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Fort Meade youngsters race to find Easter eggs spread out on the soccer field across from the Youth Center on Saturday afternoon. Several hundred children participated in the annual Easter Egg Hunt, which included egg hunts, coloring activities and prizes including Easter baskets and a bicycle. For more photos, see Pages 10 and 11.

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April is one of the busiest months of the year as it relates to awareness activities and commemorations.

A quick search on the “Google machine” identified more than 15 issues or subjects that host monthlong commemorations in April, and another 21 activities that have a day or week designated.

While I’m not going to list all of the month’s commemorations, I would like to draw your attention to a couple of issues that I consider important.

You may have noticed ribbons tied around trees on the installation this week. The ribbons, blue, teal and rainbow or puzzle, are there to raise awareness for issues such as sexual assault, child abuse and autism.

The rainbow or puzzle ribbon is designated for National Autism Awareness Month.

Today, autism prevalence is one in every 88 children in America. There is a growing need for more concern and awareness about autism.

The puzzle pattern of the autism awareness ribbon reflects the mystery and complexity of the autism spectrum. The different colors and shapes represent the diversity of the people and families living with the condition. The brightness of the ribbon signals hope, hope that through increased awareness of autism, and through early intervention and appropriate treatments, people with autism will lead fuller, more complete lives.

As a nation, we talk a lot about the special sacrifices of military families. However, please consider the additional stresses for military families with children who have been diagnosed with autism and the extraordinary challenges that they face.

Since the 1980s, the military has helped families with special needs children through the Exceptional Family Member Program. The program is a mandatory enrollment program that works with other military and civilian agencies to provide comprehensive and coordi-nated community support, housing, education, medical and personnel services to help military families with special needs.

Show your support for people with autism by wearing the Autism Awareness Ribbon this month. For more information, about Fort Meade’s EFMP, contact the EFMP manager in the Army Community Service at 301-677-4779.

April is also National Sexual Assault Aware-ness and Prevention Month, which is com-memorated with a teal ribbon to raise public awareness and educate communities on the prevention of sexual violence.

The number of reported sexual assaults with-in the military continues to be of high concern

to DoD and military leaders. There continues to be a startling increase in vio-lent sex crimes in the military.

Some attri-bute the increase in reported cases of sexual assaults to an increase in the number of ser-vice members who feel more comfortable com-ing forward to report the crime. However, many victim advocates and law enforcement officials believe the overall number of sexual assault cases continue to be under reported.

Over the past year, several new initiatives have been introduced in the military to combat the problem, such as requiring sexual assault policies to be explained to all service members within 14 days of their entry into active duty and enhancing training programs for sexual assault prevention, including training for new military commanders.

The bottom line is that all service members and their families must feel secure enough to report incidents of sexual assault without fear of retribution and commanders at all levels must hold offenders appropriately account-able.

To report a sexual assault through Fort Meade’s 24/7 sexual assault hotlines, call 443-845-0876 (Army) 240-752-2773 (Air Force) or 301-419-1936 (Navy).

Blue ribbons are being used this month to promote awareness and prevent child abuse.

Since 1983, April has been known as Nation-al Child Abuse Prevention Month. During the month, humanitarian organizations, family advocates and child welfare groups will hold educational programs, organize fund raisers, host awareness activities and distribute infor-mative materials to make the public aware of the pervasive social problem known as child abuse.

It’s been said that the blue ribbon is intended to symbolize the black-and-blue bruises suf-fered by victims of child abuse.

Throughout the month there will be installa-tion activities and commemorations in support of these subjects and other issues, which you can support by sharing information to help raise awareness and educate communities.

I hope to see you at one or more of these events or wearing one of the colorful ribbons that show your support.

Have a great week!

A month of awareness

COL. Edward C. rOthstEin

Garrison Commander

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By Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

A Fort Meade mother is concerned about the safety of her son.

The second-grader attends a school on post and has been complaining to her for several weeks that he is being bullied on the school bus on his way home.

“It’s one particular kid. They don’t get along, but he lives on the same street [as us],” the mother said. “I have no clue what actually goes on the bus. ... He [her son] said he’s being hit on the bus.”

This parent, who said other children are also being bullied on the bus, told her story at a gathering of the installation’s new Bullying Support Group on March 11.

Formed in February, the group meets the second and fourth Monday of the month from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Potomac Place Neighborhood Center.

The group was created by Kimberly McKay, the parent support group coordi-nator at Army Community Service.

“I started it because I want parents to know that they have support and to be able to network with other parents who are having similar problems with any aspects of bullying,” she said. “The group also provides confidentiality.”

Youths who are being bullied also are encouraged to participate in the support group, McKay said.

At this small meeting, a 14-year-old student from a Fort Meade middle school talked about how, as a result of having

two fights with a classmate at school, he was required to appear before the installation’s Juvenile Misconduct Review Board.

The board is an administrative body established to review cases of juvenile misconduct committed on Fort Meade. The board provides findings and recom-mendations to the garrison commander for his review.

The review board recommended that the teen attend the bullying support group with a parent. His father, a service mem-ber, attended the meeting with him.

The Anne Arundel County Public Schools has a formal policy that prohibits bullying, cyberbullying, harassment and intimidation, hazing and bias behavior among children and teens.

AACPS defines bullying, cyberbul-lying, harassment and intimidation as “intentional conduct, including verbal, physical, graphic or written conduct or an intentional electronic communication that creates a hostile educational environ-ment by substantially interfering with a student’s educational benefits, opportuni-ties, or performance, or with a student’s physical or psychological well-being.”

Bullying is specifically defined as “repeated conscious, willful and deliber-ate, direct or indirect action with the intent to physically or psychologically intimidate or distress someone else; physi-cal, social, verbal actions; or intimidation toward another person with negative intent.”

Fort Meade students are encouraged to report cases of bullying to their teach-ers or school administrators, who are required by the county to investigate the allegation and to notify the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the alleged victim. The school’s Student Services division is required to provide counseling to both the student victim and offender within two weeks of the incident.

