Army Community Service, Fort Detrick

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Military Saves Campaign Week
17-24 Feb. Military Saves Week is a DOD-wide financial readiness campaign to persuade the greater military community to reduce debt and save money to help ensure personal financial readiness.

Date	Time/Location	Description
Thu 23 Feb	Time: 1100-1300 Fort Detrick Community Support Center Bldg. 1520	Investing in Real Estate to Help Pay for College A college education is expensive. Discover how a well thought out rental investment can help now with future college expenses---If you start soon. Free and open to Fort Detrick community. For more info or to register, please call 301-619-3455/3456.
	Time: 1300-1400 Fort Detrick Youth Service Center Bldg. 949	Developing Responsibility and Independence: Skills You Can Teach Children The Army Community Service Exceptional Family Member Program will be hosting a Developing Responsibility and Independence: Skills You Can Teach Children seminar on Thursday, 23 February 2012, from 1300-1400 at the Youth Service Center, Building 949. Come hear about how you can help children take responsibility for themselves in this new world. Ms. Sara Scott, BA. is the guest speaker. For more information, please see attachment or call 301-619-3385.
	Time: 1730-1830 Fort Detrick Community Activities Center Bldg. 1529	Become a Coupon Ninja Discover many secrets behind extreme couponing which will help you become a coupon ninja. Don't forget to bring your sales flyers and coupons. More info, please call 301-619-3455/3456.
Fri 24 Feb	Time: 0830-1000 1330-1600 Fort Detrick Community Support Center Bldg. 1520	Finance Advice 1 on 1 Call and schedule your appointment with a Personal Financial Counselor (PFC) to help you take control of your finances, approach finance dilemmas, and plan long-term goals. ALL PFC SERVICES ARE FREE, ANONYMOUS, AND CONFIDENTIAL. Please call by Wed., 22 Feb, to make your appointment. More info, call 301-619-3455/3456.
	Time: 1030-1130 Fort Detrick Community Support Center Bldg. 1520	Saving for Retirement Planning on retiring one day? It's never too early or too late to plan. Free and open to Fort Detrick community. For info call 301-619-3456/2197.
Tue 28 Feb	Time: 0900-1030 Fort Detrick Community Support Center Bldg. 1520	1,2,3,4, Parents! Is parenting your young child tougher than you thought it would be? Workshop will explore why your child acts like he/she does; how to keep your child safe; how to successfully discipline your child; and why taking care of yourself is important. This four series workshop is for parents of young children ages 1-4. To register please call 301-619-2408.
Wed 29 Feb	Time: 1130-1300 Fort Detrick BBC Neighborhood Center Bldg. 6000	Coupon Exchange Coupons are already clipped and in a semblance of order. What more can you ask for? For more information, call 301-619-3456/3455.

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Army ILE Course for senior captains and majors offered locally

The Intermediate Level Education is a course designed to prepare senior captains and majors for leadership positions in Army, joint, multinational and interagency organizations executing full spectrum operations. Previously known as CGSC, ILE consists of a common core curriculum that includes Joint PME 1 requirements and the required Branch and/or Functional Area specialized education or qualification course.

ICE: Let your voice be heard

Customer service is the cornerstone to providing effective and efficient service to all of the Service members, Families, and Civilians who call Fort Detrick home. But it cannot be done without your help and involvement.

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Is there ever an excuse not to work safely?

Is there ever an excuse not to work safely? In one sense or another we get confronted with this question every day. There are deadlines and people looking over our shoulders (sometimes literally), or the weather is nasty and we want to take that little short cut to get the job done quicker.

Fort Detrick Child Development Center gains national accreditation

The Fort Detrick Child Development Center continues to provide this peace of mind to the mothers and fathers of Fort Detrick by once again gaining the National Association for the Education of Young Children accreditation.

NAEYC Accreditation means our programs are high quality and provide a safe and nurturing environment while promoting development. Accreditation lasts five years and can only be obtained after undergoing a thorough inspection of curriculum, staff, nutrition, environment and ongoing relationships. Applicants must score at least 70 percent in their overall assessments. This year Fort Detrick's highest score was 95 percent.

Thrift Shop at Fort Detrick Celebrates 50 Years of Service to the Fort Detrick Community.

Have a question about Fort Detrick? Your comments and questions are welcome, please complete the comment form on the new "Customer Feedback" webpage.

The Tax Center is open. Deadline to file taxes is 17 Apr 12.