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By Andrew RevelosNSASP Staff Writer

The Naval Support Activity SouthPotomac (NSASP) Civilian-MilitaryCommunity Relations (COMREL)Council gathered Nov. 8 at HighTidesrestaurant in the town of ColonialBeach, where military and civilianleaders enjoyed breakfast and dis-cussed several issues affecting the re-gion.

Over 60 people were in atten-dance for the COMREL Councilmeeting, which featured presenta-tions on the proposed UnmannedAircraft Systems (UAS) Mid-AtlanticRange, the Harry Nice Bridge im-provement project, King GeorgeCounty Schools and the newly estab-lished King George-Dahlgren RotaryClub. An official from the Joint War-fare Analysis Center (JWAC), a sup-ported command at Naval SupportFacility (NSF) Dahlgren, briefedmembers of the council about his or-ganization's role in national security.

The NSASP COMREL Council is aquarterly forum that brings militaryleaders together with civilian leader-ship from Charles County and theTown of Indian Head in Maryland,and King George County and theTown of Colonial Beach in Virginia.

"Good morning and welcome to

Colonial Beach," said Fred Rummage,mayor of Colonial Beach. "I hope thatthis will not be your first and only visithere." Rummage, who will retire thisyear after his term expires, introducedMike Ham, mayor-elect of ColonialBeach, to the council.

Candice Quinn Kelly, president ofCharles County Commissioners and

this year's co-chair of the COMRELCouncil, briefed the communityabout how Charles County recentlyhonored a local soldier who wentmissing during the Vietnam War. Thecounty is flying the POW-MIA flageveryday outside the Charles CountyCourthouse in honor of Francis De-salesWills, who went missing in 1966.

Kelly encouraged other jurisdic-tions to consider flying the POW-MIAflag to honorWills and all veterans. "Ihope that in some way this is a ges-ture from Charles County of howmuch we appreciate service to ourcountry," she said.

Colonial Beach hosts COMREL Council

By Andrew RevelosStaff Writer

Most people have no idea whatthey were doing on November 13. Itjust wasn't a very significant day forthe average Dahlgrenite.

But for Navy wife ChristinaWilliams, she will always rememberwhereshewasandwhatshewasdoingwhen the live streaming video fromOperationRisingStarairedandnamedher as one of 12 international finalistsinthisyear'sU.S.ArmyEntertainment-sponsored singing competition.

Williams, whose husband, FireControlman 3rd Class Cody Williamsis stationed at the Aegis Training andReadiness Center, will now spend thenext week getting the word out tofriends, family and the U.S. Navy thatshe needs everyone to visit the web-site, oprisingstar.com, and vote forher to make her dream come true!Williams is the only U.S. Navy entryto make the finals and one of two mil-itary spouses in the Operation RisingStar competition.

Williams will leave this weekendto travel to San Antonio, Texas and

begin preparation for the finals. Shewill compete live against 11 othercontestants from military basesaround the world. The competitionevents will be televised on the Penta-gon Channel and streamed on the in-ternet. Events will begin Dec. 9 and beheld the 11th, 13th, 15th, and 17th at8 p.m. (EST). The public vote willcount for 50 percent of the winner'sscore and voting will be open for twohours after each performance.

A native of Covington, Tenn., shehas been a Navy wife for all of sixmonths and turned 20 years old inJune. Her parents and two youngersisters back in Kentucky are hugesupporters of her singing.

"I have been singing since I was alittle girl, but I started singing publiclywhen I was a junior in high school. Isang in school and was a member ofmy church choir. I also sang at theOpera Memphis Summer Conserva-tory and the Orpheum MemphisSummer Institute. I would sing toopen events held in and aroundtown," said Williams.

Though she hasn't participated inany Rising Star-type competitions,she has auditioned for show parts

and for choirs. She is happy to havethe opportunity to perform again.

"I try to perform as much as I can,which until Operation Rising Starhadn't been as much as I would haveliked," said Williams.

Williams has had many who'veprovided motivation for her singingalong the way.

" I have many personal inspira-tions," said Williams. "My vocalcoach, Dr. Sandra Franks, whom Istudied classical music under, is amajor reason that I sing today," saidWilliams.

She also counts her family amongthose that inspire her. "If it wasn't forthe inspiration from my mother Iwould not be singing at all. My momhas pushed me when I thought I was-n't good enough to do much at all.

"My mom and I have beenthrough a lot together, and I knowthat no matter what happens in mylife she will always be by my side."Williams also wants to inspire withher music. "I guess I would have tosay that I would most like to be an in-spiration through my music to young

Dahlgren Navy wife makes Rising Star finals

U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

Navy spouse ChristinaWilliams is a contestant inthis year's Operation RisingStar competition sponsoredby U.S. Army Entertainment.Williams, the wife of Fire Con-trolman 3rd Class CodyWilliams assigned to theAegis Training and ReadinessCenter at Naval Support Facil-ity Dahlgren, is the only U.S.Navy entry to make the finalsand one of two militaryspouses in the competition.

U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

Colonial Beach Mayor Frederick Rummage welcomes COMREL Council members to the latestquarterly meeting sponsored by the town on Nov. 8.

See COMREL, Page 8

See Star, Page 8

The South Potomac Pilot2 Friday, November 30, 2012

Military Members 'Eager to Serve' for Thanksgiving

The Sailors and Marines of Naval Support FacilityIndian Head are always trying to help out the localcommunity and this Thanksgiving was no differ-ent. The program "Neighbors Eager to Serve" isgroup of several local churches that provide sup-port and goods for the western Charles Countycommunity throughout the year but is especiallyactive for the holiday season. This group annuallyprovides food baskets and turkeys to families whomay have fallen on hard times or just need a littleextra help around the holidays. This year, NSF In-dian Head's Sailors and Marines (left photo)helped put together and distribute over 184 foodbaskets for needy families for Thanksgiving.CS2(SW) Adam Buchanan (l. to r. top photo) andCS1(SW) Cory Mills are carving up fresh-cookedturkeys as CS3(SW) Brandon Miller critiques theirturkey carving skill. The turkeys were prepared tobe served to the Sailors and Marines for the NavalSupport Facility Indian Head Galley's Thanksgiv-ing Meal on Nov. 20.

Navy engineers scatteredacross Alaska's polar regionsuccessfully communicatedto their counterparts in thecontinental United States forthe first time under austereweather conditions withhandheld Distributed Tacti-cal Communications System(DTCS) Phase 3 radios, theNavy DTCS program officeannounced Nov. 21.