The principal decides what conse-quences and remedial actions will result from the investigation, according to the AACPS Code of Student Conduct. The parents of victim and offender are noti-fied of any actions that will be taken. However, if the principal determines that a student poses a continuing danger to other students, personnel or school prop-erty or is an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process, the student can be removed immediately from school.

The middle-schooler who attended the support group said students often encour-age other students to be bullies, and that students who report being bullied are considered a “snitch.”

“I believe a lot of it [bullying] is a respect factor and kids not respecting other kids’ boundaries between acquain-tances,” McKay said.

The Fort Meade mother said she has been frustrated by the lack of cameras on the bus to videotape student behavior to and from school.

She also said the bus driver has not fol-lowed up with allegations of bullying by

reporting the incidents to the school. Maneka Monk, communications man-

ager for AACPS, said that many school buses are equipped with video cameras and audio recording devices, but it is not required by law.

“These tools monitor the passenger area of the bus. The objective is to provide an important additional tool to assist the driver in managing student conduct on school buses,” Monk said, noting that county bus drivers are asked to report to school administrators any activity that may be in violation of the Student Code of Conduct.

McKay and Colaina Townsend, a vic-tim advocate at ACS who helped lead the meeting, advised the mother to join with the parents of other bullied children on the bus and have a meeting with the school principal to address their con-cerns.

The middle-school student said that when it comes to bullying, school admin-istrators need to let students know that any form of misconduct will be pun-ished.

“When they’re [school administrators] stricter, they try to show you that it’s [bul-lying] not nice,” he said. “But when they try to be nice, it’s like it’s not a big deal.”

Editor’s note: The Anne Arundel Coun-ty Public Schools collects data on the prevalence of bulling at each of the county schools. Visit the AACPS website for information about your child’s respective school.

Support group helps bullied children, parents

Fort Meade Public Affairs OfficeRecent wet weather moved Fort Meade

officials to cancel two events planned to mark the reopening of renovated youth sports fields on post.

The Annual Fort Meade Family Fun Fair was planned to coincide with the official grand opening events for the Child, Youth and School Services sports fields on Saturday. Both events have been cancelled.

“The fields are so damp we are fear-ful of the damage large crowds could do to them,” said Lida-M. H. Payne, chief of CYSS. “Our current budget situation would make it difficult for us

to repair any damage to the fields. We felt it important to protect them so that they are ready for play this spring for all of the baseball and soccer events already scheduled.”

The $2.6 million dollar renovation project to the sports fields was largely funded through Army Community of Excellence award winnings Fort Meade earned in 2009 and 2010.

The renovation, which includes seven baseball fields, six soccer fields, a football field, a practice field and refreshment stand, began in Novem-ber 2009 and will be ready for the first games sometime this spring.

Fun Fair, youth fields opening cancelled

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The grand opening of the new youth sports complex has been cancelled to protect the fields from damage due to recent wet weather. The fields will be ready for the opening days of the soccer and baseball seasons on April 12 and 13.


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By Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

A small gathering of social workers was held Friday during a luncheon in recognition of National Social Work Month.

“I hope that the joining of social workers at this event will form a network of partners and resources that benefit the military community,” said Maj. Ter-rance Beasley, the S3 Operations Officer at the Army 1st Medical Recruiting Bat-talion, and a co-organizer of the event.

The two-and-a-half hour luncheon was held at the Potomac Place Neigh-borhood Center and included music and beauty services provided by Zibazz Day Spa in Owings Mills.

The participants learned about efforts at the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work to train mental health professionals to serve military person-nel with post-traumatic stress disor-der, and how City Ranch, a nonprofit organization, is working to reintroduce horsemanship to Baltimore City and provide therapeutic services to children and adults.

National Social Work Month is cel-ebrated each March and is sponsored by The National Association of Social Workers, the largest membership orga-nization of professional social workers in the world, according to the organiza-tion’s website.

This year’s theme was “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy.” The observance is an opportunity for social workers across the country to turn the spotlight on the profession and high-light the important contributions they make to society, according to NASW.

Gary Hardy, the clinical director for the Army Substance Abuse Program at Aberdeen Proving Ground, also helped to organized the event, along with Fort Meade’s Family Advocacy Program at Army Community Service.

Hardy said he hoped the event would remind social workers who serve the military “how important their role is as it relates to shaping and transforming the lives of their clients.”

Maxwell Manning, Ph.D., a licensed clinical social worker and CEO of the New Life Counseling Center in Largo, was the luncheon’s guest speaker.

He spoke about the differences between secular counseling and Chris-tian counseling and the fact that many

people seek Christian counseling, but few mental health professionals provide the service.

“A lot of people are looking for Christian counselors, but can’t find them,” Manning said. “There’s more of a need, but not enough people are step-ping up to the plate.”

He said secular counseling takes a humanistic approach to solving psy-chological problems and focuses on the client’s strengths as a person.

Secular counselors ask “what is the power that people have and how can they be empowered,” Manning said. “The power is in the self.”

Manning said secular counselors believe that the difficulties their clients face are a result of dysfunctional behav-iors in their lives. As a result, the secular mental health providers view people as inherently good and help their clients to use their own human resources to solve their life problems.

These mental health professional do not inquire about the client’s religious beliefs.

Christian counseling, however, takes a different approach.

“Christian counseling starts with a belief in God, in the unseen,” Manning said.

For Christian counselors, the client’s spiritual beliefs and the degree of their faith in a higher power is central to their treatment, Manning noted.

Manning said that clients understand-ing of their problems “comes through the heart and spirit, not the mind.”

People who seek Christian counseling rely on their faith in God, and not solely upon their own human strengths and abilities to face life’s challenges.

“The only way they can do better is to realize that they can only do better through God,” Manning said.

Manning said mental health providers who take a spiritual approach to coun-seling believe that the difficulties their clients face are a part of the person’s spiritual growth and that a hardship is a way of God promoting the person “to a higher spiritual assignment.”

“God is working through the coun-selor to help the person create a strong spiritual maturity [in] their relationship to God,” Manning said.

