Feb. APG Community Action Council slides

APG - Where innovation and imagination protect, enable and sustain our Nation's Warfighters today and tomorrow

Agenda

Highlights Upcoming Events Directorate of Public Works Spring & Summer events: • Arbor Day • Earth Day • Armed Forces Activities

Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic Armed Services Blood Program Regional Coordinator


1729th Field Support Maintenance Company deployed to Iraq

Highlights


New Hunting Management Facility

Highlights


New facilities open in Enhanced Use Lease area

Highlights


Tax centers open

Highlights


Black History Month & Martin L. King Day events

Highlights


National Prayer Breakfast

Highlights


Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Summit

Highlights


Highlights

Eagle count results: 162


Upcoming Events

21 February: President’s Day 24 February: Installation Retirement Ceremony 24 February: Do You Know What Your Kids Are Texting? class 4 March: HHC Change of Command 9 March: Women’s History Month Observance 14 March: APG ASBP Blood Drive AER Campaign kick-off

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Sports & Recreation

18 February: NBA Video Teleconference• APG South Recreation Center, 7 p.m.

24 February: Open Mic Night• APG North Recreation Center

26 February: Nashville Connection• APG South Recreation Center, 7 p.m.

5 & 6 March: Racquetball Tourney• APG Athletic Center

7 March: Mystery Dinner Theatre• APG North Recreation Center, 7 p.m.

17 March: St. Patty’s Day Fun Run• Athletic Center, 3 p.m.

23 & 24 March: Spring Bazaar• APG North Recreation Center, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Upcoming Events


Community Events

22 February: Summer Camp Registration• At Youth Centers

2 March: Hearts Apart Support Group• ACS, Bldg 2503, 6-7 p.m.

3 March: Interview Skills for Teens• CYSS, Bldg 2503, 5:30 p.m.

10 March: College 101 for Teens• CYSS, Bldg 2503, 5:30 p.m.

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Upcoming Events


Sports and Fitness

Gym Challenges• Hot water repairs - complete• Capacity issues (4 – 6 p.m.)• Parking• Saunas

Sports Leagues & Fitness Programs• Ruggles back 9 will re-open 17 February• Front 9 should be open later next week

• Racquetball, register by 22 February• Volleyball League, register by 30 March• Walk-in fitness classes Mon – Thurs• Personal training at Both Gyms

Intramural Registration• APG Athletic Center• Building 3300, 410-278-7934


Army Birthday

14 June: FMWR/AUSA Luncheon at APG South Recreation Center• Lunch• Guest speaker• Cake cutting• Installation run

18 June: Official observance


Pothole repair and curbing repair Street, parking lot, walkway lighting repair New Child Development Center construction Route 715 construction Service desk/after hours response line: Call 410-306-1400 or online at the APG website: http://www.apg.army.mil/apghome/ Picerne Work Order Number is 410-305-1076

Directorate of Public Works

http://www.apg.army.mil/apghome/


Earth Day & Arbor Day

Light of the Bay 29 April APG Museum Poster and essay contest Time capsule

• Team up with Harford Technical High School to have a lighthouse replica built as a receptacle for the time capsule

• Solicit GSOs for ideas/items for time capsule – focus on APG Transformation

Tree planting at museum Interactive and static displays

by Garrison, schools & post organizations


Armed Forces Activities

Events 16-21 May 16 May: Golf tournament 17 May: Veterans Lunch & Official Re-Lighting of Poole’s Island Light House 18 May: Armed Forces Day observed:• Gold Star family event• Community Covenant• Demonstrations , aircraft flyovers, EOD demonstrations, reenactments• Historic military & technology displays, environmental displays, outreach booth• Children’s activities• Live entertainment

19 May: Harford County Council Military Appreciation Day 20 May: Dinner Cruise 21 May: Armed Forces Day Run POC CPT McCormick: [email protected]

Power for Peace

mailto:[email protected]


Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic

• 21 Feb.: Closed for President’s Day• March: Primary care move to temporary building


Special Guest

CDR Richard Graham— Armed Services Blood Program Regional Coordinator


Mission & Vision

• ASBP Mission – To provide quality blood products, blood

substitutes, and services for all worldwide customers in peace and war.

• ASBP Vision– To be a preeminent quality, cost effective blood

system providing blood products, blood substitutes, and services wherever and whenever needed.


Where is the Blood Used

• OIF/OEF/OND transfusions: ~283,000 blood products to date

• 70 Transfusion Services at MTFs: ~60,000 blood products per year


Who Can We Ask – Where Can We Go?

• Who– Active duty & Reservists– Retired military– Military family members– Federal employees

• Where– DoD Installations and leased facilities– Some federal facilities


ARMED SERVICES BLOOD BANK CENTER

• Platelet Apheresis: donations every two weeks • Red Cells: donations every 56 days• Eligibility Requirements• Coordinators

• POC: • CDR Richard A. Graham

301-295-2688• Mr. Jerrick Alexander, NCA

Recruiter 301-295-2109


Collections

• APG donations in 2010: 500 units• 20 out of 22 BDC’s conduct mobile blood

drives• 13 sites collect apheresis platelets• 147,094 whole blood donations last year• 9,778 Apheresis platelet donations last year• Various other apheresis components


Upcoming Blood Drives

• APG-North Recreation Center, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.o 14 March o 4 Aprilo 17 Mayo 21 Juneo 25 Julyo 23 Augusto 27 September


Our mission is to manage, operate and provide Aberdeen Proving Ground the installation capabilities, services, and quality of life for Soldiers, Families and

Civilians at a level commensurate with their Service.

We are the Army’s home

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Feb. APG Community Action Council slides