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Planning a Family Day Remember, this is the Commander’s program. They need to determine the focus. While you can present them your and your committee’s ideas, ultimately it is up to the Commander. Who will be a part of your planning team? Why – what is the purpose? Where will the event be held? When will you hold the event? Who will attend? What will you do?

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Planning  a  Family  Day    

 Remember,  this  is  the  Commander’s  program.  They  need  to  determine  the  focus.  While  you  can  present  them  your  and  your  committee’s  ideas,  ultimately  it  is  up  to  the  Commander.      • Who  will  be  a  part  of  your  planning  team?  

• Why  –  what  is  the  purpose?  

• Where  will  the  event  be  held?  

• When  will  you  hold  the  event?  

• Who  will  attend?  

• What  will  you  do?  

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 Information  or  Resource  Fair:  this  is  a  way  to  share  information  with  the  service  members  and  families  about  benefits,  entitlements  and  resources.  Below  is  a  list  of  organizations  that  can  be  invited  and  how  to  contact  them.    • Military  One  Source  –  www.militaryonesource.mil  -­‐  you  can  request  a  resource  table,  Military  Family  Life  Counselors  (MFLC)  and  Financial  Counselors.  

• National  Guard  Resources  –  you  can  find  a  number  of  resources  that  might  be  able  to  attend  your  event  or  send  resources  through  the  JSS  website  at:  https://www.jointservicessupport.org/Default.aspx  

o Family  Program  Director  /  Airman  and  Family  Readiness  Program  o Family  Readiness  Support  Assistant  o Child  &  Youth  Program  Coordinator  o Transition  Assistance  Advisors  o Financial  Counselors  o Psychological  Health  Program  o Sexual  Assault  Prevention  and  Response  (SAPR)  o Employment  (Employer  Support  of  the  Guard  and  Reserve  –  ESGR)  or  go  to  http://www.esgr.mil/    

o Survivor  Outreach  Services  –  serves  Gold  Star  families  –  would  be  a  good  contact  if  you  want  to  invite  these  families  to  your  event  

• Veterans  Groups  –  a  director  of  Veterans  Service  Organizations  can  be  located  at  http://www.va.gov/vso/VSO-­‐Directory_2013-­‐2014.pdf    

o Veterans  of  Foreign  Wars  –  www.vfw.org    o American  Legion  –  www.legion.org  o Disabled  American  Veterans  –  www.dav.org  

• Veterans  Administration,  find  your  local  Vet  Center  and  Veterans  Administration  centers.  They  often  have  outreach  that  will  attend  your  unit’s  events.  http://www.va.gov/landing2_locations.htm    

• Family  Groups  –  find  your  local  chapter  o Blue  Star  Families  –  www.bluestarfamilies.org  o Blue  Star  Mothers  of  America  –  www.bluestarmothers.org  o American  Gold  Star  Mothers  –  www.goldstarmoms.com  o Gold  Star  Wives  of  America  –  www.goldstarwives.org    o Our  Military  Kids  –  www.ourmilitarykids.org  

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o Operation  Military  Kids:  OMK  –  You  can  request  hero  packs  for  your  children  and  youth  www.operationmilitarykids.org  

o Operation  Homefront  –  www.operationhomefront.net  o Patriot  Guard  Riders  –  www.patriotguard.org    o Tutor.com  (free  tutoring  for  military  youth)  –  www.tutor.com/military  -­‐  they  can  send  information  

o Sitter  City  (helps  locate  a  variety  of  services)  –  www.sittercity.com/DoD  -­‐  they  can  send  informaiton  

• Medical  Dental  -­‐  http://www.tricare.mil/    o Tri-­‐Care  –  you  can  get  information  about  Tricare  Reserve  Select  sent  and  sometimes  can  get  representatives.    Contact  your  regional  office  -­‐    

o Met  Life  (dental)  –  see  if  you  can  get  a  rep  • Miscellaneous  

o USAA  –  www.usaa.org    -­‐  the  USAA  Educational  Foundation  has  a  number  of  free  informational  booklets  they  can  send  you.    You  can  also  get  a  representative  to  attend  your  event.  

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