The Friday’s event began with a brief overview of the history of social work and previous themes for the observance

Fort Meade celebrates social workers

of National Social Work Month.Marianne Wood, admissions director

for the University of Maryland School of Social Work, spoke about the school’s creation of a course that specializes in clinical work with service members who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

The school also has established a Vet-erans In Partnership pilot program that enables veterans to volunteer in local middle schools to help improve student performance.

Ahesahmahk Dahn, CEO of City Ranch, spoke about how he started the organization and invited participants to view several of his therapeutic horses that grazed in the yard along side the neighborhood center.

Tiana Ford, a human resource spe-cialist in the Civilian Human Resource Agency at Aberdeen Proving Ground,

later sang “I Believe I Can Fly” and “I Need You To Survive,” with keyboard accompaniment by Capt. Randolph Copeland, a physicist with the Health Physics Public Health Command also at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Shelia Ramsey-Caldwell, a social worker with Fort Meade’s Warrior Tran-sition Unit, said Manning’s lecture was timely and useful.

“I thought it was a much needed talk,” she said. “People still don’t have a good idea of the differences [between the two] and how important Christian counseling is to people who are seek-ing help from outside of themselves for strength.”

Ramsey-Caldwell said she appreciated being acknowledged for her work.

“I can just chill, have lunch, have some spa services — all with a kind word,” she said. “It’s fantastic.”

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Colaina Townsend, a victim advocate with Fort Meade’s Army Community Service, signs a banner commemorating National Social Work Month at a luncheon for social workers held on Friday. The two-and-a-half hour event was an opportunity to recognize social workers who serve the military and to build partnerships with local community groups.


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The event is free and open to the public. There will be food, fun, activities, giveaways and

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Story and photo by Sgt. Chatonna PowellFort Meade BOSS representative

Better Opportunities for Single Sol-diers, also known as BOSS, is the voice for the single Soldier, Marine, Seaman and Airman.

BOSS was created to support the overall quality of life for single and unaccompa-nied service members as well as offer com-munity service opportunities for service members.

BOSS meetings are held every first and third Tuesday of each month at the McGill Training Center at 3 p.m. The meetings are an opportunity for BOSS representatives and single service members from the instal-lation to identify and discuss quality of life issues and concerns as well as make recom-mendations on ways for improvement.

The meetings also are an opportunity to indentify and plan recreational and leisure activities for single service members.

BOSS has already started the year off with a couple of exciting events.

In February, 20 service members took an overnight trip to Whitetail Ski Resort in Mercersburg, Pa., for a day filled of skiing and snowboarding. On March 21, 46 service members had a night of fun at Medieval Times dinner and tournament at Arundel Mills in Hanover.

Further BOSS events include a caving and rock climbing trip, a day trip to Ocean City, summer cookouts, and a horseback riding tour at Gettysburg, Pa.

Single service members can also review a listing of volunteer community service events scheduled throughout the year.

For more information, contact the Fort Meade Garrison BOSS Representative Sgt. Chatonna Powell at 301-677-6868 or stop by the BOSS office, located inside of the USO building, at 8612 6th Armored Cavalry Road, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Fort Meade service members pose for a photograph during a overnight trip to Whitetail Ski Resort in Mercersburg, Pa., on Feb. 20 sponsored by Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers. For more information on how single and unaccompanied service members can get involved in BOSS activities, contact Sgt. Chatonna Powell at 301-677-6868 or stop by the BOSS office at 8612 6th Armored Cavalry Road, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

U.S. Army Installation Management Command

On March 14, the U.S. Army Installa-tion Management Command implement-ed a program to ensure family members of fallen Soldiers have easier access to Army installations.

Army installations are now issuing a standardized Gold Star Installation Access Card to parents and siblings of deceased active-duty Soldiers to allow unescorted access to the installation so they are able to receive services and support.

“Surviving parents, siblings and oth-ers who do not already have a military or family member ID have told us that

one of their biggest frustrations is get-ting onto an installation to attend Sur-vivor Outreach Services support groups, attend events, visit memorials and visit with other survivors,” said Hal Snyder, chief, Wounded and Fallen Support Ser-vices, G-9 Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs, Headquarters, IMCOM.

The Gold Star Installation Card is only available to family members of fallen active-duty Soldiers who do not have a DoD ID card.

Members of the Fort Meade communi-ty can apply for the Gold Star Installation Access Card through the installation’s Sur-

vivor Outreach Services Program, located at the Soldier Family Assistance Center at 2462 85th Medical Battalion Avenue.

Patricia Jackson, Fort Meade’s SOS financial coordinator, verifies family mem-bers’ eligibility for the card and processes the application.

To be eligible for the card, family members must have the Gold Star Lapel Pin and complete form 1602 — the appli-cation for a civilian identification card — which is available through SOS. Once the form is completed, Jackson will con-tact the Fort Meade Visitor Center for a background check on the applicant.

Once the background check is com-

plete, Jackson will contact the applicant and schedule an appointment with the Directorate of Human Resources’ ID card section to have an ID photo taken.

The card only provides access to events and services at Army Community Service. The card is renewable every two years and must be revalidated by a SOS staff member.

In addition to the installation access card, the Army also implemented a pro-gram that provides reserved parking spaces to Gold Star family members at various locations on Army installations. SOS is also the point of contact for vehicle decals.

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“Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”

— Vince Lombardi, legendary football coach

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By Jessica RawlingsProgram EvaluatorU.S. Army Public Health Command

Drunk driving kills.On average, someone dies as a result of

drunk driving every 53 minutes, and someone is injured as a result of drunk driving every 90 seconds.

At any given moment, according to the National Safety Council, one in 50 drivers are not just impaired but legally intoxicated. This number jumps to one in 10 on the weekends. In 2012, there were nearly 300,000 incidents of drinking and driving each day.

Drunk driving costs the U.S. an estimated $132 billion per year, and costs each adult in the U.S. almost $500 per year in increased taxes due to the higher demand for law enforcement.

In an effort to draw attention to this nation-al tragedy, the National Safety Council has designated April as “Alcohol Awareness Pre-vention Month.”

Alcohol is a depressant that slows down the brain and body. The first abilities that are altered are judgment and coordination. An

impaired driver cannot recognize a dangerous situation and react quickly enough to avoid an accident. Unfortunately, because judgment is impaired, impaired drivers do not often realize they have had too much.

