Welcome to Farmington Warrior to Citizen!
Military Kids (OMK) is holding a Family Day on Sunday, September 19th at Baker Near Wilderness Settlement in Maple Plain, MN. For more information or to register, contact Michele VanDyke at: koeni094@umn.edu. (See flyer here.)
Military Day at the Rochester Honkers baseball game on August 1st. (See flyer here.)
Charter Communications is giving away webcams to military members and their families. Click here for more information.
Operation: Military Kids to hold Family Day Camp on July 31st at Koinonia Retreat Center near South Haven, MN. For more information email: koeni094@umn.edu. (See flyer here.)
Free marriage retreats for National Guard, August 6-8 and September 17-19, at the Hampton Inn in Shoreview. The State Chaplain’s Office and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon have teamed up to offer outstanding marriage retreats. It is a free, educational and practical opportunity to learn what works in marriage and what continues to make marriages last. These are great opportunities to build resiliency in marriages and help with reintegration before or after deployment. National Guard units can help ensure that Guard families and married soldiers know about these events. The weekend retreat can be completed in lieu of a drill weekend. Soldiers interested need to inform their chain of command their intent to participate in the program. Strong Bonds is basic and straight forward, focusing on communication skills. The workshop and material teach couples the skills they need to nurture a lasting love. (See this link for more information.)
Military Kids (OMK) is pleased to announce 2010 summer camps. All OMK Camps are FREE! Camps this year include:
- Boots On Camp for K-6th graders
- Boots Off Camps for 7-12th graders
- Family Camps for youth in grades K-12 and their families.
Camps held at various sites. For questions and to receive registration forms contact Michele VanDyke, OMK Camping Director at koeni094@umn.edu or 507-337-2811
New! DEPLOYMENT RESOURCES (click here)
February 2010 meeting minutes. (click here)
Listen to a podcast with Annette about how to become a Yellow Ribbon City. Go to this link and then click the Play button on the line containing the text Becoming a Yellow Ribbon Company.
CDs and tapes from the 3 Leaf Group Audio Library specifically targeted to the needs and interests of National Guard members and their families. Originally piloted by the Army National Guard, there are hundreds of inspirational autobiographies of soldiers, information on personal finance, fitness, stress management, coping with loss, self-improvement, and many others. CDs and cassettes at www.NGB.3LeafGroup.com You’re welcome to register under the drop down “Puerto Rico” and choose a selection of titles to see how easy the program is to use and its scope of value. (click here for more information)
Military discounts available at The Little Gym in Burnsville. (see flyer here)
VFW Operation Uplink™ “Free Call Days.” Every month of the year, troops can call home–at no charge for one day —from Internet cafes throughout Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. See attached schedule here. Also, for further information, see this site: http://www.operationuplink.org.
Wow! What a 1st year. Farmington W2C first year overview of activities and accomplishments.
January 2010 meeting minutes. (click here)
December 2009 meeting minutes. (click here)
September 2009 meeting minutes. (click here)
July 2009 meeting minutes. (click here)
June 2009 meeting minutes. (click here)
May 2009 meeting minutes. (click here)
April 2009 meeting minutes. (click here)