The civilian engineers -testing DTCS over thousandsof miles in November - con-firmed its new global rangecapability over a multi-satel-lite, multi-spot beam archi-tecture that will enhancecommand and control forU.S. Northern Commandand U.S. European Com-mand.

"We provided the abilityfor personnel to communi-cate in the polar regionsabove the Arctic Circle andprovide reach-back, a para-mount capability that other-wise does not exist at the tac-tical level," said DTCS Tech-nical Manager Igor Mar-chosky. "We tested the globalarchitecture part of the DTCSsystem, and it worked as de-signed."

The engineers main-tained continuous commu-nications between threeDTCS testing sites in Alaska(Barrow, Kotzebue, and An-chorage) and two sites in thecontinental United States -U.S. Northern Command(NORTHCOM) headquar-ters, Colorado Springs, Colo.,and the Naval Surface War-

fare Center Dahlgren Divi-sion (NSWCDD) at NavalSupport Facility Dahlgren.Va.

"In spite of inclementweather and the elements ofthe polar region environ-ment, we all had casual, nor-mal conversation among thesites," said DTCS ProgramManager Nathan Rodecap.

DTCS Phase 3 - leveragingthe Iridium low-earth-orbit-ing satellite constellation -ensures coverage above theArctic Circle, eliminatingshortfalls and supplementingareas in which current sys-tems are not reliable.

"We sustained voice com-munications, chat sessions,and position location infor-mation transmission to andfrom every site," said Mar-chosky, co-located withRodecap and Rear Adm.Thomas H. "Hank" Bond, Jr.,NORTHCOM Command andControl Systems Director atthe Colorado Springs siteduring the testing.

DTCS, developed byNSWCDD and Marine CorpsWarfighting Laboratory sci-entists and engineers, is theresult of commercial off-the-shelf parts and applied sci-ence, technology, and sys-tems integration. It was de-signed to ensure reliable con-nections with a constellationof 66 satellites providingglobal availability for jointforces on the ground, in vehi-cles, aboard aircraft - andnow in the polar region - viaIridium-based radios thatprovide on-the-move, over-

the-horizon, beyond line-of-sight voice and position loca-tion information without theneed for local ground infra-structure.

Testing demonstratesglobal architecture

"The Phase 3 capabilitywill be adopted by all com-batant commands and usedin a wider range of missionssuch as continuous, robust,Arctic communications,"said DTCS Deputy TechnicalManager John Giscard, whotested the system on site withJoint Task Force Alaska (JTF-Alaska) leadership in Anchor-age. "Its global communica-tions can be applied to searchand rescue, ship patrols, andnatural disasters when re-sponders' line of sight won'twork as well."

The capability also pro-vides greater capacity and in-teroperability with legacyservices.

"This demonstrationbuilds confidence that wecan leverage the available ca-pabilities of Iridium to ad-dress critical communica-tions gaps and add resiliencyto our communications net-works at a very effective costpoint and on acceleratedtimelines in comparison toflying military-unique con-stellations," said Robert Gold,DoD Information Systemsand Cyber Security Director.

Since NSWCDD engi-neers developed DTCS sevenyears ago, warfighters in

Afghanistan and Iraq re-ceived more than 7,000 Phase2 tactical radios.

The two previous phasesof DTCS responded to short-falls for mobile users. Specif-ically, Phases 1 and 2 provid-ed satellite communicationsto users who did not previ-ously have instant mobile ac-cess to a global communica-tions system.

The new phase buildsupon the satellite communi-cations capability by increas-ing range, capacity, reliabilityand utility.

"Phase 3 testing demon-strated the global architec-ture," said Rodecap. "We'vebeen successful in each priorphase, and we also expect tobe successful in the evalua-

tion and operationalizationof Phase 3."

Once operational, DTCSPhase 3 is expected to enablecommunications everywhereat any time, closing the digitaldivide and providing accessto all from users on theground to disadvantagedwarfighters who lack goodcommunications.

"The DTCS Phase 3demonstration by NSWCDahlgren Division showedhow an innovative andunique application of com-mercial space systems can beutilized to bring broad areacommand and control capa-bility to the tactical level," saidNavy Capt. Bruce Dickey, Pro-gram Executive Office SpaceSystems Technical Advisor.

This is good news forwarfighters at the tacticaledge who can be separatedfrom the greater global infor-mation grid due to the inher-ent challenges of critical bidi-rectional information flow.Their needs can now be metwith lightweight, resilient andcapable systems that lever-age leading industry designs,components and manufac-turing methods.

"In order to close the gapof the 'tactical' digital divide,warfighters must be present-ed with the information theyneed, whenever they need it,and however they need it,while injecting the appropri-ate information needed atthe operational level," saidMarchosky.

Engineers complete successful Arctic critical communications testDistributed Tactical Communications Systemdemonstrates global range capability

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By Andrew RevelosNSASP Staff Writer

Military and civilian leadersgathered Nov. 13 at Naval SupportFacility (NSF) Dahlgren for a rib-bon-cutting ceremony openingthe Rear Admiral David M. AltweggAegis Ballistic Missile Defense(BMD) Complex.

The complex is expected to in-crease the research, development,training and evaluation (RDT&E)synergy already benefiting the or-ganization since its 2007 relocationto Dahlgren.

Family members of the lateRear Adm. David Atlwegg, a centralfigure in the growth of Aegis BMDand its parent organization, theMissile Defense Agency (MDA),honored his memory by partici-pating in the ceremony.

Construction of the $18.5 mil-lion, 61,000-square-foot complexwas completed in October andadds 200 additional parkingspaces, 250 workspaces, severalconference rooms and a secure,multimedia-capable Program In-formation Center. The state-of-the-art, Leed Gold-certified facilityincorporates several green designfeatures such as an open layoutthat allows for ambient light, solar-powered water heating and coolroof technology. The project wascompleted ahead of schedule and23 percent below the originalbudget.

John James, executive directorof MDA, praised the new facilityand its namesake. "[Altwegg]would always take the time tomeet with you and talk with youand help you through your career,"James said. "That's just the kind ofguy he was. He was a wonderfulperson."

Altwegg helped inspire andguide James' career, on everythingfrom workplace fashion to missionaccomplishment. Even duringchallenging times, Atlwegg man-aged to be both a demanding and

caring leader."You liked going into [Altwegg's

office] because you know he'dlaugh right before you walkedout," James told the audience. "Helet you know it really was about themission. It was because he caredabout you, he cared about the na-tion... he cared about our ability topreserve freedom.

"He made no bones about it,"added James. "You knew when youwent in to talk to him, it was goingto be a tough session, but you al-ways left a better person."

