The document is a weekly update from USAACE Family Resources providing information on upcoming events and training opportunities at Fort Rucker in November, including a bake-off contest, family resilience training, and co-parenting workshops. It also lists local urgent care clinics for military beneficiaries and provides details about the 20th Annual Chili 5K & Cook-off fundraiser happening on November 5th.

1. USAACE Weekly
Family Update
28 October 2011
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1 ACS Calendar of
Events -- November
2 Did You Know?
Urgent Care Clinics –
new one added!
3 Chili 5-K
4 “Salute to Military
Family” Specials
"’Relationship before
opportunity’ is about giving
before receiving, planting
before harvesting and
serving before asking"
~ Jeremie Kubicek
Bake Your Cupcake Off!
Tues, November 8th from 10 – 14pm at The Commons
Prizes awarded for “Best Original,” “Best Traditional” and “Fanwww.housing.army.mil
Favorite”
To enter, email kroedl2000@yahoo.com – entrée fee $10 or Come sample and cast your vote – admission is $2.

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Did you Know?
Upcoming
Urgent Care Centers should be utilized instead of emergency rooms when
Training/Workshops medical care is required after duty hours for Lyster beneficiaries.
Emergency rooms are designed to treat medical emergencies such as heart
 1 November – Family Resilience attacks, accidents or other emergencies that occur when Urgent Care Centers
Training from 0830 – 1230 at may be closed. Below is a list of local Urgent Care Centers that are
The Commons. To register call
TRICARE Prime authorized. Remember, utilization of an Urgent Care
(334) 255-3643.
Center instead of an emergency room saves you wait time and possible
payment of a medical claim. You must contact the After-Hours-Nurse line at
 4 November -- Promotion Points
Parent Support Program from 877-418-0983 to obtain referral for urgent care visits.
0900 – 1100 at the Early
Childhood Activity Center. To
register call (334) 255-3898.
 4 & 7 November --
Divorce/Separation Co-
Parenting Workshop from 0900
– 1200 at the Early Childhood
Center. Call (334) 255-3898 to
register.
 10 November -- FRG Leader
Training at Bldg. 5700, Rm 371F.
To register call (334) 255-9578.
 15 November – The Thrift
Savings Plan (TSP): The Basics
from 1800 – 2000 at Bowden
Terrace NHC. Register nlt 14
Nov by calling (334) 255-
2594/9631.
 15 & 16 November – Army
Family Team Building (AFTB)
Level I from 5:00pm – 8:00 pm
in Bldg. 5700, Rm 371F. Call
(334) 255-2382 to register.
 15 November – Hunter
Education Courses in Adams
Hall Rm 120 from 5:30 –
9:30pm. To regiser call (334)
255-4305.
Call (334) 255-0666
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20th Annual Chili 5-K & Cook-off
The 20th Annual Chili 5-K & Cook-off will be held on
Saturday, 5 November at the Festival Field, Fort Rucker. The
event is sponsored by AAAA, and 1-14th Aviation Regiment.
The proceeds from the run and cook-off help finance the
Army Aviation Association of America’s (AAAA)
Scholarship Fund. These scholarships, provided to only
highly qualified applicants, range from $1,000 to $15,000.
The day will start with a professionally-run 5k road race. If
you aren’t up for the 5k run, there is also a 1 mile Fun Run.
During the 5k run, over 30 different chili teams will be
preparing their chili for you to sample. Tickets will be sold
for $1.00/each. With ticket in hand, you can choose your
chili, receiving a 1 cup sample for each one of your tickets.
Get ready- there are always plenty of choices!
To register visit their website at www.chili5k.com.
Visit http://homefrontartistryteam.blogspot.com/

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