." |
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| At this February meeting we continued selling magnets for your "Support
Your Troops" fund raiser. We have sold over 1500 magnets. We are at the point
of asking "do we need more" ? It seems we are still having calls coming in to
buy these magnets. Just think …over 1500 magnets on cars in the state of South
Dakota. |
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| Also, we continued to pass out the pictures and CD’s of the activation
ceremony that were donated to us by Heather Kallhoff Portrait Design and her
pro lab Whitehouse Custom Colour. Any one interested in a second picture will
need to order by March 13th and should contact Sharon
Roberts, FSG leader. Second Picture will be $25.00. We also
passed out a Valentine bag that had a special offer from LATI for a haircut or
manicure. |
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| Pleae let Sharon know you shop HyVee in Watertown or Brookings. The
have offered discount cards that allows you to get 10% off of your groceries
at HyVee once a month for a year. One per soldier’s family. |
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| We also had Craig Fisher-CPA from Hanson, Vilhauer & Raml, PC come to our
FSG meeting to give us some information about filing our income tax returns.
He is a former
military person and has offered to answer any questions
regarding our tax returns as long as they are brief questions. His phone
number is 886-8425. |
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| Heather Kallhoff will not be able to make the March meeting but would like
try and schedule for a time in the summer. Possibly a picnic in the park
would be a good idea for her. |
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| At the next meeting we are planning to have a mental health expert come to
give us some advice in ways to deal with our separation and to show us how
best to help our children deal with this separation. There is help for us and
we want all to know that the Family Support Group is there to give it or show
you where best to find it. |
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| Lynn Bastian will be offering to print a picture on a handkerchief for no
charge. She will need to receive a picture from you or if you do not have a
current picture she has a digital camera and she will be glad to take a
picture of yourself or kids or the two of you. If you want a message printed
on the picture just write it on the back of the picture, also will need names
and addresses with the pictures so she can get them back to you. Her e-mail
address is bastian45@wat.midco.net or you can mail them to her at Smith
Irrigation & Spas - 1414 Seymour Ave SW, Watertown, SD 57201.1st
one is free the second is $5.00. |
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| If you want a pillowcase with the picture of the soldier on it for
yourself or kids, the cost of the print and pressing is $3.75. You will need
to furnish a 50% cotton and 50% polyester pillowcase. Shortly after March 13th
a mass mailing of these handkerchiefs will be sent to our soldiers so they all
get them about the same time and for them to carry in their pockets to help
them feel close to us. Thank you Lynn for giving of your time and the donation
of the costs to print these. |
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| We are having a CONTEST for the cover of our Battalion
Cookbook that will be a fund raiser. We are asking the children to help out
with this. We want to have the children (Ages 18 & under) to draw a picture
for the cover of the cookbook. A winner will be chosen and we hope to include
some of the other pictures through out the cookbook. Please have the children
print their name on the back along with the soldiers name and rank. Send all
Contest drawings to this address: 1900 W. Kemp Ave. Watertown, SD 57201 |
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| From you moms and dads and wives or "special others" we
need RECIPES!!!! Please send your recipe to Kristi Koll by e-mail at
kristikoll@yahoo.com. Recipes must be in by March 31st.
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