Heavy alcohol consumption is a problem nationally and in the military. The Institute of Medicine recently reported that the use of alcohol has spiked since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began.

Nearly half of active-duty military person-nel report being binge drinkers. Binge drinking is having five or more drinks on a single occa-sion at least once in the past 30 days. One drink is equal to 5 ounces of wine, 1.5 oz of 80-proof distilled spirits, or 12 ounces of regular beer.

Unfortunately, 20 percent of the population still admits to drinking and driving.

Drunk driving can be prevented in these ways:

• Appoint a designated driver who sticks to nonalcoholic beverages. If a designated driver slips or cannot be decided on, call a cab. (Keep a taxi company telephone number in your cell phone).

• If you are throwing a party, offer nonal-

coholic drinks, arrange for a cab for someone that has had too much to drink, and do not be afraid to take someone’s car keys. You may save someone’s life.

Even if you have not been drinking, there are ways to protect yourself on the road by knowing what to look for.

According to law enforcement officials, there are several signs of drunk driving includ-ing wide turns, weaving, swerving, drifting, driving on the wrong side of the road, driv-ing at a very slow rate, or stopping without reason.

If you encounter someone on the road who you think is driving under the influence, keep a safe distance and call 911.

For more information on alcohol and alcohol abuse or drunk driving, visit:

• Army Substance Abuse Program, http://acsap.army.mil/sso/pages/public/facts/facts-training-packages.jsp

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving, madd.org/drunk-driving/

• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cdc.gov/Features/VitalSigns/Drink-ingAndDriving/

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By Capt. Adam PettyLegal Assistance Attorney

Picture this: you have just survived another long day at work. You rush to pick the kids up from daycare and you fire-up a delicious meal for dinner…the family sits down to enjoy dinner, and then the phone rings.

It’s those pesky telemarketers again trying to sell you Mr. Muscle’s “8 in 1 Home Body Makeover Machine” for just six easy pay-ments of $129.99.

As tempting as Mr. Muscle’s offer sounds, all you want is for them to stop calling your house. Luckily for all of us, in June 2003, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened the “National Do Not Call Registry,” in order to comply with the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003. The law estab-lished the FTC’s National Do-Not-Call Reg-istry in order to comply with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.

Enforcement of the Do-Not-Call Registry began on October 1, 2003.

If you want to stop those annoying tele-marketing phone calls, all you need to do is add your phone number to the registry via the FTC’s special website — www.donotcall.gov. If you register online, you will receive an email confirmation. You must reply to the email within 72 hours to activate your registration.

You may also call 1-888-382-1222 (1-866-290-4236 for TTY users) to register your phone number. If you do call in order to reg-ister your phone number, you must dial from the phone you want to place on the registry.

After you register, your phone number will show up on the registry the next day. Telemar-keters will have 31 days to remove your phone number from their call lists. The registration remains in effect until the phone number is disconnected or until you take your number off the registry.

You may remove your number from the registry by calling 1-888-382-1222 from the telephone number you want deleted from the registry.

Alternatively, if you do not want to register a number on the national registry, you can still prohibit individual telemarketers from calling by asking the caller to put your phone number on the company’s internal do-not-call list.

The National Do-Not-Call Registry doesn’t prevent all telemarketers from calling you — there are some exceptions.

The registry only applies to residential phone lines, not to business lines. You may still receive calls from political organizations,

How to free yourself from telemarketers

not-for-profit organizations, persons conduct-ing surveys, and companies with which you have an existing business relationship (calls may last for up to 18 months after your last business transaction, unless you specifically ask them to stop calling you).

Unfortunately, creditors or other bill collec-tors may still call your home as well; however, other consumer safeguards are in place that can provide you protection.

What do you do if a company calls you anyway? The FTC suggests that you fill out the complaint form available at www.donotcall.gov or call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236).

For further information or should you have other questions, feel free to make an appoint-ment with a Fort Meade Legal Assistance Attorney by calling (301) 677-9504/9536.

March 21, Shoplifting: A unit responded to the Exchange in reference to shoplifting. An inves-tigation revealed that two female subjects removed items from the store and departed without ren-dering proper payment.

March 22, Driving while impaired by alcohol: Investigation revealed the subject was observed in what appeared to demonstrate intoxicated behavior. Opened alcohol containers within the vehicle also were observed. The driver refused the Standardized Field Sobriety Test and the intoxication test.

March 22, Larceny of private property: A unit was dispatched for a report of theft of private prop-erty. The victim stated that person(s) unknown by unknown means removed his Defense Informa-tion School student ID and a pair of Timberland boots from his room.

March 31, Larceny of private property: The Directorate of Emergency Services received a complaint of a larceny of private property. The victim stated that his son’s Novara Tractor bicycle was stolen. The bicycle was unsecured and unattended.

CommunityCommunityCrime Watch

Compiled by the Fort Meade Directorate of Emergency Services

sexual assault

awareness montH

Garrison Commander Col. Edward C. Roth-

stein, Stacey Hale, garrison sexual assault response coordinator,

and Angie Lina Wilson, garrison sexual assault victim advocate, pause for a photograph

after tying a teal ribbon around a tree

in front of the garrison headquarters —

commemorating the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The

goal of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities

and individuals on how to prevent sexual

violence.

photo by philip h. jones

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By Wendy PoulsonSocial Security ManagerGlen Burnie

Identity thieves victimize millions of people each year.

They have some sly tricks to obtain your personal information such as:

• Stealing wallets, purses and mail• Posing by phone or email as someone

who legitimately needs information about you such as employers or landlords

• Stealing personal information you provide to an unsecured site on the Inter-net — from business or personnel records at work to personal information in your home

• Rummaging through your trash, the trash of businesses, and public trash dumps for personal data

Don’t be fooled by identity thieves; take the proper precautions. Be sure to safeguard your personal information such as your Social Security number and mother’s maiden name.

If an identity thief scores this informa-tion, it could result in more than mon-

etary loss for you as a victim. It also can hurt your credit score and record.