James thanked all who con-tributed to the project's successand emphasized how the facilitywill help MDA and Aegis BMD ac-complish its growing mission. "It ishere in Dahlgren, in the Altwegg

Complex, that the technologicaladvances we have made in thedecades-long development of sea-

based missile defenses will contin-ue," he said.

"This new complex will accom-

modate a dynamic workforce thatwill continue to live out AdmiralAltwegg's historic understandingof what it takes to work in thisbusiness," James said.

Rear Adm. Randall Hendrick-son, MDA program executive forAegis BMD and commander ofNavy Air and Missile DefenseCommand (NAMDC), secondedthe praise for both Atlwegg and thenew facility that bears his name.

"We're honored to have all ofyou attend the building dedica-tion, especially you, Mrs. [Rosina]Altwegg," said Hendrickson."Thank you so very much."

Hendrickson emphasized theneed for the new facility. "I canstrongly reiterate that Aegis Ballis-tic Missile Defense is expanding[its] mission with a growing work-force," he said. "We quickly ex-ceeded our capacity of the initialworkforce that moved to Dahlgrenin 2007 and as that was realized,we undertook this effort to growour facility."

The European Phased AdaptiveApproach, a missile defense initia-tive put forward by the Obama Ad-ministration in 2009, has increasedthe operations tempo of AegisBMD and MDA.

"Over the past three years AegisBallistic Missile Defense has seena 60-percent increase to the engi-neering and development work-force which supports our contri-bution to the global ballistic mis-sile defense system," said Hen-drickson, "and more specifically, tothe phased adaptive approach, in-cluding Aegis ships to be sent toRota, Spain in 2014, Aegis shore fa-cilities being constructed in Roma-nia and Poland, and a test site atthe Pacific range facility inHawaii."

The new complex will result inincreased RDT&E synergy of mis-sile defense assets in NSFDahlgren, said Hendrickson. "Thefacility is a true testament to themany values Admiral Altwegg heldin the highest regard."

Aegis BMD opens Rear Admiral David M. Altwegg Complex

U.S. Navy photo by Gary Wagner

Construction of the $18.5 million, 61,000-square-foot com-plex was completed in October and adds 250 workspaces,several conference rooms and a secure, multimedia-capa-ble Program Information Center.

U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

From left to right, Paul Faneuf, field activity and project manager for the Missile DefenseAgency, Rear. Adm. Randall Hendrickson, MDA program executive for Aegis Ballistic Mis-sile Defense and commander of Navy Air and Missile Defense Command, Katalin Alonge,granddaughter of the late Rear Adm. David Altwegg, Rosina Altwegg, widow of the lateRear. Adm. David Altwegg, Virginia 1st District Congressman Rob Wittman, and JohnJames, executive director of MDA cut the ribbon and officially open the Rear Admiral DavidM. Altwegg Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Complex on Nov. 13.

By Tammy ReedDeCA marketing and masscommunications specialist

In 2012, the Scholarships forMilitary Children Program cele-brated a major milestone as itreached more than $10 million inscholarships awarded to 6,742 stu-dents from around the globe.

It's time, once again, to add tothese impressive numbers, as ap-plications for the 2013 Scholar-ships for Military Children Pro-gram will be available startingDec. 3 at commissaries worldwide.You can also find them onlinethrough a link at http://www.com-missaries.com and directly athttp://www.militaryscholar.org.

Scholarship awards will bebased on funds available, but thescholarship program awards atleast $1,500 at each commissary.If there are no eligible applicantsfrom a particular commissary,the funds designated for thatcommissary will be awarded asan additional scholarship at an-other store.

The scholarship program wascreated to recognize military fam-ilies' contributions to the readi-ness of U.S. armed forces and tocelebrate the commissary's role inthe military community.

"DeCA is focused on support-ing a good quality of life for ourmilitary and their families," saidDefense Commissary Agency Di-rector and CEO Joseph H. Jeu.

"We do that by delivering a greatcommissary benefit, while our in-dustry partners and public dona-tions help the scholarship pro-gram provide money for highereducation to many worthwhilestudents."

To apply for a scholarship, thestudent must be a dependent, un-married child, younger than 21 -or 23, if enrolled as a full-time stu-dent at a college or university - ofa service member on active duty,reservist, guardsman, retiree orsurvivor of a military memberwho died while on active duty orsurvivor of a retiree. Eligibility isdetermined using the Defense En-rollment Eligibility Reporting Sys-tem database.

Applicants should ensure that

they, as well as their sponsor, areenrolled in the DEERS databaseand have a current military ID card.The applicant must also be plan-ning to attend or already attendingan accredited college or university,full time, in the fall of 2013 or be en-rolled in a program of studies de-signed to transfer directly into afour-year program.

Applicants must submit an es-say on a topic chosen by the FisherHouse.The essay topic will be avail-able Dec. 3 on http://www.mili-taryscholar.org. Applications mustbe turned in to a commissary byclose of business Feb. 22, 2013.

The scholarship program is ad-ministered by Fisher House Foun-dation, a nonprofit organizationthat provides assistance to service

members and their families. Schol-arship Managers, a national, non-profit, scholarship-managementservices organization, manages andawards these military scholarships.If students have questions aboutthe scholarship program applica-tion, call Scholarship Managers at856-616-9311 or email them at mil-itaryscholar@scholarshipman-agers.com.

No government funds are usedto support the Scholarships forMilitary Children Program. Com-missary vendors, manufacturers,brokers, suppliers and the generalpublic donate money to fund theprogram. Every dollar donatedgoes directly to funding the schol-arships.

2013 Scholarships for Military Children opens Dec. 3

The South Potomac Pilot4 Friday, November 30, 2012

Base Happenings

The South Potomac Pilot Newspaper is published weekly bySouthern Maryland Newspapers and Printing, 7 Industrial Park Drive,Waldorf, Md. 20602, a private company in no way connected with theU.S. Navy, under exclusive written contract with Naval District Wash-ington.

This commercial enterprise newspaper is an authorized publica-tion for members of the military services. Contents of The South Po-tomac Pilot are not necessarily the official views of, nor endorsed bythe U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department

of the Navy. The appearance of advertising in this publication, includinginserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the De-partment of Defense or Southern Maryland Newspapers and Printingof the products or services advertised.

Everything advertised in this publication shall be made availablefor purchase, use, or patronage without regard to race, color, religion,sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political af-filiation, or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user, or patron.If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser

is confirmed, the publisher shall refuse to print advertising from thatsource until the violation is corrected.

