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May was another all-around busy

month with a number of special military

focused community events, some junior

golfers hitting the links, and our

ongoing partnership with DuncanHunter and the Wounded Warrior Golf

Tournament benefiting programs at

Naval Medical Center.

19 June 2008

Volume 3, Issue 6

Compiled & Edited by:Leslie Gray

Serving 6,000 active-duty junior-enlistedmilitary service members and their families

each month w ith over 40 free programs!

In May, our auxiliary group Avant Garde packaged andshipped 3,220 pounds of care packages to local service

members stationed in remote duty locations inAfghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait.

Pictured above: A nurse practitioner and her MP show offtheir care packages during a patrol in the Tang Khlay

River Valley of AfghanistanPin Pals Junior Links GolfPin Pals Junior Links Golf

This spring our Youth &Community Outreach departmentpartnered once again with the

community based Pin Pals JuniorLinks and the organizationsfounder, Mr. Tony Perez, to offera 6 week golf workshop to localchildren in military families.These lucky participants receivedindividualized instruction from SanDiego golf instructors and finishedout the session with a few holesat the Presidio Hills Golf Course inOld Town.

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MotherMother--Daughter Tea at Monte Vista VillageDaughter Tea at Monte Vista Village

PrePre--Mothers Day BBQ @ Sears EssentialsMothers Day BBQ @ Sears Essentials -- M ission ValleyM ission Valley

Operation Boot Camp on the USS MidwayOperation Boot Camp on the USS Midway

National Charity League, Del Sol ChapterNational Charity League, Del Sol Chapter

A huge thank you to Monte VistaVillage Senior Living Community andTracy Walters for hosting this military

Mother-Daughter Tea! Approximately 150 mothers and their daughters got to enjoy an afternoon of tea and pastries atthis family bonding event that also included a number of fabulous raffle prizes!

Thank you to SearsEssentials Mission Valley

for hosting such fantasticevent by welcoming 750service members andtheir families to a specialmilitary VIP day thatincluded BBQ hot dogs &soda, raffle prizes andstore wide savingsthroughout the day!

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Naval Medical CenterNaval Medical Center

Wounded Warrior Golf Tournament @ Cottonwood Golf CourseWounded Warrior Golf Tournament @ Cottonwood Golf Course

The Wounded Marine Golf Tournament,held 12 May 2008 was a huge success,

thanks to the leadership of Mr. JoeBrowning. Cottonwood Golf Clubgenerously underwrote the cost of thegreen fees and carts. In addition to manywonderful door prizes and auction items,members of the San Diego Hotel Motel

Association catered the breakfast andprovided the box lunches. Title sponsorsincluded Mr. Robert Rodriguez andRaytheon Corporation. Once again Duncan

Hunter was the honorary chairman of the3rd annual Wounded Marine GolfTournament that benefits injured Sailors,Soldiers, Airmen and of course Marinesalong with their families. This year's eventraised over $30,000 for our combatwounded service members.

JuneJune20th - KUSI Shopping Spree20th - Giant Used Car Tent Sale @ Qualcomm25th - Christmas You Missed @ Murphy Canyon Youth

Center26th - Computers 2 SD Kids Giveaway

JulyJuly 4th - Big Bay Fireworks4th - ASW Fourth of July Event18th - KUSI Shopping Spree18th - Giant Used Car Tent Sale @ Qualcomm25th - Computers 2 SD Kids Giveaway

AugustAugust 15th - ASY Strategic Planning Retreat @ Orleck16th - Operation Backpack by Waste Management22nd - Computers 2 SD Kids Giveaway26th - KUSI Shopping Spree29th - Giant Used Car Tent Sale @ Qualcomm

By Burton Housman, NMC VolunteerThere's a lot in the news about PTSD. Often itseems too technical, too mysterious, too threateningto grasp. Family members, friends and caregiversespecially need to understand its nature as aninjury, its invisibility, its authenticity, its impact, itscapability of recovery, its stigma - and they needhelp in knowing how to address it.Recently a volunteer at the NMCSD ASYMCA tookpart in an intensive seminar on this topic organizedby the Chaplains Corps - Combat Operational StressControl for Caregivers: Understanding andAddressing Combat Stress. It was three days of

intensive training at Camp Pendleton. The ASYMCAis using the resources highlighted by that seminar tooffer a highly needed training program forvolunteers, friends and family members who wantto learn more about combat operational stress. Itwill focus specifically on the following question forcaregivers who are not mental health professionals:What must each of us do to understand PTSDbetter?If you are interested in better understanding PTSDplease call Armed Services YMCA office located atNaval Medical Center - 619.532.8156

PTSD Training @ NMC San DiegoPTSD Training @ NMC San Diego

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Thank you for your supportThank you for your support

Corporate Partner Members:Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.North Island Credit UnionUSA Federal Credit Union

Notable donors:TriWest Healthcare AllianceFletcher Family FoundationWarrior FoundationHotel-Motel Association

Atlas HotelUsed Car Tent Sale

Union Bank of CaliforniaThursday Club FoundationIntegrated Sports MarketingKSON 97.3 FMHouse of Blues

AEG LiveFOCUS - Friends of Children United Society

American Sewing Guild - San Diego ChapterFairbanks Republican Women Federated

Avant Garde

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For more information on howFor more information on how YOUYOU

can make a differencecan make a difference

info@asymcasd.org858.751.5755

www.militaryymca.com

From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:

I know it is evident to everyone that economic hard times are upon us. Oil prices aredriving everyday costs higher and higherfrom gasoline to groceries and air travel.While we are seeing some impact on donations to support our programs, I am verypleased that the San Diego Community continues to recognize the need to assistmilitary families and continues to support our programs. We are confident that thissupport will continue, as will the need for our programs. To meet this need, we areexpanding our Murphy Canyon Facility by adding a 24 x 60 modular building. Theexpansion is needed to increase our Youth and Community Outreach Programs,including introducing spouse and children programs to other local community centers.

The expansion will also enable us to increase our Family Counseling Programs. Again,I must express our appreciation to Rear Admiral Hering. Without his strong support,this expansion would not be a reality. I also want to thank TriWest Health CareAlliance, the Fletcher Family Foundation, and the individual members of the FletcherFamily for their generous financial support of this expansion project.

In May, we started a series of briefings to San Diego Flag Officers on the MilitaryFamily Support Summary and Needs Assessment. In July, we will sponsor the secondMilitary Family Service Agencies Conference to brief the assessment report, and

develop strategies for improving existing support programs and implementing newprograms to further assist military families. After the conference, we will issue thefinal report, a report that, along with our Strategic Plan, establishes our baseline forthe next five years. In closing, if you know of a military family that is not aware ofour programs, which are all free of charge, please tell them about us. We standready to assist!

Keep Chargin!Keep Chargin!PaulPaul