Protect yourself by not carrying your Social Security card with you and not providing your personal information to unknown sources over the Internet or by phone.

Be sure to shred any documents, bills or paperwork before you throw them away.

Most important, never reply to an email claiming to be from Social Security that asks you for your Social Security number or other personal information.

If you are contacted by someone claim-ing to be from Social Security and you have doubts about the validity of the caller, call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).

If you think you’ve been the victim of identity theft, contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338) or TTY 1-866-653-4261, or go to idtheft.gov and click on the link for “Report Identity Theft.”

Learn more about identity theft at socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10064.html.

Take proper precaution against identity theft

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The Installation Safety Office will host a Motorcycle Safety Awareness Day at the Motorcycle Range on April 19 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will feature displays, demonstrations and educational materials to raise awareness of the need to manage the risks of riding motorcycles.

Get to work on time. Know the hours of operation for

Access Gates on Fort MeadeGate 1: Rockenbach Road

5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends and holidays

Gate 3: Reece Road and Maryland Route 175(Demps Visitor Control Center gate) 24-hour access

Demps Visitor Control Center, Bldg. 902 Reece Road7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday

Gate 4: Mapes Road and Maryland Route 1755:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday;

closed weekends and holidays

Gate 5: Llewellyn Avenue and Maryland Route 1756 to 8 a.m., Monday through Friday for inbound traffic; 3 to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday for outbound traffic

Gate 7: Mapes Road and Route 325:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday;

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends and holidays

Installation Safety OfficeOn April 19, the Installation Safety Office

— in conjunction with 780th Military Intelli-gence Brigade, Navy Information Operations Command Maryland, Army Cyber Com-mand, and 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing — will host a Motorcycle Safety Awareness Day event, at the Fort Meade Motorcycle Range (Cooper and Bundy Avenues) from 9 a.m. to noon.

The event is designed to raise awareness of the need to manage the risks of riding motorcycles.

This event will take place just prior to May’s Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month — the start of peak motorcycle riding season. Less experienced and seasoned riders will come together to promote safety throughout the motorcycle community through proper training, practice, and preparation.

Vendors and services will be on site to discuss and demonstrate safety knowledge to riders. Topics and services include:

• Rider demonstrations• Personal protective equipment displays• T-Clocks inspections: the “what to

check for and what to look for” items (tires and wheels, controls, lights, oil, chassis and stands)

• Fort Meade Directorate of Emergency Services’ Military Police, Maryland State Highways Administration mobile unit and booth

• Motorcycle exhibits• Educational materials and coaches to

provide proper techniques for riders• Motorcycle Mentorship Sign-up Station. The purpose of the Motorcycle Men-

torship Program is to establish voluntary installation-level motorcycle clubs where less experienced riders and seasoned riders can create a supportive environment of respon-sible motorcycle riding and enjoyment.

Such an environment can create posi-tive conduct and behavior and serve as a force multiplier that supports a commander’s motorcycle accident prevention program.

Guests are encouraged to ride their motor-cycles to this event.

For more information about this event, contact Aaron Rowell at 301-677-6241 or Jenelle Ferguson at 301-677-4867.

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Day offers demos, displays

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Cover Story

on the huntYouth Center Easter tradition

provides fun for allPhotos by Jen Rynda

RIGHT: Young Easter egg hunters search for their colorful treasure outside the Youth Center on Saturday afternoon for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Several hundred youngsters from Fort Meade participated in the annual hunt.

FAR RIGHT: Colored Easter bunnies hang on the wall inside the Youth Center gymnasium. Youngsters colored the pic-tures for a chance to win prizes, including a bicycle.

BELOW RIGHT: Megan Allen (center), 5, takes off at the start of the Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. Eggs were spread across the fields surrounding the Youth Center.

BELOW: Sophia Hernandez, 3, colors an Easter Bunny at the Youth Center during the Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday.

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Nathan Hardyman, 8, and Madelyn Fink, 5, wear their Easter baskets on their head while waiting for the Easter Egg Hunt to begin on Saturday.

LEFT: Caleb Hardyman, 7, shows off his bounty from the Easter Egg Hunt at the Youth Center.


SportS

Michael Gomez of the 70th Operations Support Squadron blocks a shot during an intramural volleyball game Monday night. The 70th extended its win streak with the 25-22, 25-11 sweep of the 741st Military Intelligence Battalion.

RIGHT: Jason Linton of the 741st Military Intelligence Battalion spikes the ball during Monday’s intramural volleyball game against the 70th Operations Support Squadron at Murphy Field House. Linton had three kills and three serving aces in the 25-22, 25-11 loss to the 70th. photos by sarah pastrana

By Brandon BieltzStaff Writer

Early in the intramural volleyball sea-son, the 70th Operations Support Squad-ron has already established itself as the team to beat.

Two games into the season, the squad has yet to lose a set and swept the top-ranked 741st Military Intelligence Bat-talion, 25-22, 25-11, Monday night at Murphy Field House. The 741st kept the match close in the first set, but the 70th took control in the second set for the 2-0 sweep.

“We started talking and playing together,” Thomas Moore of the 70th said of the second set.

Moore led the 70th to victory with nine match-kills.

The 741st entered the game on a two-

match win streak, having swept the 34th Intelligence Squadron and Navy Infor-mation Operations Command Maryland in Week 1. Jason Linton said his team’s biggest advantage early in the season is a large roster that allows the team to stay fresh.

“We’re going to come home with the championship — I have no doubt,” he said.

While the 741st was confident in its number of players, the 70th players were more confident in their small team’s expe-rience. Team captain Michael Gomez said several of the team’s players have played for years and are seasoned athletes.

When the two teams met Monday night, the 741st jumped out to a quick lead with the help of Linton’s three serving aces. With the help of Moore’s

attack, the 70th battled back to a 16-15 lead. After the 70th took the one-point lead, the teams see-sawed until the end of the set.

An out-of-bounds serve by the 741st sealed the 25-22 set win for the 70th. Moore led the team with seven kills and two blocks, while Linton contributed two kills and three aces for the 741st.

