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Craft Shop concludes ‘Fun with Chocolate’
The West Point Craft Shop has an open door policy for those who want to learn crafts while on their lunch breaks.The Jan. 29 lunch class was the last of a series of chocolate-themed classes—at least for now.“I show how easy it is to manipulate chocolate,” Lori Frisbie, art specialist at the craft shop, said. Frisbie demonstrated how to make a body scrub, lip balm, centerpieces and decorative art—all out of chocolate.“Chocola...
Read more...Posted on Monday, 22-Feb-2010 15:17 PM
Army Community Service introduces Out and About
Army Community Service, through its Relocation Readiness Program, introduced the Out and About series Jan. 21, which focuses on introducing interesting Family and child-friendly areas of the Hudson Valley to new community members of West Point.
“The Out and About Series is a 12-part series focusing on orientating the Total Army Family including Family members, military members and civilians of West Point to the Hudson Valley and surrounding area,” William Luna, program manager for the...
Read more...Posted on Friday, 12-Feb-2010 12:32 PM
Black and Gold volunteers
Posted on Friday, 12-Feb-2010 12:41 PM
FMWR Fitness Center kicks off Fittest Loser Competition
The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Fitness Center kicked off the 2nd annual Fittest Loser Competition during the Health and Wellness Fair Jan. 23.
The competition is based on several categories within each age group—percentage of pounds lost/total body weight; percentage of body fat percent lost/total body fat percent and the most points based on minutes of exercise performed overall.
The competition runs through March 20 and the deadline to register and weigh in...
Read more...Posted on Thursday, 28-Jan-2010 21:00 PM
Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation accepting scholarship applications
In 2009, Balfour Beatty Communities, responsible for the privatized Family housing at West Point, formed the Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to honoring military personnel––active, disabled and fallen––and their Families.
One of the primary goals of the Foundation is to promote the pursuit of education and a commitment to community leadership through educational scholarships to the children of active duty military members who reside in Fami...
Read more...Posted on Friday, 22-Jan-2010 20:33 PM
Black and Gold volunteers
Posted on Friday, 15-Jan-2010 10:10 AM
AFAP at work—tennis lessons now available
As a direct result of an issue brought up at the 2008 Army Family Action Plan meeting, adult tennis lessons are now available at the Lichtenberg Center for Department of Defense civilians, Family members, and active duty military.
“The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation department took the lead to partner with the Directorate of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Lichtenberg Tennis Center,” said Thane Kelley, FMWR recreation division chief.
“We established a staff o...
Read more...Posted on Friday, 08-Jan-2010 10:14 AM
Art with Attitude!
Posted on Friday, 08-Jan-2010 10:16 AM
The house Gillan built
Posted on Thursday, 17-Dec-2009 12:05 PM
Black and Gold volunteers
Posted on Thursday, 10-Dec-2009 15:37 PM