Editorial content is edited, prepared, and provided by the PublicAffairs Office, NSA South Potomac. News copy should be submittedby noon on Friday to be considered for the following week’s edition. Allmaterial is edited for accuracy, brevity, clarity, and conformity to regu-lations. To inquire about news copy, call 540-653-8153 or fax The SouthPotomac Pilot at 540-653-4269. Commercial advertising may be placedwith the publisher by calling 301-645-9480.

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By Sallie Cauthers,DeCA marketing and mass media specialist

FORT LEE, Va. - The winter holidays are right aroundthe corner, and special in-store promotions and couponsmake the commissary the place to go to save on holidaygroceries, according to the Defense Commissary Agency'sdirector of sales.

"We've got some great promotions lined up for the hol-iday season," said Chris Burns, DeCA sales director. "Cus-tomers will be able to save quite a bit of money for theirwinter holiday entertainment and meal needs, thanks toour industry partners."

Throughout December, DeCA's industry partners - ven-dors, suppliers and brokers - are collaborating with com-missaries to offer discounts beyond everyday savings.Overseas stores may have substitute events for certain pro-motional programs. Customers are asked to check their lo-cal commissary for details on dates and times for the fol-lowing promotions:

.Acosta and participating brands present "The GreatHome for the Holidays Sale" and "Celebrate Santa Sale."Both sales will be supported by 300,000 full-color couponflyers distributed to commissaries worldwide. Most partic-

ipating brands will donate 25 cents per case sold in thecommissaries to the Wounded Warrior Project organiza-tion, which supports the rehabilitation of our woundedsoldiers. This promotion runs Nov. 29 to Jan. 2.

.ConAgra Foods' "Holiday Helpings Event BenefitingUSO" promotion will feature displays of the "HolidayHelping Recipe and Coupon Booklet" offering over $10in coupons savings. This booklet provides commissaryshoppers helpful ideas and recipes for their holiday gath-erings along with savings on seasonal brands. In addi-tion, they will donate 20 cents to the USO for eachcoupon redeemed up to a total of $5,000. The www.cona-gracommissarydeals.com website will also promotethese commissary sales promotions. The site will displayall the promotion items, provide additional coupons andhelp shoppers make a shopping list. The promotion runsNov. 29 to Jan. 2.

.General Mills' has created Betty 911, a social media sitewhere they can get answers to their questions concerningcooking and baking directly from the Betty CrockerKitchens. This is available Nov. 29 through December.

"The Defense Commissary Agency wishes you and yourfamily, here and abroad, a very happy, healthy and safe hol-iday season," Burns said. "Your commissary is worth thetrip for all your holiday baking and cooking needs!"

Stay Connected to Your Commissary BenefitCOMMISSARIES.COM: Visit www.commissaries.com to

learn more about the Defense Commissary Agency: checkout the latest news, find a store near you, see what's onsale, create a shopping list, learn of food and product re-calls, scan employment opportunities, read frequentlyasked questions, submit a customer comment form onlinethrough DeCA's Your Action Line and more.

COMMISSARY CONNECTION: Stay connected withthe latest news about your most valued benefit, Hot Linksto additional savings, shopping sprees, contests, commis-sary promotions, events and more, go to www.commis-saries.com/subscribe.cfm and subscribe to the Commis-sary Connection newsletter.

FACEBOOK: Visit www.facebook.com/YourCommis-sary, DeCA's Facebook page, where you can post com-ments and share news, photos and videos.

YOUTUBE: To see DeCA's latest videos, visitwww.youtube.com/DefenseCommissary.

TWITTER: To see DeCA's latest "tweets," visit www.twit-ter.com/YourCommissary.

FLICKR: To see DeCA's latest photographs, visithttp://www.flickr.com/photos/commissary/.

Holiday cheer deals at your commisary

DahlgrenVITA Volunteers Needed

The Fleet and Family Support Center needs volunteertax preparers for the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assis-tance) program. Military, military spouses, civilians andmilitary retirees are all invited to participate. Training isprovided and calculations are done electronically. Pleasecall Carol Allison at FFSC, (540) 653-1839, to volunteer.Training will be held the week of Dec. 10.

Dahlgren CFC Prize DrawingsThe Dahlgren CFC will be giving away a 32" television

on Dec. 12. All pledge slips will receive an entry into thedrawing. Contact your local keyworker to review this year'sCFC brochure and obtain a pledge slip. The drawing isopen to all employees. To enter, call (540) 284-0129.

Dahlgren Commissary Holiday HoursThe Dahlgren Commissary has announced their 2012

holiday hours. The commissary will be open the Mondaybefore Thanksgiving, November 19 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.;closed Thanksgiving; closed Friday after Thanksgiving;open Monday, December 24 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; closedChristmas; open day after Christmas 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; openMonday, December 31 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and closed NewYear's Day.

Christmas Tree Lighting CeremonyA ChristmasTree Lighting Ceremony will be held at Caf-

fee Circle at NSF Dahlgren on Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. The ceremo-ny will be followed by a dinner from the base chapel andfun and games by the USO. This event is open to all withbase access.

Army v. Navy Blood Drive ChallengeGo Navy - beat Army - in blood donations, that is! Par-

ticipate in this special blood drive on Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. - 2p.m. at JD's Conference Center. All donors will receive anArmy v. Navy t-shirt. NSWC Federal Credit Union will havetheir prize wheel for all participants, as well as giveawaysfrom Old Dominion University and the USO. There will besnacks for all donors. To make an appointment, visitwww.militarydonor.com. Give our troops the most pre-cious gift of all, the gift of life - give blood!

Second Tour Thrift Store Needs Your DonationsSecond Tour Thrift Store needs your gently used cloth-

ing and household items! The thrift store is located next tothe USO on Sampson Road. All proceeds are donated tocharities in the Dahlgren/King George and surroundingcommunities, and provide scholarship funds to depend-ents of military personnel - past and present - stationed onDahlgren. Please do not donate used personal items (underclothes, socks, etc.).We are open every Thursday from 9:30

a.m. - noon. Our Fall/Winter stock is now available. Comesee us on Thursday!

Indian Head

Christmas Tree Lighting CeremonyA Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on

Strauss Avenue at NSF Indian Head on Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. Theevent will be followed by fun, games and hot chocolate atthe NSFIH USO. This event is open to all with base access.

IH Spouses' Club "Treasures" Thrift Store NeedsYour Donations!

Plan today to visit the Treasures Thrift Store, located at12 Strauss Ave. next door to the USO. The store is openevery Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations of gentlyused items are currently being accepted. Want to earn upto $5 in free items from the thrift store every month? Vol-unteer! Stop by the thrift store during operating hours oremail ihspouseclub@live.com for information.