In the second set, the 70th instantly took control and quickly held a 7-3 lead. Despite a few sparks from the 741st, including two kills by Marques Barrett, the 70th continued to build their lead and took the set 25-11.

Barrett’s two kills were a set-high for the 741st, while Gomez had five and an ace in the set. Moore had a match-high nine kills, which extended the 70th’s win streak.

Moore attributed the team’s second-set dominance to better on-court com-munication.

“We’re starting to know how people play so we aren’t running over each other,” he said.

While the 70th was gelling as a team in the second set, its opponent’s communi-cation broke down, Linton said.

“It was the lack of communication on our part,” he said. “They were increasing the tempo and flow of the ball. We got a little bit confused.”

Despite being swept and losing the team’s first two sets of the season in one match, Linton said he is confident the team will immediately bounce back.

“It’s not an indication of our skill level at all,” he said. “I guarantee we’ll come back fiercer and stronger.”

Top two volleyball teams meet in early-season matchup


SportS

If Terrance Mann is right and baseball does “mark the time,” then it seems fair to say that the handful of trees that line the warehouse’s brick wall on the railroad-track side of Camden Yards, mark the seasons.

Though you wouldn’t guess it if you saw them in February. You prob-ably wouldn’t even guess they were trees — they look more like pimpled, warped spears planted in concrete quivers, and during the cold, gray winters, they guard a gate no one wants to enter.

But in spring, the pimples pop into small, green leaves. The spears turn to trees. And, instead of guarding a gate, they lead scores of fans to one of the unrecognized great locales in the city: Will Call.

In mathematical terms, Will Call > Box Office.

That’s because the tickets have already been bought, or better yet, given to you by a friend, a friend of a friend, or if you’re really cool, 1983 World Series MVP, Rick Dempsey. Regardless, the tickets are already waiting for you, which typically means the lines move quicker.

Once in a while some dude forgets his picture ID, or the lady holding the tickets — the gate keeper if you will — can’t find your name. That usually leads to a call for a manager who always calls someone else. But even this delay is minor compared to the hassle of having to listen to a fan decide if he wants to go all in on box seats or slum it in the bleachers so he can justify buying an extra one, three, or ten beverages.

The good news is, people usually don’t get turned away at Will Call because baseball hates to let anyone down.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about what makes baseball great, so I won’t rehash my argument here. However, after returning from an all-time great vaca in Ireland where I gained some much needed eloquence by kissing the Blarney Stone, ate my fair share of

fish and chips, came within six-inches of a hole-in-one, and saw more sheep than you can shake a stick at, I need to tell you that I missed the sunshine.

And today, as I look out my office window and see more sunshine in 10 minutes than I saw during eight days on the Emerald Island, I thought it would be good to share that the trees described above are now sprouting like the whiskers on my face — a prickly reminder of Ireland, which also happens to provide my double chin with some much-needed cover.

This year, I am awfully happy to report that Team Meade will get plenty of opportunities to see those trees, plus the stadium, and more importantly the team that plays in it. That’s because Fort Meade and the Orioles are building on our relation-ship that was established last year.

Thanks to some outstanding work by your community relations chief Kristen Parker, our DFMWR is working with the Orioles on getting tickets for Sunday home games. Plus on June 14, Fort Meade will help Buck’s Boys celebrate Army Birthday at Camden. Not to mention all the other programs the Orioles have to appreciate the Military which you can find at baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/community/military.jsp

Beyond that, the O’s are working hard to get out here and play some catch with our kids on our renovated Youth Sports Fields. We are also continuing our long-standing rela-tionship with the Orioles’ Double-A Affiliate, the Bowie Baysox.

So stay tuned to the standings, and Soundoff! and Fort Meade Facebook page for upcoming events and I’ll hopefully see you at the ball game

If you have comments on this or anything to do with sports, contact me at [email protected].

Trees on the right side of the tracks

Chad T. Jones, Public Affairs

Officer

Jibber Jabber - OpiniOn Sports ShortsYouth Sports delayed

Child, Youth and School Services has delayed the opening days of intramural soccer and baseball until April 12 and April 13 due to weather and field conditions.

Meade High Spring 5K Run/WalkThe Meade Athletic Boosters will hold a 5K Run/Walk to support all

athletic teams at Meade High School on April 20 at 9 a.m.The race will start at the Meade High track.Online registrations will be open until April 14 at active.com/running/fort-

meade-md/meade-boosters-spring-5k-2013.Registration also will be held on race day from 8 to 8:45 a.m.Pre-registration cost is $20 for adults and $15 for students. Cost on race day

is $25 for all runners.A race T-shirt is guaranteed with online registration before April 14.Printable registration forms are available at http://meadeathletics.org/index.

cfm?action=main.boosters.For more information, contact [email protected] or Nate Moyer

at 410-353-8783.

Burba Lake fishingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources will stock Burba Lake for

fishing beginning April 19.All state regulations will be in effect.For more information, 301-677-3810.

Gaffney poolThe swimming pool at Gaffney Fitness Center is closed for maintenance.

Spring sports registrationRegistration for spring sports is under way at Parent Central Services, 1900

Reece Road.Spring sports include soccer, T-ball, baseball, softball, track, indoor football

and basketball.For more information, call 301-677-1149 or 1156.

Earth Day 5K RunThe installation’s annual Run Series kicks off April 20 with an Earth Day 5K

Run at 8 a.m. at Burba Park.The pre-registration cost for individuals is $15. Cost on the day of the run is $25.The pre-registration cost for groups of seven to 10 is $75.The pre-registration cost is $45 for a family of three to six people. On the day of

the event, the cost is $60 per family.An individual can register for the entire season for $60.All pre-registered runners will receive a T-shirt.For more information, call 301-677-7916.

Mixed martial arts classGaffney Fitness Center is offering free, mixed martial-arts classes every second

and fourth Saturday of the month at 10 a.m.The next class is April 13.Classes include lessons in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai and are taught by

certified instructors.For more information, call 301-677-3867.

For more Fort Meade sports, visit quickscores.com/ftmeadesports.