To publish information on your event or program under"Base Happenings," contact NSASP Public Affairs at 540-653-8153 or email jeron.hayes@navy.mil.

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CARPOOL/VANPOOL WANTED

Van or Car pool desired from Fredericks-burg or King George to Indian Head, Mon-day thru Friday with one RDO, prefer 7-430, but hours can be negotiated. 703-909-3380.

Riders wanted to start a carpool from theNorthern Neck (Lively/Lancaster), passingthrough Warsaw at 0605 and Montross at0615, arriving at Dahlgren by 0700; leav-ing Dahlgren at 1600. Call Lea at 540-653-6776 or 571-232-5412 (cell).

From the Ferry Farm area to DahlgrenBldg. 1500 area. Prefer early work hours.Call Mark, 540-653-2148.

Riders wanted for van pool. Leaves fromRichmond at Home Depot on Atlee-ElmontRd. (exit # 86B off I-95) to Dahlgren. CallDavid at (540) 653-9203.

Clinton, Md., to Dahlgren. Hours are flexi-ble (0600 - 1700). Call Miranda at 703-692-9590.

Carpool/vanpool wanted from Montrossarea to Dahlgren. Can also take up to 3 or4 riders from here if they would prefer meto drive. Call Doc at 252-670-6686. Earlyrisers only.

Want to start a carpool? Need riders?

“Commuter Clearinghouse” is a source forinformation on carpools or vanpools thatalready exist and need passengers, aswell as a place for employees to advertiseto start a carpool or vanpool. Whether youalready operate a carpool or vanpool andare open to accepting new riders or needdrivers, or if you are looking for a carpoolor vanpool, provide us with informationthat might help you find or start a com-muter opportunity, such as, where you willneed to commute from and to, preferredschedule and contact information. You cansend your information via e-mail tonsasp_pao_dlgr@ navy.mil or contact ouroffice toll free at 866-359-5540, or DSN249-8153, or 540-653-8153.

FREDERICKSBURGRIDESHARING SERVICE

GWRideConnect is a free ridesharingservice that assists persons who areseeking daily transportation from Freder-icksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Carolineand King George counties to employmentlocations in Dahlgren among other em-ployment sites. Go towww.gwregion.org/gwride connect.html.

By Kimberly M. LansdaleCenter for SurfaceCombat Systems

Aegis Training and Readiness Center(ATRC) recently announced its 2012Sailor of the Year (SOY).

Fire Controlman 1st Class MatthewIrwin, data division leading petty officerand instructor, a native of Chattanooga,Tenn., was flattered by his selection.

"I'm honored to be recognized for mycontribution to the command," said Ir-win, "Having worked personally with theother nominees, and knowing their de-votion and integrity, I knew that any oneof us was worthy of the recognition."

Irwin says he chose to become aninstructor because he wanted to makea difference.

"I wanted to instruct and positivelyimpact junior Sailors," he said. "As an in-structor I have the platform to impart notonly technical knowledge, but more im-portantly, practical experience. I havemade mistakes in the fleet, and while Iam a better Sailor for making them, Ihope my example can better equip fu-ture technicians."

During the year Irwin took on addi-tional responsibilities, notably as Com-mand Fitness Leader (CFL), CommandFinancial Specialist (CFS), class coun-selor and videographer.

Capt. Ian Hall, ATRC's commandingofficer, praised Irwin for going beyondthe call of duty.

"He not only excels in his primary du-ties as an instructor, but he also took onone of my biggest challenges at theschool house, our physical fitness pro-gram," Hall said. "I needed it done rightand done now; there was only one choiceand that was Petty Officer Irwin."

Irwin says that prior to joining theNavy he was about to graduate collegewith a music degree, but then decidedthat he wanted a technical skill and en-listed like his father had as a young adult.

Irwin has served in the Navy for morethan nine years, including a tour aboardthe Arleigh Burke-class guided missile de-stroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98).

"I'll continue to serve until retirementand hope to be selected as a chief pettyofficer or limited duty officer," said Irwin."I will always endeavor to be a positiveinfluence on junior Sailors through men-torship, to my peers through bystanderintervention, and the command by step-

ping up and leading the way."Irwin will now go on to compete for

Center for Surface Combat SystemsSailor of the Year. Irwin says he will con-tinue to excel because of the strength ofhis family and his ATRC sisters andbrothers.

"My selection as SOY is a culmination

of time, hard work, determination, men-torship from numerous chiefs and offi-cers, and sacrifice," said Irwin. "I thankmy family for their understanding andtheir own sacrifice. I have been fortunateto have had a great physical fitness staff,whose own efforts made this selectionpossible."

Aegis Training Center announces2012 Sailor of the Year

U.S. Navy photo by Daryl Roy, ATRC

AEGIS Training and Readiness' Instructor Fire Controlman 1st ClassMatt Irwin is instructing his students (top to bottom), Fire Control-man 3rd Class Jeffrey Pittman, Fire Controlman Striker ThomasDahlen, and Fire Controlman Striker Quinn Korbelik in ElectronicEquipment Water Cooler training as part of the AEGIS ComputerNetwork Technician pipeline (or C-school).

The Fleet and Family SupportCenter (FFSC) has coordinated withthe Internal Revenue Service to spon-sor the VITA (Volunteer Income TaxAssistance) Program training at theFFSC, Bldg. 214 at Naval Support Fa-cility Dahlgren from Dec. 10 - 14. Theprogram is in need of volunteers toprovide tax assistance.

The VITA season runs Januarythrough mid-April. Software is pro-vided via Navy contract. Volunteersdo not need to be math experts (soft-ware does the math), but they must be

able to work with clients and committo time. Appointments will be seen atthe FFSC during daytime work hours,some Saturdays, and occasionallyweeknights if volunteers are available.Commands are urged to provide thisvolunteer opportunity information toits military members. This programcannot operate without volunteers.

The VITA program is for militarymembers and their families, as well asretired military members. The pro-gram helps to keep money in militarymembers' pockets as well as provide

information to assist them with futuretax preparation and records. Somevolunteers have even used the train-ing they have received toward futurecareer opportunities, including a vol-unteer who opened his own businessproviding tax assistance. Volunteerscan be active duty, spouses or retirees.

Last year in the NSF Dahlgrenarea, military members saved over$145,000 in preparer's fees by usingtheVITA program. To volunteer to be-come a VITA tax preparer, call CarolAllison at 540-653-1839.

VITA Program Needs Volunteers

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Dahlgren

Bowling CenterSanta Hat Bowling

Thursdays in DecemberEligible Patrons: All with base accessWear your Santa hat and bowl a game, and

then get a game for free! For more informa-tion, please contact Cannonball Lanes at 540-653-7327.

Ham BowlDecember 1 – 16Time: During regular hours of operationEligible Patrons: All with base accessWin your holiday ham! Bowl three spares

in a row and put your name in for a drawingto win your Christmas ham. For more infor-mation, please contact Cannonball Lanes540-653-7327.

Craftech/HobbyCenter

Holiday Ceramic Santa ClassDecember 3 and 10, 4:30 – 7 p.m.Eligible Patrons: All with base accessCreate a Holiday Santa for your home in

this two-evening class. Cost is $45 and in-cludes all materials.

Maximum class size is four. For more in-formation, please contact Craftech at 540-653-1730.

Fused Glass OrnamentsDecember 4Time: All day during regular hours of op-

erationEligible Patrons: All with base accessIn this one-day class, pop in and make a

fused glass ornament. The glass is precut andyou assemble. Leave it for firing and pick uptwo days later. Great start in the fused glassworld. Class size is unlimited. Cost is $15 whichincludes all materials. For more information,please contact Craftech at 540-653-1730.

Evening Bow Tying ClassDecember 6, 4:30 – 7 p.m.Eligible Patrons: All with base accessBuild those holiday bows in this one-day

class. Bring in a roll of #9 ribbon, 1 ½ incheswide. Class size is limited to eight participants.The cost is $5 plus your ribbon. For more in-formation, please contact Craftech at 540-653-1730.

Holiday Stained Glass CandleDecember 6, 4:30 – 7 p.m.Eligible Patrons: All with base accessCreate a beautiful candle holder in this

one-day class. Cost is $25 and includes all ma-terials. Maximum class size is six. For more in-formation, please contact Craftech at 540-653-1730.

Special Event540-653-8785

North Pole Winter FestivalDecember 8, 10 a.m. - NoonLocation: General LibraryEligible Patrons: All with base accessChildren can participate in winter games,

crafts, cookie decorating and have their phototaken with Santa. Enjoy festive music and re-freshments with Santa and his elves. Join thefun for photos, prizes, a trackless train andmore. FREE!!

Youth ActivitiesCenter

Santa’s CallingDecember 11 & 12, 6 – 8 p.m.Eligible Patrons: All with base accessSend a special message this Christmas

with a call from Santa! The deadline for regis-tration is December 10. Operators will bestanding by at the North Pole phone center toput your child’s name on Santa’s telephonelist! For more information, please contact540-653-8009.

Indian HeadSpecial Events

2012 Santa HotlineThe Youth Activities Program will be as-

sisting Santa with his hotline again this year.Calls from Santa will be transferred throughspecial operators at the North Pole. Justcomplete the registration form and return itto any MWR Facility by December 17. Santawill be calling on December 19 between 6:30and 8:30 p.m.

Holiday Tree LightingThursday, December 6 at 5 p.m. in the

grassy area across from the USO.Join us for hot chocolate and cookies and

a visit from Santa at the Library after the treelighting.

Bowling with SantaDecember 8, Bowling CenterGather your friends and family and join us

for an afternoon of bowling. Cost includesunlimited games and shoe rental, snacks,prizes and pictures with Santa. $5 per person,open to all with base access.

Winter WonderlandDecember 15 in the Gymnasium, Bldg. D-

328 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Celebrate the holiday season at the MWR

WinterWonderland with music, games, crafts,pictures with Santa, a sled riding hill andmore! This event is FREE and open to all withbase access.

Story Time with SantaDecember 17 - General LibraryStarting at 6 p.m. - get comfy and let Santa

himself tell you a story! Enjoy crafts, hot cocoaandtreats! FREEandopentoalleligiblepatrons.

Holly Jolly 5KDecember 19,Weight House Fitness CenterRegister at the Fitness Center before 10:30

a.m., race starts at 11 a.m. Prizes will be givento the 1st and 2nd place male and female. En-joy a hot beverage after the race! Bells will beprovided to jingle up your laces! $5 for civil-ians, FREE for military.

Mix House RentalsThe holiday season is right around the cor-

ner, the Mix House is the perfect location foryour next gathering. Stop by and check out thenew renovations and spectacular views fromthe deck overlooking the Potomac River! TheMix House can be rented for office parties,birthday parties or any special event you mayhave. The facility can be set up any way youwould like for your event. To book your dateor take a tour, please call 301-744-6487.

Recreational Gear Rentals - The MWRAuto Hobby Shop rents an extensive selection

of equipment for your recreational needs.Available items include tents, canoes, tarps,picnic tents, tables, chairs, moon bounce,grills, lanterns, sporting equipment and more!Rentals are available on a daily, weekly orweekend basis. Call the Hobby Shop at 301-744-6314 for more information or stop by andsee what we have to offer.

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Price of Shows$5 Civilian, $4 Active Duty, Retired and

Reserve Mil. E7 and above and their fami-ly members with ID, $2.50 E1-E6 and be-low and their family members with ID, $2Child (6-11), Free - Child (5 and under).Movies shown in 3-D will add an addi-

tional $1 to ticket price.

Nov 30 - Hotel TransylvaniaRated PG - 92 min.

Dec 1 - Taken 2Rated PG-13 - 92 min.

Dec 7 - Here Comes the BoomRated PG - 105 min.

Dec 8 (Matinee 2 p.m.)Hotel Transylvania (3-D)

Rated PG - 92 min.

Dec 8 - ArgoRated R - 120 min.

Dahlgren MovieTheater

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Military Spouse magazine opened nomi-nations for the 2013 Armed Forces InsuranceMilitary Spouse of the Year (MSOY) award.Now in its sixth year, the award honors mili-tary spouses from all branches of service andall ranks.

The award recognizes the force behind ournation's service members: military spouses.

Military Spouses make a difference every dayand in a million different ways. From sup-porting the home front and our service mem-bers to advocating for military families andleading change, these men and women aremaking important contributions.

Military Spouse magazine is excited to in-troduce an expansion to the installation level

for this year's award. Nominations will be col-lected and aggregated at the base (Air Force,Army, Marine Corps, Navy), district (CoastGuard), and state level (National Guard). Forthe first time, an installation level winner willbe recognized at each United States militaryinstallation that submits nominations.

"Military spouses have given so much. Iam constantly impressed by the contribu-tions of these amazing men and women,"says Kate Meeuf, Brand Director for MilitarySpouse magazine. "We want to ensure theyreceive the recognition they deserve, which iswhy we added the installation level to thisyear's award."