Community news & notes

The deadline for Soundoff! community “News and Notes” is Friday at noon. All submissions are posted at the editor’s discretion and may be edited for space and grammar. Look for additional community events on the Fort Meade website at www.ftmeade.army.mil and the Fort Meade Facebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade.

For more information or to submit an announcement, email Philip Jones at [email protected] or call 301-677-5602.

Many happy returnsAs of March 29, the Fort Meade

Joint Installation Tax Center has served 1,289 clients, and saved service members and their families $412,009 in preparation fees and $3,714,914 in tax returns.

The tax center is located at 4217 Roberts Ave.

To schedule an appointment for assistance with preparation and electronic filing of federal and state income tax returns, call 301-677-9366.

Thrift ShopThe Post Thrift Shop’s $3 Bag Sale

will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with main store open.

Thrift Shop hours are Tuesday through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for sales only

The Thrift Shop is currently seeking a paid employee.

For employment information, call 410-695-2511. For all other information, call 410-672-3575.

Holocaust Remembrance Day/Days of Remembrance Observance

The Defense Information School will host this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day/Days of Remembrance Observance on April 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McGill Training Center.

Robert Behr, a Holocaust survivor and retired Air Force civilian, will be the guest speaker. There will be a viewing of the Holocaust Museum’s official DVD and free food samplings will be served.

The event is free and open to the public.

Clean Up! Fort MeadeThe Enlisted Spouses Club will host

the 5th Annual Clean Up! Fort Meade on

April 20 from 8 to 11 a.m.The project will begin at the following

neighborhood centers as well as the new Picerne Military Housing Program Office: Meuse Forest, Heritage Park, Potomac Place and Midway Commons.

Participants can register on the morning of the event beginning at 8 a.m. or online at ftmeadeesc.org/cleanupregistration.htm.

When registering online, participants will receive a free raffle ticket for the drawings, which are separate for children and adults.

Awards will be presented to the military unit with the most participation and any children’s organization with the most participation.

Two separate green-themed prized packages will be awarded to the top two schools on post with the most collected garbage/recycling.

For more information, email Laura at [email protected].

College fair for teensThe Teen Center will host a college fair

for high school juniors and seniors on April 23 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Teen Center.

Representatives from Anne Arundel Community College, Bowie State University and other local colleges and universities will attend.

The event is free and refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 301-677-6054.

Indoor Marching Competition

The Meade High School Instrumental Music Association and Meade High School Instrumental Music Program, in conjunction with the Chesapeake Area Marching Programs/Chesapeake Percussion, will host the 2013 Chesapeake Invitational Indoor Marching Competition on Saturday at 4

p.m. at Meade High School.The event will showcase drum lines

and dance/drill teams.Tickets are available at the door. Cost

is $8 for adults and $6 for children ages 3 to 12.

Concession stands will be available. Parking is available on the Annapolis Road (Route 175) side of the school.

For more information, contact Carol Whitley at [email protected] or 443-562-6696 or Robbie Wyatt at [email protected] or 410-302-5134.

Special Olympics programThe Exceptional Family Member

Program is hosting a presentation on the Special Olympics program in Maryland on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Army Community service.

The Special Olympics is a free service for anyone who has any degree of a disability.

Registration is required.To register, call 301-677-4779 or email

[email protected]

Massing of the ColorsFort Meade’s Memorial Day

Remembrance and 27th Annual Massing of the Colors Ceremony will be held May 19 at 2:30 p.m. at the Pavilion.

The event will feature the Armed Forces Color Guard and the U.S. Army’s Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps. The U.S. Army Field Band will also provide a concert of patriotic music.

The Grand Marshal and keynote speaker will be The Honorable Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, under secretary of the Army.

This venue is a tribute to honor veterans, from all wars, who made the ultimate sacrifice in their service to our country. It combines the colors and color guards of Active and Reserve Component and National Guard military units, Veterans Service

Organizations, various civic and patriotic organizations, as well as Boy Scout, Girl Scout, Cub Scout and Brownie troops from across the state.

The public is invited and light refreshments will be served following the Ceremony.

Trivia NightThe Lanes at Fort Meade hosts Trivia

Night every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., except the third Thursday of the month.

The event is open to the public.Teams must have a minimum of two

players and a maximum of 10.Weekly prizes are awarded to the top

three winners. Food and beverages are available for purchase.

For more information, call 301-677-5541 or visit ftmeademwr.com/lanes.php.

Parents Night OutThe next Parents Night Out will be

April 19 from 6:30 to 10 p.m.The fee is $10 for the first child and

$5 for each additional child ages 6 weeks to 12 years old.

The program is open to active-duty service members and Reservists on active-duty status, DoD personnel, retirees and Fort Meade DoD contractors.

Register early; spaces are limited.For more information, call 301-677-

1149 or 301-677-1156.

VetSuccess Counseling Day

VetSuccess Counseling Day will be held April 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Army Education Center, 8601 Zimborski Ave.

A VetSuccess counselor will provide veterans benefit counseling for veter-ans seeking enrollment at University of Maryland University College who intend to use their VA education benefits, includ-ing the Montgomery GI Bill, Vocational Rehab and the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome.

For more information, call 301-621-9882.

Gifted and talented summer programs

The 2013 Maryland Summer Centers program provides Maryland’s diverse gifted and talented student population

Army Emergency Relief FundAs of March 29, Fort Meade’s annual Army

Emergency Relief fundraising campaign has collected $37,065 or 41 percent of its $90,000 goal.

The campaign raises money and awareness for the AER fund that helps active-duty Soldiers, National Guardsmen, Army Reservists, retirees and their families in financial emergencies by providing interest-free loans or grants.

The AER Campaign runs through May 15.For more information, call Wallace Turner, Army

Emergency Relief Officer at 301-677-5768.NEWS & EVENTS

EDUCATION


Community news & notes

with advanced, rigorous, experiential learning opportunities that nurture talents and abilities within unique learning environments.

Summer programs are offered in the fine and performing arts, environmental science, technology, computer science, space science, physics, engineering, world languages, creative writing and digital filmmaking.

Applications must be postmarked by April 15. Fine and performing arts and Chesapeake Bay watershed investigations have earlier deadlines.