"Armed Forces Insurance is proud tosponsor the MSOY award and the recogni-tion that is given to military spousesthrough this competition," said LieutenantGeneral Garry L. Parks, U.S. Marine Corps(Retired), Chairman, AFI. "Military spouseshave been carrying an especially heavy bur-den during these last eleven years of warand deserve every recognition for their con-

tributions on the home front."A nominee must be the spouse of a current

member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Criteriaused for selecting the recipient include con-tributions to community change, volunteerefforts, personal sacrifice, professional pur-suits and specific efforts to support the mili-tary community. If nominated, militaryspouses can also submit an issue that is im-pacting the military community and a recom-mendation for how they would like to influ-ence change in this area.

Nominations can be submitted atmsoy.militaryspouse.com through January4th. The installation, state, and district win-ners will be selected via an online vote on Jan-uary 22nd. Six branch level winners will be se-lected from the installation level winners in asubsequent online vote on February 5th.These six finalists will be considered for the2013 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouseof the Year award. The winner will be an-nounced on May 9th 2013 at the awardsluncheon in Washington D.C.

Community NotesIndian Head

CSM Barber Shop Quartet ConcertCSM Barbershop Concert. 8 p.m., Nov. 30,

College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Cam-pus, Fine Arts Center, 8730 Mitchell Road, LaPlata.The men's barbershop chorus, SouthernMix, will perform.The concert will feature hol-iday and other festive music and will includeguest singers from local schools. Individualtickets are $5 in advance, $7 day of concert orfall ensemble tickets are $15 to attend a per-formance of each of the following fall concerts:Barbershop Concert, Dance Performance,Chorale Concert, Jazz Ensemble Concert, Lat-in Ensemble Concert. BxOffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828 or www.csmd.edu/Arts.

Household Hazardous Waste Collec-tion December 1

The Charles County Department of PublicWorks would like to remind citizens that thelast household hazardous waste collection for2012 will be held on Saturday, Dec.1. Thehousehold hazardous waste collection site islocated in the parking lot of the Departmentof PublicWorks building, located at 10430 Au-die Lane, off of Radio Station Road in La Plata.

Collection hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.Items accepted free of charge include: pes-

ticides, herbicides, fertilizer, gasoline, oil-based paint, cleaning supplies, pool chemi-cals, batteries, expired prescription drugs, flu-orescent lights, mercury thermometers, andother poisons found in the home. Please re-member to mark any container that does nothave a readable, original label.

Unacceptable materials include bio-med-ical waste (sharps, needles, anything withbodily fluids) and ammunition. Used motoroil, anti-freeze, propane tanks, and batteriesare accepted on a regular basis at various col-lection sites. Latex paint is not consideredhazardous waste and can be placed in yourhousehold trash as long as it is solidified. Thiscan be accomplished by adding kitty litter,shredded paper, or sawdust to the liquid latexpaint to aid in drying it out.

The next household hazardous waste col-lection date will be April 6, 2013. For more in-formation, call the Charles County Depart-ment of Public Works, Environmental Re-sources Division at 301-932-3599 or 301-870-2778, or the landfill and recycling informationline at 301-932-5656. Citizens with specialneeds may contact the Maryland Relay Serviceat 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.

Sotterley hosts Family PlantationChristmas

Family Plantation Christmas will be heldon Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. atSotterley Plantation, offering a full day ofwonderment and Christmas spirit!

Let Santa know what you want for Christ-mas, purchase treats from Mrs. Claus'Kitchen, take a horse-drawn carriage ride,sing along with carolers, make holiday crafts,visit the Sotterley Museum Shop to findunique holiday gifts while the children arebuying presents at Santa's Secret Shop, andpurchase greens and hand-crafted items fromSotterley's Garden Guild! Craft Vendors forchoosy shoppers! PatuxentVoices, a women'sacappella group, will perform Christmas fa-vorites from many historical periods. Makethis Christmas event part of your family tra-dition! The cost is $5 per person at the gate.

"Dine With Purpose" on Dec. 8Charles County Commissioner President

Candice Quinn Kelly invites the public to at-tend a "Dine with Purpose" event on Satur-day, Dec. 8, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the NewHope Church of God (4200 Old WashingtonRoad,Waldorf). Commissioner Kelly will jointhe Waldorf Rotary Club in coordinating thissecond annual community dinner. A free and

enjoyable meal will be provided to anyone inneed of food or fellowship.

The purpose of this event is to bring aware-ness that poverty is a serious problem formany individuals and families in CharlesCounty and encourage others to provide com-munity dinners. Donations will be accepted,and each dollar of your donation will buy upto eight pounds of food for a needy family.Cash, money order or check donations shouldbe sent to Southern Maryland Food Bank, P.O.Box 613, Hughesville, Md. 20637.

Holiday Festival and Craft FairCome to the annual Holiday Festival and

Craft Fair on Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 6- 9 p.m.at the Indian HeadVillage Green Pavilion. En-joy entertainment from HopeYou Dance chil-dren's dance studio, First Baptist ChurchWDOGS PuppetTeam, the Painter family run-ning antique trains, special live musical enter-tainment, children's activities, homemade re-freshments, hot apple cider and a gingerbreadhouse contest. Plus do your Christmas shop-ping with lots of crafts for sale. Admission is$1 each for all ages. All proceeds collected tobe given to NETS (Neighbors Eager To Serve)Program. Sponsored by the Town of IndianHead-For more information call 240-375-4061 or karen@townofindianhead.org.

Nominees Needed for Military Spouse of the Year

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ladies like my vocal coach and my motherhave been for me," said Williams.

Should she emerge as the winner, herprizes will include a recording session at aprofessional studio, as well as a cash prize.This would play right into Williams' singinggoals.

"My ultimate goal as a singer would have

to be becoming a recording artist that younggirls can look up to. If I were to win the com-petition, I would like to record a mixed styleof show tune and pop music. I would like tohave my own sound and style, so that Icould be different from all of the otherartists," said Williams.

To see a past Williams' performance andto vote for her, visit oprisingstar.com.

StarContinued from page 1

Capt. Pete Nette, NSASP commanding officer,offered an update on a handful of initiatives.He announced preliminary plans for coordi-nating Dahlgren's 95th birthday celebration.

"We've organized a committee to workwith the community and supported-com-mands on the installation," said Nette. "It'sgoing to be a celebration thorough the yearinstead of one grand celebration."

He updated the council about the JointLand Use Study currently being undertakenby King George County on behalf of theNavy and the completion of the PotomacRiver shoreline restoration at NSF IndianHead.

Nette also announced a contract awardfor the project to upgrade the steam distri-bution system at NSF Indian head. The newsystem will save energy and replace thecoal-fired Goddard Power Plant with a nat-ural gas-powered, nodal system. Construc-tion is expected to be complete by 2016.

Mid-Atlantic UAS CoalitionThe 2012 National Defense Authoriza-

tion Act calls upon the Federal Aviation Ad-ministration to establish six new UAS testsites across the United States. MatthewScassero, executive director of the Mid-At-lantic UAS Coalition, briefed the COMRELCouncil about his organization's efforts tocreate of a mid-Atlantic UAS test range.

"It is a three-state coalition of Maryland,Virginia and New Jersey, pulling togetherexisting resources in a focused way to helpthe FAA figure out how to get unmannedaerial systems integrated into the nationalairspace," he said.

The coalition seeks to expand the UAStechnology used extensively by the govern-ment agencies into public and commercialdomains, said Scassero. "There's an $89 bil-lion industry waiting for that airspace to beopened up to commercial systems. It is ahuge industry basically waiting for clear-ance."

Helping the FAA develop the policiesand procedures necessary to open up moreairspace to UAS is the Mid-Atlantic UASCoalition's goal. "With our existing re-sources, we can lead the nation in UAS serv-ices," said Scassero.

Harry Nice BridgeImprovement Project

Glen Smith, manager for the Harry NiceBridge improvement project for the Mary-land Transportation Authority (MTA), up-dated the COMREL Council about themuch-discussed plan to upgrade the Po-tomac River crossing for Hwy. 301.

MTA's plan is still to replace the existingstructure with a four-lane bridge with two-way bike lane, said Smith, but the fiscal cri-sis has prevented planners from setting afirm project timeline. "We have a lot of con-

sensus for this project," said Smith. "Cur-rently, there are no funds for engineering."

The project is a "top priority" of theMaryland Transportation Authority, saidSmith, but his organization must first con-tend with the Inter County Connector andimprovements to Interstate 95 around Bal-timore. Smith, answering a question froman audience member, placed the estimatedstart of construction "beyond 2020."

Joint Warfare AnalysisCenter update

Robert Tolhurst, executive director forJWAC, briefed the COMREL Council abouthis organization's transition to StrategicCommand (STRATCOM) from the JointForces Command (JFCOM), which hasbeen disestablished.

Tolhurst described for the audience a lit-tle about the precise technical supportJWAC provides to warfighters, such as battledamage assessment.

King George CountySchools Presentation

The new superintendent of King GeorgeCounty Schools, Robert Benson, briefed theCOMREL Council about his past experi-ences as a professional educator and hisgoals as he settles into his new job. "I'mproud of my district and my community,"Benson told the council.

Benson described some of the goals ofmodern education, such as the ability toread and write technically and to under-stand both declarative and proceduralknowledge. The best way to achieve thosegoals is a child-centered approach that sup-ports students and educators in the class-room, he said. "Research tells us that thebest thing we can have is quality instruc-tors."

King George-DahlgrenRotary Club Report

Community-minded men and women,many of whom are employed at NSFDahlgren, established a King George-Dahlgren Rotary Club in October. RogerCarr, chairman of the club's Service Proj-ects Committee, briefed the COMRELabout the club's goals and activities. "We'regoing to focus on literacy and education,"he said.

Though the chapter is new, it has alreadyparticipated in the King George Day of Car-ing, helped cleaned out Ralph Bunche HighSchool, adopted a stretch of local highwayand started a literacy project at Sealston El-ementary School. The latter initiative willcontribute $2,500 to a reading room projectat the school to help students and teachers.

The King George-Dahlgren Rotary Clubholds meetings every Tuesday at noon atthe University of Mary WashingtonDahlgren Campus.

COMRELContinued from page 1

Commissioner Kelly to Hold "Dine with Purpose" on December 8Charles County Commissioner President Candice Quinn Kelly invites the public to attend a

"Dine with Purpose" event on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the New Hope Church ofGod (4200 OldWashington Road,Waldorf).

Commissioner Kelly will join theWaldorf Rotary Club in coordinating a second annual com-munity dinner. A free meal will be provided to anyone in need of food or fellowship.

The purpose of this event is to bring awareness that poverty is a serious problem for manyindividuals and families in Charles County and encourage others to provide community dinners.Donations will be accepted, and each dollar of your donation will buy up to eight pounds offood for a needy family. If you would like to be a part of helping a family in need, below are foodand donation locations:

CCash, money orash, money order or check donations should be sent to:der or check donations should be sent to:Southern Maryland Food BankP.O. Box 613Hughesville, Md. 20637

DrDrop food location for Charles Cop food location for Charles County Marounty Maryland food banks:yland food banks:Mary's Food Pantry (Sacred Heart Church, La Plata) Saturday , 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.301-934-2261, 201 St. Mary's Avenue, La Plata

Christ Church, Port Tobacco Parish Food Pantry Friday, 9 - 11 a.m.301-392-1051, 112 E. Charles Street, La Plata

Wayside Food Bank, Inc. (Holy Ghost Catholic Church)3rd Saturday of each month, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.301-259-2493, 15848 Rock Point Road, Newburg

St.Vincent de Paul Food Pantry of St. Peter's Church 3rd Saturday of each month, 9 - 11 a.m.301-843-8916, 3320 St. Peter's Church Rd.,Waldorf

Joe's Place (Christ Episcopal Church, Durham Parish) 2nd and 4th Thursday, 5 - 7 p.m.8685 Ironsides Road, Nanjemoy

Peace Lutheran Church(Peace Lutheran food bank is temporarily closed during new construction at the church)1st and 3rd Saturday and 2nd & 4thWednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.301-843-1832, 401 E Smallwood Drive,Waldorf

Charles County Children's Aid Society, Inc.Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.301 645-1561, 3000 Huntington CircleWaldorf

Anathoth House, Inc., a Food Pantry and Outreach MinistryMonday, 5 - 8 p.m. and Fridays, 5 - 8 p.m.(hot prepared meals301-751-4870, 3200 Captain Dement Drive,Waldorf

Calvary United Methodist Church2nd & 4th Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.301-645-5247, 3235 Leonardtown Rd,Waldorf

Hughesville Baptist ChurchWednesday, 9:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.(301) 274-3672, 8505 Old Leonardtown Road, Hughesville

For more information, contact Ms. Kim Simonson, Executive Assistant, at 301-645-0576 orSimonsoK@CharlesCounty.org. Citizens with special needs may contact the Maryland RelayService at 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.

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