For more information or for an online application, go to marylandpublicschools.org/summercenters.

ASIST WorkshopThe next Applied Suicide Intervention

Skills Training Workshop will be offered April 11 at the Cavalry Chapel, 8465 Simonds St. and 6th Armored Cavalry Road.

The ASIST Workshop is open to all military, adult family members and DoD civilian employees. Contractors are welcome on a space-available basis.

During the two-day workshop participants will learn specific skills to help them identify those at risk and how to better listen to and care for those having thoughts of suicide.

For more information, email [email protected].

Financial Readiness classesArmy Community Service offers

Financial Readiness classes at Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.

Classes are open to DoD identification cardholders, including active-duty service members, retirees and their family members, DoD civilian employees and contractors.

Registration is required for each class.• Thrift Savings Plan: Tuesday, 9 to

11 a.m.• Paying for College/Raising Financial

Fit Kids: April 11, 1 to 3 p.m.• Car Buying: April 16, 9 to 11 a.m.• Smart Spenders: April 18, 1 to 3

p.m.• Renting/Military Pay Issues: April

23, 1 to 3 p.m.• First Term Financial Readiness

(online class): April 23, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.• Home Buying: April 25, 1 to 3 p.m.To register or for more information,

call 301-677-5590. To schedule an appointment, visit fortmeadeacs.checkappointments.com.

ACS classesArmy Community Service offers the

following programs at the Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.

Programs are open to DoD identification cardholders, including active-duty service members, retirees and their family members, DoD civilian employees and contractors.

Registration is required.• New Spouse Connection and Meet

and Greet: Monday, 7 to 8:30 p.m.• Credit Score Clinic: Wednesday and

April 17, 10 a.m.• Families Dealing with Deployment:

April 15, 5:30 p.m.• Career Exploration: April 16, 9 a.m.• Pre-deployment Brief: April 19, 9:30

a.m.To register or for more information,

call 301-677-5590. To schedule an appointment, visit fortmeadeacs.checkappointments.com.

Summer leadership campThe Navy-sponsored Drug Education

For Youth is now accepting applications for the free, two-week summer leadership camp for ages 9 to 12 from July 9 to 19 on Fort Meade.

Participants will learn the basics on drug use and prevention, alcohol, tobacco, peer pressure and gangs. All gear, training material and field trips will be provided by DEFY.

Availability is limited. Applications will be taken until April 30.

To download an application, visit http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/nadap/Documents/DEFY/Youth%20Application%202010.pdf and forward it to the DEFY mailbox at [email protected].

For more information, email Chief Hankins at [email protected], CTN2 Vassell at [email protected] or [email protected].

Out & About• The Chesapeake Chorale Chamber

Singers will present a concert saluting “Mother Nature” on April 13 at 8 p.m. at the Christian Community Presbyterian Church, 3120 Belair Drive, Bowie.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors, students and service members. Tickets are available at the door and online at chesapeakechorale.org.

• Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is at 1st Mariner Arena in Balti-more through Sunday. For schedule and ticket costs, visit ringlingbro.concerttick-etcenter.com.

• Oakland Music Cafe, where local musicians perform in a coffeehouse atmo-sphere, will present Painted Trillium on Sunday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Histor-ic Oakland, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia. Admission and snacks are free. Donations for musicians accepted. To register or for more information, call 410-730-4744 or visit columbiatowncenter.org.

• The Laurel Museum will present a free Civil War re-enactment on April 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of American Legion Post 60 at 2 Main St., Laurel. The re-enactment is part of the exhibit, “Laurel Station: A Living History Program” and will feature the 2nd Maryland Infantry and 28th Massachusetts, 3rd USV.

For more information visit laurelhistoricalsociety.org.

• Leisure Travel Services is offering its next monthly bus trip to New York City on April 20, with discounts to attractions. Bus cost is $55. For more information, call 301-677-7354 or visit ftmeademwr.com.

• Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted by the Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held the first Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. at the Conference Center. The next prayer breakfast is today.

There is no cost for the buffet; donations are optional. For more information, call 301-677-6703 or email [email protected].

• Meade Rod and Gun Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210 Annapolis Road, Odenton. The next meeting is tonight in the banquet hall in back of the building. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. For more information, call 410-674-4000.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness of Anne Arundel County conducts a free support group for families with a loved one suffering from mental illness on the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Odenton (West County) Library, 1325 Annapolis Road. The next meeting is tonight. For more information, visit namiaac.org.

movies

The movie schedule is subject to change. For a recorded announcement of showings, call 301-677-5324. Further listings are available on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service website at www.aafes.com.

Movies start Wednesdays to Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. NEW PRIC-ES: Tickets are $5 for adults (12 and older) and $2.50 for children. 3D Movies: $7 adults, $4.50 children.

Today through April 21

Today: “Jack the Giant Slayer” (PG-13). A young farmer must defend his land from fearsome giants. With Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson and Ewan McGregor. (3D)

Friday & Wednesday: “Silver Linings Playbook” (R). A man intends to rebuild his broken life and marriage. With Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro.

Saturday & Sunday: “Escape from Planet Earth” (PG). On planet Baab, astronaut Scorch Super-nova is a national hero to the blue alien popula-tion. With Rob Corddry, Brendan Fraser and Sarah Jessica Parker. (3D)

April 11, 14: “Side Effects” (R). A successful New York couple’s lives unravel when a drug prescribed by a psychiatrist — intended to treat anxiety — has unexpected side effects. With Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum.

April 12: “Zero Dark Thirty” (R). A group of elite United States military operatives hunt Osama bin Laden. With Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton.

April 13: “Monsters Inc.” (G). Disney animated film in which a human child slips into a world of monsters. With John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs. (3D)

April 17, 20, 21: “Oz The Great and Powerful” (PG). A circus magician is hurled into the magi-cal land of Oz. With James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz. (3D)

April 18, 19: “Snitch” (R). A father, whose son is wrongfully accused of drug distribution, makes a deal to work as an undercover informant. With Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Jon Bernthal, Susan Sarandon.

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Soundoff April 4, 2013